News in the Microsoft category

December's Windows 11 KB5033375 update breaks Wi-Fi connectivity

The KB5033375 cumulative update released during the December 2023 Patch Tuesday causes Wi-Fi connectivity issues on some Windows 11 devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 18, 2023
- 04:25 PM
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Microsoft fixes Windows printer issues with new troubleshooter

Microsoft has released a troubleshooter tool to fix an issue where the HP Smart app would automatically install on Windows systems after renaming all printers to HP LaserJet M101-M106.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 18, 2023
- 01:17 PM
- 0
Microsoft unveils new, more secure Windows Protected Print Mode

Microsoft announced a new Windows Protected Print Mode (WPP), introducing significant security enhancements to the Windows print system.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 16, 2023
- 10:20 AM
- 2
US detains suspects behind $80 million 'pig butchering' scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice charged four suspects (two of them already detained) for their alleged involvement in a pig butchering fraud scheme that resulted in more than $80 million in victim losses.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 14, 2023
- 02:47 PM
- 1
Microsoft disrupts cybercrime gang behind 750 million fraudulent accounts

Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit seized multiple domains used by a Vietnam-based cybercrime group (Storm-1152) that registered over 750 million fraudulent accounts and raked in millions of dollars by selling them online to other cybercriminals.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 13, 2023
- 06:45 PM
- 0
Microsoft: OAuth apps used to automate BEC and cryptomining attacks

Microsoft warns that financially-motivated threat actors are using OAuth applications to automate BEC and phishing attacks, push spam, and deploy VMs for cryptomining.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 12, 2023
- 06:53 PM
- 0
Microsoft December 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 34 flaws, 1 zero-day

Today is Microsoft's December 2023 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for a total of 34 flaws and one previously disclosed, unpatched vulnerability in AMD CPUs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 12, 2023
- 02:00 PM
- 1
Windows 11 KB5033375 update released with upgraded Copilot AI-assistant

Microsoft has released the KB5033375 update for Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, upgrade Copilot for Windows, and make 36 changes and fixes
- Mayank Parmar
- December 12, 2023
- 01:43 PM
- 0
Windows 10 KB5033372 update released with Copilot for everyone, 20 changes

Microsoft has released the KB5033372 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, which includes Copilot for Windows and nineteen other changes to the operating system.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 12, 2023
- 01:16 PM
- 1
Microsoft: Outlook email sending issues for users with lots of folders

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue affecting Outlook for Microsoft 365 users and causing email-sending problems for those with too many nested folders.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 08, 2023
- 01:46 PM
- 2
Windows 11 Notepad gets a built-in character counter, finally

Microsoft keeps improving and adding more features to the Windows 11 Notepad application, the latest being a built-in character counter.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 07, 2023
- 03:25 PM
- 0
Microsoft to let Windows 10 home users buy Extended Security Updates

Microsoft says that all Windows 10 customers (including home users) will be able to pay for three extra years of security updates through the company's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program after the end of support (EOS) date.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 05, 2023
- 01:00 PM
- 15
Microsoft confirms Windows bug renames printers to HP LaserJet M101-M106

Microsoft has confirmed an issue causing the HP Smart app to automatically install on Windows systems after all printers are renamed to HP LaserJet M101-M106.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 05, 2023
- 08:38 AM
- 9
Windows 11 KB5032288 update improves Copilot, fixes 11 bugs

Microsoft has released the KB5032288 November 2023 Windows 11 preview update with improvements for the Copilot AI assistant and almost a dozen bug fixes.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 04, 2023
- 06:01 PM
- 0
Microsoft fixes Outlook Desktop crashes when sending emails

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing Outlook Desktop clients to crash when sending emails from Outlook.com accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 04, 2023
- 04:30 PM
- 0
Russian hackers exploiting Outlook bug to hijack Exchange accounts

Microsoft's Threat Intelligence team issued a warning earlier today about the Russian state-sponsored actor APT28 (aka "Fancybear" or "Strontium") actively exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 Outlook flaw to hijack Microsoft Exchange accounts and steal sensitive information.
- Bill Toulas
- December 04, 2023
- 03:14 PM
- 0
Windows 10 KB5032278 update adds Copilot AI assistant, fixes 13 bugs

Microsoft has started rolling out its Copilot AI assistant to Windows 10 with the KB5032278 November 2023 non-security preview update for systems running Windows 10, version 22H2.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 01, 2023
- 12:10 PM
- 2
Microsoft starts testing new Windows 11 Energy Saver feature

Microsoft has started testing a new Windows 11 Energy Saver feature that helps customers extend their portable computers' battery life.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 29, 2023
- 02:20 PM
- 1
Microsoft shares temp fix for Outlook crashes when sending emails

Today, Microsoft shared a temporary fix for a known issue causing Outlook Desktop to crash when sending emails from Outlook.com accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 28, 2023
- 02:01 PM
- 1
Microsoft deprecates Defender Application Guard for Office

Microsoft is deprecating Defender Application Guard for Office and the Windows Security Isolation APIs, and it recommends Defender for Endpoint attack surface reduction rules, Protected View, and Windows Defender Application Control as an alternative.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 27, 2023
- 04:00 PM
- 0