Microsoft yesterday quietly released out-of-band software updates to patch two high-risk security vulnerabilities affecting hundreds of millions of Windows 10 and Server editions' users.To be noted, Microsoft rushed to deliver patches almost two weeks before the upcoming monthly 'Patch Tuesday Updates' scheduled for 14th July.That's likely because both flaws reside in the … [Read more...] about Microsoft Releases Urgent Windows Update to Patch Two Critical Flaws
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Microsoft Releases June 2020 Security Patches For 129 Vulnerabilities
Microsoft today released its June 2020 batch of software security updates that patches a total of 129 newly discovered vulnerabilities affecting various versions of Windows operating systems and related products.This is the third Patch Tuesday update since the beginning of the global Covid-19 outbreak, putting some extra pressure on security teams struggling to keep up with … [Read more...] about Microsoft Releases June 2020 Security Patches For 129 Vulnerabilities
Hacker Releases ‘Unpatchable’ Jailbreak For All iOS Devices, iPhone 4s to iPhone X
An iOS hacker and cybersecurity researcher today publicly released what he claimed to be a "permanent unpatchable bootrom exploit," in other words, an epic jailbreak that works on all iOS devices ranging from iPhone 4s (A5 chip) to iPhone 8 and iPhone X (A11 chip).Dubbed Checkm8, the exploit leverages unpatchable security weaknesses in Apple's Bootrom (SecureROM), the first … [Read more...] about Hacker Releases ‘Unpatchable’ Jailbreak For All iOS Devices, iPhone 4s to iPhone X
Apple Releases iOS 12.4.1 Emergency Update to Patch ‘Jailbreak’ Flaw
Apple just patched an unpatched flaw that it patched previously but accidentally unpatched recently — did I confuse you?Let's try it again...Apple today finally released iOS 12.4.1 to fix a critical jailbreak vulnerability, like it or not, that was initially patched by the company in iOS 12.3 but was then accidentally got reintroduced in the previous iOS 12.4 update.For those … [Read more...] about Apple Releases iOS 12.4.1 Emergency Update to Patch ‘Jailbreak’ Flaw
Firefox Releases Critical Patch Update to Stop Ongoing Zero-Day Attacks
If you use the Firefox web browser, you need to update it right now.Mozilla earlier today released Firefox 67.0.3 and Firefox ESR 60.7.1 versions to patch a critical zero-day vulnerability in the browsing software that hackers have been found exploiting in the wild.Discovered and reported by Samuel Groß, a cybersecurity researcher at Google Project Zero, the vulnerability could … [Read more...] about Firefox Releases Critical Patch Update to Stop Ongoing Zero-Day Attacks
Microsoft Releases June 2019 Security Updates to Patch 88 Vulnerabilities
After Adobe, the technology giant Microsoft today—on June 2019 Patch Tuesday—also released its monthly batch of software security updates for various supported versions of Windows operating systems and other Microsoft products.This month's security updates include patches for a total of 88 vulnerabilities, 21 are rated Critical, 66 are Important, and one is rated Moderate in … [Read more...] about Microsoft Releases June 2019 Security Updates to Patch 88 Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Releases Patches For A Critical ‘Wormable Flaw’ and 78 Other Issues
It's Patch Tuesday—the day when Microsoft releases monthly security updates for its software.Microsoft has software updates to address a total of 79 CVE-listed vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other products, including a critical wormable flaw that can propagate malware from computer to computer without requiring users' interaction.Out of 79 vulnerabilities, … [Read more...] about Microsoft Releases Patches For A Critical ‘Wormable Flaw’ and 78 Other Issues