A team of security researchers has exploited Microsoft’s patchy macro documentation to hide malicious code inside innocent-looking macros.
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Mystery database exposes data on 80 million US households
Put on your detective hat – the researchers who found it say it’s full of people’s data, but not who it belongs to.
Crooks using hacked Microsoft email accounts to steal cryptocurrency
Hacked Microsoft email accounts are being used by criminals to compromise victims’ cryptocurrency exchange accounts and empty their funds.
Microsoft drops password expiration from Windows 10 security
Microsoft has recognised that users don’t actually change their passwords when prompted, they just tweak them. And that doesn’t help anyone.
Mozilla to Apple: Protect user privacy with rotating phone IDs
Mozilla has criticized Apple for its latest privacy marketing campaign, urging it to provide more automatic protection for users behind the scenes.
Internet Explorer browser flaw threatens all Windows users
Nearly four years after it was replaced by Edge as Microsoft’s preferred Windows browser, researchers keep finding unpleasant security flaws in Internet Explorer (IE).
Microsoft confirms Outlook.com and Hotmail accounts were breached
Between 1 January and 28 March this year hackers were able to access a “limited number” of consumer Outlook.com, Hotmail and MSN Mail email accounts, Microsoft has confirmed.
Flood of exploits targetting ancient WinRAR flaw continues
An ancient WinRAR vulnerability made public in February is now well on its way to becoming one of the most widely and rapidly-exploited security flaws of recent times.
Microsoft’s Edge browser reborn after Chromium makeover
After three years of embarrassing rejection, might Microsoft’s newly-Chromed Edge browser be on the up?
Update now! Here’s the April Patch Tuesday roundup
Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday updates are here. Find out more about the most serious bugs and how to patch them.