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  • The Register: Windows starts asking for admin rights where it shouldn’t after security fix

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/windows_admin_rights_bug/ Source: The Register Title: Windows starts asking for admin rights where it shouldn’t after security fix Feedly Summary: Patch closes vuln but leaves standard users locked out of common apps Microsoft’s August 2025 Windows Security Update is causing pain for administrators after a fix for a vulnerability led to some unintended consequences.……

  • The Register: VanHelsing ransomware emerges to put a stake through your Windows heart

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/vanhelsing_ransomware_russia/ Source: The Register Title: VanHelsing ransomware emerges to put a stake through your Windows heart Feedly Summary: There’s only one rule – don’t attack Russia, duh Check Point has spotted a fresh ransomware-as-a-service crew in town: VanHelsing, touting a cross-platform locker targeting Microsoft Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi systems, among others. But…

  • Krebs on Security: ClickFix: How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/clickfix-how-to-infect-your-pc-in-three-easy-steps/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: ClickFix: How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps Feedly Summary: A clever malware deployment scheme first spotted in targeted attacks last year has now gone mainstream. In this scam, dubbed “ClickFix," the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Six Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/11/cisa-adds-six-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Six Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-24983 Microsoft Windows Win32k Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2025-24984 Microsoft Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2025-24985 Microsoft Windows Fast FAT File System Driver Integer…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Five Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/03/cisa-adds-five-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Five Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added five new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2023-20118 Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2022-43939 Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server Authorization Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2022-43769 Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/11/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added four vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-40891 Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-40890 Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2025-21418 Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for…

  • The Register: AWS adds 32-vCPU option and an easier on-ramp to its cloudy desktops

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/aws_workspaces_upgrades/ Source: The Register Title: AWS adds 32-vCPU option and an easier on-ramp to its cloudy desktops Feedly Summary: Weirdly, this shows the weakness of hosted Windows with an admission about vidchats Amazon Web Services has flicked the switch on a pair of workstation-grade cloud desktops that, ironically, highlight a problem with the…