June 09, 2020

Microsoft pushes fixes for 128 security bugs in June, 2020 Patch Tuesday

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April 24, 2020

Patch now! Microsoft issues unexpected Office fix

You might not have heard of FBX files... but the latest Office versions support them, so don't neglect this patch!

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May 08, 2019

Researchers’ Evil Clippy cloaks malicious Office macros

A team of security researchers has exploited Microsoft’s patchy macro documentation to hide malicious code inside innocent-looking macros.

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October 11, 2018

Update now! Microsoft fixes 49 bugs, 12 are critical

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday update made its scheduled appearance on Tuesday with fixes for 49 security flaws across its family of products, 12 of which are listed as ‘critical’.

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September 19, 2018

Microsoft’s September patches fix a raft of serious bugs

Updates for Windows and Mac users resolve more than five dozen software vulnerabilities

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September 11, 2018

Malicious doc “builders” abandon old exploits wholesale

A key piece of the malware ecosystem adopts new vulnerabilities, and scraps old exploits, in record time

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August 17, 2018

What you need to know for Patch Tuesday, August 2018

With 23 critical vulnerabilities addressed in patches from Microsoft and Adobe, August is turning out to be a good month for updates -- but don't delay installing them.

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April 25, 2018

Mysterious “double kill” IE zero-day allegedly in the wild

Chinese security company announces Internet Explorer zero-day exploit that's triggered by Word. So far... that's all she wrote.

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March 23, 2016

One in the eye for ransomware: Microsoft adds new macro controls to Office 2016

Microsoft will now let you block Office macros in files that came from the internet. It's not a cure for ransomware, but it will help.

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