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Microsoft’s new Windows 11 Recall is a privacy nightmare

Microsoft’s announcement of the new AI-powered Windows 11 Recall feature has sparked a lot of concern, with many thinking that it has created massive privacy risks and a new attack vector that threat actors can exploit to steal data. […]

17 May

Microsoft to start enforcing Azure multi-factor authentication in July

Starting in July, Microsoft will begin gradually enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users signing into Azure to administer resources. […]

16 May

Microsoft shares temp fix for Outlook encrypted email reply issues

Microsoft has shared a temporary fix for a known issue preventing Microsoft 365 customers from replying to encrypted emails using the Outlook Desktop client. […]

16 May

Microsoft: Windows Server 2019 updates fail with 0x800f0982 errors

Microsoft has acknowledged a new known issue causing this month’s KB5037765 security update for Windows Server 2019 to fail to install with 0x800f0982 errors. […]

14 May

Microsoft fixes VPN failures caused by April Windows updates

Today, Microsoft fixed a known issue breaking VPN connections across client and server platforms after installing the April 2024 Windows security updates. […]

09 May

AT&T delays Microsoft 365 email delivery due to spam wave

AT&T’s email servers are blocking connections from Microsoft 365 due to a “high volume” spam wave originating from Microsoft’s service. […]

06 May

Microsoft tests using MT/s for memory speed in Windows 11 Task Manager

Microsoft is testing showing memory speeds as MT/s (mega-transfers per second) rather than MHz (megahertz) in the Windows 11 Task Manager. […]

03 May

Microsoft rolls out passkey auth for personal Microsoft accounts

Microsoft announced that Windows users can now log into their Microsoft consumer accounts using a passkey, allowing users to authenticate using password-less methods such as Windows Hello, FIDO2 security keys, biometric data (facial scans or fingerprints), or device PINs. […]

02 May

Microsoft warns of “Dirty Stream” attack impacting Android apps

Microsoft has highlighted a novel attack dubbed “Dirty Stream,” which could allow malicious Android apps to overwrite files in another application’s home directory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and secrets theft. […]