Microsoft: New Windows LNK spoofing issues aren’t vulnerabilities

Today, at Wild West Hackin’ Fest, security researcher Wietze Beukema disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in Windows LK shortcut files that allow attackers to deploy malicious payloads. Beukema documented four previously unknown techniques for manipulating Windows LNK shortcut files to hide malicious targets from users inspecting file properties. LNK shortcuts were introduced with Windows 95 and use […]

Microsoft February 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 6 zero-days, 58 flaws

Today is Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 58 flaws, including 6 actively exploited and three publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday also addresses five “Critical” vulnerabilities, 3 of which are elevation of privileges flaws and 2 information disclosure flaws. The number of bugs in each vulnerability category is listed below: 25 Elevation […]

Windows 11 KB5077181 & KB5075941 cumulative updates released

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5077181 and KB5075941 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. Today’s updates are mandatory as they contain the February 2026 Patch Tuesday security patches for vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on ‘Check for Updates.’ Windows February Update downloadingSource: BleepingComputer You […]

Microsoft: Exchange Online flags legitimate emails as phishing

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing Exchange Online issue that mistakenly flags legitimate emails as phishing and quarantines them. The incident began on February 5 and continues to affect Exchange Online customers, preventing them from sending or receiving emails. “Some users’ legitimate email messages are being marked as phish and quarantined in Exchange Online,” Microsoft said in […]

Microsoft patches Windows zero-day exploited in attacks on Ukraine

Suspected Russian hackers were caught exploiting a recently patched Windows vulnerability as a zero-day in ongoing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities. The security flaw (CVE-2024-43451) is an NTLM Hash Disclosure spoofing vulnerability reported by ClearSky security researchers, which can be exploited to steal the logged-in user’s NTLMv2 hash by forcing connections to a remote attacker-controlled server. […]