ClickFix: How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:15:27 +0000

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 bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 04:58:37 +0000

Microsoft today issued security updates to fix at least 56 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited.

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Patch Tuesday, May 2024 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 20:19:23 +0000

Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 60 security holes in Windows computers and supported software, including two “zero-day” vulnerabilities in Windows that are already being exploited in active attacks. There are also important security patches available for macOS and Adobe users, and for the Chrome Web browser, which just patched its own zero-day flaw.

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