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Back in December last year, Microsoft had disabled the MSIX app installer protocol to prevent malicious spoofing attempts and attacks. Today, a formal annoucement has come regarding the matter.

Sayan Sen · Feb 5, 2022 · Hot! with 8 comments

Microsoft has announced that it has prevented a cyberattack on Munich Security Conference and Think 20 attendees. The attack was carried out by Phosphorus, a hacking group from Iran.

Usama Jawad · Oct 28, 2020 with 0 comments

Government workers and contractors must have dropped their guard in anticipation of the the upcoming holiday season when a spoofed eCard made its way around. On December 23rd an eCard was sent to a few...

Brandon Boyce · Jan 3, 2011 · Hot! with 10 comments

Brian Maupin, a Best Buy employee since 2007, was suspended recently for creating two iPhone vs HTC Evo videos and posting them on YouTube. Brian was asked to quit. He refused, and has been put...

Brandon Boyce · Jul 5, 2010 · Hot! with 126 comments

Ever since Vista was released, there has been discussion of when Microsoft would deliver SP1, and whether or not that delivery would be a significant milestone in the OS's development. Microsoft has downplayed the importance...

Steven Parker · Oct 17, 2007 · Hot! with 15 comments

Bink has reported the following 'less-critical' exploit over at Secunia and Microsoft promptly responded the same day. A weakness has been discovered in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct phishing...

Steven Parker · Oct 26, 2006 · Hot! with 13 comments

Microsoft does not plan to update Internet Explorer to prevent a spoofing attack that could trick users into giving out personal information to hackers. In the attack, JavaScript is used to display...

· Jun 24, 2005 with -1 comments

During the hectic holiday season, many shoppers rely on the convenience and speed of shopping online. If you're among them, be sure to use the same level of caution on the Web that you would...

Tom Warren · Dec 15, 2003 with -1 comments