Facebook, Microsoft thwarted N Korea cyber attacks last week, says US Homeland Security
It is being reported by Reuters that Facebook and Microsoft also thwarted other North Korea cyber attacks just this last week.
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Microsoft President Brad Smith blames North Korea for WannaCry ransomware
Microsoft President Brad Smith talked more about the attacks, specifically saying the company believed "with great confidence" that North Korea was behind the attacks.
Today's Patch Tuesday updates includes patches for Windows XP
Today's Patch Tuesday updates includes patches for Windows XP and Vista, though Microsoft is saying that it should not "be viewed as a departure from our standard servicing policies."
New evidence suggests most WannaCry victims were running Windows 7, Windows XP is 'insignificant'
New evidence suggests most WannaCry victims were running Windows 7, and that Windows XP is 'insignificant' in the spreading of the virus.
French based researcher suggests method for WannaCry victims to decrypt data without paying ransom
If you're one of the people that have been affected by the recent outbreak of the WannaCry worm, there may be some hope for you yet.
Hacking group the Shadow Brokers hints at more exploits to come, and this time it could impact Windows 10
The hacking group linked to the original attack is now hinting that they will soon release and sell the codes for much newer exploits, which could, in turn, be used to attack Windows 10, and phone handsets
Cry if you WannaCry, but don’t blame Microsoft for it
If an organization is unwilling to support an IT infrastructure to counter modern threats, then it has only themselves to blame for an incident like this.
Microsoft criticizes governments stockpiling software vulnerabilities following WannaCrypt ransomware attack
Microsoft Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith is urging governments to act more responsibility with software vulnerabilities that can be used as cyberweapons.
Microsoft news recap: security update for Windows XP and others, Skype gets video bots, bot payments and more
Take a look at the top Microsoft news for the past week - from Windows XP and other versions receicing
Microsoft releases security patch for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows 8 to patch WannaCrypt exploit
Microsoft has released patches for several of its unsupported operating systems to fix an exploit being used by the WannaCrypt ransomware that wreaked havoc across many countries.