Cybersecurity
The latest Cybersecurity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 10's October Deadline Sparks Linux Surge as Dublin-Made Zorin OS Steps Up
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will pull the plug on free security updates for Windows 10, leaving hundreds of millions of computers exposed to cyber threats unless their owners take action. The...
CERT-In Urges Immediate Patching of Critical Microsoft Edge, Windows Server, and Azure Databricks Flaws to Avert Ransomware
India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-severity advisory warning organizations and individuals to urgently patch a range of Microsoft products, including the Edge...
Claude for Chrome Pilot Exposes Residual Prompt Injection Risks for Enterprise AI Browsing
Anthropic has quietly launched a research preview of a Chrome extension that lets its Claude AI assistant operate web browsers—clicking buttons, filling forms, and navigating multi-step...
Microsoft's AI Cash Engine Powers $281B Revenue as Valuation Multiples Send Mixed Signals to Investors
Microsoft closed its fiscal year 2025 with a towering $281.7 billion in revenue, $128.5 billion in operating income, and $101.8 billion in net income, cementing a financial fortress that few software...
California Court Showdown: Can a Lawsuit Extend Windows 10 Security Patches Forever?
Microsoft is facing a legal firestorm in a California state court, where a San Diego resident is seeking an emergency injunction to block the October 14, 2025, end-of-support deadline for Windows 10...
Schneider Electric Issues Emergency Firmware Fix for M340 PLC DoS Flaw (CVE-2025-6625)
Schneider Electric has released firmware updates to address a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability in its Modicon M340 programmable logic controllers and associated communication modules....
Free Windows 10 Security Patches After 2025 Expiration Will Cost You a Microsoft Account
Microsoft's October 14, 2025 cutoff for Windows 10 support lands with a stark reality: no more free security patches, no more feature updates, no more technical assistance. The company isn't leaving...
Atturra’s Microsoft Credentials Grow: Six Solution Partner Badges and a Private Cloud Claim to Prove
Atturra has locked in all six Microsoft Solutions Partner designations, but its reported status as Australia’s first Private Cloud Solution Partner remains a single-source claim awaiting official...
CISA Flags Urgent Patches for Exploited Citrix Session Recording and Git Flaws
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added three vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog on August 25, 2025, signaling active exploitation of flaws...
SharePoint, Cisco, Apple Zero-Days Headline 908-CVE Weekly Vulnerability Barrage
Security researchers tracked 908 new vulnerabilities in the last seven days, more than 188 of which already have publicly available proof-of-concept exploits, according to Cyble’s latest weekly...
Critical Copilot Audit Flaw Fixed Silently as Governance Issues Mount
Microsoft has patched a critical flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot that allowed attackers to access and summarize enterprise files without leaving any trace in audit logs—and did so without notifying...
Tanzania Airport Biometric Rollout Sparks IT Hiring Surge, but Gaps in Security Controls Loom
Tanzania’s airports are embarking on a major expansion of their biometric and immigration control systems, and the on-the-ground evidence is a hiring blitz for dozens of IT technicians and...