Ransomware
The latest Ransomware coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows Security’s Quiet Rise: The Built-In Protections That Make Paid Antivirus Optional
Microsoft’s built-in Windows Security suite has reached a tipping point. Once dismissed as a bare-bones scanner, it now layers ransomware controls, cloud-driven threat intelligence, app-execution...
Microsoft Office Insider Build 2509 Saves New Documents to OneDrive by Default — How to Reclaim Local Storage
Microsoft has started testing a significant change in its Office apps that makes OneDrive the default save location for new documents, coupled with Windows setup prompts that push users toward cloud...
Microsoft Defender Antivirus Now Matches Paid Suites in Protection, Lab Tests Confirm
Independent test labs now rank Microsoft’s built-in antivirus among the top performers for both protection and system impact, erasing years of reputation as a bare-minimum solution. AV‑TEST...
Windows 10 Still Runs on 53% of PCs: Your Urgent Migration Roadmap Before October 14
More than half of the world’s PCs—53% to be precise—are still running Windows 10, a staggering statistic just weeks before Microsoft officially retires the operating system on October 14, 2025....
Senator Wyden Demands FTC Investigation Into Microsoft’s Insecure Defaults Following Ascension Ransomware Attack
A US Senator is demanding a federal investigation into Microsoft’s security practices after default system configurations were blamed for a devastating ransomware attack that paralyzed one of...
Unauthenticated RCE Exploits Hit On-Prem SharePoint — Patch, Rotate Keys, and Hunt Now
Microsoft’s on-premises SharePoint servers are under active attack from a chain of vulnerabilities that grant unauthenticated attackers remote code execution (RCE). The exploit combines an...
Windows 11 24H2 Eliminates OneDrive Backup Opt-Out, Silently Pushing Files to the Cloud
Microsoft has tightened its grip on user choice with Windows 11 version 24H2, removing the option to decline OneDrive folder backup during device setup and automatically relocating local files to the...
Artista Pirata Exposed: Malware, Crypto Theft, and Legal Risks Lurk Behind Spain’s Top Piracy Hub
Artista Pirata draws millions of Spanish-speaking users each month with its promise of one-click access to fully activated copies of Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, Windows 11 ISOs, and FL...
Veeam Ships First-Ever Software Appliance to Bypass Windows Licensing and Harden Backups
Veeam has shipped its first-ever software appliance—a pre-hardened, Linux-based backup platform that can be deployed on any commodity hardware, bypassing the need for Windows Server licensing and...
Veeam’s Software Appliance Delivers Instant Azure Recovery, Axes Windows Licensing for Backups
Veeam is betting that a software-only backup appliance running a hardened Linux Just Enough OS will finally untether enterprises from Windows licensing overhead and months-long configuration cycles....
Active Directory Backup in 2025: Why You Need More Than Native Tools to Beat Ransomware
When Active Directory goes dark, employees can’t log in, applications fail, and business operations freeze. For most enterprises, it’s a worst-case scenario. Yet many still rely on native Windows...
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...