How to Download the Windows 10 1909 ISO From Microsoft
Now that Microsoft has released Windows 10 1909, otherwise known as the November 2019 Update, ISO disk images for this new version are also available. As it is always a good practice to have the original media for the latest version of Windows 10 available, we will explain how you can download the Windows 10 1909 ISO directly from Microsoft.
Microsoft Office 365 Admins Targeted by Ongoing Phishing Campaign
A new phishing campaign is actively targeting Microsoft Office 365 administrators with the end goal of compromising their entire domain and using newly created accounts on the domain to deliver future phishing emails.
The attackers use phishing emails designed to look like they are coming from Microsoft, with the Office 365 logo shown at the top, and delivered using "validated domains" "from a legitimate organization’s Office 365 infrastructure" as PhishLabs found.
Microsoft Removes Windows 10 1909 Realtek Driver Update Block
Microsoft removed a compatibility hold caused by outdated Realtek Bluetooth drivers and published a support document describing a workaround designed to help Windows 10 users still affected by the safeguard hold.
New NextCry Ransomware Encrypts Data on NextCloud Linux Servers
A new ransomware has been found in the wild that is currently undetected by antivirus engines on public scanning platforms. Its name is NextCry due to the extension appended to encrypted files and that it targets clients of the NextCloud file sync and share service.
TPM-FAIL Security Flaws Impact Modern Devices With Intel CPUs
Researchers discovered two new vulnerabilities known as TPM-FAIL in Intel firmware-based TPM (fTPM) and STMicroelectronics' TPM chips that could be used by hackers to steal their targets' cryptographic keys.
TPM (short for Trusted Platform Module) is a chip used as a root of trust for a device's OS that can store highly sensitive data such as security keys, protecting them from malicious tools such as implanted rootkits or malware dropped by a threat actor.