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Microsoft has warned that malicious hackers were able to get the software giant to digitally sign their code so it could be used in attacks, such as the deployment of ransomware.

December 13 was Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft used the opportunity to squash a lot of bugs in Windows and in other "products, features and roles."

Here's what you need to patch now, including six critical updates for Microsoft's final Patch Tuesday of the year.

Microsoft has fixed a major bug in the Task Manager on Windows 11 version 22H2. This issue made Task Manager almost unreadable for some users as the colors and UI elements were broken.

Microsoft requires that it approves its drivers, but this needn’t mean that they’re any more secure.

Zero-days affecting Windows SmartScreen and DirectX were identified in the latest security update Microsoft has issued fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities in its final Patch Tuesday of the year.

Microsoft finally resolves Task Manager issue

Latest iOS and macOS updates patch CVE-2022-42856, a zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited against iPhones running iOS versions prior to 15.1.

A botnet tries to brute-force WordPress sites, a warning to Atlassian admins and new ransomware tactics. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Wednesday, December 14th, 2022. I'll start with a warning to WordPress and OpenCart website administrators: A new botnet has been discovered that tries to brute-force its way into poorly-protected websites. Researchers at

Microsoft has released its December 2022 Patch Tuesday update, fixing multiple security holes in its products.