Cybersecurity
The latest Cybersecurity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 Market Share Dips Below 50%: What the Numbers Really Mean for the Windows 10 End-of-Support Crunch
StatCounter's August 2025 snapshot delivered a jarring headline: Windows 11 slipped below the 50% mark, falling to 49.02% of desktop Windows installations, while Windows 10 clawed back to 45.65%....
Inside California's Urgent Hunt for Cybersecurity, Database, and IT Architecture Leaders
Three high-profile public-sector IT recruitments announced in early September 2025—at the California Department of Technology (CDT), the Franchise Tax Board (FTB), and the Superior Court of Santa...
KMSpico Activators Used as Trojan Horses by Cybercriminals: The Real Cost of Pirated Windows
Security researchers have confirmed that KMSpico and similar unofficial Windows and Office activators are not just licensing workarounds—they are actively exploited as malware delivery vehicles,...
ESET Uncovers GhostRedirector: Silent IIS Backdoor Drives SEO Fraud on 65+ Windows Servers
At least 65 internet-facing Windows servers have been quietly conscripted into an SEO fraud network, each one armed with a stealthy backdoor and a malicious IIS module that feeds manipulated content...
Microsoft's $30 Windows 10 ESU Lifeline: What You Need to Know Before October 2025
October 14, 2025, will mark the end of an era—and the beginning of a significant security risk for anyone still running Windows 10. On that date, Microsoft will stop issuing free security patches,...
GhostRedirector Sneaks Native Backdoors Into IIS to Hijack SEO Rankings
A stealthy campaign that has compromised at least 65 Internet-facing Windows IIS servers worldwide is using a pair of previously unseen native implants to convert legitimate websites into invisible...
Behind CVE-2025-55241: Why the MSRC Advisory Is Sparking a Hunt for Windows Exploit Defenses
Microsoft's Security Response Center published advisory CVE-2025-55241, and within hours, security practitioners weren't just scanning for patches—they were demanding deep-dive guidance on...
Firefox 115 ESR Gets Another Lifeline: Security Updates for Windows 7 Through March 2026
Mozilla has once again extended the support window for Firefox 115 ESR, giving users on Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and macOS 10.12-10.14 a reprieve until at least March 2026. The move, confirmed in...
How Montréal Built a 24/7 Virtual Agent with 95% Accuracy Using Microsoft Copilot Studio
Montréal has turned a classic municipal pain point—citizens struggling to find timely information about services, schedules, and rules—into a 24/7 conversational surface. The city deployed a...
ESET Exposes GhostRedirector: China-Aligned Hackers Deploy IIS SEO Fraud and Custom Backdoor on 65 Windows Servers
In June 2025, ESET researchers unearthed a previously unknown threat actor they call GhostRedirector, which had compromised at least 65 Windows servers around the globe. The attackers deployed two...
Microsoft Azure and AI Tool Lavender: The Cloud Backbone of Israel’s Gaza Targeting Exposed
Israeli military intelligence Unit 8200 utilized a dedicated, segregated Microsoft Azure environment to process and store massive volumes of intercepted Palestinian communications, directly feeding...
CISA and NSA Rally 19 Nations Behind Unified SBOM Blueprint to Expose Hidden Code Risks
On September 3, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA), backed by 19 international partners, dropped a 22-page consensus document...