Phishing
The latest Phishing coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Twitter API Breach of 2022: Lessons from 5.4 Million Exposed Users
When Twitter confirmed that a hacker exploited a significant security vulnerability, it set off alarm bells not just within the company, but across the wider digital landscape. Such incidents...
6 Critical Strategies to Stop Password Spraying Attacks on Entra ID in 2025
Password spraying attacks have become one of the most pervasive threats to Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) accounts, with recent incidents affecting over 80,000 users. Unlike brute-force...
Windows 11 Build 22631.5545 KB5060826 Adds Phishing Detection & Passkey Upgrades
Microsoft continues refining Windows 11 with its latest Release Preview Channel update, Build 22631.5545 (KB5060826). This incremental but impactful release brings under-the-hood improvements,...
DeepSeek-R1 Malware Alert: How AI Hype is Being Weaponized Against Windows Users
The cybersecurity landscape has witnessed a disturbing new trend as cybercriminals capitalize on the popularity of AI tools like DeepSeek-R1 to distribute malware. Security researchers have...
Stealth Falcon APT Exploits Windows WebDAV RCE Flaw for Spy Campaigns
A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Windows' WebDAV implementation (CVE-2025-33053) is being actively exploited by the advanced persistent threat group Stealth Falcon in a...
How to Defend Against Advanced AitM Phishing Attacks Targeting Microsoft 365 and Google Accounts
Organizations worldwide are facing an unprecedented surge in sophisticated phishing attacks, with adversaries increasingly targeting Microsoft 365 and Google accounts using advanced...
Outlook to Block Two File Types from 2025 as Exploits Like Follina Rise
Microsoft is taking another decisive step in its ongoing battle against cyber threats by announcing that Outlook will block 'library-ms' and 'search-ms' file attachments starting in 2025. This move...
Securing Nuance NDEP: How to Mitigate CVE-2025-47977 XSS Vulnerability
The Nuance Digital Engagement Platform (NDEP), a widely used customer interaction solution, has been found vulnerable to a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw (CVE-2025-47977) that could allow...
Microsoft Outlook Zero-Click RCE: Patch CVE-2025-47176 Now
In early 2025, cybersecurity researchers uncovered a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, designated as CVE-2025-47176, which poses severe risks to millions of users worldwide. This remote...
Microsoft Word CVE-2025-47170: Critical RCE Flaw—Patch Now
For millions of organizations, Microsoft Word remains an indispensable productivity tool woven deeply into the fabric of daily business. When a critical vulnerability arises in such a ubiquitous...
CVE-2025-47175: Critical PowerPoint Vulnerability Exposes Millions to Remote Code Execution
A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint, tracked as CVE-2025-47175, has cybersecurity experts sounding alarms across enterprise and government sectors. This critical flaw, classified...
Protect Your Organization from CVE-2025-47173 Office RCE Threat
When the news broke about CVE-2025-47173—a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office—the severity of the flaw reverberated across IT communities and enterprise environments...