By Dan Raywood Microsoft released patches for 54 vulnerabilities last night, 26 of which affect bugs in Windows. While only 19 are rated as critical, all of these can enable…
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Tax software blamed for cyber-attack spread
By Jane Wakefield, Technology reporter A global cyber-attack that affected companies around the world may have started via corrupted updates on a piece of accountancy software. Fingers are increasingly pointing…
'Vaccine' created for huge cyber-attack
Dave Lee, North America technology reporter Security researchers have discovered a “vaccine” for the huge cyber-attack that hit organisations across the world on Tuesday. The creation of a single file…
Global ransomware attack causes turmoil
Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack. British advertising agency WPP is among those to say its IT systems have been…
Two Britons arrested over Microsoft hack
Two men have been arrested for their part in an alleged plan to hack into Microsoft’s network. A 22-year-old from Sleaford and a 25-year-old from Bracknell were detained by police…
Microsoft briefly disables anti-virus software for Windows 10
Microsoft has admitted that it does temporarily disable anti-virus software on Windows PCs, following a competition complaint to the European Commission by a security company. In early June, Kaspersky Lab…