Tag: Microsoft
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Manhunt underway for hackers behind global WannaCry Ransomware cyberattack
International investigators hunted Saturday for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to contain the fallout. The assault, which began Friday and was being described as the biggest-ever cyber ransom attack, struck state agencies and major companies around the…
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Microsoft takes unusual step to protect you, releases second security update after cyberattacks
Microsoft has taken the unusual step of re-releasing security updates for some older versions of its Windows platforms to counter a massive global wave of cyber ransomware attacks. In a blog post, the US tech giant recalled that it had published an update in March to address the weakness exploited in Friday’s attacks, a security…
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Cyberattack causes scare in over 90 countries, blocked in the U.S.
About 100 countries have reported a cyberattack that has infected tens of thousands of computers and especially disrupted Britain’s health system and global shipper FedEx. Cyber extortionists tricked victims into opening malicious malware attachments to spam emails that appeared to contain invoices, job offers, security warnings and other legitimate files. The ransomware encrypted data on…
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Microsoft unveils Big Updates, VR hand controllers at Build 2017 developers conference
Big news for Microsoft fans! Windows 10 is getting another update, and that’s just one of the major announcements Microsoft made at its Build 2017 developers conference. The three-day event is where Microsoft details the future of its products and services. NEWS FROM MICROSOFT’S BUILD 2017 Windows 10 Update Microsoft announced at its Build 2017…
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LOOKING AHEAD: Smartphones to launch 2017
2017 is upon us, bringing with it a flurry of new top-end smartphones to get excited about. The tenth anniversary of the original iPhone means Apple may have something special in store for us this year, while Samsung will probably come out all guns blazing in order to soundly recover from the Galaxy Note 7…
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Mozilla Firefox ending support for Windows XP and Vista
Mozilla has announced users of Firefox on Windows Vista and below will no longer get support nor software updates effective April 2017. According to a statement by the company, “Firefox is one of the only browsers to offer any support for Windows XP and Vista”. Microsoft ended support for Windows XP in 2014 and will…
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Nokia files patent infringement charges against Apple
Nokia Corp said on Wednesday it had filed a number of lawsuits against Apple Inc for violating 32 technology patents, striking back at the iPhone maker’s legal action targeting the one-time cellphone industry leader a day earlier. Nokia’s lawsuits, filed in courts in Dusseldorf, Mannheim and Munich, Germany, and the U.S. District Court for the…
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S-Court throws gavel at Facebook, others for sexual offence, cybercrime videos
The Supreme Court of India on Monday sought responses from three Internet search engines and social networking site, Facebook, on a plea that sought curbs on sharing of videos related to sexual offences and cybercrime. A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit sought responses from Google India, Yahoo India, Microsoft…