Microsoft pushed emergency patches this week for two zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, the antivirus software ...
Microsoft patched two actively exploited Defender zero-days affecting Windows systems and security components.
Threat actors are using three publicly available proof-of-concept exploits to attack Microsoft Defender and turn the security platform's primary cleanup and protection functions against organizations ...
Microsoft pushed out-of-band patches on May 21, 2026, for two actively exploited Windows Defender zero-days — one that lets a ...
Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why.
The latest Microsoft Patch Tuesday rollout featured no zero-days. However, an angry hacker has just dropped two new 0-day exploits targeting Windows users.
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Microsoft has disclosed that a privilege escalation and a denial-of-service flaw in Defender has come under active ...
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