New Microsoft Defender exploits discovered. How to protect yourself

It doesn't require a lot of effort.
TweakTown

Security researcher finds zero-day exploit that defeats Windows 11 BitLocker, calls it an insane 'backdoor' discovery

Users who rely solely on TPM-based BitLocker are most at risk, while those with a PIN or USB security key at boot are ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Patches Two Actively Exploited Defender Zero-Days on Windows

Microsoft patched two actively exploited Defender zero-days affecting Windows systems and security components.

Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Rushes to Mitigate Dangerous New “YellowKey” Windows Exploit

Microsoft rushes to mitigate the new “YellowKey” flaw that may bypass BitLocker protections and expose encrypted Windows ...
Forbes

Angry Hacker Drops Microsoft Zero-Day Exploit, 1 Billion Users Warned

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
SecurityWeek

Researcher Drops MiniPlasma Windows Exploit for Unpatched 2020 CVE

The MiniPlasma exploit targets CVE-2020-17103, a Windows vulnerability that should have been patched in December 2020.
Dark Reading

Windows Zero-Day Barrage Continues After Patch Tuesday

YellowKey, GreenPlasma, and MiniPlasma add to growing list of vulns a security researcher has disclosed over the past 6 weeks ...

These 5 critical Windows Defender settings are off by default - turn them on ASAP

Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why.
MUO on MSN

The Windows security feature most people ignore is the one I check first on every PC

And it's almost always disabled.
PC World

Security expert publishes Windows exploit after Microsoft went silent

PCWorld reports on the ‘BlueHammer’ zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to potentially take over Windows computers through privilege escalation. A frustrated security researcher published the ...

Hackers found a way to turn off Windows Defender remotely

Cybercriminals abuse trusted Intel driver to gain kernel access and shut down Windows Defender, enabling undetected malware ...