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Windows updates often feel like a necessary evil, but an evil nonetheless. Who among us hasn't been waylaid by a huge update package download—or chosen the "update and shutdown" option at the end of a long day only to sit watching a painfully slow percentage indicator lurch forward? Now Microsoft has announced it's changing things up, with "checkpoint cumulative updates" that promise to speed up the process considerably.

Smaller and faster Windows 11 updates are on the way as Microsoft switches to downloading just what you need and none of what you don't The tyranny of huge Windows updates looks to be a thing of the past.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/mystery-malware-destroys-600000-routers-from-a-single-isp-during-72-hour-span/

Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span An unknown threat actor with equally unknown motives forces ISP to replace routers.

Please do not fall for this phishing!

https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/behind-scenes-of-matveevs-ransomware.html

Behind the Scenes of Matveev's Ransomware Empire: Tactics and Team Russian cybercriminal Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, indicted by the U.S., led ransomware attacks worldwide, showing a disregard for ethics.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2023/09/08/ios-1661-update-now-warning-issued-to-all-iphone-users/

iOS 16.6.1—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users Apple has issued iOS 16.6.1, an emergency iPhone update fixing two flaws being used in real-life 'zero-click' attacks.

https://www.androidpolice.com/what-do-accidentally-click-phishing-link/ -39-t-provide-any-information-or-interact-with-the-website

What to do if you accidentally click on a phishing link Caught by a phishing attack? It's not over yet, here are the best tips to fight for your data

https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/microsoft-warns-of-large-scale-use-of.html

Microsoft Warns of Large-Scale Use of Phishing Kits to Send Millions of Emails Daily Microsoft Raises Alarm Over Hackers Using Phishing Kits to Send Millions of Malicious Emails Daily

Today is Microsoft's January 2023 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and a total of 98 flaws.

This is the first Patch Tuesday of 2023, and it fixes a whopping 98 vulnerabilities, with eleven of them classified as 'Critical.'

https://thehackernews.com/2022/11/install-latest-windows-update-asap.html

Install Latest Windows Update ASAP! Patches Issued for 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days Microsoft's latest round of monthly security updates has been released with fixes for 68 vulnerabilities spanning its software portfolio.