Windows security and internals: zero-days, Secure Boot, malware and what Windows users need to patch.
A fake GTA 6 ISO used a believable installer error to cover remote-access malware, browser-data theft, and destructive file wiping. The “License not found” message wasn’t the crack failing. It was there so the victim would stop looking.
Microsoft is displaying escalating Secure Boot warnings starting May 13 (Windows 10) and May 16 (Windows 11). The original 2011 certificates expire in October 2026. Unpatched systems may refuse to boot. Here's the full technical picture and what to do.
BlueHammer is an unpatched, publicly released Windows local privilege escalation exploit that chains Microsoft Defender's update workflow, Volume Shadow Copy, Cloud Files callbacks, and opportunistic locks to reach NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM from a standard user account.
