A new Windows zero-day reportedly bypasses BitLocker, adding pressure on Microsoft as researchers debate the exploit’s real-world impact.

Windows 11 hacked three times on day one of PWN2OWN. Update, May 17, 2025: This story, originally published May 16, has been updated with news of another successful Windows 11 hack at the Pwn2Own ...

A set of 13 exploits were released by the Shadow Brokers hacker group, with Microsoft providing a rapid response, downplaying ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, May 15, 2025: This story, originally published May 14, ...

The leak online of exploit code for an apparent Windows zero-day flaw dubbed "BlueHammer" could be the sign of a larger issue that security researchers face when collaborating with Microsoft on ...

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 ...

A new exploit has been found that allows attackers to use Notepad, one of the most trusted applications on Windows, to elevate their privileges to an administrator and bypass security. Experts say ...

All Windows PCs come with a built-in security feature called Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), which helps prevent unauthorized software from running by allowing only trusted applications.

One security researcher discovered a previously unpatched vulnerability in Windows and reported it to the Microsoft Security Response Center. However, they didn’t respond to his report in time and now ...

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code. WSUS is ...