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, ...

Microsoft has confirmed that hackers are actively exploiting multiple critical 'zero-day' vulnerabilities affecting its ...

NSA exploit that powered WannaCry used much more these days A year after a leaked NSA Windows exploit known as EternalBlue was used to create the WannaCry ransomware that caused chaos around the world ...

Critical security flaws targeting Windows and Office users allow hackers to take complete control of a victim's computer by clicking a malicious link or opening a file. Patch now.

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 ...

Hold the phone—is Microsoft leaking attack vectors for its own Windows vulnerabilities to hackers these days? Probably not intentionally, but the Italian security researcher who discovered a critical ...

Microsoft today issued patches to plug at least 113 security holes in its various Windows operating systems and supported software. Eight of the vulnerabilities earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” ...