By Davey Winder
Publication Date: 2025-12-10 13:59:00
Don’t wait, update now — new Windows atttacks are already underway.
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Windows users are no strangers to critical security updates and urgent warnings urging them to act now. Given the security footprint of Windows, in all its various forms, this is hardly a surprise: cybercriminals look for the route of least resistance that can impact the largest audience. The latest Microsoft warning, echoed by America’s Cyber Defense Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, if you prefer to be formal, must not be ignored. As two zero-day vulnerabilities impacting Windows users have been confirmed as under active exploitation by attackers, you must update. And update now.
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