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Microsoft replacing Remote Desktop app with Windows App in May
Microsoft announced that it will drop support for the Remote Desktop app (available via the Microsoft Store) on May 27 and replace it with its new Windows App. “Connections to Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Microsoft Dev Box via the Remote Desktop app from the Microsoft Store will be blocked after May 27, 202,” Microsoft said. “To […]
Microsoft shares guidance on upcoming Publisher deprecation
Microsoft has published guidance for users of Microsoft Publisher as it will no longer be supported after October 2026 and removed from Microsoft 365. Specifically, the products to be deprecated are Publisher for Microsoft 365, Publisher 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007, and also 2010 and 2013 Developer. Microsoft Publisher is an Office application […]
Microsoft: North Korean hackers join Qilin ransomware gang
Microsoft says a North Korean hacking group tracked as Moonstone Sleet has deployed Qilin ransomware payloads in a limited number of recent attacks. “Since late February 2025, Microsoft has observed Moonstone Sleet, a North Korean state actor, deploying Qilin ransomware at a limited number of orgs,” the company’s threat intelligence experts said this week “Moonstone Sleet has […]
Microsoft 365 apps will prompt users to back up files in OneDrive
Starting mid-March 2025, Microsoft will start prompting users of its Microsoft 365 apps for Windows to back up their files to OneDrive. These prompts will be displayed in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, encouraging users to enroll in OneDrive Known Folder Move (KFM). As the company explains in a new Microsoft 365 Message Center entry, they’ll first roll out […]
Microsoft Teams tactics, malware connect Black Basta, Cactus ransomware
New research has uncovered further links between the Black Basta and Cactus ransomware gangs, with members of both groups utilizing the same social engineering attacks and the BackConnect proxy malware for post-exploitation access to corporate networks. In January, Zscaler discovered a Zloader malware sample that contained what appeared to be a new DNS tunneling feature. Further research by […]
Broadcom fixes three VMware zero-days exploited in attacks
Broadcom warned customers today about three VMware zero-days, tagged as exploited in attacks and reported by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center. The vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225, and CVE-2025-22226) impact VMware ESX products, including VMware ESXi, vSphere, Workstation, Fusion, Cloud Foundation, and Telco Cloud Platform. Attackers with privileged administrator or root access can chain these flaws to escape […]
New Microsoft 365 outage impacts Teams, causes call failures
Microsoft is investigating a new Microsoft 365 outage that is affecting Teams customers and causing call failures. Since the incident started more than one hour ago, outage monitoring service Downdetector has received hundreds of reports, with affected users saying they’re also experiencing authentication problems. “Users may not be able to receive calls placed through Microsoft Teams-provisioned auto attendants and call […]
Microsoft confirms it’s killing off Skype in May, after 14 years
Microsoft has confirmed that the Skype video call and messaging service will be shut down in May, 14 years after replacing the Windows Live Messenger. A reader contacted GeekFeed, and shared that according to strings found in preview versions of Skype for Windows, the company will ask users to switch to Teams Free, with all their […]
Microsoft names cybercriminals behind AI deepfake network
Microsoft has named multiple threat actors part of a cybercrime gang accused of developing malicious tools capable of bypassing generative AI guardrails to generate celebrity deepfakes and other illicit content. An updated complaint identifies the individuals as Arian Yadegarnia from Iran (aka ‘Fiz’), Alan Krysiak of the United Kingdom (aka ‘Drago’), Ricky Yuen from Hong Kong, China […]
VSCode extensions with 9 million installs pulled over security risks
Microsoft has removed two popular VSCode extensions, ‘Material Theme – Free’ and ‘Material Theme Icons – Free,’ from the Visual Studio Marketplace for allegedly containing malicious code. The two extensions are very popular, having been downloaded nearly 9 million times in total, with users now receiving alerts in VSCode that the extensions have automatically been […]