The tricky Cortana flaw, CVE-2018-8253, was addressed by Microsoft during Patch Tuesday.

Microsoft patches 17 critical bugs and 34 important bugs as part of its monthly security bulletin.

Microsoft is opting to stand pat and not fix a content security bypass vulnerability in its Edge browser, something researchers warn could potentially lead to the disclosure of confidential information.

A malware campaign utilizing bogus “HoeflerText” popup warnings is back in full swing targeting Google Chrome and Firefox browsers with Locky ransomware attacks and the NetSupport Manager RAT.

Microsoft is warning of a wave of phishing campaigns pushing tech support scams via malicious links to phony Amazon, Alibaba and LinkedIn web pages.

Microsoft said Wednesday it would extend its Edge bug bounty program indefinitely.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 45 vulnerabilities, one being an active zero-day bug used to spread the Dridex banking Trojan.

On the first day of Pwn2Own 2017 hackers poked holes in Adobe Reader, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, and Ubuntu Linux.

Microsoft followed Google’s lead and said it will soon block Flash Player by default in the Edge browser.

Microsoft confirmed Feb. 14, 2017 is the cutoff date for SHA-1 support in its Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 browsers.