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Microsoft Warns On New Cyber Attacks and Issues even new Windows XP patches

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 06/14/2017 07:02 AM | source: | 4 comment(s)
Microsoft Warns On New Cyber Attacks and Issues even new Windows XP patches

Microsoft today released critical security updates to block another wave of similar attacks, making those patches available on unsupported versions like Windows XP and Server 2003.

An "elevated risk for destructive cyberattacks" by government organizations or copycats, Microsoft today released an assortment of security updates designed to block attacks similar to those responsible for thedevastating WannaCry/WannaCrypt ransomware outbreak last month., reports zdnet. 

Today's critical security updates are in addition to the normal Patch Tuesday releases, Microsoft said. They'll be delivered automatically through Windows Update to devices running supported versions, including Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and post-2008 Windows Server releases.

But in an unprecedented move, Microsoft announced that it was also making the patches available simultaneously for manual download and installation on unsupported versions, including Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Both of those operating systems are still deployed by significant numbers of business customers years after their official support lifecycles ended.

The new updates can be found in the Microsoft Download Center or, alternatively, in the Update Catalog. For links, see this Security Summarypage. Anyone running an unsupported operating system should look in this article for guidance and download links:

Microsoft security advisory 4025685: Guidance for older platforms

Microsoft's Adrienne Hall, General Manager of the Cyber Defense Operations Center, cited an "elevated risk of cyberattacks by government organizations, sometimes referred to as nation-state actors, or other copycat organizations."

The announcement noted that the updates were designed to provide "further protection against potential attacks with characteristics similar to WannaCrypt."

A Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment when asked whether the company had received warnings of an imminent attack, either from security researchers or government agencies. However, the tone and timing of today's announcement suggests that today's critical updates are much more than a routine precaution.







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rl66
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#5442773 Posted on: 06/14/2017 11:28 AM
nice move from M$...

it's like mazda who have searched a single MX5 (Miata) to check for a problem that might have happen in order to correct it after 20 year.

+1 M$

chronek
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#5442834 Posted on: 06/14/2017 02:24 PM
MS released xp patches for ordinary users after wannacry attacked massively when the same patches were given to users with special support before the attack, i am wondering if the attack did not come from ms and had only purpose speed up migration to win10, or they just addeding spyware and keyloggers to xp in new updates like to 7, 8, or they just want more extended support buyers...
Just speculating ;-P

jbmcmillan
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#5442841 Posted on: 06/14/2017 02:38 PM
MS released xp patches for ordinary users after wannacry attacked massively when the same patches were given to users with special support before the attack, i am wondering if the attack did not come from ms and had only purpose speed up migration to win10, or they just addeding spyware and keyloggers to xp in new updates like to 7, 8, or they just want more extended support buyers...
Just speculating ;-P

Your tin foil hat is showing. :rolleyes:

Crazy Serb
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#5442987 Posted on: 06/14/2017 08:47 PM
MS released xp patches for ordinary users after wannacry attacked massively when the same patches were given to users with special support before the attack, i am wondering if the attack did not come from ms and had only purpose speed up migration to win10, or they just addeding spyware and keyloggers to xp in new updates like to 7, 8, or they just want more extended support buyers...
Just speculating ;-P

But, ransomso... khhm, I mean microsoft is legit.

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