Rapidly change your password, the Microsoft security team urges as Shai-Hulud Dune Worm cloud attacks continue.

Typosquatting is a clever trick that hackers use to steal your sensitive information. Here's how the scam works and how you ...

Cybercriminals have launched a widespread phishing campaign exploiting Microsoft's OAuth device code flow to bypass MFA and ...

Microsoft is killing off the password functionality in its popular Microsoft Authenticator app as the company moves toward a "password-less" future. That means your passwords will be deleted on Aug. 1 ...

Cybercriminals have quietly turned a small, easy-to-miss mistake into a highly effective way to drain Microsoft accounts, ...

If you use Microsoft Authenticator to store your login information, it's time to take action. This month, Microsoft began deleting stored payment methods from the app, and as of Aug. 1, 2025, stored ...

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Microsoft is making good on its promise to support passkey syncing. The rollout is starting with availability on Edge for Windows. A more holistic and industry-leading strategy appears to be in the ...

This issue likely happens because a recent update can inadvertently change critical settings or cause a conflict during the synchronization process. Specifically, the update may alter your privacy ...

A new variation of the ClickFix attack dubbed 'ConsentFix' abuses the Azure CLI OAuth app to hijack Microsoft accounts without the need for a password or to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) ...

On the first day after your vacation, you sit down at your PC, type in the password — and fail. Windows says: “The password is incorrect. Please repeat the process” and expects you to click “OK.” ...