Microsoft Threat Intelligence provides analysis of a ClickFix campaign that uses fake CAPTCHA prompts, DLL sideloading, and a reverse tunnel, with detections and hunting guidance.

MuddyWater-linked threat actors are using a backdoor named Dindoor that abuses the legitimate Deno runtime to execute ...

Threat actors are increasingly turning legitimate software into part of their attack chains. Instead of deploying an obviously malicious executable, attackers can abuse trusted tools that already have ...

Windows 11 preview update KB5120998 removes WMIC, a command-line tool used since Windows XP for admin and automation tasks. With the latest Windows 11 preview update (KB5120998), Microsoft is finally ...

In brief: Microsoft has confirmed that WMIC will soon be completely eradicated from supported Windows editions. The command-line interface offered powerful ways to interact with a computer's hardware ...

Windows 11 is removing WMIC for good as Microsoft pushes administrators toward PowerShell and other modern management tools.

Cybersecurity researchers have recently observed the Qilin ransomware gang deploying a highly efficient post-compromise reconnaissance tactic. Instead of relying on noisy network-scanning tools, ...