Technical News Office – A strict warning has been issued for Microsoft Windows users. India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has discovered security vulnerabilities in several Microsoft products. Due to these flaws, users’ personal information may be at risk. These vulnerabilities can allow hackers to access your sensitive information. If users don’t pay attention, hackers can cause you huge losses. The government agency also gave important advice to users to stay safe and reduce these risks.
Alarm bells for which users?
According to CERT-In, this flaw could prove risky for many Microsoft products. These include Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Azure, Developer Tools and Microsoft SQL Server. The agency said these flaws could lead to various security breaches. In this situation, attackers can also create a situation such as Denial of Service (DOS). Can make your system work arbitrarily. Which is not at all safe from a security point of view.
High risk warning for Edge users
A high risk warning has also been issued for Microsoft Edge users. The advisory states that the team detected a high security vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). CIVN-2024-0316 affects versions of Microsoft Edge earlier than 129.0.2792.79. By exploiting these Chromium-based vulnerabilities, remote attackers can pose a threat to user security. The advisory further states that successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on your system.
how to stay safe
The agency advised users to avoid such security breaches by using their devices with the latest updates released by Microsoft and following the guidelines issued by the company.
Some other things to keep in mind
Avoid installing software from any website.
Always install the software from the company’s official website.
Use the device only on the latest operating system.
Follow the guidelines issued by the company.
Do not use suspicious software on the device.
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