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Winsage
January 16, 2026
Jen Easterly has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the RSA Conference. She is a cybersecurity expert and former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Palo Alto Networks has released security updates for a vulnerability (CVE-2026-0227) with a CVSS score of 7.7 affecting its GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, which can cause a denial-of-service condition in PAN-OS software. The January 2026 security update from Microsoft has caused connection and authentication failures in Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365, affecting users across various Windows versions. Microsoft is working on a resolution. The chief constable of West Midlands Police acknowledged an error by Microsoft’s Copilot AI in generating a fictional intelligence report. Microsoft has not confirmed Copilot's involvement. Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has collaborated with Five Eyes partners to provide guidance on securing industrial operational technology, highlighting risks associated with remotely monitored systems. Kyowon, a South Korean conglomerate, confirmed a ransomware attack on January 10 that may have compromised customer information, affecting approximately 5.5 million members. Researchers at Varonis have identified a new attack technique called "Reprompt" that allows data exfiltration from Microsoft Copilot via a malicious link, exploiting a Parameter 2 Prompt (P2P) injection technique. Central Maine Healthcare is notifying over 145,000 patients about a data breach that compromised personal, treatment, and health insurance information, discovered on June 1.
Winsage
August 18, 2025
Microsoft's recent Windows 11 update has been linked to multiple SSD failures, particularly during large data writes, causing drives to become non-functional. Users have reported that affected drives "disappear from the OS," making SMART data unreadable, and leading to potential file corruption due to a suspected malfunction in the drive cache. SSDs with over 60% usage may be particularly susceptible after about 50GB of continuous writing, with issues also observed in some HDDs. SSDs utilizing Phison NAND controllers, especially DRAM-less models, are noted to be more prone to these problems. The affected SSDs include Corsair Force MP600, Phison PS5012-E12 controller-equipped SSD, KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G4, Fikwot FN955, and SanDisk Extreme PRO M.2 NVMe 3D SSD. The root cause may be a storage driver or kernel-level regression introduced with the update, which mishandles long sequential writes. Users are advised to avoid executing long sequential write operations until Microsoft provides official guidance.
Winsage
June 17, 2025
Windows 11's latest update has caused installation issues and bugs for many users. An initial update was paused due to conflicts with an anti-cheat tool, leading to game crashes. A revised patch, KB5063060, has also presented problems, including installation failures, boot loops, taskbar freezes, and issues with external monitors and Bluetooth devices. Gamers continue to experience difficulties with titles like Star Citizen, Fortnite, and efootball25, despite attempts to resolve compatibility issues. Users are advised to manually download the update from Microsoft's website or wait for further fixes, as uninstalling the patch is not recommended due to security vulnerabilities.
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