In brief: Sending codes to users via SMS has long been discredited as the least secure multi-factor authentication method, and Microsoft will soon discontinue support for this practice altogether.

Microsoft just sent a warning to IT admins, and it’s a big one. The company wants everyone to stop using SMS and voice-based authentication, and it’s citing AI-powered phishing as the main reason. Why ...

Patch Tuesday August 2026 closed a Windows kernel zero-day (CVE-2026-68820) that North Korea's Lazarus Group had been weaponizing against defense sector organizations for weeks, deploying an updated ...

Microsoft patches 398 flaws, including exploited CVE-2026-68820 that lets local attackers reach SYSTEM, plus four unauthenticated 9.8 RCEs.

SharePoint CVE-2026-55040 lets unauthenticated attackers impersonate users and chain with CVE-2026-63520 for code execution ...

Use the following fixes if the “Account creation has been blocked” error is preventing you from creating a Microsoft account: This issue is usually associated ...

Spread the loveIn an age where our digital lives are increasingly intertwined with our personal and professional identities, the security of our online accounts isn’t just a suggestion — it’s an ...

Seeing Microsoft MFA Error 500121? Learn how to fix AADSTS500121 authentication failures, Authenticator issues, MFA registration, and sign-in problems.

Microsoft has warned travellers about CaptiveCrunch, a cyberattack campaign targeting hotel Wi-Fi and other public guest networks worldwide.The campaign can red ...

Some users have reported that when they try to sign in to their Microsoft 365 account (Outlook or other apps), they receive an error that says Your account is ...

Two campaigns created 4M+ fake identities to enumerate Microsoft Entra ID accounts — without logins. Learn how to detect the ...

A fake virus alert on a computer screen may look like a routine tech problem, but New York City police say it can quickly ...