Friday, 24 March, 2023
Microsoft's Outdated Driver List Left Windows PCs Vulnerable to Malware Attacks
<p>Microsoft failed to adequately defend Windows PCs against rogue drivers for almost three years suggested a report Ars Technica. Microsoft claims that its Windows updates add newly discovered harmful drivers to a blocklist that devices download, but Ars Technica discovered that these upgrades never ever took effect. Users were exposed to a specific kind of attack known as BYOVD, or bring your own vulnerable driver, because of this coverage gap.</p>
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