New security flaw detected in cortana

A serious problem that affects all users with Windows 10 computers. Since a security flaw has been detected in Cortana, the assistant of the operating system. Thanks to it, hackers or cybercriminals can access your computer, execute malicious code or infect it with malware. Therefore, it is required to update the computer as soon as possible.

New security flaw detected in Cortana

It has been throughout this June 13 when the security problem that affects the computer assistant has been revealed. Undoubtedly, a major failure that affects all users with this version of the operating system.

Vulnerability in Cortana

McAfee researchers discovered this security flaw in Cortana. This is a bug that takes advantage of the assistant's ability to collect information and data on the computer. It is data that is available as long as the user requests it. This allows the attacker to execute malicious code and commands as long as a USB memory stick is inserted into the computer.

In addition, they could access the computer and introduce malware. In short, very annoying problems that can have many negative consequences for users who use this version of Windows. Although there is good news.

Because Microsoft has been very quick to detect this failure in Cortana and they have already made an update available to users. So you can protect yourself from this failure. The update is available now, but in case it doesn't reach you yet, you can disable the wizard.

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