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Update Windows 10 NOW: Major Microsoft security flaw could let hackers use Cortana to bypass your password and access private files your computer

June 06, 2018

Security experts have warned about a major security flaw in Windows 10 that could allow hackers to bypass the password on your computer and access private files. The cyber attack leverages a vulnerability in digital assistant Cortana. The Microsoft voice assistant is built into every version of Windows 10 and is designed to schedule calendar appointments, check the weather, set reminders, send emails, and more. However, the new security flaw could enable hackers to browse files, install a virus, and even reset your password – locking you out of your own machine. The flaw allows criminals to invoke the Cortana desktop menu from the lock screen – when the computer is supposedly secure – and use it to trawl files on the system. Security researchers were able to use the same flaw to trick the AI assistant into launching a malicious app to reset the password and gain full access to the PC. Scroll down for video Windows 10’s in-built voice assistant Cortana (pictured in-use, above) can be used to schedule calendar appointments, check the weather, set reminders, send emails, and more  The hack was discovered by McAfee security researchers and works on laptops and desktop computers that are password protected….

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