Windows 10 was thought by the Microsoft company to provide security to users who choose to install the operating system on their own computers, but unfortunately this is not fully fulfilled. According to recently discovered information, the personal assistant Cortana of those from Microsoft is capable of "breaking" computers that are password protected in Windows 10, the Americans releasing a security patch to solve the problem.
Windows 10 had this major security issue discovered by McAfee, they managed to activate Cortana in LockScreen to run malicious code on computers and gain access to them. Of course, a hacker must have physical access to a computer to be able to exploit this Windows 10 security problem, but from there Cortana can be used to access files from a USB stick and infect a computer with malware, viruses, or anything else.
Windows 10: Cortana BREAKS Protected PCs
Windows 10 can run any kind of files through Cortana even if that computer is protected with a password, Microsoft company releasing a security patch to solve the problem, but it must be installed by people. Of course, those computers that do not have Cortana enabled for use in Windows 10, or only in LockScreen, cannot be infected, this being the simplest method to block such an attack, so the simple recommendation is to avoid the personal assistant.
"une's "Patch Tuesday" (June 12) is here, but it is likely that many Windows 10 users have not yet applied these updates. If you haven't, just be sure not to leave your laptop lying around! The patches in this cycle fix a code execution vulnerability using the default settings for Windows 10 and the "Cortana" voice assistant."
Windows 10 has been updated countless times by those from Microsoft to solve various problems, whether they were based on security vulnerabilities or other computer performance problems. The one now discovered by McAfee in Windows 10 is just a new proof of the fact that no matter how hard Microsoft tries to secure its operating systems, it still has a lot of work to do to protect its users as it should.
