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Microsofts First Windows XP Patch in Years Is a Very Bad Sign

Published: May 16, 2019, 4:31 p.m.

b'This week, Microsoft issued patches for 79 flaws across its platforms and products. One of them merits particular attention: a bug so bad that Microsoft released a fix for it on Windows XP, an operating system it officially abandoned five years ago. There\\u2019s maybe no better sign of a vulnerability\\u2019s severity; the last time Microsoft bothered to make a Windows XP fix publicly available was a little over two years ago, in the months before the WannaCry ransomware attack swept the globe.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'