Windows 10 vulnerability from Cortana helps hackers open unauthorized malicious websites and how to fix them

Two security researchers Tal Be'ery and Amichai Shulman discovered a particularly serious flaw from Cortana. By default, Cortana will always listen to users' requests, even if the lock screen on Windows 10, this is the hole that gives hackers the opportunity to manipulate the device and install malicious code. in computer.

This is not the only gateway originating from Cortana on a Windows 10-based computer so hackers can attack the computer. Researchers can even easily control a password-protected computer and are in the lock screen when it connects to a wifi network. Taking advantage of this vulnerability, hackers can access other computers that share the same network that the target computer is initially connected to and take control of.

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Shortly after being notified of the vulnerability, Microsoft confirmed the error and resolved temporarily by forcing a browser on a locked device to be redirected to Bing instead of another page.

To ensure the safety of your computer at the present time, users should turn off voice commands for Cortana before the issue resolves thoroughly according to the following instructions:

Step 1: Click on the search bar of Cortana.

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Step 2: Access Settings.

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Step 3: In the Settings window, go to 'Hey Cortana ' -> switch the status to Off .

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Step 4: Continue to find ' Lock Screem ' and switch to Off status.

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