The threat actor behind two malicious browser extension campaigns, ShadyPanda and GhostPoster, has been attributed to a third attack campaign codenamed DarkSpectre that has impacted 2.2 million users ...

Nearly three decades after the launch of Internet Explorer, or 27 years to be precise, Microsoft discontinued this classic browser to focus on Microsoft Edge. The company announced the end of Internet ...

Instead of releasing new features with major annual updates, Microsoft is rolling out new changes with feature drops. In fact, as we learned in our Windows 12 explainer, the Redmond giant is moving to ...

In June 2022, Microsoft officially retired Internet Explorer and ended support on all operating systems, except some LTSC and Windows Server versions. Basically, for an average user, Internet Explorer ...

Microsoft has updated the Internet Explorer (IE) mode in its Edge browser after receiving credible reports in August 2025 that unknown attackers were using the tool to gain unauthorized access to ...

Microsoft has revamped the Internet Explorer (IE) mode in its Edge browser after uncovering a sophisticated campaign where threat actors abused the feature to compromise users’ devices. According to a ...

Microsoft Edge users will now have to jump through a few extra hoops to access the browser’s Internet Explorer (IE) Mode. This is because the Edge browser security team was recently made aware that ...

Microsoft claimed that it had discovered that hackers are using zero-day weaknesses in the Chakra JavaScript engine to gain access to target devices, thus it is limiting access to Internet Explorer ...

With Windows 11, Microsoft has removed a number of outdated apps and features, including the long-hated Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer is an old and outdated browser, and Microsoft intended to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, May 15, 2025: This story, originally published May 14, ...