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Update your Windows PC to avoid a serious Wi-Fi vulnerability

Don’t put off your next update.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Last week, Microsoft patched a pretty nasty vulnerability in Windows 11 and 10 that could put your PC at risk when connected to a public Wi-Fi network, as spotted earlier by The Register. The vulnerability ( CVE-2024-30078) could let hackers deploy a malicious packet to devices connected to the same Wi-Fi networks in places like airports, coffee shops, hotels, or even workplaces.

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