The End of an Era: Microsoft Phases Out VBScript for JavaScript and PowerShell

Microsoft announced plans to deprecate VBScript in Windows (with a phased removal starting in H2 2024) and to move away from NTLM toward Kerberos; the article also highlights security and privacy concerns about the new Recall feature that snapshots user screens and stores them locally, which researchers warn could be abused by attackers to harvest sensitive information. The piece is primarily informational about product changes and potential abuse vectors rather than an active incident or exploit.