Microsoft warns of blue screen crashes caused by April updates
Microsoft warned customers this week that their systems might crash with a blue screen error caused by a secure kernel fatal error after installing Windows…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Some devices offered Windows 11 upgrades despite Intune blocks
Microsoft is working to fix an ongoing issue causing some users’ Windows devices to be offered Windows 11 upgrades despite Intune policies preventing them. This…
MITRE warns that funding for critical CVE program expires today
MITRE Vice President Yosry Barsoum has warned that U.S. government funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) and Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) programs expires…
ChatGPT 4.1 early benchmarks compared against Google Gemini
ChatGPT 4.1 is now rolling out, and it’s a significant leap from GPT 4o, but it fails to beat the benchmark set by Google Gemini.…
Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing
Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies. Midnight Blizzard, aka ‘Cozy Bear’ or…
Landmark Admin data breach impact now reaches 1.6 million people
Landmark Admin has issued an update to its investigation of a cyberattack it suffered in May 2024, increasing the number of impacted individuals to 1.6…
Infamous message board 4chan taken down following major hack
4chan, an infamous online forum, was taken offline earlier today after what appears to be a significant hack and has since been loading intermittently. Members…
Microsoft blocks ActiveX by default in Microsoft 365, Office 2024
Microsoft announced it will begin disabling all ActiveX controls in Windows versions of Microsoft 365 and Office 2024 applications later this month. Introduced almost three…
Exchange 2016 and 2019 reach end of support in six months
Microsoft warned that Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019 will reach the end of support six months from now, on October 14. The Exchange Server Engineering…
Google adds Android auto-reboot to block forensic data extractions
Google is rolling out a new security mechanism on Android devices that will automatically reboot locked, unused devices after three consecutive days of inactivity, restoring…
Microsoft warns of CPU spikes when typing in classic Outlook
Microsoft warned Windows users of increased CPU usage when typing while using recent versions of the classic Outlook email client. The company acknowledged this issue…
Hertz confirms customer info, drivers’ licenses stolen in data breach
Car rental giant Hertz Corporation warns it suffered a data breach after customer data for its Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands was stolen in the…