Microsoft Defender Antivirus gets ‘performance mode’ for Dev Drives
Microsoft has introduced a new Microsoft Defender capability named “performance mode” for developers on Windows 11, tuned to reduce the...
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US govt contractor ABB confirms ransomware attack, data theft
Swiss tech multinational and U.S. government contractor ABB has confirmed that some of its systems were impacted by a ransomware...
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Mozilla stops Firefox fullscreen VPN ads after user outrage
Firefox users have been complaining about very intrusive full-screen advertisements promoting Mozilla VPN displayed in the web browser when navigating an...
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Emby shuts down user media servers hacked in recent attack
Image: Bing Image Creator Emby says it remotely shut down an undisclosed number of user-hosted media server instances that were recently...
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BlackByte ransomware claims City of Augusta cyberattack
The city of Augusta in Georgia, U.S., has confirmed that the most recent IT system outage was caused by unauthorized access...
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Windows 11 finally gets a ‘never combine taskbar buttons’ mode
Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 dev build that adds a long-awaited feature allowing users to ensure that all...
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Looking under the hood of Intellexa’s Android spyware
Image: Bing Create Security researchers at Cisco Talos and the Citizen Lab have presented a new technical analysis of the...
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D-Link fixes auth bypass and RCE flaws in D-View 8 software
D-Link has fixed two critical-severity vulnerabilities in its D-View 8 network management suite that could allow remote attackers to bypass...
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Microsoft 365 phishing attacks use encrypted RPMSG messages
Attackers are now using encrypted RPMSG attachments sent via compromised Microsoft 365 accounts to steal Microsoft credentials in targeted phishing attacks designed...
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What’s a Double-Blind Password Strategy and When Should It Be Used
Password security, like threat actor methods, continues to evolve. As computing power grows, previously best-practice passwords become increasingly vulnerable. Password...
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New Russian-linked CosmicEnergy malware targets industrial systems
Mandiant security researchers have discovered a new malware called CosmicEnergy designed to disrupt industrial systems and linked to Russian cybersecurity...
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Zyxel warns of critical vulnerabilities in firewall and VPN devices
Zyxel is warning customers of two critical-severity vulnerabilities in several of its firewall and VPN products that attackers could leverage without authentication....
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