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The Tycoon2FA phishing kit now supports device-code phishing attacks and abuses Trustifi click-tracking URLs to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts. [...]
Michael Patrick King has spent decades writing about people navigating worlds where everything feels transactional. With the colossally successful Sex and the City, which spawned multiple films and th...
Uncanny rebuild resurrects the 2009 desktop, complete with support, updates, and licensing questions
A new report claims that Apple intends to make few changes to the current Apple Watch Series 11, beyond a new Watch face.Apple WatchesPrevious reports have said that the Apple Watch Series 12 may get ...
New “SecureBoot” folder created by Windows 11 KB5089549 is expected behavior for Secure Boot certificates update and not a known issue. The post Microsoft confirms the new Secure Boot folder in Window...
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) has become the de facto standard for grounding large language models (LLMs) in private data. The standard architecture — chunking documents, embedding them into a ...
A cybersecurity researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a Windows privilege escalation zero-day dubbed "MiniPlasma" that lets attackers gain SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows s...
My mouse freezes randomly and when I turn it upside down I can see that the red light is off. Then after a few seconds the red light gets back and the mouse starts working again. It is more common to ...
The UN's top digital envoy outlined a multi-stakeholder approach to AI governance at Seattle University, warning that computing power and wealth are concentrated in a handful of areas while most of th...
Stuck with an AI bill for tens of thousands of dollars? You're not alone by a long shot
The Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 hacking contest has concluded, with security researchers collecting $1,298,250 in rewards after exploiting 47 zero-day flaws. [...]
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Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating ‘unnecessary pain and pointless work’
A deluge of automated AI bug reports has pushed Linux's security team to a breaking point. Torvalds is demanding a massive change from drive-by contributors. Read more...
A recently patched local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rxgk module now has a proof-of-concept exploit that allows attackers to gain root access on some Linux systems. [...]
Participants demonstrated exploits for Windows, Linux, VMware, Nvidia, and AI products. The post Hackers Earn $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Microsoft has confirmed that the May 2026 Windows 11 security update (KB5089549) fails to install on some systems and triggers 0x800f0922 errors. [...]
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Hi, in responding to a thread here I booted to Safe Mode (via SHITF click Restart as usual) to check something, but when I booted normally again...no Wifi icon, desktop blank, taskbar missing other th...
Windows 11 25H2 has been publicly released, but behind the scenes, Microsoft is constantly working to improve the newest version of Windows. The company frequently rolls out preview builds to members ...
The security update for Microsoft Teams for Android is not immediately available. Customers running affected Microsoft Teams for would need to install the update to be protected from this vulnerabilit...
Updated FAQ information. This is an informational change only.
Improper authentication in Azure Local Disconnected Operations allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Update the Security Updates table to remove incorrectly added software
The advent of the MoreRecordsAvailable property gives the Search-UnifiedAuditLog more precise control over fetching large numbers of audit records (up to 50,000 records). It’s a welcome change to repo...
Windows 11 KB5089549 can still allow a dangerous Registry-based privilege escalation attack, potentially enabling attackers to fully compromise systems. Read more...
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The flaw leads to denial-of-service on default configurations and to remote code execution if ASLR is disabled. The post Exploitation of Critical NGINX Vulnerability Begins appeared first on SecurityW...
PUBLIC DEFENDER Microsoft ruined Windows’ local account — but here’s the fix By Brian Livingston Windows users have installed the operating system for decades using what’s known as a local account. Bu...
ToolsEV, created during Startup Weekend Women Dublin, beat teams from 40 cities across six continents An Irish-based startup team has won the Techstars Startup Weekend Women Global Pitch Competition w...
In a recent video by the [Chornobyl Family] it’s shown how they made the SKALA status display which was featured at the recent 40-year memorial exhibition of the Chornobyl Nuclear …read more
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Letting a 21-year-old write critical code without supervision is not smart
KB5089549 introduces a new change that simplifies the update for the mandatory critical security update on Windows 11. Read more...
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Microsoft’s AI chief says white‑collar jobs could vanish in 18 months as automation accelerates across organizations.
In a recent speech at Rome’s La Sapienza University, Pope Leo XIV warned that investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weapons could push the world into what he called a “spiral of annihil...
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A new survey of over 2,000 SMBs finds 52 percent rank cybersecurity and data protection among their top business priorities for the next 12 months, second only to growth (59 percent) and well ahead of...
Governments can't touch VPNs technically or commercially. The mess they'll make if they try will be off the scale
The researcher dropped the MiniPlasma exploit that uses the original proof-of-concept (PoC) code targeting the bug. The post Researcher Drops MiniPlasma Windows Exploit for Unpatched 2020 CVE appeared...
Another month, another update for Windows which is problematic. This time around, it is the May 2026 Windows 11 security update – or the KB5089549 update. The good news is that the problem is not too ...
This post was originally published on The Nuanced Perspective and is being reposted here with the authors’ permission. Agent skills are everywhere right now. Atlassian built them into Rovo so agents c...
If you need a VPN gateway to access your home network, the fastest and most cost-effective way is probably by using a Raspberry Pi Zero. But in [Samir Makwana]’s view, …read more
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Apple has for years been using a procedure known as chip binning to reuse faulty chips in other models of a product, or even entirely different products. A new report gives further examples of case...
Firefox maker says the tools are basic security infrastructure, not teenage contraband
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AI agents capable of discovering and exploiting obscure vulnerabilities are emerging alongside developers producing vast amounts of potentially flawed AI-generated code, forcing defenders to adapt acc...
Guest post by Neil Bowden, EMEA AI Business development lead, Dell Technologies Ireland Artificial intelligence (AI) holds immense potential to drive human progress, improve productivity, reshape indu...
Security researchers say a new macOS infostealer called SHub Reaper disguises itself as Apple security software to steal passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and sensitive files.HTML source code showing...
Writing documentation for Intune and endpoint management environments often comes down to a practical constraint that is easy to underestimate. You need accurate, consistent visuals from mobile device...
Computer scientist and AI industry veteran Oren Etzioni argues that OpenAI's nonprofit-to-for-profit conversion sets a dangerous precedent for American charity law, and that the real reckoning will ha...
Whenever the new Siri finally launches, it’s going to be the most privacy-respecting AI chatbot out there, with an additional privacy feature reported yesterday. We already knew that Apple’s agreeme...
MiniPlasma raises fresh doubts about Microsoft's Windows 11 fix for CVE-2020-17103 after a new proof of concept claimed patched systems can reach SYSTEM. The post Old Windows Flaw Returns to Spotlight...
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Cybercriminals are once again refining their tactics, as the Tycoon 2FA phishing kit evolves to target Microsoft 365 accounts. Instead of stealing passwords, attackers now manipulate users into granti...
Sam Altman and Elon Musk are facing off in a high-stakes trial that could alter the future of OpenAI and its most well-known product, ChatGPT. In 2024, Musk filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of abandoni...
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Configure Microsoft Purview DLP in M365 to protect sensitive data across Teams, Exchange, and SharePoint with sensitive information types and policy templates.
Google has patched an Android ADB bug in the May security patch set. If you have a Pixel phone you should already have the patches, and most other major manufacturers …read more
Get Surfshark One+ with Incogni for $102 (reg. $500.40) and cover VPN, alerts, antivirus, and data removal. The post What If Your Digital Footprint Could Shrink? appeared first on TechRepublic.
A new Windows 11 bug called MiniPlasma was disclosed on GitHub, together with a PoC.
Shift comes amid mounting reports of successful social engineering attacks targeting higher-ups in government
watchOS 26 added hypertension alerts to Apple Watch last fall, which you can learn how to enable here. A new report today, however, says Apple has another new high blood pressure feature coming to App...
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Implementing passkeys in Microsoft Entra is far more than simply enabling a new authentication method. A successful passkey rollout requires careful planning and coordination. One of the most importan...
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 18th May, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Vodafone, a major international telecom, has sustained...
Ubotica Technologies, a pioneer in space-based AI, has announced a partnership agreement with NOVI Space Inc. (“NOVI”), a global leader in orbit edge computing and next-generation satellite infrastruc...
Researchers say 18-year-old flaw already being probed and exploited just days after disclosure
Microsoft has confirmed that its May 2026 Windows 11 security update (KB5089549) may fail to install on some systems, triggering an error and rolling back changes during the process. The issue stems f...
Funnel Builder WordPress plugin is being exploited to steal people's credit cards but the flaw has since been patched.
Most MCP servers in the wild are single-instance processes. That's fine when they're driving a local Claude or VS Code session — but it's the wrong shape for a production agent fleet that has to absor...
See how built-in security helps keep your growing business running, protect customer trust, and support growth. The post How to better protect your growing business in an AI-powered world appeared fir...
This week's Model Mondays edition pairs three models available through the Hugging Face collection in Microsoft Foundry: Tongyi-MAI's Z-Image-Turbo, a new designed for lower latency on a single GPU an...
As enterprises scale the use of AI agents, SOC teams need visibility into AI agent behavior. The Agent 365 connector, now in public preview, streams rich agent telemetry from Agent 365 into Microsoft ...
Introduction To see why this problem scales so quickly, start with the smallest possible change: a single line of code. In modern software, even a tiny edit is rarely just a local modification. It ca...
Torvalds says everyone is using AI to report on the same flaws, most of which have already been fixed.
The Gates Foundation Trust has sold its remaining 7.7 million shares of Microsoft, marking the end of an era for the Seattle-based philanthropy as it ramps up global grantmaking. Read More
Shai-Hulud worm exploited GitHub Actions misconfiguration to poison shared cache, now project weighing nuclear option on unsolicited contributions
Problem Statement When Easy Auth (Azure App Service’s built-in authentication and authorization) is enabled on a Logic App Standard, users frequently report that they cannot open the run history. Spec...
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Every migration starts with the same questions: what do we have, and where should it go? Getting from those question to a clear, execution-ready answer has historically taken weeks. From exporting spr...
Game Over?! gamified the identification of scammers who sought thrills from terrorising the elderly
Four supply-chain incidents hit OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta in 50 days: three adversary-driven attacks and one self-inflicted packaging failure. None targeted the model, and all four exposed the same g...
A jury ruled unanimously Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to file his lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft, finding the defendants not liable on all claims after less than two hours ...
Microsoft has released KB5091157, an emergency update for Windows Server 2025 to resolve the issue where domain controllers may repeatedly restart...
Paid skins prove you have cash, but Diablo 4’s hidden grinds prove dedication beats a wallet every time.
In the late 1940s—when computer engineers were grappling with unreliable hardware and noisy transmission environments—a team of engineers inside a modest lab at the University of Manchester, England, ...
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A user submits a prompt. The agent burns through 50,000 tokens looping on a malformed tool response. Another user trips a model rate limit and the agent silently fails. A bad prompt update goes out at...
Plus ModuleJail, a radical proposal for minimizing the impact of similar bugs
Linux creator Linus Torvalds issued a direct warning to the open-source community on Sunday, May 17, 2026, saying that a relentless wave of AI-generated bug reports has made the kernel's private secur...
Spec-Driven Development for AI-Enabled Enterprise Systems How to make specs the single source of truth for your React frontends, backend services, data, and AI agents. If you are building an enterpri...
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Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) 2016 Service Pack 3 (SP3) became generally available on May 14, 2026, after an initial release in late March 2026 that Microsoft quietly withdrew without public explan...
Microsoft really doesn't want customers to upgrade older PCs to Windows 11, but there are workarounds for all but the oldest devices. Extended security updates for Windows 10 will stop in just a few m...
Microsoft has made Platform Single Sign-On (PSSO) during Automated Device Enrollment (ADE) generally available for macOS. The new EnableRegistrationDuringSetup setting in Microsoft Intune completes de...
The Agentic Opportunity Agentic Platforms in Microsoft 365, Power Platform and Azure Every partner has agent ambition, but a single workshop format cannot serve every builder. Business makers want...
Impact Statement: Starting from 13:59 UTC on 18 May 2026, customers using Microsoft Fabric - including Power BI and PowerBI Embedded - may be experiencing delays or failures while interacting with the...
Applications are rarely changed all at once anymore. Teams use feature flags, targeting rules, and progressive rollout patterns to introduce changes gradually and reduce risk. This rollout model gives...
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