Today's Top Windows System Articles for 2026-07-07

Meta Tests Pocket, an Experimental App for AI-Generated Mini-Games Called "Gizmos"

Meta is testing a new social media app called Pocket, designed to let users create, share, and discover AI-generated mini-games without needing coding skills, a Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. Th...

gHacks

Jul 5, 2026 - ghacks.net

YouTube's Ask Studio Vulnerability: How Prompt Injection Attacks Can Leak Creator Private Videos

The Hidden Risk in YouTube's AI Assistant: Understanding the Ask Studio Vulnerability YouTube's Ask Studio feature represents a useful innovation for content creators, offering an AI-powered assistant...

TechPlanet

Jul 5, 2026 - techplanet.today

Windows 11 version 26H2 is packed with surprising upgrades, and these 7 features might change how you use your PC

I picked the 7 Windows 11 version 26H2 features that matter most, from Start menu improvements to better search, security, and updates.

Latest from Windows Central

Jul 5, 2026 - windowscentral.com

Microsoft finally fixes bug that broke all major Windows 11 core UI components on some PCs

Microsoft has finally fixed a bug that was affecting some PCs for a whole year as it broke almost all the crucial UI elements. Read more...

Neowin

Jul 5, 2026 - neowin.net

MFA-optional banks leave safe doors (and accounts) wide open for thieves to pillage

Financial institutions are putting their clients at risk in the name of convenience.

www.theregister.com - Articles

Jul 5, 2026 - theregister.com

Microsoft’s Link to Windows removes ghost PCs from your Android phone ahead of its next big update

Every Virtual Machine I deleted for testing used to leave a ghost PC behind in Link to Windows, with no way to remove it from the phone app itself. Microsoft is finally rolling out a Remove PC option ...

Windows Latest

Jul 5, 2026 - windowslatest.com

Give my son the right to play Genshin Impact

Greatings, I've just installed a game named Genshin Impact for my son. For the installation, I've used my own admin account because installation requires an admin user to be completed. Now I rea...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Jul 5, 2026 - tenforums.com

Automatically Route Azure Service Health Alerts to the Right Service Owners Using Agentic Logic Apps

As organizations adopt more Azure services, operational ownership naturally becomes distributed across multiple teams. The platform team may own Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), the database team may m...

New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub

Jul 5, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com

Quordle hints and answers for Monday, July 6 (game #1624)

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.

Latest from TechRadar

Jul 5, 2026 - techradar.com

Protect yourself from ransomware by backing up your data with this 2TB Sabrent external SSD

Do you need a new external SSD with fast transfer speeds? Then check out the Sabrent Rocket XTRM 5. It's a 2TB disk, so has a lot of room for your files. Read more...

Neowin

Jul 6, 2026 - neowin.net

Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is eating up to 500GB of storage, verify if you are affected

Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is silently eating up to 500GB of your storage, fix coming July 14, 2026. The post Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is eating up to 500GB of storage, verify if you a...

Windows Latest

Jul 6, 2026 - windowslatest.com

Your Ring camera isn’t stopping crime. But it might be making you paranoid.

This class of doorbell cameras, which includes Amazon-owned Ring, Google Nest Doorbell, and SimpliSafe, is marketed as a convenient means of seeing who’s at your door, a tool to catch burglars and tre...

Technology | Vox

Jul 6, 2026 - vox.com

Purview Data Loss Prevention Introduces File Quarantine

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy rules can now use the move to quarantine action to block access to SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business files. If blocked, DLP replaces the quarantined file wi...

Microsoft 365 for IT Pros

Jul 6, 2026 - office365itpros.com

Arab Irish Chamber gathers business leaders for strategic briefing on Middle East

Irish exporters must adopt new strategic approaches to market diversification, logistics and risk management if they are to successfully navigate an increasingly uncertain global trading environment, ...

Irish Tech News

Jul 6, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie

Zombie ‘who owns Unix?’ lawsuit comes alive again

SCO's legal successor Xinuos asks legal brains to let it bite IBM over ancient license and copyright claims

www.theregister.com - Articles

Jul 6, 2026 - theregister.com

Using the firewall in your router to secure your SOHO network

NETWORKING By Simon Bisson Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) routers are more secure than you think — although they could do with a little help from their friends. Way back when we used dial-up to conne...

AskWoody

Jul 6, 2026 - askwoody.com

Art Science & Flags Collide at Sail4th 250

By Selva Ozelli, image Flag CCL Series by Selva Ozelli for Four Museums In central London’s Waterloo Place, a life-size statue of Banksy titled “Flag Man” emerged overnight late April as King Charles ...

Irish Tech News

Jul 6, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie

1 Year of This Popular Antivirus is on Sale for $20

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus protects one PC for a full year with no monthly fees, and it even comes with a VPN. The post 1 Year of This Popular Antivirus is on Sale for $20 appeared first on TechRepubl...

TechRepublic

Jul 6, 2026 - techrepublic.com

In three days, Ubuntu 25.10 will reach end of life, upgrade now

Ubuntu 25.10 is just three days away from reaching end of life. This means you won't get any more security updates if you are using it, so you need to upgrade soon. Read more...

Neowin

Jul 6, 2026 - neowin.net

Max severity Adobe ColdFusion flaw now exploited in attacks

Attackers are now exploiting a maximum-severity Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-48282, according to vulnerability intelligence company KEVIntel. [...]

BleepingComputer

Jul 6, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

MTU Launches Over 40 New Industry-Led Upskilling Courses

New Upskilling Courses launched by MTU to help people learn helpful new skills to follow new paths and opportunities. Many are short and specific in content and time duration to ensure effective, quic...

Irish Tech News

Jul 6, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie

'We’re seeing a clear divide': Many business leaders admit they only have a 'limited understanding' of AI budgets

Productivity and cost savings are actually dropping – new data shows a massive gap in visibility leading to poor ROI.

Latest from TechRadar

Jul 6, 2026 - techradar.com

Protect Windows from Password Guessing Attacks by Delaying Failed Login Attempts using Intune

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AnoopCNairSCCM?sub_confirmation=1 and LinkedIn page for latest updates htt...

HTMD Community Intune Windows Modern Workplace Device Management

Jul 6, 2026 - anoopcnair.com

‘They are another reminder of criminal activity designed to defraud people’: NatWest boss becomes latest City figure caught in AI social media scam

Another top banking figure is the subject of a deepfake image designed to scam social media users

Latest from TechRadar

Jul 6, 2026 - techradar.com

Insert token to continue, says AI. Yeah, about that...

Barney Rubble points to bubble trouble

www.theregister.com - Articles

Jul 6, 2026 - theregister.com

Opera Adds Paste Protect Feature to Block ClickFix Clipboard Attacks in Latest Release

Opera has added Paste Protect, a security feature designed to prevent ClickFix-style attacks where users are tricked into copying and executing malicious comman Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. Th...

gHacks

Jul 6, 2026 - ghacks.net

We built a trillion-dollar security industry on top of an unprotected layer

As attackers increasingly exploit the 'human stack', organizations must shift from purely technical defenses to behavior-based resilience.

Latest from TechRadar

Jul 6, 2026 - techradar.com

Be careful entering one-time codes in Microsoft's login flow, you could be getting phished

Kaspersky has outlined a sophisticated phishing method it has seen used in the wild in recent months. It shared tips on how to mitigate the threat. Read more...

Neowin

Jul 6, 2026 - neowin.net

Prompt Injection Attacks Trick AI Agents Into Making Crypto Payments

Researchers uncovered two campaigns embedding indirect prompt injections in malicious websites to exploit autonomous AI agents browsing the web. The post Prompt Injection Attacks Trick AI Agents Into ...

SecurityWeek

Jul 6, 2026 - securityweek.com

Limited initial availability of the iPhone Ultra may be a feature, not a bug

After conflicting reports about when the iPhone Ultra would launch, there’s now a clear consensus that it will be announced in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro. It does, however, look likely that...

9to5Mac

Jul 6, 2026 - 9to5mac.com

Irish scientist Sir Adrian Hill wins European Inventor Award 2026 for highly effective malaria vaccine

The European Patent Office (EPO) has awarded Irish scientist Sir Adrian Hill the European Inventor Award 2026 in the Research category for developing the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine. According to the...

Irish Tech News

Jul 6, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie

6th July – Threat Intelligence Report

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 6th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES River Bank & Trust, a US financial institution, has ex...

Check Point Research

Jul 6, 2026 - research.checkpoint.com

Cisco patches decades-old vulnerabilities in ClamAV scanning engine

Cisco's Talos group has released critical security updates for ClamAV, a widely used open-source antivirus engine integrated into mail gateways and endpoint security tools. The patches address seven d...

4sysops

Jul 6, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Cavern Manticore: Exposing Iran-Linked Modular C2 Framework

Key Points Introduction Since early 2026, Check Point Research (CPR) has tracked a new modular command-and-control framework used by Cavern Manticore, an Iran-nexus APT group primarily targeting Israe...

Check Point Research

Jul 6, 2026 - research.checkpoint.com

Siri AI is finally good, and Apple is going to win the AI wars

Apple is doing it again, it is coming late to the party. But it will eventually dominate AI because of how it thinks about users and about use cases where rivals consider only technical issues.Hopeful...

AppleInsider News

Jul 6, 2026 - appleinsider.com

Moody Bible Institute breach leaves 2.3M accounts needing salvation, says cyber expert

ShinyHunters leaks names, addresses, DOBs, and more after Christian college discloses cyberattack

www.theregister.com - Articles

Jul 6, 2026 - theregister.com

Proof-of-Concept Exploit Released for Linux ‘Bad Epoll’ Root Access Vulnerability

Organizations are urged to patch after proof-of-concept code makes the Linux root escalation flaw easier to exploit. The post Proof-of-Concept Exploit Released for Linux ‘Bad Epoll’ Root Access Vulner...

SecurityWeek

Jul 6, 2026 - securityweek.com

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of SharePoint RCE Vulnerability

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that threat actors are actively exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint. Organizations running affect...

Petri IT Knowledgebase

Jul 6, 2026 - petri.com

US Adults Are Throwing Away Over $250 a Year on Unused Subscriptions, CNET Finds

We're spending more on subscriptions than before, but we're losing even more.

CNET

Jul 6, 2026 - cnet.com

Mobile green refuelling station to support hydrogen bus fleet

Following the delivery of the bus fleet and the securing of a green hydrogen supply, Weser-Ems-Bus has commissioned a mobile hydrogen refuelling station in Lower Saxony, enabling the rapid deployment ...

Irish Tech News

Jul 6, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie

Manage Hybrid Infrastructure with Azure Arc

Use Azure Arc to bring on-prem servers, Kubernetes clusters, and edge resources into Azure governance without losing sight of local operations.

ATA Learning

Jul 6, 2026 - adamtheautomator.com

HubSpot increased leads by 1850%, and we asked them how: The AEO playbook

I caught up with Aja Frost to get her thoughts on how other businesses can benefit by optimizing their websites for AEO

Latest from TechRadar

Jul 6, 2026 - techradar.com

Brit supermarket giant triples down on facial recog to nab shoplifters

Up to 150 more stores to get the 'Orwellian' tech by year's end

www.theregister.com - Articles

Jul 6, 2026 - theregister.com

Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists, and a ransomware gang last year

The hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency's annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies.

TechCrunch

Jul 6, 2026 - techcrunch.com

From season 4 episode 11 is merely fan ragebait — stop Googling it and stream this 'thrilling' new MGM+ show instead

Why are you googling From season 4 episode 11 when you knew that episode 10 was the finale? Don't let the internet waste your time — here's what to stream instead.

Latest from TechRadar

Jul 6, 2026 - techradar.com

What billions of AI predictions taught Expedia before the age of AI agents

There's an important distinction between AI that just works today, and AI that lasts at scale. Many companies optimize hard for the first one without ever asking whether they're building the second.Ve...

VentureBeat

Jul 6, 2026 - venturebeat.com

Amnezia VPN restores premium service in Russia following devastating state-sponsored cyberattack

Amnezia VPN has successfully restored its Premium service in Russia following a massive, multi-pronged attack by the state censor Roskomnadzor that knocked out 90% of its local servers in June.

Latest from TechRadar

Jul 6, 2026 - techradar.com

Signals Over Metrics: A Better Way to Measure Lifecycle Marketing Performance

Marketing teams have more data today than they’ve ever had: open rates, click-through rates, conversion dashboards, attribution reports. Nearly every interaction a customer has with a brand gets measu...

Ciente

Jul 6, 2026 - ciente.io

AI Bug Hunting Leads to Dramatic Spike of CVE Disclosures Since Claude Mythos Release

Epoch AI data points to a record June surge in public software-flaw disclosures as AI bug-hunting expands, but the data cannot prove which flaws AI found. The post AI Bug Hunting Leads to Dramatic Spi...

WinBuzzer

Jul 6, 2026 - winbuzzer.com

5 insights from Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Frost Radar™ for Cloud Security Posture Management

Read five key learnings from the Frost & Sullivan 2025 Frost Radar™ for CSPM to learn how CSPM is evolving from point-in-time compliance to continuous risk management. The post 5 insights from Frost &...

Microsoft Security Blog

Jul 6, 2026 - microsoft.com

Seattle’s Cascade PBS spins out Local Public, a tech platform that builds streaming apps for stations

The goal is to provide local PBS stations nationwide their own branded, station-curated streaming apps — plus tools for fundraising and audience data — as an alternative to a one-size-fits-all nationa...

GeekWire

Jul 6, 2026 - geekwire.com

A weird issue every six weeks! Some programs work, others don't.

Windows 10 22H2. Patched up. Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50 GHz Every six weeks or so my PC starts up with a bizarre problem. Some programs work OK, Firefox for example, while other fail to start or sta...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Jul 6, 2026 - tenforums.com

OpenSSH 10.4 introduces post-quantum signatures and critical security fixes

OpenSSH 10.4 has been released to address multiple security vulnerabilities affecting the sftp, scp, and sshd components. A primary fix prevents malicious servers from tricking the sftp client into do...

4sysops

Jul 6, 2026 - 4sysops.com

DOJ Using Gang, Terrorist Prosecutors To Ensure People Opposed To Trump Are Treated Like Gang Members, Terrorists

The authoritarianism has been out in the open pretty much since day one with this presidency. Things that leak out around the edges — unaccompanied by official statements, announcements, or randomly-c...

Techdirt

Jul 6, 2026 - techdirt.com

JadePuffer: The First Complete LLM-Driven Ransomware Attack

An "agentic threat actor" successfully exploited a Langflow flaw to steal data from a production database server and encrypt other systems.

darkreading

Jul 6, 2026 - darkreading.com

Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic’s anti-surveillance stance

Anthropic accused of spying on users; engineer says “experiment” is over.

Ars Technica - All content

Jul 6, 2026 - arstechnica.com

Azure CLI Password Spray Attack Exposes Microsoft 365 MFA Gap

A password spray campaign targeting Azure CLI sign-ins exposed how narrow Conditional Access policies can leave Microsoft 365 accounts vulnerable even when MFA is enabled. The post Azure CLI Password ...

TechRepublic

Jul 6, 2026 - techrepublic.com

Windows 11 25H2 causes Explorer/Shell issues after login

Windows 11 Forum

Jul 6, 2026 - elevenforum.com

Januscape: Guest-to-Host Escape in KVM/x86 [CVE-2026-53359]

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Hacker News

Jul 6, 2026 - github.com

Securing multi-agent AI chains with three-layer Cedar authorization

Multi-agent AI systems face significant risks from privilege abuse when agents delegate tasks across complex, multi-hop chains. Without deterministic controls, an agent might exceed the original user'...

4sysops

Jul 6, 2026 - 4sysops.com

AWS CloudWatch adds dynamic instrumentation for live application debugging

Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals now includes a dynamic instrumentation feature that captures runtime state from live applications. This capability allows for the inspection of method arguments, ...

4sysops

Jul 6, 2026 - 4sysops.com

First end-to-end AI-powered ransomware attack has been spotted

Researchers have identified a ransomware campaign dubbed JadePuffer that was executed almost entirely by an autonomous AI agent. The attack targeted an internet-facing Langflow instance by exploiting ...

4sysops

Jul 6, 2026 - 4sysops.com

A Practical Guide to Kubernetes Security Management

Manage Kubernetes security with RBAC, Pod Security, network policies, posture scanning, and runtime detection using Kubescape, Falco, and Defender.

ATA Learning

Jul 6, 2026 - adamtheautomator.com

Google Chrome An error occurred while checking for updates: Update check failed to start (error code 3: 0X80070002 -- system level).

Windows 11 Forum

Jul 6, 2026 - elevenforum.com

Don't move messages with attachments option now missing from Outlook 365 Classic

Windows 11 Forum

Jul 6, 2026 - elevenforum.com

‘I am mortified’: An iPhone user sent ‘sensitive pictures’ to a stranger’s phone after making this simple iMessage mistake — here’s how to avoid the same fate

An iPhone user accidentally sent ‘sensitive’ texts to the wrong person after their partner made one key mistake.

Latest from TechRadar

Jul 6, 2026 - techradar.com

EU urged to act after Pegasus infects phone of spyware inquiry MEP

Campaigners demand investigation and long-delayed action on PEGA Committee recommendations

www.theregister.com - Articles

Jul 6, 2026 - theregister.com

Microsoft Copilot OS revealed in LEAKED video

Windows 11 Forum

Jul 6, 2026 - elevenforum.com

GitHub cuts short offer to burn repos on CD after mockery ensues

A purported jab of Sony’s physical media phase-out blows up on GitHub itself.

www.theregister.com - Articles

Jul 6, 2026 - theregister.com