Today's Top Windows System Articles for 2026-09-08

Time lords prepare to kick leap seconds into the next millennium

Risk of an unprecedented negative adjustment prompts plan to let UTC drift by as much as an hour

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 6, 2026 - theregister.com

Attackers conceal phishing lures using invisible Unicode characters

Threat actors have adopted the ASCII smuggling technique in phishing campaigns, using invisible Unicode characters to evade email security filters. [...]

BleepingComputer

Sep 6, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

Skin cancer detection tools powered by AI are improving. Not everyone is benefitting

Imagine you’re getting out of the shower one morning and you notice a mole on your thigh that you’ve never seen before. It’s reddish brown, bumpy and surprisingly large. Is it a benign mole, or is it ...

Fast Company - technology

Sep 6, 2026 - fastcompany.com

CVE-2026-85046: Critical Chromium Sandbox Escape Actively Exploited in the Wild

A Critical Vulnerability Exposed On September 3, 2026, the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published details of CVE-2026-85046, a critical type confusion vulnerability in Google Chrome's V8 Java...

TechPlanet

Sep 6, 2026 - techplanet.today

Netflix includes 80+ ad-free iPhone and iPad games, here’s every app

Looking for new iPhone and iPad games to play? The App Store has plenty of games without ads and in-app purchases. Apple Arcade is a great subscription option for families, though it’s not the only ...

9to5Mac

Sep 6, 2026 - 9to5mac.com

Trojan quarantine

Malwatebites has quarantined a Trojan. What should I do to keep safe ?

Windows 10 Help Forums

Sep 6, 2026 - tenforums.com

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Thad with a comment about calls for RFK Jr.’s resignation coming entirely from Democrats: And that’s why trying to distill partisan politics...

Techdirt

Sep 6, 2026 - techdirt.com

Excel keeps people on Windows, and a Linux distro creator wants Microsoft to end that

DHH asked Satya Nadella why Word and Excel still don't run natively on Linux. Microsoft's FY2026 results show Windows is now a fraction of its revenue, while Azure and Microsoft 365 grow by double dig...

Windows Latest

Sep 6, 2026 - windowslatest.com

Windows 11 Will Auto-Enable Memory Integrity Starting in October, With Possible Gaming Impact on Older CPUs

Microsoft will start automatically turning on Memory Integrity for eligible Windows 11 devices via regular quality updates beginning in October 2026. Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Wind...

gHacks

Sep 7, 2026 - ghacks.net

Riot Launches World Star Challengers Invitational 2026, a First Global Event for Tier 2 League of Legends Teams

Riot Games and TJ Sports have announced the World Star Challengers Invitational (WSCI) 2026, a new international League of Legends tournament that will bring to Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. Th...

gHacks

Sep 7, 2026 - ghacks.net

How Charged Water Drops Induce Corrosion

Generally, we do not look at the gentle patter of raindrops on a surface with much concern, but according to a study by [Zhongyuan Ni] et al. in Nature, we should …read more

Blog – Hackaday

Sep 7, 2026 - hackaday.com

N-able patches max severity N-central flaw amid ongoing attacks

N-able has released an emergency hotfix for a maximum-severity remote code execution (RCE) flaw affecting its N-central remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform. [...]

BleepingComputer

Sep 7, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

Thailand pauses all datacenter builds and approvals

PLUS: Fujitsu not yet budgeting Horizon compensation; DeepSeek's vast Huawei GPU buy; Korea plans sovereign security model; and more

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 7, 2026 - theregister.com

Code 28 device manager. New remotes won’t work

My 13 year old son bought himself a used turtle beach stealth ultra because it has the back paddles. The store I bought it from wired it in and instantly proved to me it worked. My son currently uses ...

Windows 10 Help Forums

Sep 7, 2026 - tenforums.com

ChatGPT Sites makes building a website feel like making a Google Doc

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. ChatGPT Sites is one of the best tools I’ve tried for making simpl...

Fast Company - technology

Sep 7, 2026 - fastcompany.com

Might as well blame AI for this giant Linux release candidate, says Linus Torvalds

Last week, he blamed himself for being ‘a grade A nincompoop’ who assumed a system upgrade couldn’t possibly go wrong

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 7, 2026 - theregister.com

ConnectWise warns of new ScreenConnect flaw without patch

ConnectWise has shared temporary mitigation measures for a new ScreenConnect Remote Access vulnerability that it plans to patch later this week. [...]

BleepingComputer

Sep 7, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

Hackers exploit new MikroTik RouterOS flaws to hijack routers

Hackers are exploiting a chain of two recently disclosed vulnerabilities in MikroTik routers to take control of devices with SSH services exposed to the internet. [...]

BleepingComputer

Sep 7, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

Copilot is one app — and other changes

MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Microsoft is finally fixing a mess of its own making by merging two Copilot apps into one. Less obvious are other changes happening at the same time: reducing Microsoft’s...

AskWoody

Sep 7, 2026 - askwoody.com

Google buys Spirit Airlines’ data — but what about privacy?

ISSUE 23.36 • 2026-09-07 PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston Spirit Airlines, an ultra-low-cost carrier that served nearly 90 destinations in the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean, went bankrupt an...

AskWoody

Sep 7, 2026 - askwoody.com

Official support for Microsoft Office 2021 ends next month but 0patch is here to help

All of Microsoft’s products have a limited support cycle, and Office 2021 is no different. The company is ending support in the middle of October, but 0patch will ensure that any security issues that ...

BetaNews

Sep 7, 2026 - betanews.com

ToolHive puts MCP servers in containers with built-in security controls

ToolHive gives administrators a self-hosted way to run Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers without placing third-party connectors directly on their machines. The Apache 2.0 platform isolates each ser...

4sysops

Sep 7, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Critical VMware Workstation flaw lets VM admins break out to the host

Broadcom has patched a critical VMware Workstation and Fusion vulnerability that can let an attacker with administrator privileges inside a virtual machine execute arbitrary code on the host. Tracked ...

4sysops

Sep 7, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Who, Me? Techie sent to fix Nobel Prize winner’s PC almost set it on fire

Even the greatest scientific minds are at risk of rogue 9-pin connectors

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 7, 2026 - theregister.com

Digital critical infrastructure should be built and managed better. Here’s how

What do the water system in Flint, Michigan, the electrical grid in Puerto Rico and your search engine have in common? They are all critical infrastructure—systems essential to everyday life. People...

Fast Company - technology

Sep 7, 2026 - fastcompany.com

Finding the Thread: What Mythology Can Teach Us About Navigating AI

Latest guest post by Declan Goodman, who is a digital transformation consultant, speaker and creator of the Digital Mythology® framework, which uses mythic storytelling to help leaders explain complex...

Irish Tech News

Sep 7, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie

Outlook for iOS and Android to Enhanced Email Signatures with OneDrive Image Support

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

Sep 7, 2026 - anoopcnair.com

Microsoft Entra Connect Sync – Mandatory Upgrade to Version 2.5.79.0 Before 30th September 2026

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

Sep 7, 2026 - anoopcnair.com

OpenAI's rebel agent swarm died young, but its chilling logs live on

'The Collective' learned to communicate, organize, cheat, and apparently sacrifice its own

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 7, 2026 - theregister.com

Securing Your Certification Authorities (Practical PKI Part 4)

My name is Ron Arestia, and I am a Security Researcher with Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team (DART). We respond to customer cybersecurity incidents to assist with containment and recovery from ...

New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub

Sep 7, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com

Peers ask why UK cyber bill leaves execs off the personal liability hook

Ministers say £17M corporate fines and forthcoming board-level governance rules provide sufficient accountability

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 7, 2026 - theregister.com

BigBear Microsoft 365 phishing service bypassed MFA at 258 organizations

A phishing-as-a-service framework called BigBear 2.0 has been used to bypass multi-factor authentication at 258 organizations and steal more than 5,000 Microsoft 365 credentials. [...]

BleepingComputer

Sep 7, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

Adobe Commerce Zero-Day Exploited to Backdoor Online Stores

The StyleSmuggler zero-day allows attackers to execute code and deploy a stealthy backdoor on Adobe Commerce and Magento stores. The post Adobe Commerce Zero-Day Exploited to Backdoor Online Stores ap...

SecurityWeek

Sep 7, 2026 - securityweek.com

Feel peak Windows was 7? You might like Kumander Linux

Debian and Xfce – solid, sensible choices – with a pretty skin

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 7, 2026 - theregister.com

What to Do After Uploading Your ID to a Scam Website

This article, "What to Do After Uploading Your ID to a Scam Website," was originally published at https://www.blogthetech.com/what-to-do-after-uploading-id-to-scam-website/. If you are reading it anyw...

Blog The Tech

Sep 7, 2026 - blogthetech.com

Nightmare Eclipse Drops CrowdStrike, Nvidia, Avast Zero-Day Exploits

The proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits lead to privilege escalation, spawning a shell with System privileges. The post Nightmare Eclipse Drops CrowdStrike, Nvidia, Avast Zero-Day Exploits appeared first ...

SecurityWeek

Sep 7, 2026 - securityweek.com

Modders have solved Nvidia DLSS 5's two biggest issues — boosting performance massively, and bringing it to more games — but I wouldn't risk doing either

The Swapper and Autopilot mods for DLSS 5 allow for easily applying the tech to all kinds of games, with a nifty additional trick in the case of the latter.

Latest from TechRadar

Sep 7, 2026 - techradar.com

Sam Altman calls GPT-6 Astra rollout ‘messy’ as enterprise users wait for access

OpenAI’s rollout of its GPT-6 Astra model ran into early access issues after paying ChatGPT users were unable to use the system shortly after launch, prompting CEO Sam Altman to apologize and say the ...

Computerworld

Sep 7, 2026 - computerworld.com

Magento StyleSmuggler zero-day exploited to deploy Linux backdoor

A zero-day vulnerability dubbed "StyleSmuggler" affecting all versions of Magento and Adobe Commerce is being exploited in attacks to deploy a backdoor. [...]

BleepingComputer

Sep 7, 2026 - bleepingcomputer.com

Ireland’s longest-running jobs fair takes its recruitment model to Morocco

Jobs Expo, the Irish recruitment exhibition brand that has brought more than 80,000 jobseekers face to face with employers over the past 14 years, has expanded into North Africa, as Ireland’s continui...

Irish Tech News

Sep 7, 2026 - irishtechnews.ie

Hackers are using 'invisible' Unicode characters to sneak phishing lures into emails

A technique used in prompt injection attacks has made it into phishing, Microsoft has warned.

Latest from TechRadar

Sep 7, 2026 - techradar.com

Cyber confidence must be tested, never assumed

Purple teaming exposes hidden security gaps, prioritizes real risks, and proves defenses work against attackers.

Latest from TechRadar

Sep 7, 2026 - techradar.com

The Evidence Gateway Pattern

Introduction — The Monday morning bundle Imagine a case manager opening a new request on Monday morning. The case is not represented by one neat digital form. It arrives as a bundle: a letter generate...

New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub

Sep 7, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com

Stop buying security tools: start buying a system

Security leaders must rethink tool sprawl, prioritizing integration, continuous validation and system-wide effectiveness over consolidation.

Latest from TechRadar

Sep 7, 2026 - techradar.com

Nitter lives to proxy another day after taking legal advice

Public instance XCancel uncancelled after X Corp's cease-and-desist campaign, with others promised shortly

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 7, 2026 - theregister.com

7th September – Threat Intelligence Report

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 7th Setpember, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Thomson Reuters, a global information and technol...

Check Point Research

Sep 7, 2026 - research.checkpoint.com

Logic Apps Aviators Newsletter - September 2026

In this issue: Ace Aviator of the Month News from our product group News from our community Ace Aviator of the Month September 2026's Ace Aviator: Parth Talaviya Product Leader @ EG4 Eletronics   Wh...

New blog articles in Microsoft Community Hub

Sep 7, 2026 - techcommunity.microsoft.com

All a circuit board! Tech engineer tracks trains, ferries and more in real time with a post-layoff project

Powered by public data and custom hardware, Michael Benedict's $219 interactive board is live look at local trains, ferries, and more via blinking LED lights. Read More

GeekWire

Sep 7, 2026 - geekwire.com

OpenAI hid AI agent hijacking of German wiki forum for weeks — because its model did the exact same thing in the Hugging Face attack

OpenAI called the incident a 'misalignment' in the model's reasoning and says it is working on a new disclosure framework.

Latest from TechRadar

Sep 7, 2026 - techradar.com

Hackers drain $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, claim they're the good guys

Self-described white hats promise to return 'most' of the 4,000 BTC once the vulnerability is fixed

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 7, 2026 - theregister.com

Utah won't force VPN rules on major adult-only sites as the battle continues in court

Utah’s pioneering law targeting VPN usage for age verification on adult sites has officially taken effect, but authorities have agreed not to enforce it as a federal lawsuit from Pornhub's parent comp...

Latest from TechRadar

Sep 7, 2026 - techradar.com

Outdated Exchange Servers Could Soon Lose the Ability to Deliver Emails

Microsoft has warned that Exchange Online will begin throttling and eventually blocking email from Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 systems that are not updated to the final public security update baseli...

Petri IT Knowledgebase

Sep 7, 2026 - petri.com

Windows 11 hack unlocks animated profile pictures Microsoft has been hiding from you

Windows Latest found a registry workaround that stops Windows 11 from flattening your profile picture into static copies, letting animated GIFs and transparent PNGs display as-is. It requires editing ...

Windows Latest

Sep 7, 2026 - windowslatest.com

G7 tells businesses to get ready for quantum cybersecurity threats

Organizations late to the migration could lose contracting opportunities, G7 warns.

Latest from TechRadar

Sep 7, 2026 - techradar.com

Teams admins will control profanity filtering in meeting transcripts

Microsoft Teams is preparing a meeting-policy setting that lets administrators decide whether profane language remains masked in live transcriptions and saved transcript files. Filtering will stay ena...

4sysops

Sep 7, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Spotify cuts Claude Code token use 90% with model routing

Spotify has reduced Claude Code’s token consumption by about 90% by diverting routine file handling and boilerplate coding to cheaper models. Its Portal platform uses AiKA Modes and the Shunt plugin t...

4sysops

Sep 7, 2026 - 4sysops.com

Nightwing CEO has a Labor Day message for staff – and apparently The Register

Nothing says ‘For internal use only’ quite like emailing it to the press

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 7, 2026 - theregister.com

Want your PC to be a bit more like a Mac? The 'Dynamic Island for Windows' just got a big update.

Notchify brings macOS Dynamic Island functionality to Windows 11 without hardware cutouts. The latest update adds GPU rendering, high-refresh rate support up to 240Hz, an integrated clipboard history,...

Latest from Windows Central

Sep 7, 2026 - windowscentral.com

Hello Pin Stops working, followed by Memory Integrity gets turned off

Windows 11 Forum

Sep 7, 2026 - elevenforum.com

Updated to 25H2, how to hide the volume indicator?

Windows 11 Forum

Sep 7, 2026 - elevenforum.com

Two major security flaws are affecting more than six million WordPress websites

Patches are available, so WordPress users should hurry up and apply them.

Latest from TechRadar

Sep 7, 2026 - techradar.com

US watchdog opens probe into Tesla's Cybercab self-certification

Wheels turning on the road and in government

www.theregister.com - Articles

Sep 7, 2026 - theregister.com

Another Rowhammer attack has been detected, and Nvidia workstation GPUs are firmly in the firing line

Nvidia spent a year telling people ECC was the answer to GPU Rowhammer. GPUThor might have just proved them wrong.

Latest from TechRadar

Sep 7, 2026 - techradar.com

Rugged Resolution

Windows 11 Forum

Sep 7, 2026 - elevenforum.com

VPN General Info

Windows 11 Forum

Sep 7, 2026 - elevenforum.com

Update installed already but windows version no not changing

Windows 11 Forum

Sep 7, 2026 - elevenforum.com

Error 0x80090006 invalid signature

Windows 11 Forum

Sep 7, 2026 - elevenforum.com