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Windows administrators have reported that the September 2026 cumulative updates are leading to failures of Remote Desktop Services (RDS) on Windows Server 2019, Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. Th...
According to a company threat report, Anthropic states that a number of threat groups, including those motivated by financial gain and state-sponsored espionage Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. Th...
Threat actors linked to a China-aligned espionage group are exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-51990) in Tencent's Sogou Input Method for Windows to deploy the GrayRabbit backdoor. [...]
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There have already been reports and confirmation of numerous issues for Windows 11 users who have installed the KB5124008 update. Now Microsoft says that the security update released earlier this mont...
Version 22H2 (OS Build 19045.7725) I just turned on an old laptop (Dell Inspiron 15 7559, Win 10) of mine for the first time in a couple of months and installed the newest Windows updates. I also d...
I have a network printer that shows up as: Attachment 438083 (https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/network-sharing/438083-problem-network-printer-picture1.png) But when I try to print to it: At...
Hello tenforums, In Windows Seven when modifying a file using either Wordpad or Paint the save location was the same as the original folder. For example, I open an existing Wordpad file "ABC" and ma...
Windows 11 has a taskbar shortcut that force-closes frozen apps without opening Task Manager, and it's especially useful for apps like WhatsApp and Discord that keep running after you close them. The ...
Fresh from BlizzCon, an exclusive 15-minute interview with Diablo 5 Senior Producer and Art Director breaks down the bombshell announcement of the sequel arriving in 2029.
The bans, coupled with a new APA report, signal a shift from rapid AI adoption toward more deliberate evaluation.
TechRadar breaks down the biggest talking points from the Lanterns' most explosive episode so far.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that hackers are now exploiting a maximum-severity GitLab vulnerability in attacks. [...]
Amodei, Altman, Nadella and Musk agree on how government can tame the monster they created
Microsoft has confirmed that USB audio devices may fail on some Windows systems after installing the KB5124008and KB5124012 September 2026 security updates. [...]
When an agent can use tools, untrusted content can influence requests to access sensitive data or change external systems. A retrieved document might tell the agent to send a file to an external addre...
The new release candidate includes a heap overflow fix for SMB clients, Landlock security updates, and architecture patches. Read more...
Microsoft has confirmed reports that the September 2026 security updates cause Remote Desktop Services (RDS) failures on Windows Server systems. [...]
Google has officially taken the Pixel Tablet down from its online store, which means that the company has ended its tablet range, as noted by Jetstream after sp Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. Th...
Users of Microsoft Excel have reported that the Office security update known as KB5002914 for this week is causing problems with copy-and-paste functions and fo Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. Th...
Double free in Windows Secure Kernel Mode allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The CVE was updated with links to security updates for Windows 11, version 26H1, 25H2, and 24H2 to address a missed fix. Microsoft recommends installing these updates as soon as possible.
When attempting to disable a user account in an interactive Graph session, I was told that the command failed because the accountEnabled property was invalid. The error is obviously incorrect because ...
Model-makers move too fast and don’t care when they break things
PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley Do you want large or small bug counts? Microsoft released the September updates with 12 Azure vulnerabilities, 22 developer-tool vulnerabilities, 9 Exchange server vulnera...
ISSUE 23.37 • 2026-09-14 PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley Is AI pushing us to patch faster? Recently, I sat down with Richard Campbell of the RunAsRadio podcast to talk about patching, security, and wheth...
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The flaw allows attackers to send files and execute them without authorization through an active remote session. The post ConnectWise Patches ScreenConnect Vulnerability Exploited in Worm-Like Attacks...
Ticklish situation solved with a lie about emergency maintenance
By: Christian Friedel-Jain - Sr. Security Consultant | James Noyce - Sr. Security Solution Engineer Introduction Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs) are among the most sensitive endpoints in any or...
UK government has ruled out an AI kill switch because it wouldn't actually be able to put a stop to harmful AI despite best efforts.
The vulnerabilities can allow attackers to bypass authentication and elevate their privileges to administrator. The post Three JFrog Artifactory Flaws Exploited for Backdoor Deployment appeared first ...
By David Stephen There is a recent blog by Paul Christiano on Substack, Personal statement on joining the OpenAI board, stating that, “Second, we currently train our AI agents with RL to get as much ...
Microsoft Entra ID prevents a signed-in administrator from disabling the account currently being used, but reports the failure as “Property accountEnabled is invalid.” The restriction applies in both ...
Microsoft has now listed the Excel copy-and-paste failure caused by KB5002914 as a known issue, confirming reports that the September 2026 Office security update can disrupt everyday spreadsheet work....
Linux 7.3-rc3 is now available for testing, bringing an unusually large filesystem workload dominated by XFS maintenance and SMB client fixes. It follows Linux 7.3-rc2’s broad wave of kernel fixes, bu...
AWS’s public Deception Benchmark shows that AI vulnerability detectors can identify nearly every real flaw while incorrectly labeling 41% to 99% of safe code as vulnerable. Requiring models to demonst...
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
Patch automation can help IT teams keep pace with growing update volumes, but deploying faster also means bad updates can spread faster. Action1 explains how update rings, predefined success criteria,...
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. I’m excited to have a new semester underway. As a resource for my ...
Connected physical security is reshaping how CIOs approach risk, data and resilience.
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In 17 years of building enterprise data platforms, I’ve watched every organization eventually ask the same question: “Can I ask one question and get one answer across everything my company knows?” A f...
When it comes to building robotic brains, many companies in the industry focus on putting intelligence directly into their robots. General Robotics is taking an alternate approach. The Redmond, WA ...
The newest member of the corporate workforce never sleeps, never asks for a raise, and can be cloned before lunch. It can also confidently make the wrong decision thousands of times before anyone noti...
Windows 11 has another nasty bug, and Windows 10 users are saying they're glad they haven't upgraded.
Passkeys promise fewer phishing headaches – and £600 a day off Whitehall's SMS bill
Meta’s Muse proved remarkably capable at handling digital errands, but its usefulness depends on granting an unsettling amount of access to personal information.
The Chinese-language input method editor for Windows can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. The post Chinese Hackers Exploit Critical Tencent Software Flaw for One-Click Code Executio...
Skynet is coming soon, and also there's this Nigerian prince with a $20 million fortune who wants to give it to you
Vodafone Ireland has today announced it is seeking entries for its highly coveted See Your Business Pitchside Autumn contest. To date, the competition has seen over 10 SMEs receive up to €300,000 wort...
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 14th Setpember, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES IDScan.net, a US identity verification provider,...
Windows 11 security update KB5121003 is failing on more systems than previously reported, with HP OmniBook X Flip laptops becoming stuck at the HP logo and similar installation problems appearing on L...
Microsoft resolved a SharePoint Online and OneDrive outage that disrupted users in Japan, but network observations indicate the July 23 incident affected customers and downstream services in several o...
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Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday is the year’s largest release, with 963 CVEs requiring customer action, 106 rated critical. Two are already exploited: CVE-2026-81963 in the Windows Update Sta...
Many organizations considering a transition from Microsoft 365 face the challenge that migrating users, email, files, calendars, and other business data is often time-consuming and technically complex...
The patch window is collapsing, and that means the old services model for patching is collapsing with it. What’s been missing from that news is how you’re supposed to change your service model to deal...
Most of us are guilty of romanticizing the past. Do you long to be the captain of a tall ship? Just as long as you don’t mind weevils in your …read more
I spoke to Inbal Geva at Wix Domains to discuss domain trends and opportunities in 2026
7.2 Tbps module arrives ahead of standards, with promises of fewer repair headaches
Redmond's quality drive takes another detour through the known issues list
AI companies want to slow down development, but that doesn't fly with Trump and China - so what do the experts think?
The latest standalone Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is version 13.1.1.700 (released around mid-August 2026, included with Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1.1). It continues the solid line of free en...
A viral voice scam shows that even if you recognize the voice of a friend or loved one, that's no guarantee that it’s really them.
Recently researchers finished mapping the central nervous system (CNS) connectome of not just the female Drosophila melanogaster (i.e. fruit fly) brain, but also that of the male D. melanogaster for a...
While we wait to see if Apple really is experiencing huge demand for its newly introduced iPhones, today’s the day every iPhone user gets a completely new device experience, with iOS 27 rolling out in...
Oracle’s CEO cancels plans to offload $7.5 billion in Oracle stock merely 24 hours after disclosing it. Larry Ellison just gave Wall Street severe whiplash. SEC filings revealed on Friday that Oracle’...
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei just asked the entire tech world to do something it rarely does: tap the brakes. In his essay, We Must Pace the Frontier, Amodei calls on AI companies to deliberately slow d...
Home surveillance is a complex topic, so make sure you're fully informed before installing cameras to protect your home.
Passkeys have all but eliminated password theft, so what now? Criminals have a solution.
CISA confirms active exploitation as watchTowr spots miscreants probing internet-facing servers
By now it’s old hat to point out that the mainstream media bends over backwards to pretend that Donald Trump is a “normal” president. The number of times you could point to the coverage and question h...
Organizations that applied Microsoft’s September 2026 security updates are encountering a new problem in which Remote Desktop Services (RDS) can become unstable or stop working entirely on affected Wi...
Software engineer Jeff Kohler is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the Alice patent standard after courts invalidated his patent and dismissed his infringement case against Google without exami...
Canada's Bill C-22 is feared to be a major threat to global privacy and end-to-end encryption. Now, digital rights groups like Access Now are demanding the EU step in before it's too late
A 10/10 GitLab flaw was added to CISA's KEV, giving government agencies just three days to patch.
Windows 11 update KB5124008 causes many USB headsets, microphones, and speakers to fail with Code 10 errors, frozen volume controls, or total loss of audio output.
Development teams are under increasing pressure to ship software faster, even as the environments they rely on grow more complex. However, modern development has only become harder to provision and ma...
I have several problems after reinstalling Windows 10 on my laptop: 1) It installed "Windows 10 Home" even if the BIOS license key should be for Pro. How do I fix this (tried to retrive the key fro...
If you’re in motorsport, or maritime, or mining fields, you can always call on a technician to come down and fix something when it’s broken. You can lay hands on …read more
Microsoft Support: *Important* Free support for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 will end soon. For information about the availability of an Extended Security Update (ESU), see the End of support (ht...
The September Patch Tuesday update is causing audio problems with certain USB devices, but you may be able to resolve it yourself.
Apple can use your Siri AI interactions to improve the foundation models behind Apple Intelligence if you opt in, but you can withdraw that permission later. Here's where to find the toggle in setting...
While Windows users are disappointingly familiar with updates causing problems, the same cannot be said of people using Microsoft Office. But with the release of the KB5002914 update for Excel, Micros...
Black Ops Cold War has just joined Game Pass, and a long-standing graphics issue has come back to light. It's unlikely to ever get fixed, but you can work around it.
Attack dealt a 'critical blow' to aging infrastructure, with several weeks of disruption expected
Social media plays a significant, multifaceted role in adolescents’ development, influencing how they communicate, learn, socialize, and express themselves.The benefits, however, are accompanied by ri...
Microsoft has released emergency updates for Windows 11 and other versions of Windows to fix major issues caused by September 2026 Patch Tuesday. Read more...
While concern grows over AI and its potential to harm humanity, the White House claims the US has all the criminal and regulatory power it needs over the technology, and warns AI ' conspiracy theoris...
Installer bug crashes extended setups while Stonking Stingray circles ahead of October debut
Linus Torvalds released Linux 7.3-rc3 on September 13, 2026, with XFS and SMB security fixes, EROFS changes, and a rising wave of AI-generated kernel patches.
There are plenty of laws on the books to hold companies, and potentially their execs, accountable
A mass-scanning campaign is exploiting CVE-2026-39364 in internet-exposed Vite development servers to harvest AWS credentials, Azure tokens, environment files, and infrastructure configuration. F5 hon...