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Microsoft Authenticator now warns to export passwords before July cutoff
2025-05-29 23:49

The Microsoft Authenticator app is now issuing notifications warning that the password autofill feature is being deprecated in July, suggesting users move to Microsoft Edge instead. [...]

Microsoft's May Patch Tuesday update fails on some Windows 11 VMs
2025-05-29 21:46

'The operating system couldn't be loaded' is never a great message Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday update is failing to install on some Windows 11 machines, mostly virtual ones, and dumping them...

Friday Squid Blogging: NGC 1068 Is the “Squid Galaxy”
2025-05-29 21:04

I hadn’t known that the NGC 1068 galaxy is nicknamed the “Squid Galaxy.” It is, and it’s spewing neutrinos without the usual accompanying gamma rays.

Why is China deep in US networks? 'They're preparing for war,' HR McMaster tells lawmakers
2025-05-29 19:51

House Homeland Security Committee takes a field trip to Silicon Valley Chinese government spies burrowed deep into American telecommunications systems and critical infrastructure networks for one...

ConnectWise breached in cyberattack linked to nation-state hackers
2025-05-29 19:12

IT management software firm ConnectWise says a suspected state-sponsored cyberattack breached its environment and impacted a limited number of ScreenConnect customers. [...]

Threat actors abuse Google Apps Script in evasive phishing attacks
2025-05-29 16:25

Threat actors are abusing the trusted Google platform 'Google Apps Script' to host phishing pages, making them appear legitimate and eliminating the risk of them getting flagged by security tools. [...]

8,000+ Asus routers popped in 'advanced' mystery botnet plot
2025-05-29 16:23

No formal attribution made but two separate probes hint at the same suspect Thousands of Asus routers are currently ensnared by a new botnet that is trying to disable Trend Micro security features...

Apple Safari exposes users to fullscreen browser-in-the-middle attacks
2025-05-29 16:06

A weakness in Apple's Safari web browser allows threat actors to leverage the fullscreen browser-in-the-middle (BitM) technique to steal account credentials from unsuspecting users. [...]

Cybercriminals Target AI Users with Malware-Loaded Installers Posing as Popular Tools
2025-05-29 15:47

Fake installers for popular artificial intelligence (AI) tools like OpenAI ChatGPT and InVideo AI are being used as lures to propagate various threats, such as the CyberLock and Lucky_Gh0$t...

US sanctions firm linked to cyber scams behind $200 million in losses
2025-05-29 15:42

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Funnull Technology, a Philippines-based company that supports hundreds of thousands of malicious websites behind cyber scams linked to over $200 million...