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Microsoft may have scrapped Windows 11's dynamic wallpapers feature
2025-01-05 22:42

Microsoft has many good ideas for Windows 11 that often do not ship, and one of them was "Dynamic Wallpapers," which, as the name suggests, could have made the wallpaper dynamic, similar to...

Windows 10 users urged to upgrade to avoid "security fiasco"
2025-01-05 20:48

​Cybersecurity firm ESET is urging Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 or Linux to avoid a "security fiasco" as the 10-year-old operating system nears the end of support in October 2025. [...]

Cryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024
2025-01-05 15:11

Scammers stole $494 million worth of cryptocurrency in wallet drainer attacks last year that targeted more than 300,000 wallet addresses. [...]

Nuclei flaw lets malicious templates bypass signature verification
2025-01-04 22:59

A now-fixed vulnerability in the open-source vulnerability scanner Nuclei could potentially allow attackers to bypass signature verification while sneaking malicious code into templates that...

Nuclei flaw bypasses template signature checks to execute commands
2025-01-04 22:59

A new vulnerability in the open-source vulnerability scanner Nuclei could potentially allow attackers to bypass signature verification while sneaking malicious code into templates that execute on...

Google Chrome is making it easier to share specific parts of long PDFs
2025-01-04 19:18

Google is adding the Text Fragment feature to its PDF reader to make it easier to share specific parts of long PDFs. [...]

New FireScam Android data-theft malware poses as Telegram Premium app
2025-01-04 15:16

A new Android malware named 'FireScam' is being distributed as a premium version of the Telegram app via phishing websites on GitHub that mimick the RuStore, Russia's app market for mobile devices. [...]

New FireScam Android malware poses as RuStore app to steal data
2025-01-04 15:16

A new Android malware named 'FireScam' is being distributed as a premium version of the Telegram app via phishing websites on GitHub that mimick the RuStore, Russia's app market for mobile devices. [...]

Encryption backdoor debate 'done and dusted,' former White House tech advisor says
2025-01-04 14:30

When the FBI urges E2EE, you know it's serious business interview In the wake of the Salt Typhoon hacks, which lawmakers and privacy advocates alike have called the worst telecoms breach in...

Researchers Uncover Nuclei Vulnerability Enabling Signature Bypass and Code Execution
2025-01-04 14:29

A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei, a widely-used open-source vulnerability scanner that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to bypass...