Microsoft extends extended updates for Windows 10 in the most muted way imaginable
Tiny tweak to support page reveals consumers can purchase another year of patch protection
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Philip Martin Joins Uber as Chief Information Security Officer
Martin brings experience from Coinbase, Palantir, Amazon, and the U.S. Army to lead Uber's cybersecurity and enterprise security organization. The post Philip Martin Joins Uber as …
Chinese cybersecurity company claims it’s built a better-than-Mythos bug finder
Qihoo 360, which the US has banned, says it’s needed as a deterrent to weaponized Anthropic models
AI giants back non-profit to retrain workers left behind by AI
Sorry we spent your wages on datacenters, but call us when you're AI-ready
Anthropic is testing desktop-like Claude Cowork for mobile
Anthropic appears to be testing Claude Cowork support on mobile, allowing you to manage long-running Claude tasks from your phone. [...]
Robinhood Cuts Access Approval Time to Support High-Velocity Development
The fintech company's engineering-first application security team reengineered the process for granting system access, making it easier and more secure for developers working on th…
Poland busts SIM-swapping gang tied to millions in crypto theft
Authorities in Poland have arrested four members of an organized cybercrime group accused of breaching telecommunications partners and hijacking email accounts to carry out SIM-swa…
Self-destructing Mistic backdoor linked to access broker selling corporate footholds to ransomware gangs
Spotted in intrusions targeting insurance, education, IT, and professional services sectors
In Less Than 24 Hours, Attackers Weaponize Cisco CUCM Flaw
The flaw enables server-side request forgery (SSRF) and escalates privileges to root, impacting Cisco Unified CM and Unified CM SME deployments.
They've read the scroll thing! AI helps decipher ancient document charred by Vesuvius
'Having certainly strained ourselves to the utmost through research and learning, we will no longer be inferior to them,' reads a scroll virtually unwrapped with the help of AI
Russian APT 'Gamaredon' Upgrades Its Arsenal, Requiring New Defenses
The FSB state-sponsored operation has gotten a lot better at loading its malware and hiding its servers.
Ex-Huntress analyst claims company insider fed info to a ransomware crim. Social media drama ensues
Former employee accuses company of prioritizing pending IPO over client security
EdTech Attackers Shift From Schools to Their Software Suppliers
Educational institutions, the edtech companies they rely on, and, more concerningly, the challenges they pose for schools are the focus of the latest Reporters' Notebook video seri…
OpenAI says 97.9 percent of its employees are now using agents
Codex, it's not just for developers, really
Order-tracking app Shop abused to push callback phishing attacks
Threat actors are increasingly abusing Shop, the order-tracking app from Shopify, by adding fake purchase receipts in users' order histories to trick them into providing sensitive …
Local Police Collusion Hampers Crackdown on Asian Scam Centers
With tens of billions of dollars flowing into regional economies from cybercrime, scam centers continue to flourish, despite international and law-enforcement efforts.
N4N059: Twisted Pair Cabling
Copper twisted pair cabling serves as a fundamental component of Ethernet infrastructure and Ethan and Holly are here to break down how it works. They discuss the technical differe…
IPB203: The Death of NAT
Network Address Translation (NAT), a foundational element of IPv4, faces critical reassessment as IPv6 deployment shifts the landscape. Ed and Tom evaluate the evolving role of NAT…
Perseverance rover finds even more signs of extinct life on Mars
Scientists remain skeptical, plead for someone to bring the rocks home
Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027
Microsoft has quietly extended its free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for consumers by an additional year, allowing enrolled devices to continue receiving secu…
Researchers cast new doubt on Microsoft’s quantum computing advance
Microsoft’s controversial claim that its Majorana chip program will make possible a scalable quantum computer by 2029 has been thrown into new doubt by a scientific paper that ques…
AI and Liability
Earlier this month, a German court ruled that Google is liable for its AI search summaries. Rejecting defenses like “users can check for themselves,” and that they generally know “…
New macOS malware embeds fake errors to confuse AI analysis tools
A newly discovered macOS malware dubbed "Gaslight" is designed to confuse AI-assisted malware analysis tools by hiding prompt injection strings and fake debugging data within the e…
IBM unveils sub-1 nanometer chip with nearly 100 billion transistors
IBM is showing off a fingernail-size silicon chip that promises to deliver more power, more efficiently, in future computing, communications, and infrastructure deployments. Th…
PirloTV sports piracy network disrupted as 44 domains seized
A major sports piracy ring linked to the illegal PirloTV streaming platform has been disrupted in an action that targeted 44 domains. [...]
FOSS dev builds a BASIC compiler using LLVM
Not just any old BASIC, either: OS-9’s BASIC09
Bluekit phishing kit adopts browser-in-the-middle for login theft
The Bluekit phishing-as-a-service platform continues to evolve with nearly 70 new hostnames identified over the past week and by adding browser-in-the-middle capabilities for impro…
Recovery has to keep up with AI
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Apple passes RAMpocalypse costs on to consumers
Fondleslab and Mac prices rise by hundreds; phones safe ... for now
Windows 11 can now turn back the clock when updates go bad
Point-in-time restore offers a 72-hour escape hatch for stricken PCs