The Iranian government-backed hacking group known as APT 33 has been active for more than 10 years, conducting aggressive espionage operations against a diverse array of public and private sector victims around the world, including critical infrastructure targets. And while the group is particularly known for strategic but technically simple …
Read More »Preorders Are Live for Microsoft’s New Xbox Series X and S, but Should You Buy?
It's been a few years since the Xbox Series X and Series S launch, and while the console hasn't broken sales records, there are a respectable number of them in the wild. It's about time for a refresh, and Microsoft is delivering new all-digital versions of its consoles (say goodbye …
Read More »Microsoft's three new Xbox consoles are up for preorder ahead of their October launch
Brand-new Xbox consoles are available for preorder now. We’ve got all the details: Where to buy: Microsoft Store Xbox Series X – 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition $599.99 Pre-order Now Microsoft Store Xbox Series X – 1TB Digital Edition (Robot White) $449.99 Pre-order Now Microsoft Store Xbox Series S – …
Read More »Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine
Microsoft raced to put generative AI at the heart of its systems. Ask a question about an upcoming meeting and the company’s Copilot AI system can pull answers from your emails, Teams chats, and files—a potential productivity boon. But these exact processes can also be abused by hackers. Today at …
Read More »CrowdStrike Faces a Potential Tsunami of Lawsuits. Only the Fine Print Can Save It, Experts Say
On July 19, Jonathan Cardi and his family watched as the departures board at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, turned from green to a sea of red. “Oh my gosh, it was insane,” says Cardi. “Delayed, delayed, delayed, delayed.” Cardi, a law professor at Wake Forest University and a …
Read More »A Flaw in Windows Update Opens the Door to Zombie Exploits
New research being presented at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas today shows that a vulnerability in Windows Update could be exploited to downgrade Windows to older versions, exposing a slew of historical vulnerabilities that then can be exploited to gain full control of a system. Microsoft says …
Read More »A US Judge Ruled That Google Is an Illegal Monopolist. Here's What Might Come Next
Unbox a new phone in the US and it's almost certain to have Google as the default way to search the web. Federal judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled in favor of the US Department of Justice that the contracts Google uses to secure that position violate fair competition laws. …
Read More »Zoom Is Going After Google and Microsoft With AI-Driven Docs
Starting Monday, Zoom users will have the option to open a document tool from within their video calling app and create sharable files based on their meetings—but they’ll also be prompted to use generative AI to help them write and edit them. This new feature, essentially Zoom’s version of Google …
Read More »US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap
If it seems like there’s suddenly a whole lot more data breaches, you may be right. Part of this apparent spike is thanks to the growing popularity of infostealer malware. These types of malicious software are increasingly being used by cybercriminals to scoop up as many login credentials and other …
Read More »How IT Departments Scrambled to Address the CrowdStrike Chaos
Just before 1:00 am local time on Friday, a system administrator for a West Coast company that handles funeral and mortuary services woke up suddenly and noticed his computer screen was aglow. When he checked his company phone, it was exploding with messages about what his colleagues were calling a …
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