A dozen hours later in my Dark Souls 2 run, I defeated The Duke's Dear Freja, a giant spider boss possessed by a petrified ...

As Microsoft continues to force AI features onto users of its Windows operating system and other crucial software, glaring issues keep cropping up. Executives have promised to turn the platform into ...

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files. Image: Microsoft. Notepad has long been Windows’ quiet utility ...

Microsoft continues to move Notepad away from its text-editing roots with planned support for images. Although not officially announced, an image icon has appeared on the Notepad toolbar for Windows ...

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week. February 17, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Microsoft patched a ...

ESET researchers document how the Sednit APT group has reemerged with a modern toolkit centered on two paired implants – BeardShell and Covenant.

Fourteen years after the last titles in the .hack series, CyberConnect2 is celebrating the studio's 30th anniversary by unveiling .hack//Z.E.R.O., also known as "Project Dusk." With no release date ...

The immediate threat may be fixed, but this raises serious questions. The immediate threat may be fixed, but this raises serious questions. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who ...

It looks like a cute little dolphin-themed toy, but the Flipper Zero is a surprisingly powerful learning tool for hacking. Here's how I mastered mine—and how you can, too. I’ve been writing about ...

The company experienced a global disruption to its Microsoft systems following a cyberattack related to the Iranian conflict. New AI-powered tools are increasingly adept at spotting flaws. Hacking ...