A fake CAPTCHA scam is tricking Windows users into running PowerShell commands that install StealC malware and steal passwords, crypto wallets, and more.

Background In March 2025, cybersecurity researchers disclosed a highly sophisticated targeted attack campaign named “Operation ForumTroll.” Orchestrated by an unidentified state-sponsored APT group, ...

Ukraine’s CERT says the bug went from disclosure to active exploitation in days Russia-linked attackers are already ...

Chinese hackers compromised Notepad++ updates for six months, deploying a backdoor to selectively target users in government ...

There are various ways to work together in a network based on Windows 11. The simplest is to set up a shared workgroup, a kind of team of computers with equal rights. The workgroup in Windows 11 ...

The group targets telecoms, critical infrastructure - all the usual high-value orgs Security researchers have attributed the Notepad++ update hijacking to a Chinese government-linked espionage crew ...

Microsoft says it has resolved a Windows 11 bug that caused some commercial systems to fail to boot with an "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" error after installing recent ...

Here’s what you need to know about the latest updates to Windows 11 as they’re released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB5077181, released on Feb. 10, 2026. A Windows launch isn’t the end a process — ...

Here's what those enrolled in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates program need to know about each monthly security update. Now updated for KB5075912, released on Feb. 10, 2026. Windows 10 has ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing its Family Safety parental control service to block Windows users from launching Google Chrome and other web browsers. Microsoft has released the Windows 10 ...

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