How a Brute Force Attack Unmasked a Ransomware Infrastructure Network

A routine RDP brute-force alert led to unusual credential hunting and a geo-distributed VPN-linked infrastructure. Huntress Labs explains how one compromised login unraveled a suspected ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

If a user opened this Markdown file in Windows 11 Notepad versions 11.2510 and earlier and viewed it in Markdown mode, the above text would appear as a clickable link. If the link is clicked with ...
PC World

Windows Notepad is now complex enough to have a serious security flaw

PCWorld reports that Windows Notepad’s new Markdown support feature has introduced a serious remote code execution vulnerability with a high CVSS score of 8.8/7.7. The security flaw allows malicious ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Fixes Windows 11 Bug That Let Attackers Run Remote Code in Notepad

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TweakTown

Extra features for Windows 11 Notepad go beyond worries about bloat, as new security flaw shows

TL;DR: Windows 11's Notepad app has a security flaw rated as a 'high' severity vulnerability, one that allows for remote code execution. The good news is that it's already been patched by Microsoft, ...
Times Union

Accord’s Acorn Waldorf school shut down by new code enforcer

TOWN OF ROCHESTER — On Feb. 5, the Acorn Waldorf School had a routine annual fire inspection with the new town code enforcer. By the end of the day, the school had been shut down. The code enforcer, ...
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Use Notepad's new Markdown feature? Update it now to ensure you're safe.

Notepad, one of the oldest and most reliable apps in the Windows ecosystem, has been undergoing some big changes during the Copilot AI era. Unfortunately, one of its new features was prone to a ...
Geeky Gadgets

Build a Safer OpenClaw Alternative AI Assistant Using Claude Code

Building a safer alternative to OpenClaw using Claude Code addresses significant security concerns while preserving the core functionality of an AI assistant. OpenClaw is recognized for its automation ...
Hosted on MSN

Code violations prompt KCMO to shut down Status Nightclub after deadly shooting

Building code violations led Kansas City, Missouri, to revoke the occupancy license of the Status Nightclub, where two people were killed and two more were injured in a shooting Sunday, Feb. 15. NFL ...
WNEM-TV

Lucky’s Steakhouse server grateful for regulars’ support after sudden shutdown

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) – After Lucky’s Steakhouse in Davison shut down due to health code violations, a longtime server is sharing the impact. Lucky’s Steakhouse was forced to close their doors after ...
TechCrunch

Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI

Has AI coding reached a tipping point? That seems to be the case for Spotify at least, which shared this week during its fourth-quarter earnings call that the best developers at the company “have not ...
Inc

One of Anthropic’s Biggest Investors Won’t Let Its Employees Use Claude Code

The matter was raised last year when Amazon sent internal messaging encouraging teams to use Kiro, its own AI coding assistant, for production purposes. That prompted criticism from employees who said ...