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Microsoft has alerted Windows 11 users to a new false notification that appears after installing the July 2025 preview update and subsequent 24H2 releases. The issue is linked to the CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) component and...
Microsoft has released a new video interview with Pavan Davuluri, head of Windows, in which he outlined the company’s vision for the platform’s evolution and the transformative role artificial intelligence will play. When asked...
Fortinet has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its FortiSIEM system, already accompanied by a working exploit circulating publicly. The flaw enables a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the targeted system, making...
The Matrix Foundation, the organization behind the eponymous federated communication protocol, has announced the release of an unscheduled update addressing two high-severity vulnerabilities which, if successfully exploited, could have had critical consequences. According to...
Although passkeys are promoted as a passwordless, phishing-resistant, and inherently secure authentication method, Proofpoint researchers warn that such protection can be bypassed with relative ease. Under certain conditions, an attacker can force a user...
Whonix 17.4, a distribution purpose-built for uncompromising anonymity online, has been released. Based on Debian GNU/Linux, the system routes all network traffic exclusively through Tor, with its source code available under the GPLv3 license....
Several years ago, Google engineers began developing the Address Space Isolation (ASI) mechanism for the Linux kernel, designed to shield systems from attacks exploiting speculative processor execution. The aim was to create a universal...
Researchers have reported a sharp surge in credential-stuffing attempts targeting Fortinet devices with SSL VPN enabled. On August 3, 2025, GreyNoise detected a wave of suspicious traffic involving more than 780 distinct IP addresses....
Microsoft has announced that in three months, devices running Windows 11 version 23H2 in the Home and Pro editions will cease to receive updates. Support for Enterprise and Education editions will continue until November...
Researchers at ETH Zurich have unveiled a novel attack against AMD’s SEV-SNP hardware isolation mechanism, enabling a hypervisor-level adversary to extract sensitive data from protected virtual machines. Dubbed Heracles, the attack demonstrates how to...
The hacker groups ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider, once operating independently, now appear to have joined forces in a coordinated campaign to extort data from Salesforce’s corporate clients. As noted by ReliaQuest, ShinyHunters has undergone...
Bitdefender researchers have identified a previously unknown cyber-espionage group, provisionally dubbed Curly COMrades. According to the report, the threat actors are focused on maintaining long-term, covert access to the infrastructure of Georgian governmental and...