In May, Microsoft plans to roll out a new Windows scheduled task that launches automatically to help Microsoft Office apps load faster. The company says the âStartup Boostâ task will launch in the background on logon, with the roll-out to start in mid-May and worldwide general availability to be reached by late May 2025. On systems [âŠ]
A new report sheds light on the most targeted WordPress plugin vulnerabilities hackers used in the first quarter of 2025 to compromise sites. All four flaws are vulnerabilities discovered and fixed in 2024 but remain unpatched in many cases, giving hackers the opportunity to execute arbitrary code or exfiltrate sensitive data. Among the four flaws, [âŠ]
Mozilla has released Firefox 136.0.4 to patch a critical security vulnerability that can let attackers escape the web browserâs sandbox on Windows systems. Tracked as CVE-2025-2857, this flaw is described as an âincorrect handle could lead to sandbox escapesâ and was reported by Mozilla developer Andrew McCreight. The vulnerability impacts the latest Firefox standard and extended [âŠ]
You canât escape Meta AI in WhatsApp even if you are based in one of the 41 European countries, with the feature now rolling out to more devices. On March 19, WhatsApp owner Meta announced that a variety of AI upgrades would be coming to users in Europe after the company paused the rollout last year. Since [âŠ]
âMicrosoft says a known issue is causing Remote Desktop freezes on Windows Server 2025 systems after installing security updates released since the February 2025 Patch Tuesday. âAfter installing the February 2025 Security update (KB5051987), released February 11, 2025, and later updates, on Windows Server 2025 devices, you might experience Remote Desktop sessions freezing shortly after connection,â [âŠ]
Vivaldi has announced the integration of Proton VPN directly into its browser without requiring add-on downloads or plugin activations, allowing users to protect their data against âBig Techâ surveillance for free. When enabled, browsing activity will be transmitted through Proton VPNâs encrypted tunnels while also obfuscating the userâs IP address, safeguarding their privacy and protecting them [âŠ]
Dozens of vulnerabilities in products from three leading makers of solar inverters, Sungrow, Growatt, and SMA, could be exploited to control devices or execute code remotely on the vendorâs cloud platform. The potential impact of the security problems has been assessed as severe because they could be used in attacks that could at least influence [âŠ]
The UK Information Commissionerâs Office (ICO) has issued a ÂŁ3.07 million fine on Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd for a 2022 ransomware attack that exposed the sensitive personal data of 79,404 people, including National Health Service (NHS) patients. The cyberattack was announced in early August 2022 when various NHS services, including 111 emergency services, suffered significant outages, pointing [âŠ]
Despite Oracle denying a breach of its Oracle Cloud federated SSO login servers and the theft of account data for 6 million people, GeekFeed has confirmed with multiple companies that associated data samples shared by the threat actor are valid. Last week, a person named ârose87168â claimed to have breached Oracle Cloud servers and began selling the alleged [âŠ]
Cloud-based streaming company StreamElements confirms it suffered a data breach at a third-party service provider after a threat actor leaked samples of stolen data on a hacking forum. The platform has reassured users that the attack didnât impact its servers, though older data at a third-party provider they stopped working with last year was still [âŠ]
