Microsoft is retiring ‘Send to Kindle’ in Word
Microsoft is retiring a feature that allowed you to send your documents to Kindle straight from Microsoft Word. In an update to the support document, Microsoft confirmed that it’s removing the option to Send Documents to Kindle from Microsoft Word. This change rolls out after February 2026, but there’s no exact date, so it’s possible that it’ll […]
BreachForums hacking forum database leaked, exposing 324,000 accounts
The latest incarnation of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has suffered a data breach, with its user database table leaked online. BreachForums is the name of a series of hacking forums used to trade, sell, and leak stolen data, as well as sell access to corporate networks and other illegal cybercrime services. The site was […]
Spain arrests 34 suspects linked to Black Axe cyber crime
Authorities in Spain have arrested 34 individuals allegedly part of a criminal network involved in cyber fraud and believed to be connected to the Black Axe group responsible for illicit activities across Europe. The operation was carried out with the help of the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office and the support of Europol. During searches […]
Ireland recalls almost 13,000 passports over missing ‘IRL’ code
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has recalled nearly 13,000 passports after a software update caused a printing defect. The printing error makes the documents non-compliant with international travel standards and potentially unreadable at automated border gates. Missing ‘IRL’ code The government said the affected passports, issued between December 23 and January 6, may fail at eGates and […]
Anthropic: Viral Claude “Banned and reported to authorities” message isn’t real
Anthropic has denied reports of banning legitimate accounts after a viral post on X claimed the creator of Claude had banned a user. Claude Code is one of the most capable AI coding agents right now, and it’s also widely used compared to tools like Gemini CLI or Codex. With that popularity comes trolling and plenty […]
Illinois Department of Human Services data breach affects 700K people
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), one of Illinois’ largest state agencies, accidentally exposed the personal and health data of nearly 700,000 residents due to incorrect privacy settings. The agency discovered the data breach on September 22 when it found that maps created by the IDHS Division of Family and Community Services for resource […]
Trend Micro warns of critical Apex Central RCE vulnerability
Japanese cybersecurity software firm Trend Micro has patched a critical security flaw in Apex Central (on-premise) that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Apex Central is a web-based management console that helps admins manage multiple Trend Micro products and services (including antivirus, content security, and threat detection) and deploy components like antivirus […]
ChatGPT tests a new feature to find jobs, improve your resume, and more
OpenAI is testing “Jobs,” a new feature that could help you explore roles, improve your resume, and plan your career. This feature is being tested after ChatGPT gained support for the Health dashboard. At this point, it looks like OpenAI is trying to be an ‘everything’ app with AI-powered features. With the Jobs feature, you could ask […]
Microsoft may soon allow IT admins to uninstall Copilot
Microsoft is testing a new policy that allows IT administrators to uninstall the AI-powered Copilot digital assistant on managed devices. The new RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp policy began rolling out today to systems in the Dev and Beta Insider channels that have installed Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7535 (KB5072046). As the Windows Insider team explained in a […]
Hackers target misconfigured proxies to access paid LLM services
Threat actors are systematically hunting for misconfigured proxy servers that could provide access to commercial large language model (LLM) services. In an ongoing campaign that started in late December, the attackers have probed more than 73 LLM endpoints and generated over 80,000 sessions. According to threat monitoring platform GreyNoise, the threat actors use low-noise prompts to […]