Google begins unifying search country domains to Google.com
Google has announced that it’s retiring separate country code top-level domain names for search, like google.co.uk or google.com.br, and unifying them under Google.com. Previously, Google used to have separate country-code domains (like google.ng or google.com.br) so people could get results that were more relevant to their local area. Over time, however, Google improved how it figures out […]
Jira Down: Atlassian users experiencing degraded performance
Atlassian users are experiencing degraded performance amid an ‘active incident’ affecting multiple Jira products since morning hours today. Jira, Jira Service Management, Jira Work Management and Jira Product Discovery are among the impacted products. Jira is a popular project management and issue tracking software solution used by workplaces to plan, track and manage workflows, specifically among Agile software development teams. Hours-long outage, […]
CISA extends funding to ensure ‘no lapse in critical CVE services’
CISA says the U.S. government has extended MITRE’s funding to ensure no continuity issues with the critical Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program. “The CVE Program is invaluable to cyber community and a priority of CISA,” the U.S. cybersecurity agency told GeekFeed. “Last night, CISA executed the option period on the contract to ensure there […]
Microsoft warns of blue screen crashes caused by April updates
Microsoft warned customers this week that their systems might crash with a blue screen error caused by a secure kernel fatal error after installing Windows updates released since March. According to advisory updates for the KB5055523 April cumulative update and the KB5053656 March preview update, this known issue affects devices running Windows 11, version 24H2. Those affected will […]
Microsoft: Some devices offered Windows 11 upgrades despite Intune blocks
Microsoft is working to fix an ongoing issue causing some users’ Windows devices to be offered Windows 11 upgrades despite Intune policies preventing them. This known issue has impacted Windows desktop devices since Saturday, April 12, and is caused by what the company describes as a “latent code issue.” Redmond added earlier today in an […]
MITRE warns that funding for critical CVE program expires today
MITRE Vice President Yosry Barsoum has warned that U.S. government funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) and Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) programs expires today, which could lead to widespread disruption across the global cybersecurity industry. CVE, the most critical of the two, is maintained by MITRE with funding from the U.S. National Cyber Security Division […]
ChatGPT 4.1 early benchmarks compared against Google Gemini
ChatGPT 4.1 is now rolling out, and it’s a significant leap from GPT 4o, but it fails to beat the benchmark set by Google Gemini. Yesterday, OpenAI confirmed that developers with API access can try as many as three new models: GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and GPT‑4.1 nano. According to the benchmarks, these models are far better than the […]
Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing
Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies. Midnight Blizzard, aka ‘Cozy Bear’ or ‘APT29,’ is a state-sponsored cyberespionage group linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). According to Check Point Research, the new campaign introduces a previously unseen malware loader called ‘GrapeLoader,’ and a […]
Landmark Admin data breach impact now reaches 1.6 million people
Landmark Admin has issued an update to its investigation of a cyberattack it suffered in May 2024, increasing the number of impacted individuals to 1.6 million. Landmark is a Texas-based third-party administrator (TPA) handling policy accounting, regulatory reporting, reinsurance support, and IT systems for major insurers nationwide like Liberty Bankers Life and American Benefit Life. […]
Infamous message board 4chan taken down following major hack
4chan, an infamous online forum, was taken offline earlier today after what appears to be a significant hack and has since been loading intermittently. Members of the Soyjak.party imageboard (also known as The Party) have since claimed to be behind the attack. They also leaked screenshots of admin panels and a list of emails allegedly […]