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Guide to the Best Laptops for Kids in School
Choosing the right laptop for a student can be challenging. There are plenty of options available, so it’s important to consider the student’s age, grade level, and specific needs when making a decision. This article offers personalized laptop recommendations for students in elementary, middle, and high school. It’s essential to ensure that each student has […]
GitHub Actions artifacts found leaking auth tokens in popular projects
Multiple high-profile open-source projects, including those from Google, Microsoft, AWS, and Red Hat, were found to leak GitHub authentication tokens through GitHub Actions artifacts in CI/CD workflows. Attackers stealing these tokens could gain unauthorized access to private repositories, steal source code, or inject malicious code into projects. The discovery by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 […]
Malware force-installs Chrome extensions on 300,000 browsers, patches DLLs
An ongoing and widespread malware campaign force-installed malicious Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extensions in over 300,000 browsers, modifying the browser’s executables to hijack homepages and steal browsing history. The installer and extensions, which are usually undetected by antivirus tools, are designed to steal data and execute commands on infected devices. The campaign was discovered by […]
Russia blocks Signal for ‘violating’ anti-terrorism laws
Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the Signal encrypted messaging service for what it describes as violations of Russian anti-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation. “User access to the messenger Signal is restricted due to violations of the requirements of the Russian legislation whose fulfillment is necessary to prevent the use of the messenger for […]
CISA warns of VMware ESXi bug exploited in ransomware attacks
CISA has ordered U.S. Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to secure their servers against a VMware ESXi authentication bypass vulnerability exploited in ransomware attacks. Broadcom subsidiary VMware fixed this flaw (CVE-2024-37085) discovered by Microsoft security researchers on June 25 with the release of ESXi 8.0 U3. CVE-2024-37085 allows attackers to add a new user […]
1 million HotJar users vulnerable to XSS attacks
By combining OAuth features with an age-old cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, Salt Labs researchers were able to take over any account in HotJar and Business Insider online services. Because HotJar serves more than 1 million websites, including, Adobe, Microsoft, T-Mobile, and Nintendo, security pros considered the issue serious, even though many protections were layered into […]
How to Make Windows 11 Look and Feel Like Windows 10
Nearly three years after it came out and a year before Windows 10 reaches its end of life, Windows 11 still accounts for only 29% of PC operating system installs, with its predecessor accounting for 66%. One reason: a lot of people don’t like the subtle changes in Windows 11’s user interface, from its bloated Start menu to its […]
July Windows Server updates break Remote Desktop connections
Microsoft has confirmed that July’s security updates break remote desktop connections in organizations where Windows servers are configured to use the legacy RPC over HTTP protocol in the Remote Desktop Gateway. “Windows Servers might affect Remote Desktop Connectivity across an organization if legacy protocol (Remote Procedure Call over HTTP) is used in Remote Desktop Gateway. […]
Three games will leave the Xbox Game Pass by the end of July
Three games will be leaving the Xbox Game Pass on July 31. Until then, subscribers still have the chance to buy the respective games at a 20 percent discount with Microsoft’s member discount. Microsoft had already announced that only three new games would be added to the Xbox Game Pass by the end of July. […]
Australian police arrest hacker who created ‘Evil Twin’ wireless network to steal data during flights
Hacker faces multiple charges that carry multiple years imprisonment The Australian Federal Police recently arrested and charged a man who used an ‘Evil Twin’ free Wi-Fi access point to steal data from victims on a domestic flight. 42-year-old Michael Clapsis now faces nine cybercrime charges for the alleged attack. According to the official reports, The AFP’s […]