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Proton launches new “Meet” privacy-focused conferencing platform
Proton has announced a new video conferencing service named Meet and positioned it as a privacy-focused alternative to mainstream services like Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams. Meet provides end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) calls to protect the confidentiality of the conversations and does not require a paid plan or even a Proton account to use. It […]
Claude AI finds Vim, Emacs RCE bugs that trigger on file open
Vulnerabilities in the Vim and GNU Emacs text editors, discovered using simple prompts with the Claude assistant, allow remote code execution simply by opening a file. The assistant also created multiple versions of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits, refined them, and provided suggestions to address the security issues. Vim and GNU Emacs are programmable text editors primarily […]
Bitwarden adds support for passkey login on Windows 11
Bitwarden announced support for logging into Windows 11 devices using passkeys stored in the manager’s vault, enabling phishing-resistant authentication. The new feature is available for all plans, including the free tier, and allows logging into Windows by selecting the security key option and scanning a QR code with a mobile device to confirm access to the passkey […]
Google Chrome shifts to two-week release cycle for increased stability
Google Chrome will shift from a four-week to a two-week release cycle to roll out new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements more frequently. With the release of Chrome 153 on September 8, Google will start shipping two new stable versions of the browser every month, breaking the long-standing schedule developers followed since 2021. The new […]
Notepad++ boosts update security with ‘double-lock’ mechanism
Notepad++ has adopted a “double-lock” design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that resulted in a supply-chain compromise. The new mechanism landed in Notepad++ version 8.9.2, announced yesterday, although work on it began in version 8.8.9 with implementing the verification of the signed installer from GitHub. The second part of the […]
Bitwarden introduces ‘Cupid Vault’ for secure password sharing
Bitwarden has launched a new system called ‘Cupid Vault’ that allows users to safely share passwords with trusted email addresses. Cupid Vault works by allowing users of the free version of Bitwarden to create a 2-person shared vault called an ‘Organization’. Other users can access the logins inside the Organization space with credentials assigned by the owner […]
Not all CISA-linked alerts are urgent: ASUS Live Update CVE-2025-59374
An ASUS Live Update vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-59374 has been making the rounds in infosec feeds, with some headlines implying recent or ongoing exploitation. The CVE documents a historic supply-chain attack in an End-of-Life (EoL) software product, not a newly emerging threat. Not all CISA KEVs signal urgency Recent coverage of CVE-2025-59374 has framed the […]
MITRE shares 2025’s top 25 most dangerous software weaknesses
MITRE has shared this year’s top 25 list of the most dangerous software weaknesses behind over 39,000 security vulnerabilities disclosed between June 2024 and June 2025. The list was released in cooperation with the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HSSEDI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which manage and sponsor the […]
Thunderbird adds native support for Microsoft Exchange accounts
Thunderbird 145 has been released with full native support for Microsoft Exchange email via the Exchange Web Services (EWS) protocol. This means that Thunderbird users in Microsoft Exchange environments (e.g., Microsoft 365, Office 365) no longer need third-party add-ons and benefit from seamless message synchronization and folder management locally and on the server. Migrating from […]
Mozilla Firefox gets new anti-fingerprinting defenses
Mozilla announced a major privacy upgrade in Firefox 145 that reduces even more the number of users vulnerable to digital fingerprinting. The new protections will initially be available only in Private Browsing Mode and Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) Strict mode. After testing and optimization, they will be enabled by default in the Firefox web browser. […]