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Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor.

Tycoon2FA has become a leading phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms, enabling campaigns that reach over 500,000 organizations monthly, prompting Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) to work with ...

The current preview versions for participants in Windows Insider channels bring numerous minor improvements. Furthermore, native Sysmon support is moving significantly closer to release. The Windows ...

Mozilla had planned to end support for Firefox on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in 2024. Extended support now ends in February. The Mozilla developers explain this in a current support article. "Microsoft ...

The Debloat Control Panel is a comprehensive Windows optimization and cleanup tool that disables unnecessary services, blocks telemetry, cleans system files, and frees up several gigabytes of storage.

While Microsoft appears to move away from its broad “AI Everywhere” messaging, Intel is moving in the opposite direction. According to Wccftech, the company expects AI PC adoption to accelerate ...

Notification Filter and Cleaner is a lightweight Android app designed to automatically remove specific push notifications. Using a NotificationListener, the app evaluates each incoming notification ...

As Neowin reports, Microsoft wants to reduce its reliance on OpenAI and move toward what AI chief Mustafa Suleyman calls “true AI self-sufficiency.” The company plans to build more of its AI stack ...

Editor's take: Since the introduction of Windows Vista, Microsoft has attempted to enforce a new approach to software access rights on its often-resistant users. Now, the Redmond-based company appears ...