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Windows 11 users want these five features back

When Windows 11 was first released, many long-time users felt features they loved had been taken away overnight. Three and a half years later, the same complaints still rise to the top of the Feedback Hub with tens of thousands of votes. [...]

Anubis ransomware adds wiper to destroy files beyond recovery

WestJet investigates cyberattack disrupting internal systems

WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, is investigating a cyberattack that has disrupted access to some internal systems as it responds to the breach. [...]

Discord Invite Link Hijacking Delivers AsyncRAT and Skuld Stealer Targeting Crypto Wallets

A new malware campaign is exploiting a weakness in Discord's invitation system to deliver an information stealer called Skuld and the AsyncRAT remote access trojan. "Attackers hijacked the links through vanity link registration, allowing them to silently redirect users from trusted sources to malicious servers," Check Point said in a technical report. "The attackers combined the ClickFix

Cyber weapons in the Israel-Iran conflict may hit the US

With Tehran’s military weakened, digital retaliation likely, experts tell The Reg The current Israel–Iran military conflict is taking place in the era of hybrid war, where cyberattacks amplify and assist missiles and troops, and is being waged between two countries with very capable destructive cyber weapons.…

CISA Reveals 'Pattern' of Ransomware Attacks Against SimpleHelp RMM

A new Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advisory warned ransomware actors have been actively exploiting a critical SimpleHelp flaw since January.

Dutch police identify users as young as 11-year-old on Cracked.io hacking forum

Dutch police have announced that they have identified 126 individuals linked to the now dismantled Cracked.io cybercrime forum. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Do you trust Xi with your 'private' browsing data? Apple, Google stores still offer China-based VPNs, report says

Some trace back to an outfit under US export controls for alleged PLA links Both Apple's and Google's online stores offer free virtual private network (VPN) apps owned by Chinese companies, according to researchers at the Tech Transparency Project, and they don't make this fact readily known to people downloading the apps.…

Google links massive cloud outage to API management issue

Google says an API management issue is behind Thursday's massive Google Cloud outage, which disrupted or brought down its services and many other online platforms. [...]

Discord flaw lets hackers reuse expired invites in malware campaign

Hackers are hijacking expired or deleted Discord invite links to redirect users to malicious sites that deliver remote access trojans and information-stealing malware. [...]