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Microsoft Security

Russia-linked APT28 attackers already abusing new Microsoft Office zero-day

Ukraine’s CERT says the bug went from disclosure to active exploitation in days Russia-linked attackers are already exploiting Microsoft's latest Office zero-day, with Ukraine's national cyber defense team warning that the same bug is being used to target gov…

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Microsoft: January update shutdown bug affects more Windows PCs

Microsoft has confirmed that a known issue preventing some Windows 11 devices from shutting down also affects Windows 10 systems with Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) enabled. [...]

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Patch Tuesday meets Groundhog Day as Windows hibernation bug returns

Microsoft concedes January's out-of-band fix didn't stop some PCs from rebooting instead of sleeping Microsoft rounded off January by adding more devices to the list of those affected by the hibernation issue it claimed had been fixed by an out-of-band update…

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Microsoft spends billions on AI, converts just 3.3% of Copilot Chat users

CEO talks momentum while paid uptake remains minimal Only 3.3 percent of Microsoft 365 and Office 365 users who touch Copilot Chat actually pay for it, an awkward figure that landed alongside Microsoft's $37.5 billion quarterly AI splurge and its insistence t…

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Panera Bread breach impacts 5.1 million accounts, not 14 million customers

The data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned says that a data breach at the U.S. food chain Panera Bread affected 5.1 million accounts, not 14 million customers as previously reported. [...]

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Microsoft fixes bug causing password sign-in option to disappear

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that was causing the password sign-in option to disappear from the lock screen options after installing Windows 11 updates released since August 2025. [...]

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Microsoft's 'atypical' emergency Windows patches are becoming awfully typical

Administrators sigh: OOBs, they did it again Opinion  Microsoft has had a bad start to the year. Two out-of-band updates in the weeks after the first Patch Tuesday of 2026 rattled administrators' already shaky faith in the company. But are things getting wors…

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Infected with Screenconnect that tried to direct me to directdeskk.topp

Infected with Screenconnect that tried to direct me to directdeskk.topp - posted in Virus, Trojan, Spyware, and Malware Removal Help: Hello,  Through a phony LinkedIn job posting I was targeted with a scam PDF that tricked me into installing ScreenConnect. Th…

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Cloud storage payment scam floods inboxes with fake renewals

Over the past few months, a large-scale cloud storage subscription scam campaign has been targeting users worldwide with repeated emails falsely warning recipients that their photos, files, and accounts are about to be blocked or deleted due to an alleged pay…

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Mandiant details how ShinyHunters abuse SSO to steal cloud data

Mandiant says a wave of recent ShinyHunters SaaS data-theft attacks is being fueled by targeted voice phishing (vishing) attacks and company-branded phishing sites that steal single sign-on (SSO) credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes. [...]

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Biotech & Healthcare Security

FBI seizes RAMP cybercrime forum used by ransomware gangs

The FBI has seized the notorious RAMP cybercrime forum, a platform used to advertise a wide range of malware and hacking services, and one of the few remaining forums that openly allowed the promotion of ransomware operations. [...]

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INC ransomware opsec fail allowed data recovery for 12 US orgs

An operational security failure allowed researchers to recover data that the INC ransomware gang stole from a dozen U.S. organizations. [...]

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Here are the 55 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025 | TechCrunch

U.S.-based AI startups continue to rake in venture funding with multiple companies already raising impressive rounds in 2025.

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Black Basta boss makes it onto Interpol's 'Red Notice' list

The identity of the Black Basta ransomware gang leader has been confirmed by law enforcement in Ukraine and Germany, and the individual has been added to the wanted list of Europol and Interpol. [...]

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Central Maine Healthcare breach exposed data of over 145,000 people

A data breach last year at Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) exposed sensitive information of more than 145,000 individuals. [...]

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Belgian hospital AZ Monica shuts down servers after cyberattack

Belgian hospital AZ Monica was forced to shut down all servers, cancel scheduled procedures, and transfer critical patients earlier today due to a cyberattack. [...]

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More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are | TechCrunch

Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year.

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UK announces plan to strengthen public sector cyber defenses

The United Kingdom has announced a new cybersecurity strategy, backed by more than £210 million ($283 million), to boost cyber defenses across government departments and the wider public sector. [...]

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How World Cup champion Mario Götze built a parallel career as an angel investor | TechCrunch

Mario Götze will go down in soccer history as the player who scored the winning goal that made Germany the 2014 FIFA World Cup champion. But he is also an increasingly seasoned angel investor.

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