February 2021 – Page 4

Microsoft Word for Windows is finally getting predictive typing

Starting next month, Microsoft Word for Windows will include a new predictive typing feature that automatically suggests new words to use as you are typing. […]

22 Feb

Texas electric company warns of scammers threatening to cut power

Texas electric utility Austin Energy today warned of unknown individuals impersonating the company and threatening customers over the phone that their power will be cut off unless they pay fictitious overdue bills. […]

22 Feb

SHAREit fixes security bugs in app with 1 billion downloads

Singapore-based Smart Media4U Technology said today that it fixed SHAREit vulnerabilities that may have allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely on users’ devices. […]

22 Feb

Global Accellion data breaches linked to Clop ransomware gang

Threat actors associated with a financially-motivated hacker groups combined multiple zero-day vulnerabilities and a new web shell to breach up to 100 companies using Accellion’s legacy File Transfer Appliance and steal data. […]

22 Feb

Telegram for Windows 10 update brings a new privacy feature

With your data being the digital currency of our times, Facebook is planning to track your behavior using WhatsApp to deliver tailored advertising via Facebook and improve their services. On the other hand, Telegram is working on a new privacy feature for the desktop app and it’s now rolling out via the Microsoft Store. […]

21 Feb

Windows 10 Sun Valley ’21H2′ update: What we know so far

With the upcoming Windows 10 21H1 feature update being a minor release with few improvements, Microsoft will likely include all of the new features they have introduced in Insider builds in Windows 10 21H2. These new features are outlined below. […]

21 Feb

Lakehead University shuts down campus network after cyberattack

Canadian undergraduate research university Lakehead has been dealing with a cyberattack that forced the institution earlier this week to cut off access to its servers. […]

21 Feb

Microsoft Outlook for Windows will let you send emails from aliases

Microsoft is adding support for sending emails via alias email addresses (also known as aliases or proxy addresses) from the Outlook for Windows email client. […]

20 Feb

Microsoft Edge is crowdsourcing whether to show notification prompts

Microsoft is now using crowdsourcing to determine whether to show a site’s website subscription dialog prompt in the Microsoft Edge web browser. […]

20 Feb

Kroger data breach exposes pharmacy and employee data

Supermarket giant Kroger has suffered a data breach after a service used to transfer files securely was hacked, and threat actors stole files. […]

Month: February 2021

Microsoft Word for Windows is finally getting predictive typing

Texas electric company warns of scammers threatening to cut power

SHAREit fixes security bugs in app with 1 billion downloads

Global Accellion data breaches linked to Clop ransomware gang

Telegram for Windows 10 update brings a new privacy feature

Windows 10 Sun Valley ’21H2′ update: What we know so far

Lakehead University shuts down campus network after cyberattack

Microsoft Outlook for Windows will let you send emails from aliases

Microsoft Edge is crowdsourcing whether to show notification prompts

Kroger data breach exposes pharmacy and employee data