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Microsoft now uses Windows 10 Search to promote Bing Searches

Microsoft has started to display “Learn something new” alerts that promote Bing search categories via the Windows 10 search field. […]

08 Jun

Maze Ransomware adds Ragnar Locker to its extortion cartel

A second ransomware gang has partnered with Maze Ransomware to use their data leak platform to extort victims whose unencrypted files were stolen. […]

08 Jun

CallStranger UPnP bug allows data theft, DDoS attacks, LAN scans

A vulnerability in the Universal Plug and Play protocol implemented in billions of devices can be exploited to exfiltrate data, turn them into bots for distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS), and scan internal networks. […]

08 Jun

Facebook sues company for registering impostor domains

Facebook filed a lawsuit today against Compsys Domain Solutions Private Ltd, an Indian provider of proxy/privacy services, for registering domains that impersonate Facebook apps and were allegedly used for malicious purposes. […]

08 Jun

Honda investigates possible ransomware attack, networks impacted

Compute networks in Europe and Japan from giant car maker Honda have been affected by issues that could be related to a cyber attack. […]

08 Jun

Windows 10 2004: external displays go black when drawing in Word

Microsoft says that external displays might go black if Windows 10, version 2004 users try to draw in apps including but not limited to Microsoft Office Word and Whiteboard. […]

08 Jun

Google’s indexing of WhatsApp numbers raises privacy concerns

Google is indexing the phone numbers used on WhatsApp, and a researcher is concerned that it could cause privacy issues or be used for malicious purposes. […]

07 Jun

How to uninstall Cortana in Windows 10 2004

Starting with the release of Windows 10 May 2020 Update, Cortana is now a standalone app and it’s no longer an integral part of the platform. If you don’t use Cortana, here’s how you can block and remove it from your system. […]

07 Jun

uBlock Origin for Chrome now blocks port scans on most sites

A recent update to an ad block filter list now allows the uBlock Origin extension to block most of the known sites that perform port scans of your local Windows computer. […]

07 Jun

Using the Windows 10 Health Dashboard to track known issues

To track known issues in Windows 10 that Microsoft is aware of and actively resolving, you can use a Windows 10 Health Dashboard tool. […]

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Microsoft now uses Windows 10 Search to promote Bing Searches

Maze Ransomware adds Ragnar Locker to its extortion cartel

CallStranger UPnP bug allows data theft, DDoS attacks, LAN scans

Facebook sues company for registering impostor domains

Honda investigates possible ransomware attack, networks impacted

Windows 10 2004: external displays go black when drawing in Word

Google’s indexing of WhatsApp numbers raises privacy concerns

How to uninstall Cortana in Windows 10 2004

uBlock Origin for Chrome now blocks port scans on most sites

Using the Windows 10 Health Dashboard to track known issues