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"Hello pervert" sextortion emails are going through some changes and the price they're demanding has gone up considerably.

As attackers continue to evolve, Microsoft is committed to staying ahead by not only responding to vulnerabilities, but also by anticipating and mitigating entire classes of threats. One such threat, filesystem redirection attacks, has been a persistent vector for privilege escalation. In response, we’ve developed and deployed a new mitigation in Windows 11 called RedirectionGuard.

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it's extending Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) for an extra year by letting users either pay a small fee of $30 or by sync their PC settings to the cloud. The development comes ahead of the tech giant's upcoming October 14, 2025, deadline, when it plans to officially end support and stop providing security updates for devices running Windows 10. The

Kali Linux 2025.1c includes a new signing key to fix update errors, adds new tools, a redesigned menu with MITRE ATT&CK, and major system upgrades.

Unidentified threat actors have been observed targeting publicly exposed Microsoft Exchange servers to inject malicious code into the login pages that harvest their credentials. Positive Technologies, in a new analysis published last week, said it identified two different kinds of keylogger code written in JavaScript on the Outlook login page - Those that save collected data to a local file

June “In the Trend of VM” (#16): vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Apache HTTP Server, the web interfaces of MDaemon and Zimbra, and the 7-Zip archiver. A traditional monthly vulnerability roundup. 🙂 🗞 Post on Habr (rus)🗒 Digest on the PT website (rus) A total of 7 trending vulnerabilities: 🔻 Elevation of Privilege – Microsoft DWM […]

A new detection method from Varonis Threat Labs turns hackers' sneaky random patterns into a way to catch hidden cyberattacks. Learn about Jitter-Trap and how it boosts cybersecurity defenses.

Cybercriminals are injecting fake support phone numbers onto official sites like Bank of America and Netflix. Learn how 'search parameter injection' scams work and protect yourself now.

**Why is this Chrome CVE included in the Security Update Guide?** The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in Chromium Open Source Software (OSS) which is consumed by Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) is no longer vulnerable. **How can I see the version of the browser?** 1. In your Microsoft Edge browser, click on the 3 dots (...) on the very right-hand side of the window 2. Click on **Help and Feedback** 3. Click on **About Microsoft Edge**

**Why is this Chrome CVE included in the Security Update Guide?** The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in Chromium Open Source Software (OSS) which is consumed by Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) is no longer vulnerable. **How can I see the version of the browser?** 1. In your Microsoft Edge browser, click on the 3 dots (...) on the very right-hand side of the window 2. Click on **Help and Feedback** 3. Click on **About Microsoft Edge**