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Windows 11 KB5064081 update clears up CPU usage metrics in Task Manager

  • Microsoft has released the KB5064081 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes thirty-six new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out. These updates include new Recall features and a new way of displaying CPU usage in Task Manager.

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New Whitepaper: The Evolution of Phishing Attacks 

  • Modern phishing has changed a lot in the past decade or so. The most sophisticated attacks — the ones that usually hit the headlines in the form of major breaches — come with a host of anti-analysis and obfuscation techniques making them increasingly difficult to detect.

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This Microsoft Security Copilot eBook is free for a limited time

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Microsoft fixes bug behind Windows certificate enrollment errors

  • Microsoft has resolved a known issue causing false CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) error messages after installing the July 2025 preview and subsequent Windows 11 24H2 updates.

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WhatsApp patches vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks

  • WhatsApp has patched a security vulnerability in its iOS and macOS messaging clients that was exploited in targeted zero-day attacks.

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Microsoft to enforce MFA for Azure resource management in October

  • Starting in October, Microsoft will enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Azure resource management actions to protect Azure clients from unauthorized access attempts.

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Microsoft says recent Windows update didn't kill your SSD

  • Microsoft has found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 security update and customer reports of failure and data corruption issues affecting solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs).

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This 1TB cloud storage deal lasts for life with no recurring costs

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Google warns Salesloft breach impacted some Workspace accounts

  • Google reports that the Salesloft Drift breach is larger than initially thought, warning that attackers also used stolen OAuth tokens to access Google Workspace email accounts in addition to Salesforce data.

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US targets North Korean IT worker army with new sanctions

  • The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two individuals and two companies associated with North Korean IT worker schemes that operate at the expense of American organizations.

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Google shares workarounds for auth failures on ChromeOS devices

Malware devs abuse Anthropic’s Claude AI to build ransomware

  • Anthropic's Claude Code large language model has been abused by threat actors who used it in data extortion campaigns and to develop ransomware packages.

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Microsoft Word will save your files to the cloud by default

  • Microsoft says that Word for Windows will soon enable autosave and automatically save all new documents to the cloud by default.

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Passwordstate dev urges users to patch auth bypass vulnerability

  • Click Studios, the company behind the Passwordstate enterprise-grade password manager, has warned customers to patch a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability as soon as possible.

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Police seize VerifTools fake ID marketplace servers, domains

  • The FBI and the Dutch Police have shut down the VerifTools marketplace for fraudulent identity documents after seizing servers in Amsterdam that hosted the online operation.

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MATLAB dev says ransomware gang stole data of 10,000 people

  • MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical simulation and computing software, revealed that a ransomware gang stole the data of over 10,000 people after breaching its network in April.

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TransUnion suffers data breach impacting over 4.4 million people

  • Consumer credit reporting giant TransUnion warns it suffered a data breach exposing the personal information of over 4.4 million people in the United States, with BleepingComputer learning the data was stolen from it's Salesforce account.

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Storm-0501 hackers shift to ransomware attacks in the cloud

  • Microsoft warns that a threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 has evolved its operations, shifting away from encrypting devices with ransomware to focusing on cloud-based encryption, data theft, and extortion.

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