Hackers are targeting Windows machines using the ZIP file concatenation technique to deliver malicious payloads in compressed archives without security solutions detecting them. The technique exploits the different methods ZIP parsers and archive managers handle concatenated ZIP files. This new trend was spotted by Perception Point, who discovered a a concatentated ZIP archive hiding a trojan…

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​Microsoft is investigating a newly acknowledged issue causing macOS applications to hang when opening or saving files in OneDrive. As the company explained, this known issue impacts only systems running macOS Sequoia, Apple’s latest operating system release. “Opening or saving files within Desktop or Documents folders can cause the file’s app to freeze. This occurs…

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Microsoft wants you to share content/items more frequently, so it’s now adding the “Share” button everywhere, including the Start menu and even the taskbar. Windows 11’s Share UI is a built-in feature that lets you quickly share content from apps or files. Share UI in Windows 11 Source: BleepingComputer When you use the Share button,…

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Google has quietly updated the description of one of Chrome’s security features, “Enchaned protection,” to confirm that it will be powered by AI in a future release. It’s unclear what has changed, but as spotted by Leo on X, Google is updating its Enhanced protection mode in Chrome’s Safe Browsing feature to include AI-powered protection. This…

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As the winter season kicks in, scammers are not missing the chance to target senior British residents with bogus “winter heating allowance” and “cost of living support” scam texts. The scam campaign is opportunistic given the UK government’s recent controversial stance on cutting winter fuel payments from approximately 10 million pensioners across Britain. Lookalike GOV.UK pages Scammers…

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A malicious Python package named ‘fabrice’ has been present in the Python Package Index (PyPI) since 2021, stealing Amazon Web Services credentials from unsuspecting developers. According to application security company Socket, the package has been downloaded more than 37,000 times and executes platform-specific scripts for Windows and Linux. The large number of downloads is accounted by fabrice typosquatting…

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Microsoft has confirmed that last month’s Windows security updates are breaking SSH connections on some Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 systems. This newly acknowledged issue affects enterprise, IOT, and education customers, but the company says that only a “limited number” of devices are impacted. Microsoft is also investigating whether consumer customers using Windows 11 Home…

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As part of its efforts to add AI everywhere, Microsoft is now bringing AI features to the popular Paint and Notepad apps on Windows 11. Microsoft’s Paint is getting generative erase feature, which allows you to remove unwanted object from the images. It’s similar to Photos app’s existing Generative Erase feature, but it’s now directly…

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‘It’s nice to see them focus on what MSPs need. In the last few years, they’ve been focused on big trends. This is a return to basics in a good way,’ says Dustin Bolander, founder, partner and CIO of Clear Guidance Partners. ConnectWise Chief Product Officer Jeff Bishop said the company’s new Asio platform is…

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While the latest x86 CPU market share report reflects the ongoing threat AMD poses to Intel at a challenging time in the latter company’s history, it wasn’t all bad news for Intel. AMD is 1 point away from reaching a quarter share of the Intel-dominated x86 CPU market for PCs and servers combined after making…

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