Monthly Archives: May 2024

Microsoft announces a new Xbox controller for gamers with disabilities

Microsoft has announced two developments that expand accessibility options for Xbox players. First up is the all-new Proteus Controller, a modular marvel created by ByoWave in collaboration with Microsoft’s Designed for Xbox program. This controller throws away the traditional one-size-fits-all approach, allowing gamers to build a controller that perfectly suits their needs. The Proteus Controller […]

Cybercriminals Exploiting Microsoft’s Quick Assist Feature in Ransomware Attacks

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said it has observed a threat it tracks under the name Storm-1811 abusing the client management tool Quick Assist to target users in social engineering attacks. “Storm-1811 is a financially motivated cybercriminal group known to deploy Black Basta ransomware,” the company said in a report published on May 15, 2024. The

Google Patches Yet Another Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability

Google has rolled out fixes to address a set of nine security issues in its Chrome browser, including a new zero-day that has been exploited in the wild. Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-4947, the vulnerability relates to a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. It was reported by Kaspersky researchers Vasily Berdnikov and Boris