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Hacktivist Group Twelve Targets Russian Entities with Destructive Cyber Attacks

A hacktivist group known as Twelve has been observed using an arsenal of publicly available tools to conduct destructive cyber attacks against Russian targets. “Rather than demand a ransom for decrypting data, Twelve prefers to encrypt victims’ data and then destroy their infrastructure with a wiper to prevent recovery,” Kaspersky said in a Friday analysis. […]

LinkedIn Halts AI Data Processing in UK Amid Privacy Concerns Raised by ICO

The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that professional social networking platform LinkedIn has suspended processing users’ data in the country to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. “We are pleased that LinkedIn has reflected on the concerns we raised about its approach to training generative AI models with information relating to its U.K. […]

Ukraine Bans Telegram Use for Government and Military Personnel

Ukraine has restricted the use of the Telegram messaging app by government officials, military personnel, and other defense and critical infrastructure workers, citing national security concerns. The ban was announced by the National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity (NCCC) in a post shared on Facebook. “I have always advocated and advocate for freedom of speech, but […]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.1843 (Dev Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.1843 (KB5043185) to the Dev Channel. This update is delivered in a format that offers a preview of enhancements to servicing technology on Windows 11, version 24H2. To learn more, see https://aka.ms/CheckpointCumulativeUpdates. Changes in Dev Channel builds and updates are documented in two […]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 (Beta Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 (KB5043186) to the Beta Channel. Changes in Beta Channel builds and updates are documented in two buckets: new features, improvements, and fixes that are being gradually rolled out for Insiders who have turned on the toggle to get the latest updates as […]