What are IABs? Initial Access Brokers (IABs) specialize in gaining unauthorized entry into computer systems and networks, then selling that access to other cybercriminals. This division of labor allows IABs to concentrate on their core expertise: exploiting vulnerabilities through methods like social engineering and brute-force attacks. By selling access, they significantly mitigate the
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Palo Alto Networks has revealed that it’s observing brute-force login attempts against PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways, days after threat actors warned of a surge in suspicious login scanning activity targeting its appliances. “Our teams are observing evidence of activity consistent with password-related attacks, such as brute-force login attempts, which does not indicate exploitation of a
Cybersecurity researchers have found that threat actors are setting up deceptive websites hosted on newly registered domains to deliver a known Android malware called SpyNote. These bogus websites masquerade as Google Play Store install pages for apps like the Chrome web browser, indicating an attempt to deceive unsuspecting users into installing the malware instead. “The […]
A newly disclosed high-severity security flaw impacting OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) has come under active exploitation within a few hours of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-3102 (CVSS score: 8.1), is an authorization bypass bug that could permit an attacker to create administrator accounts under certain conditions and take control of susceptible websites. “The
Hackers started exploiting a high-severity flaw that allows bypassing authentication in the OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) plugin for WordPress just hours after public disclosure. […]
Microsoft has released an out-of-band Office update to fix a known issue that caused Word, Excel, and Outlook to crash after installing the KB5002700 security update for Office 2016. […]
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT’s memory feature its biggest upgrade yet, allowing the AI to know you better by referencing all your past conversations. […]
Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 26100.3902 (KB5055627) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 24H2 (Build 26100). Below is a summary of the new features and improvements included as part of this update separated into two sections: gradual rollout and normal rollout. The bold text within the […]
We’re teaming up with Range Media Partners to announce AI on Screen, a new short film program.
We’re very proud to say that, starting with version 134, Microsoft Edge is up to 9% faster as measured by the Speedometer 3.0 benchmark. With every release of Microsoft Edge, we care about delivering better performance, so that you can spend less time waiting and more time browsing. This is why we have features like […]