It’s that time, once again. Microsoft has finally released the Windows App SDK 1.6 version, with a few improvements here and there compared to its predecessor. Windows App SDK 1.6 finally supports native AOT (Ahead-Of-Time) compilation. That means, the update can reduce app startup time and memory usage, as the apps are compiled ahead of […]
A new saga in the Microsoft Inflection AI deal: the UK’s antitrust body, the CMA, has cleared the hiring but qualified the deal as a merger. The post UK’s CMA greenlights Microsoft’s hire of Inflection top AI minds after months-old controversy appeared first on MSPoweruser.
Threat actors are likely employing a tool designated for red teaming exercises to serve malware, according to new findings from Cisco Talos. The program in question is a payload generation framework called MacroPack, which is used to generate Office documents, Visual Basic scripts, Windows shortcuts, and other formats for penetration testing and social engineering assessments. […]
Google is apparently working to bring bottom toolbars to Chrome for Android, a recent commit message reveals. The post Chrome for Android to get a bottom toolbar—just like on Opera & Vivaldi browsers appeared first on MSPoweruser.
Planned Parenthood has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack affecting its IT systems, forcing it to take parts of its infrastructure offline to contain the damage. […]
The Chinese-speaking threat actor known as Earth Lusca has been observed using a new backdoor dubbed KTLVdoor as part of a cyber attack targeting an unnamed trading company based in China. The previously unreported malware is written in Golang, and thus is a cross-platform weapon capable of targeting both Microsoft Windows and Linux systems. “KTLVdoor […]
Cisco has released security updates for two critical security flaws impacting its Smart Licensing Utility that could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to elevate their privileges or access sensitive information. A brief description of the two vulnerabilities is below – CVE-2024-20439 (CVSS score: 9.8) – The presence of an undocumented static user credential for an administrative […]
American semiconductor supplier Microchip Technology Incorporated has confirmed that employee information was stolen from systems compromised in an August cyberattack, which was later claimed by the Play ransomware gang. […]
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We are proud to announce that version 1.6 of the Windows App SDK is now available! Whether you’re looking for the incredible performance boost and footprint reduction of Native AOT support, enhancements for deploying your package, or quality of life improvements for controls like APipsPager and RatingControl, WinAppSDK 1.6 offers a raft of new features, […]
The MacroPack framework, initially designed for Red Team exercises, is being abused by threat actors to deploy malicious payloads, including Havoc, Brute Ratel, and PhatomCore. […]