Windows, Security & Privacy, Open Source and more
When Microsoft announced Smart App Control, a feature designed to make Windows more secure by blocking processes the moment they are started, it limited the feature to new systems. You either had to install Windows 11 from scratch or start with a new PC altogether to even get the feature. Worse, once deactivated, you’d never…
Google is tightening its grip on one of YouTube Premium’s most coveted feature, officially patching a long-standing loophole that allowed Android users to enjoy background playback through third-party browsers without a subscription. By implementing new technical restrictions, the search giant tries to neutralize workarounds in popular browsers like Brave and Vivaldi that previously bypassed the…
The popular open source plain text editor has become the target of state-sponsored hackers, according to a blog post. The Notepad++ developer released a detailed post-mortem on a severe supply chain attack that occurred between June and December 2025. By compromising the application’s hosting provider, state-sponsored hackers were able to redirect update traffic to serve…
Today is officially “Change Your Password Day”, a special day designed to put cybersecurity top of mind. But before you rush to update your logins, pause for a moment: experts now warn that changing your password simply for the sake of the calendar might actually hurt your security more than it helps. The idea behind…
In an era where tech giants are racing to weave artificial intelligence into every corner of the browsing experience, Mozilla is handing the controls back to the user. In a few weeks, the organization plans to launch Firefox 148 to the stable channel. It will include the “AI kill switch” that Mozilla executives hinted at…
For years, Windows has felt less like a trusted tool and more like a construction site that never quite cleared the rubble. Whether it’s the lingering inconsistency of the UI, the intrusion of unwanted ads, the performance hiccups, or that many users now expect to experience issues when Microsoft releases an update for the operating…
Google is officially transforming the web browser from a static tool into an active personal agent with the launch of Gemini 3 and “Auto-Browse” in Chrome, and the push into a personalized AI experience. Announced yesterday for desktop users, with the exception of Chrome for Linux, this major update integrates Google’s most advanced AI model…
Microsoft launched its newest operating system Windows 11 back in October 2021 to mixed reviews. Its predecessor, Windows 10, held the top spot firmly at the time while Windows 7 and Windows 8 were reaching the official end of life dates. While companies could extend support of Windows 7 by three years, Microsoft did not…
It has been over six months since Rarlab released a fix for the critical WinRAR vulnerability known as CVE-2025-8088, but attacks continue to target it as if the patch was released just days ago. Despite a patch being available since August 2025, Google Threat Intelligence reports that state-sponsored actors and financially motivated hackers are still…
The “trust but verify” era of document security has been blindsided by a sophisticated new threat that turns Microsoft’s own integration features against the user. This week, Microsoft disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2026-21509, which allows attackers to bypass core Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) security mitigations within the Microsoft Office Suite. The flaw is…