Android Adds ‘Accountability Layer’ to Third-Party Apps
Image: prima91/Adobe Stock Android users often praise the brand for offering native sideloading functionality on their devices. For those who...
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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
Microsoft’s Patch Fixes Are Breaking Windows, Forcing a Second Emergency Update
Image: Clint Patterson/Unsplash Microsoft’s own fixes have become its biggest problem, forcing the company to issue a second emergency patch...
Upgrade to Microsoft Windows 11 Home for Just $10
Image: StackCommerce For business, personal use, gaming, creative projects and more, you will truly appreciate the advanced tools in Windows...
New Android Theft Protection Feature Updates: Smarter, Stronger
Posted by Nataliya Stanetsky, Fabricio Ferracioli, Elliot Sisteron, Irene Ang of the Android Security Team Phone theft is more than...
Microsoft Office vulnerability (CVE-2026-21509) in active exploitation
On January 26, 2026, Microsoft released an out-of-band update to address a high-severity (CVSS score of 7.8) vulnerability affecting multiple...
Beyond MFA: Building true resilience against identity-based attacks
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) remains a cornerstone of cybersecurity, but attackers have learned find workarounds.As identity-driven attacks continue to rise, organizations...
You see an email ending in .eu.org. Must be legit, right?
At first glance, an email address ending in .eu.org looks trustworthy. It feels institutional, maybe even official. Many people implicitly...
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026 A multi-stage phishing campaign targets...
Dormakaba flaws allow to access major organizations’ doors
Dormakaba flaws allow to access major organizations’ doors Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026 Researchers found over 20 flaws in Dormakaba...
Weekly Update 488
27 January 2026 It's the discussion about the reaction of some people in the UK regarding their impending social media...
He Who Controls the Key Controls the World – Microsoft “Often” Provides BitLocker Keys to Law Enforcement
Before heading off to battle, King Arthur gives Lancelot the key to Guinevere’s chastity belt with solemn instructions: If Arthur...
Alibaba’s Qwen3-Max-Thinking expands enterprise AI model choices
Alibaba Cloud’s latest AI model, Qwen3-Max-Thinking, is staking a claim as one of the world’s most advanced reasoning engines after...
CTEM in Practice: Prioritization, Validation, and Outcomes That Matter
The Hacker NewsJan 27, 2026Attack Surface Management / Cyber Risk Cybersecurity teams increasingly want to move beyond looking at threats...
Microsoft Office Zero-Day (CVE-2026-21509) – Emergency Patch Issued for Active Exploitation
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Zero-Day / Vulnerability Microsoft on Monday issued out-of-band security patches for a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability...
Critical Grist-Core Vulnerability Allows RCE Attacks via Spreadsheet Formulas
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Vulnerability / Cloud Security A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Grist‑Core, an open-source, self-hosted version...
