Category: Malware

A newly identified destructive Windows backdoor combines ransomware-like encryption with multiple data-wiping features, according to Microsoft. Last October, the Redmond threat-hunting team first spotted attacks using the...

Datadog Security Labs is warning of “several overlapping campaigns” that are systematically enumerating corporate GitHub organizations, repositories, and user accounts through the GitHub API. “Operators rely on...

Microsoft has taken apart a destructive Windows backdoor it calls GigaWiper. What stands out is how it is built: not one tool but three older destructive programs bolted into one, offered as commands the operator can choose...

The European Commission has ended an investigation into possible anticompetitive practices after SAP agreed to abolish reinstatement fees and reduce back-maintenance fees. The move could reduce barriers for customers considering...

OpenMandriva has accused a former contributor of using his trusted admin access to trash repositories and push a package that could have broken desktop installations after a community dispute spilled over into the...

After my father was diagnosed with Stage 3 kidney cancer, my family was thrown into a tailspin. Getting second opinions, planning surgery, ensuring insurance coverage, coping with the fear. It was a lot to process.In the middle...

Gap was never uncool. It just disappeared for a while. CEO Richard Dickson explains how he’s bringing it back, using the same pop culture playbook he used to resurrect Barbie at Mattel. He breaks down why he tracks “brand love”...

Welcome to the new and tricky world of applying for a job in the AI era. Yes, applicants can use LLMs to fill out applications and cast a far wider net. But AI has also made recruiters far more anxious about the authenticity of...

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It turns out making the batteries replaceable in the first place wouldn’t have changed much.