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Storm-2561 Spreads Trojan VPN Clients via SEO Poisoning to Steal Credentials 2026-03-14 at 00:40 By Microsoft has disclosed details of a credential theft campaign that employs fake virtual private network (VPN) clients distributed through search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques. “The campaign redirects users searching for legitimate enterprise software to malicious ZIP files on attacker-controlled […]

Investigating a New Click-Fix Variant 2026-03-14 at 00:40 By Disclaimer: This report has been prepared by the Threat Research Center to enhance cybersecurity awareness and support the strengthening of defense capabilities. It is based on independent research and observations of the current threat landscape available at the time of publication. The content is intended for […]

GitHub infuriates students by removing some models from free Copilot plan 2026-03-13 at 21:19 By Thomas Claburn Coding education may become a bit more challenging, but the economics lesson is free You don’t get what you don’t pay for! Microsoft’s GitHub is dialing back on expenses by removing several costly premium models from its free […]

AFRINIC accuses litigant of trying to ‘paralyse’ it 2026-03-13 at 20:36 By Simon Sharwood A ‘web of litigation’ The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) has accused one its members of trying to “paralyse” the organization.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

‘Are you freaking crazy?’ Bot harasses woman, gets led away by cops 2026-03-13 at 20:36 By O’Ryan Johnson An incident in Macau A 70-year old woman in China loudly shouted at a robot to leave her alone, but the bot instead stood its ground and did a “raise the roof” move when the woman called […]

Chinese Hackers Target Southeast Asian Militaries with AppleChris and MemFun Malware 2026-03-13 at 20:35 By A suspected China-based cyber espionage operation has targeted Southeast Asian military organizations as part of a state-sponsored campaign that dates back to at least 2020. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 is tracking the threat activity under the moniker CL-STA-1087, where […]

Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026 2026-03-13 at 20:35 By Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026. “If you have chats that are impacted by this change, you will see instructions on how you can download any […]

Credential-stealing crew spoofs VPN clients from Cisco, Fortinet, and others 2026-03-13 at 19:27 By Jessica Lyons And then they send victims to the legit VPN download to hide their tracks A group of cybercriminals tracked as Storm-2561 is using fake enterprise VPN clients from CheckPoint, Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti, and other vendors to steal users’ credentials, […]

Why Are Platform Ecosystems — Like Salesforce — Often Targeted? 2026-03-13 at 19:27 By Why is Salesforce — and other platforms like it — such an attractive target to cybercriminals? This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

INTERPOL Dismantles 45,000 Malicious IPs, Arrests 94 in Global Cybercrime 2026-03-13 at 17:45 By INTERPOL on Friday announced the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers used in connection with phishing, malware, and ransomware campaigns, as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt emerging threats, and safeguard victims from scams. […]

After years of being stood up, ARM64 Linux users finally get Chrome date 2026-03-13 at 17:30 By Richard Speed Someone, somewhere, ticked a box on a build farm. The wait is over Chrome is finally coming to ARM64 Linux devices, years after it turned up on macOS and Windows on Arm.… This article is an […]

Storm-2561 Spreads Trojan VPN Clients via SEO Poisoning to Steal Credentials 2026-03-13 at 16:54 By Microsoft has disclosed details of a credential theft campaign that employs fake virtual private network (VPN) clients distributed through search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques. “The campaign redirects users searching for legitimate enterprise software to malicious ZIP files on attacker-controlled […]

White shoe law firm Fried Frank quashes rumors that it’s slashing hires because of AI bots 2026-03-13 at 16:30 By Charles Gasparino Fried Frank says AI will be used to make lawyers more productive, enabling them to spend more time with clients and focus on the big stuff. This article is an excerpt from Latest […]

Microsoft veteran Rajesh Jha prepares to retire, triggers yet another reorg 2026-03-13 at 16:30 By Richard Speed 35-year staffer comes from time before company’s cloud and Copilot obsessions Microsoft Executive Vice President (EVP) for Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, is retiring from Microsoft after more than 35 years at the Redmond grindstone.… This article is […]

Watchdog boss calls Capita’s £370M DWP win ‘extraordinary’ amid pension portal dumpster fire 2026-03-13 at 16:30 By Lindsay Clark PAC chair asks Cabinet Office if anyone bothered telling dept about the shambles before handing over the keys The chair of the UK Parliament’s public spending watchdog has dubbed the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) […]

Investigating a New Click-Fix Variant 2026-03-13 at 15:35 By Disclaimer: This report has been prepared by the Threat Research Center to enhance cybersecurity awareness and support the strengthening of defense capabilities. It is based on independent research and observations of the current threat landscape available at the time of publication. The content is intended for […]

Azure startup credits don’t apply to Claude via Azure AI Foundry, reader finds – after $1,600 charge 2026-03-13 at 15:20 By Richard Speed Gets bounced between Microsoft and Anthropic like a support ticket nobody wants to own Companies using credits bundled with Microsoft for Startups have found some unwelcome surprises on their credit card statements […]

RAM is getting expensive, so squeeze the most from it 2026-03-13 at 15:19 By Liam Proven Zram versus zswap – two ways to get a quart into a pint pot Linux has two ways to do memory compression – zram and zswap – but you rarely hear about the second. The Register compares and contrasts […]

NASA pencils in fresh Artemis II Moon launch attempt for April 1 2026-03-13 at 15:02 By Richard Speed ‘When we tank the vehicle … I would like it to be on a day that we could actually launch’ NASA has set April 1 for the Artemis II launch, with engineers preparing the Space Launch System […]

Interpol cybercrime crackdown leads to 94 arrests, 45,000 IP takedowns 2026-03-13 at 14:46 By Connor Jones Operation Synergia’s third season is the most productive to date Ninety-four people were arrested as part of a global, multi-month cybercrime crackdown, Interpol revealed today.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source