Apple is changing its App Store policy to make it harder for minors to use online dating apps and AI companions that include sexual or romantic content. The company said the new rules will also affect apps that share a user’s real-world location with another person or group, and it added a Brazil-specific route for some family location-sharing apps. Age ratings and new app descriptors Most major dating services already…
Hackers broke into Harvard University’s Alumni Affairs and Development systems in November 2025 and took data tied to more than 850,000 unique email addresses. The university later said the exposed records reached students, alumni, donors, staff, and faculty, while the breached systems did not hold Social Security numbers, passwords, payment card information, or financial information. Harvard’s disclosed data loss Klara Jelinkova, Harvard’s Vice President and University Chief Information Officer, said…
Fake ChatGPT and Claude downloads are being used to distribute Yoba malware through legitimate, digitally signed applications paired with malicious libraries. The campaign uses trusted software and GitHub hosting to make the installers look credible, and it ends with a cryptocurrency miner running on compromised Windows computers. Signed installers mask Yoba’s delivery chain The attack does not require compromising OpenAI or Anthropic. Instead, criminals place malicious files beside authentic executables…
Ubuntu has placed early Linux kernel fixes for CVE-2026-98432 in the -proposed pocket for 22.04 LTS and newer releases. The flaw can let a remote user run commands as root without a login or any user action, and the patches are still in testing. Kernel versions and patch status Canonical’s security team says the flaw sits in the way the Linux kernel sets up IPv4 TCP connections, and it affects…
Anthropic has launched a beta integration allowing organizations to deploy endpoint detection and response sensors within the local virtual machine used by Claude Cowork. The new capability fills a monitoring gap where standard security software on a host computer cannot inspect shell commands or code execution occurring inside the isolated guest environment. By placing a sensor inside the virtual machine, teams can forward activity data directly to their established security…
Microsoft has added a Restore Summary to Windows 11 26H2, and it is meant to improve visibility for backup and restore tasks during device migration. The feature is part of the latest preview update and Microsoft has shared guidance on how it works. Windows 11 26H2 and its rollout At the end of last month, Microsoft confirmed that Windows 11 26H2 was rolling out to all supported PCs, including Windows…
Apple announced its fourth quarter 2026 earnings results, including a record September quarter revenue of 114.5 billion dollars. This figure represents a 12 percent increase compared to the same period last year. While the iPad and Wearables segments saw declining sales, the overall revenue growth was driven by performance in the iPhone and Mac categories. Financial performance across product lines Net income for the quarter reached 30.7 billion dollars, which…
WorkOS has disclosed unauthorized access to an internal sales application that exposed customer contact details and records of business conversations. The company detected the security incident on October 30, 2026, and released a security bulletin on November 2 after identifying an AI-powered offensive security framework used to automate the attack. Automated reconnaissance and exploitation framework The incident involved the use of an AI-assisted framework that automates reconnaissance and exploitation attempts.…
Guardz has integrated Prisma Browser for Business from Palo Alto Networks into its Agentic Workspace Security platform for managed service providers. The update links browser protection with email, identity, endpoint, data and user risk so small businesses can investigate and respond to threats across the workspace.Browser defense now covers phishing links, malware checks and browser-based AI useGuardz protects browser activity alongside email, identity and endpoint signals. A phishing email can…
Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE botnet after linking it with more than 1.3 million Android TV streaming boxes. The company says the malware was built into devices made by Videostrong Technology Co and used to generate revenue through cybercrime. Google says the disruption also cut off command-and-control servers tied to more than a dozen related malware families, which affected at least 10 million additional compromised devices. Those…
A public exploit for CVE-2023-21768 shows that a local attacker can reach SYSTEM privileges through the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock. The code targets vulnerable Windows 11 22H2 systems, and the flaw was already patched in January 2023 rather than newly disclosed. How the flaw was identified Valentina Palmiotti, known as chompie, and Ruben Boonen published the code. IBM published their technical analysis on March 21, 2023. The issue…
Fake billing emails tied to ChatGPT Plus are leading recipients to payment pages built to collect credit card details and one-time passwords. Fortra identified the phishing operation and documented its infrastructure in research published on October 26, 2026. What the billing lure collects The campaign starts with an email that pretends to be an OpenAI payment notice and says a subscription payment failed. It asks the recipient to update billing…
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