Windows settings backup is on by default starting with Windows 11 26H2
Starting with Windows 11, version 26H2, Windows settings backup will switch on by default on eligible devices. The company renamed the feature, which launched in August 2025 …
AI-powered infostealer picks out the most profitable parts of your stolen data
A new Windows infostealer sends the data it steals to an AI model and asks it to rank the victim’s assets by how much money they could bring in, Cisco Talos has found. “There …
KGB RAT trojan packs webcam spying, password theft and a “fun” menu to terrorize victims
A Windows trojan advertised on hacking forums for as little as $150 a month promises buyers access to a victim’s webcam, microphone, keystrokes and saved passwords, and comes …
Microsoft fixes exploited Mark of the Web bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-96951)
In another record-breaking Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has squashed over 1,400 security bugs, including a Mark of the Web bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-96951) exploited by …
Windows PCs missing key updates could lose security fixes in 2027
Microsoft is advising users and businesses to update Windows devices before digital certificates used to verify Windows Update servers expire in May and June 2027. The …
Your Windows PC can now reach other PCs through Windows App
Microsoft has made remote PC connections generally available in Windows App on Windows. Users can access physical or virtual Windows PCs alongside Windows 365, Azure Virtual …
Other users can watch your browsing and time your keystrokes through OS file notifications
Researchers at Graz University of Technology have used the file-notification systems in Windows, Linux, and macOS to spy on activity in other accounts. On Windows, a standard …
The TASK#STOMP Windows backdoor takes Wi-Fi passwords, screenshots, and business files
Researchers have taken apart TASK#STOMP, a Windows backdoor that searches a victim’s drives for business documents, uploads them to attacker servers, and then stays put …
DeepZero: Open-source hunting for vulnerable Windows drivers
DeepZero is an open-source engine that automates the search for exploitable Windows kernel drivers. You point it at a folder of binaries and it parses them, pulls them apart, …
September 2026 Patch Tuesday: Record patch count, 2 zero-days, and a SigRed successor
September 2026 Patch Tuesday is here, with Microsoft delivering another record-breaking number of patches, including those for two vulnerabilities that have been exploited as …
Microsoft’s Project Zenith puts large AI models directly on developer PCs
Microsoft’s Project Zenith is a ready-to-code Windows 11 experience for developer-class PCs capable of running AI models with more than 30 billion parameters locally without …
September 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: All we need is more time
UPDATE: September 2026 Patch Tuesday is now live The Patch Apocalypse is continuing unabated. We are seeing record numbers of patches being released and reported CVEs continue …
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