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Fake Free Software Scams on TikTok Exploiting PowerShell Drop Vidar Infostealer on Windows Systems
A wave of coordinated scam campaigns across TikTok and Instagram Reels is luring Windows users with promises of free Microsoft Office, Windows activation, and premium software, only to silently...
Google Fixes High-Severity Chrome CVE-2026-11664; Windows Users Must Update to 149.0.7827.103
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Chrome 149 Ships Emergency Fix for Actively Exploited V8 Zero-Day CVE-2026-11645
Google rushed out an emergency update for its Chrome web browser on June 8, 2026, patching a high‑severity zero‑day vulnerability that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild. Tracked as...
Google Patches Critical Chrome Bluetooth Exploit Threatening Windows PCs
Google has rushed out a critical security update for Chrome users on Windows, patching a severe use-after-free vulnerability in the browser's Bluetooth implementation that could allow remote...
Critical Windows Chrome Sandbox Escape via Aura: Patch CVE-2026-11631 Now
Google has disclosed a critical sandbox escape vulnerability in Chrome for Windows, tracked as CVE-2026-11631, that could allow attackers to break out of the browser's security sandbox and execute...
Critical Chrome RCE Flaw CVE-2026-12007 Patched: Update Windows Browsers to 149.0.7827.115 Now
Google has rushed out a critical security update for Chrome on Windows, fixing a use-after-free vulnerability that could allow remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2026-12007, the flaw was patched...
Google Patches Critical Chrome Use-After-Free Bug Allowing Sandbox Escape on Windows
Google has sealed a critical vulnerability in Chrome that could have let attackers break out of the browser’s sandbox and run malicious code on Windows computers. The flaw, tracked as...
Nightmare Eclipse Drops Two Windows Zero-Days: Defender LPE and WinRE BitLocker Bypass
A security researcher operating under the pseudonym Nightmare Eclipse publicly released proof-of-concept code for two previously unknown Windows vulnerabilities in June 2026, immediately drawing...
June 2026 Patch Tuesday Erases YellowKey BitLocker Bypass After Monthslong Mitigation Limbo
Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 Patch Tuesday delivered a long-awaited kill switch for the YellowKey BitLocker bypass, a publicly disclosed flaw that had lingered for weeks under only mitigation guidance,...
Countdown to June 2026: Linux Admins Must Replace Microsoft’s Secure Boot Certificate or Risk Unbootable Systems
On June 21, 2026, a digital certificate buried deep inside millions of PCs expires, abruptly rendering Linux and other non-Windows operating systems unbootable on affected machines. That...
Cox Business and The Advocate Team Up to Teach Seniors AI Verification on Windows
Cox Business and The Advocate have joined forces to launch a new AI literacy initiative aimed at older adults, urging them to verify all AI-generated content before taking any action on their Windows...
CVE-2026-34182: OpenSSL Flaw Enables CMS Forgery Attacks, Windows Users Urged to Patch
A severe vulnerability in the OpenSSL cryptographic library surfaced on June 9, 2026, enabling attackers to forge authenticated encrypted messages in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)...