Windows' Global Device Identifier can compromise VPN anonymity, as revealed in a US court case. Learn why this matters for UK ...

The arrest of a teenage hacker unveiled Microsoft's ability to track Windows PCs via a Global Device ID, raising privacy and ...

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A hacker used a VPN to stay anonymous. Microsoft's Windows Global Device Identifier logged his activity anyway and handed it ...

Facebook hacks are more common than many users realize. Learn the warning signs of a compromised account and the best ways to ...

Federal complaint says a Windows GDID tied Peter Stokes to a May 2025 jewelry retailer hack that stole 77GB and drew an $8M ...

An FBI complaint against an alleged Scattered Spider member reveals Microsoft can link a Windows PC’s online activity to a persistent Global Device ID, even when the user is behind a VPN.

Hackers are using old phishing techniques, but with new payloads to penetrate the networks of power generation facilities in the U.S. that have yet fix a long-known server vulnerability.

The FBI used a Microsoft device identifier, dubbed GDID, to link a teenager to a hack attributed to Scattered Spider, raising ...

The big picture: People have grumbled about Windows telemetry for years, to the point that an entire cottage industry of tools that clean up the OS now exists just to strip the tracking bits out.

The campaign spans npm, Packagist, Go, and Chrome, using obfuscated JavaScript loaders and VS Code tasks to deliver malware.

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