A harsh lesson on Windows telemetry, protecting online anonymity, and misinformation about defensive measures.

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

The FBI arrested hacker Peter Stokes by tracking his persistent Windows GDID identifier. Windows GDID, an installation-specific tracker, remained consistent despite the hacker's use of VPNs. Users are ...

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

A set of 13 exploits were released by the Shadow Brokers hacker group, with Microsoft providing a rapid response, downplaying ...

South Korea's National Cyber Security Center warns North Korea is using agentic AI to scale cyberattacks as aging systems expose new vulnerabilities.

Enterprise cybersecurity budgets are on track to reach $215 billion in 2026, according to Gartner, as AI-powered phishing, ...

OpenAI is forcing Mac users to update ChatGPT and other desktop apps, after a supply chain attack exposed signing certificates that Apple's security systems use to verify trusted software. The company ...

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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Lua-based malware created years before the notorious Stuxnet worm that aimed to sabotage Iran's nuclear program by destroying uranium enrichment ...

Hackers have broken into at least one organization using Windows vulnerabilities published online by a disgruntled security researcher over the last two weeks, according to a cybersecurity firm. On ...