They can be very powerful. Shortcuts can execute commands, load external DLLs, and run hidden scripts—all without the user realizing. This versatility is what makes them a handy yet dangerous tool for ...

Owner Scott Sosnoski targets older crowds attending university sporting events. Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Tri-State has been identified A medical event caused him to veer off the right ...

According to the Amazon Threat Intelligence team, attackers exploited bugs in Cisco and Citrix appliances before they were made public, deploying custom in-memory tooling against core identity ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...

Deductibles are on the rise, but your home insurance provider might not have made that clear. People want to be able to rely on their insurance provider in emergencies, especially as the risk of ...

The former boss of a US defense contractor has pleaded guilty to selling zero-day exploits to a Russian cyber broker whose clients include the Kremlin. Australian national Peter Williams, 39, was ...

Peter Williams, the former general manager at defense contractor L3Harris, has pleaded guilty to selling surveillance technology to a Russian broker that buys “cyber tools,” the U.S. Department of ...

HAJIN, Syria—The two American-backed Kurdish soldiers were riding in a pickup truck past a row of shops when Islamic State militants on motorcycles opened fire with AK-47s, killing them both. A shop ...

Pixnapping could be used to steal private data, including 2FA codes. Side-channel attack abuses Google Android APIs to steal data on display. Flaw is partially patched, although a more complete fix is ...

With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million. The ...

Unity has fixes ready to go, and Valve has released an updated version of Steam, too. Unity has fixes ready to go, and Valve has released an updated version of Steam, too. is a senior reporter ...