Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...

‘A House of Dynamite’ Editor Kirk Baxter on Why the Script ‘Frightened’ Him, but Also Felt Like It Was Written for Him

Baxter joined IndieWire's craft roundtables to explain why Noah Oppenheim's script presented such a perfect editing opportunity.

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years ...

Gemini vs. Copilot: I compared the AI tools on 7 everyday tasks, and there's a clear winner

Hello, fellow humans! AI chatbots will soon replace us. They have access to more knowledge than our puny brains can hold, and ...

New Splunk Windows Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation Attacks

Splunk for Windows has a high-severity flaw that lets local users escalate privileges through misconfigured file permissions.
Nature

Exclusive: retraction-prone editors identified at megajournal PLoS ONE

Nearly one-third of all retracted papers at PLoS ONE can be traced back to just 45 researchers who served as editors at the journal, an analysis of its publication records has found. “The footprints ...
Rolling Stone

‘Rolling Stone’ Names Sean Woods and Shirley Halperin Co-Editors In Chief

Rolling Stone announced the appointment of Sean Woods and Shirley Halperin as its new co-editors in chief today. Woods, Rolling Stone’s longtime executive editor, steps into the role effective ...
The Hacker News

Fake Docusign, Gitcode Sites Spread NetSupport RAT via Multi-Stage PowerShell Attack

Threat hunters are alerting to a new campaign that employs deceptive websites to trick unsuspecting users into executing malicious PowerShell scripts on their machines and infect them with the ...
TechRepublic

Windows Administrator’s PowerShell Script Kit (Part 1)

Enhance Active Directory tasks with these 21 PowerShell scripts, such as creating accounts, checking for account lockouts, and finding domain administrators. Save Time — Boost efficiency by automating ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Saturday Night,’ ‘Wicked’ Win Top Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards

'Emilia Pérez' and 'The Wild Robot' also were among the film honorees at the 72nd annual celebration of achievement in sound editing and Foley artistry hosted by Patton Oswalt. By Brande Victorian ...