July 27, 2026 Microsoft is preparing to transition its enterprise Windows activation from a software-trust model to one based on verified hardware. The company announced KMS Hardware-Secured. A new Key …
Researchers Find 84 Hidden iOS Data Streams Tracking Apps, Locations and Messages
July 27, 2026 Apple’s Biome framework is drawing fresh attention after researchers identified 84 data streams that can preserve detailed records of how an iPhone is used. The findings do …
WalletService Privilege Escalation Flaw Allows Attackers Full Control of Windows Systems
July 27, 2026 Microsoft has addressed a local privilege escalation vulnerability in WalletService on Windows. This flaw could allow a standard user to gain full control over an affected machine, …
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 Arrives on AWS With Improved Cybersecurity Capabilities
July 27, 2026 AWS has introduced Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 on Amazon Bedrock and the Claude Platform on AWS, bringing a new high-capability AI model to enterprise cloud environments. Anthropic …
Top 10 Malware Used by Hackers Between July 20-26, 2026, to Launch Cyberattacks
Weekly threat telemetry from ANY.RUN’s interactive sandbox shows Vidar stealer, AsyncRAT, and XWorm remained the three most-uploaded malware samples analyzed by security teams during the week of July 20-26, 2026, …
Claude Code Symlink Import Lets Malicious Repositories Silently Exfiltrate Local Files
July 27, 2026 Claude Code can load files from outside a repository through a symlinked memory import, which may allow local data to be included in the model’s first outbound …
Hackers are Setting Up Websites Impersonating Popular Windows Apps to Deliver Malware
July 27, 2026 Hackers are quietly building lookalike websites that pretend to be popular Windows apps, then use those pages to push malware onto unsuspecting users. The scheme already covers …
SparkKitty Malware Steals Crypto Wallet Seed Phrases From iOS and Android Photos
July 27, 2026 A new mobile threat is quietly targeting cryptocurrency users by reading the photos stored on their phones. Known as SparkKitty, this malware works on both iOS and …
Windows 11’s File Explorer Is Now Faster at Deleting Large Files
July 27, 2026 Windows 11’s File Explorer Is Now Faster at Deleting Large Files Microsoft is rolling out a targeted performance update for Windows 11 designed to resolve one of …
Ransomware Gangs Attack Palo Alto, Fortinet, Citrix, and Check Point VPNs to Target Corporate Networks
A coordinated wave of exploitation targeting edge VPN and firewall appliances from four major vendors Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Citrix, and Check Point has emerged as the dominant initial-access vector …