Zero-day exploits, AI-driven Android malware, firmware backdoors, password manager trust gaps, rising DDoS define this week’s critical cyber threats.

Threat actors are abusing Pastebin comments to distribute a new ClickFix-style attack that tricks cryptocurrency users into ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi faced pointed questions on Capitol Hill, and lawmakers continued to press the Justice Department ...

Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...

DOJ said it logs congressional searches of unredacted Epstein files to prevent release of sensitive victim information.

OnePlus has begun distributing OxygenOS 16.0.3.501 to OnePlus 15R users in India through a staged rollout. The incremental update, carrying build number CPH2767_16.0. ...

Microsoft issues emergency patch for Office zero-day CVE-2026-21509 Vulnerability allows attackers to bypass OLE mitigations and execute malware CISA adds flaw to KEV catalog; exploitation details ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has made "substantial progress" in its review of the documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an effort that has faced "inevitable glitches," ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday to update them this week on the Justice Department’s progress on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein. President ...

Microsoft has released the KB5070311 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 systems, which includes 49 changes, including fixes for File Explorer freezes and search issues. KB5070311 is an optional ...

TL;DR: Windows 11's File Explorer remains slower than Windows 10 despite a fix that preloads the app at startup, doubling its RAM usage without significantly improving speed. The slower performance ...

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...