Cybercriminals waste no time leveraging popular holidays to trick unsuspecting victims—and Easter is no exception. Bitdefender Antispam Lab has identified a surge in Easter-themed spam emails crafted to steal sensitive information, payment details, or both. Although...
An April 2025 Microsoft security patch rollout has been spotted creating an empty ‘inetpub’ folder on receiving systems. Experts say you shouldn’t remove it. The empty ‘inetpub’ folder conundrum Windows users reported that a security update Microsoft pushed in April...
A lab providing diagnostic testing services to Planned Parenthood centers across the US is telling customers to take measures to protect their data following a security incident. Laboratory Services Cooperative, a non-profit based in Seattle, Washington, has issued a...
Smartphones are a big part of everyday life, but when is the right time for a child to have one? There's no universal answer—every child is different, and every family has unique needs. Some parents give their children a phone at a young age to stay in touch, while...
Western Sydney University (WSU), a leading Australian educational institution, has recently disclosed two security incidents that exposed the personal details of about 10,000 current and former students. According to a press release on the WSU website, the institution...
The Medusa ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) claims to have compromised the computer systems of NASCAR, the United States' National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and made off with more than 1TB of data. In a posting on its dark web leak site, Medusa has demanded...
