Over 1500% Increase in New, Unique Malware Highlights Growing Security Complexity, According to WatchGuard Biannual Threat Report

In 2025, new malware increased every quarter, culminating in a 1,548% spike from Q3 to Q4 alone. At the same time, 23% of detected malware evaded traditional signature-based detection, effectively ...

Fake CAPTCHA pages are tricking users into installing malware

The hackers use fake CAPTCHA pages—which are designed to mimic standard security checks—to trick users into installing malicious software (“Stealthy StealC Information Stealer”) via keyboard commands.

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Microsoft is gearing up for big PowerShell and Windows OpenSSH changes in 2026, but security will come before flashy new features.

CAPTCHA or trap? Windows users tricked into installing malware on their PCs

StealC malware campaign exploits fake CAPTCHA pages to steal sensitive data while blending into normal system activity.

Fake CAPTCHA Scam Tricks Windows Users Into Installing Malware

A fake CAPTCHA scam is tricking Windows users into running PowerShell commands that install StealC malware and steal passwords, crypto wallets, and more.
CSO Online

Phishing campaign chains old Office flaw with fileless XWorm RAT to evade detection

The campaign exploits an Office vulnerability to deliver the modular XWorm RAT, chaining HTA, PowerShell, and in-memory .NET execution to sidestep detection and expand post-compromise control.

Windows shortcut files targeted by ransomware gang Global Group

When Microsoft patched a vulnerability last summer that allowed threat actors to use Windows’ shortcut (.lnk) files in ...
Redmond Magazine

Planning for PowerShell Script Usage in a Multiplatform Environment

PowerShell cross-platform limitations break Windows-only cmdlets, .NET dependencies, and Windows Forms GUIs on Linux. Dual booting and WinBoat enable Windows PowerShell compatibility but introduce ...
ZDNet

Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe

BitLocker encrypts your hard drive and requires a key to decrypt it. Microsoft may give your key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Don't save your key to the cloud; instead, store it locally or ...
Sports Illustrated

NFL Dismisses Script-Writing 'Controversy' Over Viral Super Bowl Graphic

For those who believe in the conspiracy theory that the NFL is "scripted"—i.e., that league execs decide which teams will see success before the season even starts—Monday was a big day on the internet ...
Ars Technica

How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...
Techlicious

WhatsApp Embroiled in Privacy Controversy - What to Use Instead

End-to-end encryption (nicknamed E2EE) has been a major selling point of Meta's WhatsApp messenger since the feature was introduced in 2016. In short, true E2EE ensures that texts, calls, images, and ...