Microsoft Threat Intelligence examines DeadLock ransomware, an emerging financially motivated operation distinguished by its ...

Decrypt Huawei/Honor HiSuite backup files — including the encrypt_openssl=true format that no other open-source tool handles. Reverse-engineered from LocalBackup.apk and confirmed against real backups ...

Corrupted Excel files can feel like a nightmare, especially when you rely on them for critical data tracking, analysis, or reporting. You might have spent hours designing a spreadsheet or compiling ...

Direct messages sent via WhatsApp are being used to distribute malicious Visual Basic Script (VBScript) files that lead to the installation of legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) ...

France will stop certifying security products that lack quantum-safe encryption beginning in 2027. Officials cited concerns that future quantum computers could decrypt encrypted data stolen today. The ...

We’ve all been there: you’ve spent hours crafting the perfect spreadsheet in Excel, only to have it vanish into the ether because of a crash or, worse, forgetting to hit save. It’s infuriating, but ...

A newly discovered backdoor called BLUERABBIT has been found targeting Windows systems with a dangerous mix of file encryption, disk wiping, and data theft. First observed in mid-to-late March 2026, ...

Most people think about encrypting files only when they upload something to the cloud. But there are plenty of files sitting on your own computer that deserve the same protection. That’s why I think ...

GitHub Copilot Costs Skyrocket As Users Are Pushed to Per-Token Billing The new system will charge users based on how much the AI does, rather than how many requests they make, and some users are ...

In April, GitHub announced that it was moving subscribers from request-based billing to a usage-based model for its AI-powered Copilot service. As that new pricing model goes into effect today, many ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

A new ransomware operation dubbed WantToCry that exploits exposed Server Message Block (SMB) services to remotely encrypt files. Unlike traditional ransomware, which executes malicious code directly ...