Amazon security boss says crims abused max-security Cisco firewall flaw weeks before disclosure

Ransomware criminals exploited CVE-2026-20131, a maximum-severity bug in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center software, as a zero-day vulnerability more than a month before Cisco patched the hole, ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I automated file organization with one PowerShell script

This simple script tamed my Downloads folder.

AI-generated Slopoly malware used in Interlock ransomware attack

A new malware strain dubbed Slopoly, likely created using generative AI tools, allowed a threat actor to remain on a compromised server for more than a week and steal data in an Interlock ransomware ...
Redmondmag.com

Best Practices for PowerShell Script Version Control, Part 1

Semantic versioning gives PowerShell script changes clear meaning so you can evolve scripts quickly without letting updates devolve into chaos.
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...
Security Boulevard

Hacked sites deliver Vidar infostealer to Windows users

We found fake “verify you are human” pages on hacked WordPress sites that trick Windows users into installing the Vidar ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Google kept featuring this Chrome extension for months after it turned malicious

How can an extension change hands with no oversight?