Hackers are using GitHub-hosted PowerShell scripts and a WinRAR vulnerability to target government organizations across the Commonwealth ...

Microsoft Publisher has been retired, and it has already stopped working on some PCs, but some of you might still be able to ...

I tested how much multithreading could speed up my file copies.

However, Robocopy can handle file actions over the shared network locations as well. I was aware of its capabilities, but ...

The problem brought to our consultation office this time was: "When sending PDFs containing personal information via email, it's a hassle to set a password every time, and I'm worried I might ...

HBO Max's verified Reddit account was hijacked to push 108 malicious ads using ClickFix, a technique that tricks victims into running dangerous commands.

Microsoft is retiring its 35-year-old desktop publishing software in October. Here’s how to save your Publisher files and what to use instead. It’s the end of a very long era: As of October 2026, ...

Hackers are using a fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA to turn a routine web check into a doorway into corporate networks. The campaign, called TerminalFix, begins on compromised websites and persuades visitors ...

Microsoft has disclosed details of a new ClickFix variant, dubbed TerminalFix, that aims to trick users into running a malicious command in Windows Terminal or PowerShell. "While traditional ClickFix ...

I first encountered Dijkstra’s hot takes nearly four years ago, not long after I joined Quanta as a staff writer covering computer science. The subject was new to me — I’d been a physics journalist, ...

A newly observed malware campaign is using simple Windows scripts to open the door to remote control and data theft. The chain relies on Visual Basic Script, or VBS, and PowerShell, two tools present ...

What if an artificial intelligence agent could behave like a malevolent computer worm? One researcher has seen it happen. In several recent experiments, Xudong Pan, a computer scientist at Fudan ...