The FBI used a Microsoft device identifier, dubbed GDID, to link a teenager to a hack attributed to Scattered Spider, raising ...

A gamer's encounter with hackers leads to a swatting threat, resulting in a tragic incident that leaves him paralyzed.

The big picture: People have grumbled about Windows telemetry for years, to the point that an entire cottage industry of tools that clean up the OS now exists just to strip the tracking bits out.

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A SimpleHelp authentication flaw is being exploited to deploy Djinn Stealer, a cross-platform malware targeting cloud, ...

If you’re big into retrocomputing, you probably spend a lot of time chasing parts and machines on online classifieds or ...

Master three essential Windows 11 registry hacks that eliminate common frustrations. Simple tweaks for the context menu, God ...

An ongoing malware campaign is targeting WhatsApp users in multiple countries with deceptive messages that push VBScript ...

If you can’t—or don’t want to—upgrade to full Windows 11, consider this lightweight version of Microsoft’s operating system that works on a wide range of computers. If you're still on Windows 10, and ...

You've seen CAPTCHA checks everywhere. You click a box. You move on. No big deal. Now imagine that same box asking you to press a few keys on your keyboard. It might tell you to open a command window ...

The Windows vs Linux argument can be easily boiled down quite quickly. If you're after a secure, semi-stable system that doesn't require you to be a power user, stick ...