The Hacker News documents a campaign of fake software installers that begin by disabling Windows Update and reducing Microsoft Defender protections. This is no longer a classic drive-by attack: it's a preamble to a lasting intrusion.
Sep 3, 2026 2 1
Check Point Research has documented a technique that uses BTR.sys, the official Windows Defender boot-time driver, to delete system files at the kernel level—without exploiting a vulnerability, without importing an external driver.
Aug 25, 2026 8 2
Cinemaware's grand strategy game (1986, Amiga) is back with a unique option: play in the original graphics or in a modernized version, depending on your mood. And a brand-new roguelite mode. A remaster that caters to purists while welcoming new players.
Aug 13, 2026 3 1
The pro-Russian group UAC-0099 has found an original workaround against automated analysis by LLM: embedding prompts about nuclear weapons in its malware. The AI tools trigger their filters and refuse to analyze it—a reversed jailbreak that turns AI safeguards against defenders.
Sep 2, 2026 14 3
