The Information Highway

The Information Highway

Sergiu Gatlan has covered cybersecurity, technology, and other news beats for more than a decade. Email or Twitter DMs for tips.

Windows 10 KB5041582 update released with 5 changes and fixes

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 Microsoft has released the August 2024 preview update for Windows 10, version 22H2, with fixes for issues causing system freezes and memory leaks.

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DICK'S shuts down email, locks employee accounts after cyberattack

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DICK'S Sporting Goods, the largest chain of sporting goods retail stores in the United States, disclosed that confidential information was exposed in a cyberattack detected last Wednesday.

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Windows 11 KB5041587 update adds sharing to Android devices

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 Microsoft has released the optional KB5041587 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, which adds sharing to Android devices and fixes multiple File Explorer issues.

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Microsoft Sway abused in massive QR code phishing campaign

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A massive QR code phishing campaign abused Microsoft Sway, a cloud-based tool for creating online presentations, to host landing pages to trick Microsoft 365 users into handing over their credentials. 

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Google tags a tenth Chrome zero-day as exploited this year

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Today, Google revealed that it patched the tenth zero-day exploited in the wild in 2024 by attackers or security researchers during hacking contests.

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024