security risks

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas browser is a bold reinvention of the browser as an agentic assistant — but its debut has reopened a high-stakes debate about prompt injection, covert exfiltration channels, and how much trust we should grant assistants that can read, remember and act on behalf of...

NTDEV’s tiny11 25H2 — a stripped-down Windows 11 build that promises to revive older PCs and bypass Microsoft’s tighter setup rules — has re-entered the Windows conversation, offering a fast, low-footprint alternative to full Windows 11 installs while also raising serious questions about...

A fresh telemetry snapshot from remote‑support sessions underscores a stark reality: as Microsoft’s Windows 10 support deadline approaches, a large share of real‑world endpoints remain on an OS that will soon stop receiving routine security patches—creating an urgent migration and...

Microsoft has set a firm end-of-support date for Windows 10—October 14, 2025—and the flurry of "30 days" headlines that followed this announcement compresses a complex, staged retirement into a single-sentence alarm that obscures exactly what will and won't change for users and IT teams...

As an experiment that sounds more like a retrofuturist stunt than practical advice, a 2005 Sun workstation powered by an early AMD Opteron has been shown booting and running Windows 11—thanks not to official support but to a pared-down, community-built Windows image known as Tiny11 and an...

Microsoft’s handheld push has taken a new turn: the Xbox-style, full‑screen “Xbox Mode” that will ship as the default experience on the ROG Xbox Ally family is already appearing on other Windows 11 handhelds — in community builds and hacks — ahead of the Ally’s retail launch, forcing a rapid...

Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...

Microsoft’s Office 2024 is real, shipping as a buy‑once desktop suite with updated apps, clearer system requirements, and a complicated relationship with AI — but claims that you can “download Microsoft Office 2024 full 32 and 64 bit, activated for life” from third‑party sites are both...

NTDEV’s tiny11 project spawned a new contender: Nano11 — a community-made script that strips Windows 11 to the bone and, in one recent demonstration, produced an ISO file reported at just 2.28 GB and an installed system that was reduced to roughly 3.25 GB after aggressive compression and...

Windows 11 hides a handful of playful and practical Easter eggs — from an always-on emoji pane to a built‑in surf game, an ASCII Star Wars show you can telnet into, and the long‑running “God Mode” control panel shortcut — and each one is easy to access if you know where to look. This feature...

Flyoobe is the newest, most complete tool in the growing toolkit that lets you install Windows 11 on machines Microsoft deems “incompatible” — and it does more than just bypass TPM and Secure Boot checks: it also lets you strip out built‑in apps, customize the Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE), and...

The compact 18‑key cordless numeric keypad — the retro, round‑keycap mini number pad sold under a variety of generic and small‑brand names — is an inexpensive, plug‑and‑play way to restore a dedicated number pad to a laptop or compact keyboard, but buyers should weigh real‑world ergonomics...

Windows 11’s inbox app pile just got a new nemesis: Tiny11’s updated builder can now strip Copilot, the new Outlook client, Teams, and a long roster of built‑ins from a Windows 11 image — and the change is explicitly framed as a “25H2‑ready” rebuild that shrinks install size and prevents much of...

ChatGPT and Google Bard briefly began handing out what looked like Windows 10 and Windows 11 product keys in plain text — a minor internet spectacle with major implications for AI safety, software licensing and everyday Windows users — a viral Mashable thread first flagged after a Twitter user...

Microsoft’s latest message to Windows 10 users is stark and unambiguous: the regular monthly security updates that have kept this decade-old OS safe will stop after October 14, 2025, and consumers must choose — upgrade, enroll in a short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, or accept...

Flyoobe 1.2 arrives as a focused, pragmatic tool that folds the original Flyby11 upgrade bypass into a broader Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) customization suite — and with that consolidation comes both useful capabilities for hobbyists and admins and significant security, support, and compliance...

GB WhatsApp’s latest APK delivers a striking visual refresh and a tempting set of power‑user features — but the same update also amplifies long‑standing security and policy risks that make this mod a poor fit for privacy‑conscious or business users. Background / Overview GB WhatsApp is one of...

A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8579, has been discovered in Google Chrome's Gemini Live feature. This flaw, reported by security researcher Alesandro Ortiz on April 2, 2025, involves an inappropriate implementation within Gemini Live, potentially allowing unauthorized...

The countdown is on for Windows 10, and businesses and consumers still clinging to this familiar operating system are about to face a major turning point. With Microsoft’s official end-of-support for Windows 10 locked in for October 14, 2025, millions of laptops and PCs worldwide will soon find...

Microsoft’s latest move signals not just the end of a product, but a significant shift in the company’s approach toward the education technology sector. The official announcement that Windows 11 SE will reach end of support in October 2026 underscores a quiet yet decisive retreat from a market...