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SystemBC C2 Server Exposes 1,570+ Victims Tied to Gentlemen Ransomware Crew
A misconfigured SystemBC command-and-control server has leaked the operational footprint of The Gentlemen ransomware group, exposing more than 1,570 compromised
Teams Efficiency Mode lands in May to rescue low-spec PCs from Electron bloat
Microsoft is shipping an Efficiency Mode for Teams on Windows and Mac in early-to-mid May 2026, enabled by default on devices with constrained CPU and memory. T
Vishing Crews Now Run Like Sales Floors: Inside the Caller-as-a-Service Economy
Phone scam operations have matured into a segmented service economy that mirrors legitimate enterprise structure. Distinct specialists handle malware developmen
Windows Defender Weaponized: Exploits Turn the OS's Built-in Guard Against Users
Researchers have demonstrated techniques that subvert Windows Defender, converting Microsoft's default endpoint protection into an offensive instrument. By abus
AI Pilots Die in Production: The Gap Between Demo and Deployment
Most enterprise AI initiatives collapse in the handoff from proof-of-concept to production. The demo runs on curated data in a controlled environment with a nar
Anthropic Reinstates Sanction for OpenClaw-Style Claude CLI Reuse
OpenClaw's documentation confirms that Anthropic has given the green light — again — to reusing the bundled Claude CLI (`claude -p`) as a backend for third-part
Apache ActiveMQ flaw exploited in the wild, 6,400 servers exposed
A 13-year-old code injection flaw in Apache ActiveMQ (CVE-2026-34197) is under active exploitation, with Shadowserver counting more than 6,400 exposed instances
Apple names John Ternus CEO as Tim Cook moves to executive chairman
Apple's board has unanimously approved a leadership transition effective September 1, 2026: Tim Cook steps aside as CEO to become executive chairman, and hardwa
Apple names John Ternus CEO as Tim Cook steps down September 1
Tim Cook is vacating the Apple CEO role on September 1, 2026, ending a 15-year run at the top. John Ternus, currently Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineer
Attackers weaponize external Teams chats to impersonate helpdesk and hijack endpoints
Microsoft is tracking a rise in intrusions that begin with cross-tenant Teams messages from actors posing as internal IT or helpdesk staff. The social engineeri
Bonsai Styling as a Formal Design Discipline
Longwood Gardens surveys the classical bonsai styles that structure how practitioners shape miniature trees. Each style — formal upright, informal upright, slan
CBP opens tariff refund portal after Supreme Court struck down IEEPA duties
US Customs and Border Protection has launched the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) portal, two months after the Supreme Court ruled