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Insight: Crypto blitzes midterms with $176 million to support allies as it prepares for post-Trump...

The crypto industry has spent roughly $176 million across more than 100 midterm races this election cycle, as part of a years-long plan to build a bipartisan coalition of allies in Congress that can...

Microsoft Teams to get AI protection against phishing and fraud

The new tool analyzes users' conversations for suspicious behavior and will begin rolling out in November.

Microsoft extends voluntary exit program to 60,000 employees — are layoffs around the corner?

Offering 60,000 employees a voluntary early exit could mean that layoffs are looming at Microsoft.

Widespread Token-Spraying Attacks Target Microsoft 365 Accounts

Security researchers identified attempts to access corporate networks which have been linked to a major Microsoft 365-targeted BEC campaign using phishing, stolen session tokens and social engineering

DeepSeek barred from government agency IT systems

Potential Binance ‘hack’ forces crypto firms to freeze $3 billion

The exchange, which described the situation as a “security issue,” has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals while it “conducts security checks, freezes funds, and works …

Potential Binance ‘hack’ forces crypto firms to freeze $3 billion

The exchange, which described the situation as a “security issue,” has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals while it “conducts security checks, freezes funds, and works …

Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees

A group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was fair play, given the government's lack of transparency.

Microsoft says it's optimizing Windows 11 for 8GB PCs, so I tested 26H2 on an 8GB laptop

I tested Windows 11 26H2 on 8GB laptop and VM. RAM usage after a restart fell from 5GB to 3.7GB, and from 4.1GB to 2.8GB on a clean install.

Cybercriminals favor Microsoft over Apple and Google in brand phishing attacks - Help Net Security

Microsoft led Q3 2026 brand impersonation scams as attackers used fake AI services and software updates to access victims’ devices.

UC Berkeley professor refuses to grade his students' homework after noticing worrying trend: 'No...

Richard Borcherds, a Fields Medal–winning mathematician, now grades on completion after seeing students use AI to earn top scores.

Anthropic files for potentially record-breaking stock market valuation in key test for AI industry

Market debut of firm behind Claude chatbot will be one of largest in US history, a test of AI boom’s financial viability

Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline after the disclosure of ​critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language that sent website operators around the world scrambl...

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case

Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties related to Cambridge Analytica scandal in New Mexico.

Malware evasion made easier with AI — but behavior still gives it away

AI can help attackers accelerate malware rebuilds, altering hashes in hopes of evading detection, but it still leaves durable clues that defenders can use to neutralize the threat.