Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Security Updates for One Year with New Enrollment Options

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Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it’s extending Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) for an extra year by letting users either pay a small fee of $30 or by sync their PC settings to the cloud.
The development comes ahead of the tech giant’s upcoming October 14, 2025, deadline, when it plans to officially end support and stop providing security updates for devices running Windows 10. The

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Africa Sees Surge in Cybercrime as Law Enforcement Struggles

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Cybercrime accounts for more than 30% of all reported crime in East Africa and West Africa, with online scams, ransomware, business email compromise, and digital sextortion taking off.

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Threat Actor Trojanizes Copy of SonicWall NetExtender VPN App

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A threat actor hacked a version of SonicWall’s NetExtender SSL VPN application in an effort to trick users into installing a Trojanized version of the product.

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China-Nexus ‘LapDogs’ Network Thrives on Backdoored SOHO Devices

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The campaign infected devices in the US and Southeast Asia to build an operational relay box (ORB) network for use as an extensive cyber-espionage infrastructure.

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Generative AI and privacy are best frenemies – a new study ranks the best and worst offenders

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Le Chat and Grok are the most respectful of your privacy. So which ones are the worst offenders?

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SparkKitty Spyware on App Store and Play Store, Steals Photos for Crypto Data

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Kaspersky uncovers SparkKitty, new spyware in Apple App Store & Google Play. Steals photos, targets crypto info, active since early 2024 via malicious apps.

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New U.S. Visa Rule Requires Applicants to Set Social Media Account Privacy to Public

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The United States Embassy in India has announced that applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas should make their social media accounts public.
The new guideline seeks to help officials verify the identity and eligibility of applicants under U.S. law. The U.S. Embassy said every visa application review is a “national security decision.”
“Effective immediately, all individuals applying for an

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Leak of data belonging to 7.4 million Paraguayans traced back to infostealers

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The leaks to the dark web contain information “about the entire population” of Paraguay, researchers said, and likely originated with malware that infected a government employee device.

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AT&T customer? You might get a cut of $177 million data breach settlement

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Millions of customers had their data stolen. Now AT&T is offering compensation.

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Androxgh0st Botnet Expands Reach, Exploiting US University Servers

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New CloudSEK findings show Androxgh0st botnet evolving. Academic institutions, including UC San Diego, hit. Discover how this sophisticated…

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