Microsoft Forced to Issue Emergency Out-of-Band Windows Update

EditorDavid / slashdot - The senior editor at the blog Windows Central decries two serious Windows issues "that were not spotted by Microsoft during testing, and are so severe that the company has now issued an emergency fix to address the problems."Microsoft's first update for W…

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A Windows 11 update broke shutdowns, here’s what you should do

6 wks / digitaltrends

PCs Refuse to Shut Down After Microsoft Patch: Security Update Ironically Breaks Basic Functionality

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Windows 11 refuses to shut down after update

6 wks / techzine / Laura Herijgers

Microsoft pushes emergency OOB update to fix Windows 11 restart loop

6 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Microsoft issues emergency fix after a security update left some Windows 11 devices unable to shut down

6 wks / reddit / /u/dapperlemon

Microsoft Forced to Issue Emergency Out-of-Band Windows Update

6 wks / slashdot / EditorDavid

Microsoft issues emergency fix after a security update left some Windows 11 devices unable to shut down

6 wks / engadget / Jackson Chen

Microsoft releases OOB Windows updates to fix shutdown, Cloud PC bugs

6 wks / bleepingcomputer / Lawrence Abrams

Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 stopped some computers from shuting down

6 wks / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Microsoft forced to issue emergency out of band updates for Windows 11 after latest security patches broke PC shutdowns and sign-ins

6 wks / reddit / /u/rkhunter_

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Microsoft has released multiple emergency, out-of-band updates for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server to fix two issues caused by the January Patch Tuesday updates.

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Security Flaw Resurfaces in Anthropic’s New Claude Cowork Tool Days After Launch

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Anthropic has launched Cowork with a known data exfiltration vulnerability that researchers reported in October 2025 but remained unpatched for the January 13 release.The post Security Flaw Resurfaces in Anthropic’s New Claude Cowork Tool Days After Launc…

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Security Flaw Resurfaces in Anthropic’s New Claude Cowork Tool Days After Launch

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Claude Cowork hit with file-stealing prompt injection days after Anthropic's launch

6 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?

/u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t / reddit - submitted by /u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t [link] [comments]

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #government #cybercrime #europe #hack #police #patching

The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest ever crime

6 wks / ycombinator

He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?

6 wks / reddit / /u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t

Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair are vulnerable to new hack

Dean Daley / mobilesyrup - A group of researchers have learned about some faults within Google’s Fast Pair technology. Fast Pair allows users to connect with Bluetooth devices on Android and ChromeOS with a single tap. The researchers, from Belgium’s KU Leuven University, learned t…

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #google #android #wireless #security #gadgets #patching #bluetooth

Hackers can hijack your headphones in seconds using Google Fast Pair

6 wks / techspot

Fast Pair, loose security: Bluetooth accessories open to silent hijack

6 wks / theregister / Carly Page

Your Bluetooth Audio Devices Could Be at Risk of Hijacking, Researchers Say

7 wks / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair are vulnerable to new hack

7 wks / mobilesyrup / Dean Daley

Microsoft confirms strange Windows 11 update bug affecting Outlook POP accounts

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Some users of Outlook are reporting that they are experiencing problems after installing the KB5074109 update for Windows 11. Released just a few days ago, the update is causing Outlook to hang or freeze. While Microsoft has acknowledged the reports, it i…

#software #windows #microsoft #ux #productivity #patching #updates #bugs #office

Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

7 wks / theregister / Carly Page

Microsoft confirms strange Windows 11 update bug affecting Outlook POP accounts

7 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Microsoft confirms KB5073455 update is causing Windows 11 shutdown problems

7 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Microsoft: Windows 11 update causes Outlook freezes for POP users

7 wks / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Sony, Anker, and other headphones have a serious Google Fast Pair security vulnerability

Andrew Liszewski / theverge - Several Bluetooth audio devices from companies like Sony, Anker, and Nothing are susceptible to a new flaw that can allow attackers to listen in on conversations or track devices that use Google's Find Hub network, as reported by Wired. Researchers from K…

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #google #android #gadgets #sony #patching #bugs #bluetooth

Sony, Anker, and other headphones have a serious Google Fast Pair security vulnerability

7 wks / theverge / Andrew Liszewski

Your Google Fast Pair headphones need an update to fix a flaw that could expose your location

7 wks / digitaltrends

RondoDox botnet exploits HPE OneView vulnerability on a massive scale

Berry Zwets / techzine - Check Point Research has identified a coordinated attack campaign targeting CVE-2025-37164, a critical vulnerability in HPE OneView. The RondoDox botnet is escalating from early reconnaissance to large-scale, automated attacks. Check Point has already blo…

#cybersecurity #enterprise #infosec #cloudsec #government #datacenter #cybercrime #security #hack #patching

RondoDox botnet exploits HPE OneView vulnerability on a massive scale

7 wks / techzine / Berry Zwets

RondoDox botnet linked to large-scale exploit of critical HPE OneView bug

7 wks / theregister / Carly Page

Verizon just had a big outage. Here's what we know

John Ruwitch / npr - Verizon says a software problem caused the glitch and they are conducting a postmortem, but experts say outages are "a fact of life" these days.

#software #mobiletech #networking #business #broadband #internet #wireless #technology #patching #bugs

Verizon customers are getting $20 after outage — but specifics on its cause remain elusive

7 wks / x / @MarketWatch

How bad was the Verizon outage? Really bad.

7 wks / mashable

'Fat Fingers' May Have Caused Verizon's Network Outage, According to Analyst

7 wks / cnet / Jeff Carlson

If You Use Verizon, You Could Be Eligible For Account Credits Right Now

7 wks / slashgear

Verizon is giving customers a $20 credit for the outage—but only if they claim it. Here’s how

7 wks / fastcompany / Jennifer Mattson

Verizon outage spurs calls for mandatory refunds when cell service is disrupted: You shouldn’t have to ‘beg for it’

7 wks / x / @MarketWatch

Verizon (VZ) Stock: Slides as Network Outage Triggers $20 Customer Credits and FCC Scrutiny

7 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Verizon just had a big outage. Here's what we know

7 wks / npr / John Ruwitch

Verizon blames nationwide outage on a "software issue"

7 wks / bleepingcomputer / Lawrence Abrams

Wine 11.0 released with performance gains and WoW64 completion

techspot - Wine 11, the latest release of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux, introduces NTSYNC support and completes the new WoW64 architecture, delivering notable performance and compatibility improvements across Vulkan, Direct3D, and system integration.Rea…

#windows #apps #community #performance #technology #patching #updates #operatingsystems #developertools

Wine 11.0 released with performance gains and WoW64 completion

7 wks / techspot

Wine 11.0 Released

7 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Wine 11 finally fixes one of the biggest problems with running old Windows apps

7 wks / betanews / Wayne Williams

Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro 3

iclarified - Apple has released a firmware update for the AirPods Pro 3 today. The new version is 8B34, up from the 8B30 build released last month.Continue ReadingShare Article:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, EmailFollow iClarified:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Ne…

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Apple Releases New AirPods Pro 3 Firmware Update

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AirPods Pro 3 just got a new firmware update

7 wks / appleinsider

Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro 3

7 wks / iclarified

Apple Releases New AirPods Pro 3 Firmware Update

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Logitech Caused Its Mice To Freak Out By Not Renewing a Certificate

msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: If you're among the macOS users experiencing some weird issues with your Logitech mouse, then good news: Logitech has now released a fix. This comes after multiple Reddit users reported yesterday that Logi Options Plus…

#cybersecurity #infosec #apple #apps #ux #macos #logitech #patching #updates #bugs

Logitech macOS mouse mayhem traced to expired dev certificate

1 month / theregister / Connor Jones

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1 month / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

How to Fix the Logitech Options+ ‘Hang’ on Your Mac

1 month / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Logitech Certificate Error Crashes Mac Apps

1 month / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Expired certificate completely breaks macOS Logitech apps, user customizations

1 month / arstechnica / Andrew Cunningham

Logitech Options+, G HUB macOS apps break after certificate expires

1 month / bleepingcomputer / Bill Toulas

Logitech Releases Fix After Certificate Expiration Breaks Options+ and G HUB on Mac

1 month / iclarified

Logitech Caused Its Mice To Freak Out By Not Renewing a Certificate

1 month / slashdot / msmash

macOS certificate expiration broke Logitech's mouse software

1 month / appleinsider

Logitech Blames 'Inexcusable Mistake' After Certificate Expiry Breaks macOS Apps

1 month / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Logitech caused its mice to freak out by not renewing a certificate

1 month / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux

EditorDavid / slashdot - NVIDIA has been "gradually dropping support for older videocards," notes Hackaday, "with the Pascal (GTX 10xx) GPUs most recently getting axed." "What's more surprising is the terrible way that this is being handled by certain Linux distributions, with Ar…

#software #hardware #gaming #opensource #nvidia #gpu #linux #patching #updates #operatingsystems

NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux

2 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

Why Nvidia Discontinued Support For Some Of The Most Popular Graphics Cards In 2025

2 months / bgr

OpenAI admits prompt injection may never be fully solved, casting doubt on the agentic AI vision

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - OpenAI is using automated red teaming to fight prompt injections in ChatGPT Atlas. The company compares the problem to online fraud against humans, a framing that downplays a technical flaw that could slow the rise of the agentic web.The article OpenAI ad…

#ai #cybersecurity #software #infosec #openai #aiethics #chatgpt #security #atlasv #patching

Explained: How Prompt Injections Put AI Browsers Like ChatGPT Atlas At Risk

2 months / medianama / Rohit Singh

OpenAI Steps Up Security as ChatGPT Atlas Faces Ongoing Prompt Injection Threats

2 months / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

OpenAI’s Outlook on AI Browser Security Is Bleak, but Maybe a Little More AI Can Fix It

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

OpenAI admits prompt injection may never be fully solved, casting doubt on the agentic AI vision

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

OpenAI Deploys Automated ‘Attacker’ to Harden Atlas Browser, Admits Prompt Injection Is ‘Unsolved’

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Your AI browser can be hijacked by prompt injection, OpenAI just patched Atlas

2 months / digitaltrends

ChatGPT Atlas exploited with simple Google Docs tricks

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Apple fixes two zero-day flaws exploited in an “extremely sophisticated attack” targeting specific individuals.

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#cybersecurity #infosec #apple #iphone #ios #security #macos #technology #patching #updates

Apple issues emergency security patches today after active zero-day exploits are discovered

2 months / reddit / /u/ProteanLabsJohn

Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks

2 months / reddit / /u/MRADEL90

Apple fixes two zero-day flaws exploited in an “extremely sophisticated attack” targeting specific individuals.

2 months / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

Apple fixes two zero-day flaws exploited in 'sophisticated' attacks

2 months / bleepingcomputer / Lawrence Abrams

Apple Updates AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Pro 2 Firmware to 8B30 and 8B28

iclarified - Apple released firmware updates today for the AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Pro 2. The new firmware version is 8B30 for the AirPods Pro 3, up from the 8B25 build released last month. The AirPods Pro 2 have been updated to version 8B28, up from 8B21.Continue R…

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Apple Updates AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Pro 2 Firmware to 8B30 and 8B28

2 months / iclarified

AirPods Pro 2 & AirPods Pro 3 get another bug fix firmware update

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

React2Shell remote code execution flaw exploited to breach organizations across multiple sectors, 77k IP addresses are vulnerable

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#cybersecurity #software #infosec #cloudsec #business #cybercrime #security #patching

Critical flaws found in AI development tools dubbed an 'IDEsaster' — data theft and remote code execution possible

2 months / tomshardware

React2Shell remote code execution flaw exploited to breach organizations across multiple sectors, 77k IP addresses are vulnerable

3 months / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

React2Shell flaw exploited to breach 30 orgs, 77k IP addresses vulnerable

3 months / bleepingcomputer / Lawrence Abrams

Nvidia's new Game Ready driver boosts Battlefield 6, restores PhysX support

techspot - Nvidia's latest GeForce Game Ready driver prepares systems for Battlefield 6's Winter Offensive update, delivering optimizations and DLSS 4 features. Nvidia is also restoring GPU-accelerated PhysX support for several beloved 32-bit classics, including Bor…

#software #hardware #gaming #nvidia #gpu #physics #performance #technology #patching

Nvidia Restores PhysX Support for RTX 50 Series in New Driver Update

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Nvidia just fixed the RTX 50-series PhysX problem – though not all games are supported

3 months / theshortcut / Adam Vjestica

Nvidia's new Game Ready driver boosts Battlefield 6, restores PhysX support

3 months / techspot

NVIDIA Restores PhysX Support for Select 32-Bit Games on GeForce RTX 50-Series GPUs

3 months / techpowerup

Nvidia’s new RTX 50-series GPU driver restores PhysX support for popular games

3 months / theverge / Tom Warren

Nvidia reinstates 32-bit PhysX support for RTX 50 series as part of its latest Game Ready driver rollout — 9 titles included in initial release

3 months / tomshardware

Airbus orders software fix to thousands of planes due to solar radiation risk

Anthony Ha / techcrunch - Flights were delayed and cancelled globally after Airbus ordered fixes to 6,000 of its A320 series planes, according to The Guardian. The company said it’s taking action because “analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed th…

#software #aviation #aerospace #travel #technology #patching #updates #safety #regulation

Solar radiation bug forces grounding of 6,000 Airbus A320 jets

3 months / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Airbus Says Vast Majority of A320 Jets Received Modification

3 months / bloomberg / Benedikt Kammel

Aviation delays ease as airlines complete Airbus software rollback

3 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

How Solar Flares Could Have Corrupted An Airbus Plane

3 months / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Airlines in India Complete A320 Software Upgrades: Regulator

3 months / bloomberg / Mihir Mishra

Flights were delayed and cancelled globally after Airbus ordered fixes to 6,000 of its A320 series planes, according to The Guardian. The company said

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Airbus orders software fix to thousands of planes due to solar radiation risk

3 months / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

Airlines adopt software fix for Airbus A320 after plane has sudden altitude drop

3 months / techxplore

Passengers face disruption as Airbus makes software updates to planes

3 months / reddit / /u/jdlf41

Airline travellers face disruption after Airbus warns A320 jets need software fix

ft - Update to address potential problems caused by solar radiation could affect 6,000 aircraft

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Airbus says some jets face issues stemming from ‘intense solar radiation.’ U.S. airlines say it won’t be a huge flight disruption.

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modifications to 6k planes

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Airline travellers face disruption after Airbus warns A320 jets need software fix

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Airbus A320 Fly by wire corrupted by radiation in flight

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Airbus Warns A320 Fleet Needs Software Fix After Incident

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Airbus Enters Last Weeks of the Year Facing a Cosmic Distraction

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Fly carefully, folks!

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Years-old bugs in open source tool left every major cloud open to disruption

Jessica Lyons / theregister - Fluent Bit has 15B+ deployments … and 5 newly assigned CVEs A series of "trivial-to-exploit" vulnerabilities in Fluent Bit, an open source log collection tool that runs in every major cloud and AI lab, was left open for years, giving attackers an exploit …

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Years-old bugs in open source tool left every major cloud open to disruption

3 months / theregister / Jessica Lyons

Oligo report uncovers critical Fluent Bit flaws exposing cloud workloads

3 months / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

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Microsoft Forced to Issue Emergency Out-of-Band Windows Update

Black screens and Outlook glitches disrupt desktops

Shutdown woes, remote logins fail across updates

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Security Flaw Resurfaces in Anthropic’s New Claude Cowork Tool Days After Launch

He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?

Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair are vulnerable to new hack

Microsoft confirms strange Windows 11 update bug affecting Outlook POP accounts

Sony, Anker, and other headphones have a serious Google Fast Pair security vulnerability

RondoDox botnet exploits HPE OneView vulnerability on a massive scale

Verizon just had a big outage. Here's what we know

Wine 11.0 released with performance gains and WoW64 completion

Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro 3

Logitech Caused Its Mice To Freak Out By Not Renewing a Certificate

NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux

OpenAI admits prompt injection may never be fully solved, casting doubt on the agentic AI vision

Apple fixes two zero-day flaws exploited in an “extremely sophisticated attack” targeting specific individuals.

Apple Updates AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Pro 2 Firmware to 8B30 and 8B28

React2Shell remote code execution flaw exploited to breach organizations across multiple sectors, 77k IP addresses are vulnerable

Nvidia's new Game Ready driver boosts Battlefield 6, restores PhysX support

Airbus orders software fix to thousands of planes due to solar radiation risk

Airline travellers face disruption after Airbus warns A320 jets need software fix

Global flight disruptions and recalls amid urgent software updates

S. Korea’s measured response to A320 software issues

Solar radiation triggers technical glitches and in-flight incidents

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