Android users beware! This security app is actually malware in disguise

Security researchers have discovered a new Android malware that masquerades as a security solution. Here's what you need to ...
ZDNet

Need to activate Windows? Microsoft just eliminated an option I've relied on for years

Phone activation for Windows has been discontinued. You'll have to use an online portal to activate Windows. The portal requires a Microsoft or business account. Microsoft has typically offered a few ...
PC World

Microsoft silently kills the last way to activate Windows without internet

PCWorld reports that Microsoft has quietly discontinued telephone activation for Windows 10 and 11, eliminating the last method to activate Windows without an internet connection. Users calling the ...
HotHardware

Killjoy Microsoft Shuts Down Windows 11 Activation Without An Internet Connection

Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it impossible to activate Windows without an Internet connection. This is an unwelcome ...
Bleeping Computer

Hacker arrested for KMSAuto malware campaign with 2.8 million downloads

A Lithuanian national has been arrested for his alleged involvement in infecting 2.8 million systems with clipboard-stealing malware disguised as the KMSAuto tool for illegally activating Windows and ...
Bleeping Computer

Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell scripts that infect Windows systems with the 'Cosmali Loader'.
WISH-TV

Activate Fishers combines fitness and tech for ultimate gaming fun

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Activate, the world’s first interactive gaming facility, is now open in Fishers, Ind., offering a unique gaming experience combining fitness and technology for ages six and up.
The New York Times

New York Commuters to Be Fined for ‘Repeatedly’ Activating Tickets Late

Passengers on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains could face $8 fines if they keep waiting until after the train leaves to activate their mobile tickets. By Camille Baker Starting on Jan. 4, ...
Runner's World

These 3 Glute Activation Exercises Made My Runs Feel Easier. I Wish I Started Doing Them Sooner.

Runners know they’re supposed to do more than just run. Strength training makes you stronger so you can run harder and longer. Mobility exercises make you run more efficiently. Postrun stretching can ...
CSOonline

Polymorphic AI malware exists — but it’s not what you think

We are either at the dawn of AI-driven malware that rewrites itself on the fly, or we are seeing vendors and threat actors exaggerate its capabilities. Recent Google and MIT Sloan reports reignited ...
Dark Reading

How Malware Authors Are Incorporating LLMs to Evade Detection

Threat actors are testing malware that incorporates large language models (LLMs) to create malware that can evade detection by security tools. In an analysis published earlier this month, Google's ...