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Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 brings back app lock and fixes dozens of bugs

Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 brings back app lock and fixes dozens of bugs

Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 is out now for Pixel 6a and newer devices in Google’s Pixel Beta program. Like Beta 2 last week, this one is loaded with dozens of bugfixes. It’s only been a little over a week since Google gave us our last peek at the next big upgrade for Android — after the next one, that is. QPR2 should be going stable near the end of the year, and then
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Microsoft: Recent Windows updates may trigger Remote Desktop failures

Microsoft: Recent Windows updates may trigger Remote Desktop failures

Microsoft has confirmed that non-admin users may be unable to connect to devices via Remote Desktop after installing recent Windows updates if the "Administrator protection" security feature is enabled. This feature began rolling out with the KB5067036 preview cumulative update to systems running Windows 11 24H2/25H2 in October 2025, and it is now enabled by default in organizations using Windows security baselines after installing the October 2026 Windows security update. When toggled on, admin protection ensures logged-in users have only
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Hackers exploit critical Atlassian flaw after public PoC release

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-21589) affecting multiple Atlassian product families, including Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket, is being exploited in attacks that do not require authentication. Earlier today, security company Previdian detected the activity on its honeypot network, just hours after a detailed technical report was published. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit CVE-2026-21589 to access specific files in the application's web root directory if they know the file's exact name and path. The issue is an arbitrary file-access flaw disclosed on Monday
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EvilTokens PhaaS disrupted after compromising 12,000 Microsoft accounts

The EvilTokens platform that compromised more than 12,000 Microsoft accounts at over 10,000 organizations has been disrupted in an effort led by Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU). The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation emerged in February and was the first to support device code authentication at scale and offer cybercriminals AI-powered features for customizing lures and sifting through compromised inboxes to identify high-value targets. In an announcement today, Microsoft said it coordinated the takedown of EvilTokens’ infrastructure, an action that involved the
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BigBear Microsoft 365 phishing service bypassed MFA at 258 organizations

A phishing-as-a-service framework called BigBear 2.0 has been used to bypass multi-factor authentication at 258 organizations and steal more than 5,000 Microsoft 365 credentials. Researchers at cybersecurity company CloudSEK gained administrator access to the control panel and found that the service managed 42 VPS nodes, all configured to target Microsoft 365 as part of the observed operation. According to the researchers, the campaign uses an Evilginx2-based adversary-in-the-middle framework to intercept passwords and authenticated session cookies, allowing attackers to hijack accounts
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Aesto Health says data breach affects over 9.5 million patients

Aesto Health says data breach affects over 9.5 million patients

Aesto LLC, operating as Aesto Health, disclosed that a data breach discovered recently affects more than 9.5 million individuals. The private technology company provides software-as-a-service solutions that help healthcare organizations migrate, archive, and access patient data when replacing electronic health record systems or acquiring medical practices. The company first informed the public of the attack on June 24 via a notification on its website, stating that “a limited portion” of its Amazon Web Services infrastructure had been compromised. However, the
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WordPress Core “wp2shell” RCE flaws get public exploits, patch now

WordPress Core “wp2shell” RCE flaws get public exploits, patch now

Public exploits have been released for the critical "wp2shell" remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting WordPress Core, making it imperative that administrators patch their sites immediately. The wp2shell attack consists of two flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137, that can be chained together to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution against WordPress installs running versions 6.9.x and
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