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EU Sanctions Russian Hackers Over 2015 German Parliament Attack The Council of the European Union today announced sanctions imposed on Russian military intelligence officers part of the 85th Main Centre for Special Services (GTsSS) for their involvement in a 2015 hack of the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag). EU’s sanctions include both travel bans and
Microsoft Now Lets You Bypass Windows 10 Update Blocks Microsoft has added a new Windows 10 group policy that allows users to bypass safeguard holds placed on devices due to conflicts with hardware or software. A safeguard hold (also known as a compatibility hold or update block) is when Microsoft prevents devices from being offered a new
US Govt: Iran Behind Fake Proud Boys Voter Intimidation Emails The US govt has stated that Iran is behind threatening emails sent to Democratic voters warning that they must vote for Trump or face consequences. Over the past two days, voters registered as Democrats in Florida and Alaska have received voter intimidation emails claiming to
Google Chrome Now Blocks Site Notifications With Abusive Content Starting with Chrome 86, Google is automatically hiding website notification spam on sites showing a pattern of sending abusive notification content to visitors. The “quiet notification permission UI” used to hide the web alert spam from users was introduced in Chrome 80 and improved in Chrome 84 with the addition