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Windows 10 Task Manager Now Lets You Throttle Resource-Hungry Apps Microsoft has added a new experimental ‘Eco mode’ feature to the Windows 10 Task Manager in the latest Preview build available for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Starting with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21364, users will see a new option added to the
Massive Qlocker Ransomware Attack Uses 7zip To Encrypt QNAP Devices A massive ransomware campaign targeting QNAP devices worldwide is underway, and users are finding their files now stored in password-protected 7zip archives. The ransomware is called Qlocker and began targeting QNAP devices on April 19th, 2021. Since then, there has been an enormous amount of
Linux Bans University Of Minnesota For Committing Malicious Code In a rare, groundbreaking decision, Linux kernel project maintainers have imposed a ban on the University of Minnesota (UMN) from contributing to the open-source Linux project. The move comes after a group of UMN researchers were caught submitting a series of malicious code commits, or patches that
Google Fixes Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Dropped On Twitter Last Week Google has released Chrome 90.0.4430.85 to address an actively exploited zero-day and four other high severity security vulnerabilities impacting today’s most popular web browser. The version released on April 20th, 2021, to the Stable desktop channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux users will be rolling