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How to stop Microsoft Edge launching automatically on login

Microsoft shared info on how Edge users can prevent the web browser from launching automatically after they log into their Windows account by tweaking the system's Sign-in setting for automatically restarting apps on logon. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-stop-microsoft-edge-launching-automatically-on-login/
UK govt warns of ransomware, BEC attacks against sports sector

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) today highlighted the increasing risks posed by ransomware attacks, phishing campaigns, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud schemes targeting sports organizations and teams, including Premier League football clubs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-govt-warns-of-ransomware-bec-attacks-against-sports-sector/
US govt confirms active exploitation of F5 BIG-IP RCE flaw

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today published a warning regarding the active exploitation of the unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) CVE-2020-5902 vulnerability affecting F5 Big-IP ADC devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-confirms-active-exploitation-of-f5-big-ip-rce-flaw/
Microsoft Edge now blocks abusive notifications to reduce web spam

Websites increasingly ask to send notifications about their new contents and notifications are also abused for advertisements or web scams. To address this webspam mess, Microsoft Edge 84 introduces a new notification request experience called quiet notification requests. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-now-blocks-abusive-notifications-to-reduce-web-spam/
Microsoft's PowerToys 0.20 adds a built-in Windows 10 Color Picker

The next version of the Windows 10 PowerToys coming at the end of this month will introduce a new toy called 'Color Picker Tool' that lets you click on any portion of the screen and retrieve the location's hexadecimal or RGB color code. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-powertoys-020-adds-a-built-in-windows-10-color-picker/
Source code from dozens of companies leaked online

Source code from exposed repositories of dozens of companies across various fields of activity (tech, finance, retail, food, eCommerce, manufacturing) is publicly available as a result of misconfigurations in their infrastructure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/source-code-from-dozens-of-companies-leaked-online/
UK and US warn QNAP owners to upgrade firmware to block malware

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) today issued an alert about the risks of infection faced by QNAP NAS devices if QSnatch malware attacks restart. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-and-us-warn-qnap-owners-to-upgrade-firmware-to-block-malware/
Garmin confirms ransomware attack, services coming back online

In a statement, Garmin has finally confirmed that they were the victim of a ransomware attack as they slowly bring their Garmin Connect, Strava, and navigation services back online. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/garmin-confirms-ransomware-attack-services-coming-back-online/