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Managing Windows 10 apps with the Chocolatey package manager

Chocolatey is designed for both consumers (general users) and businesses, thanks to the easy to understand user interface and a suite of powerful features for existing programs deployment infrastructure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/managing-windows-10-apps-with-the-chocolatey-package-manager/
HMRC smishing tax scam targets UK banking customers

An advanced HMRC tax rebate scam has been targeting UK residents this week via text messages (SMS). The smishing campaign is concerning as it employs multiple HMRC phishing domains and tactics, with new domains being added every day as older ones get flagged by spam filters. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hmrc-smishing-tax-scam-targets-uk-banking-customers/
How to beautify the Windows 10 Search feature

Since Windows Search interface is based on Microsoft's web technologies, it can be easily tweaked by injecting a custom JavaScript file. If you don't want to do this manually, you can use an open-source free tool called "BeautySearch". [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-beautify-the-windows-10-search-feature/
Microsoft working on fix for Windows apps forgetting passwords

Microsoft says that multiple Windows 10 apps including Outlook are affected by an issue causing them to forget users' passwords after the device is upgraded to certain Windows 10, version 2004 builds. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-working-on-fix-for-windows-apps-forgetting-passwords/
WordPress plugin bugs can let attackers hijack up to 100K sites

Admins of WordPress sites who use the Ultimate Member plugin are urged to update it to the latest version to block attacks attempting to exploit multiple critical and easy to exploit vulnerabilities that could lead to site takeovers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-plugin-bugs-can-let-attackers-hijack-up-to-100k-sites/
Scammers impersonating the IRS threaten victims with legal action

Aggressive scammers are impersonating the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in spoofed e-mails designed to trick potential victims into paying fabricated outstanding amounts related to missed or late payments. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scammers-impersonating-the-irs-threaten-victims-with-legal-action/
Ubuntu's Gnome desktop could be tricked into giving root access

A vulnerability in GNOME Display Manager (gdm) could allow a standard user to create accounts with increased privileges, giving a local attacker a path to run code with administrator permissions (root). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ubuntus-gnome-desktop-could-be-tricked-into-giving-root-access/
Microsoft engineer stole $10M, used colleagues as scapegoats

Volodymyr Kvashuk, a Ukrainian citizen and former Microsoft software engineer, was sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing over $10 million worth of currency stored value (CSV) including gift cards over a span of two years. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-engineer-stole-10m-used-colleagues-as-scapegoats/