What to do: Users should have their BitLocker recovery keys ready before installing the October security update for Windows 10 and 11. If the update triggers the security feature and users cannot ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...

Pixnapping could be used to steal private data, including 2FA codes. Side-channel attack abuses Google Android APIs to steal data on display. Flaw is partially patched, although a more complete fix is ...

Oracle has silently fixed an Oracle E-Business Suite vulnerability (CVE-2025-61884) that was actively exploited to breach servers, with a proof-of-concept exploit publicly leaked by the ShinyHunters ...

Unity has fixes ready to go, and Valve has released an updated version of Steam, too. Unity has fixes ready to go, and Valve has released an updated version of Steam, too. is a senior reporter ...

WhatsApp said on Friday that it fixed a security bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used to stealthily hack into the Apple devices of “specific targeted users.” The Meta-owned messaging app ...

Apple patched a zero-click vulnerability that allowed sophisticated attackers to compromise devices and could have led to cryptocurrency theft; it urged immediate updates. Apple is urging users to ...

FBI and Cisco Talos warn of a sophisticated Russian FSB unit threatening enterprise network infrastructure and business continuity across critical sectors. Russian state-sponsored cyber actors linked ...

Authorities and researchers are sounding the alarm over the active mass exploitation of a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server that’s allowing attackers to make off with ...

Hackers are likely starting to exploit CVE-2025-49113, a critical vulnerability in the widely used Roundcube open-source webmail application that allows remote execution. The security issue has been ...

BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive. It’s a ...

To fix the “Cannot install Windows, BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on selected partition” error, suspend BitLocker via Settings or Control Panel, or use your recovery key to unlock the drive.