Payouts King ransomware uses QEMU VMs to bypass endpoint security

The Payouts King ransomware is using the QEMU emulator as a reverse SSH backdoor to run hidden virtual machines on ...

CNN reported on 'online rape academy,' but '62M men' figure misrepresents findings

Users shared the claim in April 2026 following a months-long CNN investigation into the dark online world of drugging and ...
MUO on MSN

FileZilla kept getting worse, so I found this FTP client instead

My main FileZilla replacement is Cyberduck, and it’s been that way for several years now. It’s open source, available for ...

CPUID's download page has been hacked, with its popular processor and PC info tools replaced with links to files containing malware (Update: Fixed)

In short, what look like normal download links for CPU-Z and HWMonitor, producing seemingly correct files, appear to result ...
The Hacker News

Backdoored Smart Slider 3 Pro Update Distributed via Compromised Nextend Servers

Backdoored Smart Slider 3 Pro v3.5.1.35 update distributed for 6 hours via compromised infrastructure, enabling RCE and data ...
How-To Geek on MSN

I ditched modern file transfer apps for a 25-year-old FTP client—here's why

You don't need to upload files to the cloud just to access them on your other devices.
The Financial Express

Meet Abhay Bhushan, the engineer from IIT Kanpur who revolutionised file transfers by inventing FTP

Born in 1944, Bhushan was part of the very first batch at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (1960–1965). (Source: www.internethalloffame.org) Did you know that the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) ...
CNET

An Online IRS Account Can Make Tax Time So Much Easier. Here's How to Create One

Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, software, finance, sports and video games since working for @Home Network and Excite in the 1990s. Peter managed ...