Sergiu Gatlan

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Cybersecurity and Technology Reporter at Bleeping Computer

Cybersecurity/tech reporter @BleepinComputer Signal: serghei.33

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Articles

Meta to resume AI training on content shared by Europeans

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Sergiu Gatlan

Meta announced today that it will soon start training its artificial intelligence models using content shared by European adult users on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms. The content used for AI training includes posts and comments from adult users, as well as questions and queries made when interacting with the company's Meta AI assistant.
Microsoft tells Windows users to ignore 0x80070643 WinRE errors

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Sergiu Gatlan

Microsoft says some users might see 0x80070643 installation failures when trying to deploy the April 2025 Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) updates. The known issue impacts the KB5057589 WinRE update on Windows 10, versions 22H2 and 21H2, and KB5057588 on Windows Server 2022 systems. However, as Redmond told those affected, these installation errors can be ignored since they are inaccurate and don't impact the functionality of the Windows device.
Microsoft: New emergency Windows updates fix AD policy issues

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Sergiu Gatlan

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) Windows updates to address a known issue affecting local audit logon policies in Active Directory Group Policy. As the company explained, these local policy issues might only manifest as a reporting inconsistency since it's possible that logon and logoff events are correctly being audited on some of the affected devices.
Microsoft: Windows Server 2025 restarts break connectivity on some DCs

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Sergiu Gatlan

Microsoft warned IT admins that some Windows Server 2025 domain controllers (DCs) might become inaccessible after a restart, causing apps and services to fail or remain unreachable. As the company explained, this is caused by the servers loading the standard firewall profile instead of the domain firewall ones after rebooting.
Microsoft Defender will isolate undiscovered endpoints to block attacks

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Sergiu Gatlan

Microsoft is testing a new Defender for Endpoint capability that will block traffic to and from undiscovered endpoints to thwart attackers' lateral network movement attempts. As the company revealed earlier this week, this is achieved by containing the IP addresses of devices that have yet to be discovered or onboarded to Defender for Endpoint.
Microsoft starts final Windows Recall testing before rollout

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Sergiu Gatlan

Microsoft is gradually rolling out the AI-powered Windows Recall feature to Insiders in the Release Preview channel before making it generally available to all Windows users with Copilot+ PCs.Recall is an opt-in Windows feature that screenshots active windows every few seconds, analyzes them, and allows Windows 11 users to search text within the snapshots using natural language.
Fortinet: Hackers retain access to patched FortiGate VPNs using symlinks

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Sergiu Gatlan

Fortinet warns that threat actors use a post-exploitation technique that helps them maintain read-only access to previously compromised FortiGate VPN devices even after the original attack vector was patched. Earlier this week, Fortinet began sending emails to customers warning that their FortiGate/FortiOS devices were compromised based on telemetry received from FortiGuard devices.
Microsoft: Windows 'inetpub' folder created by security fix, don’t delete

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Sergiu Gatlan

Microsoft has now confirmed that an April 2025 Windows security update is creating a new empty "inetpub" folder and warned users not to delete it. This folder is typically used by Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS), a web server platform that can be enabled via the Windows Features dialog to host websites and web apps.
Microsoft releases emergency update to fix Office 2016 crashes

2 weeks ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Sergiu Gatlan

Microsoft has released an out-of-band Office update to fix a known issue that caused Word, Excel, and Outlook to crash after installing the KB5002700 security update for Office 2016. The company acknowledged these problems following user reports on social media that Office apps no longer open after applying the April 2025 security updates. "We're experiencing an issue on Windows 10 with Office 2016 where Word and Excel no longer open," one impacted Office user said.
Microsoft: Licensing issue blocks Microsoft 365 Family for some users

2 weeks ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Sergiu Gatlan

Microsoft is investigating a potential licensing issue blocking access to Microsoft 365 services for some customers with Family subscriptions. After a massive wave of user reports on social media and the company's community website, Microsoft confirmed that some customers could no longer access Microsoft 365 using subscriptions that have yet to expire.