Chrome is adding a scanning animation and ‘Checking download for safety’ message for risky downloads

Chrome is adding a visible safety check step to downloads. When the browser flags a file as potentially dangerous, it shows a scanning animation along with a “Checking download for safety…” message ...

Amazon security boss says crims abused max-security Cisco firewall flaw weeks before disclosure

Ransomware criminals exploited CVE-2026-20131, a maximum-severity bug in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center software, as a zero-day vulnerability more than a month before Cisco patched the hole, ...

Ohio man who used church computer to download child porn sentenced

An Ohio volunteer youth minister and teacher will serve more than 13 years in federal prison for child pornography crimes.
XDA Developers on MSN

I tore apart the most common Linux malware in a sandbox, and it uses layer after layer of tricks to survive

It uses some of the oldest tricks in the book.
MUO on MSN

5 PowerShell commands that fix most of my Windows problems

A precise approach to everyday Windows breakdowns.
Morningstar

TCPC CLASS ACTION NOTICE: Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit on Behalf of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. Investors

TCPC CLASS ACTION NOTICE: Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit on Behalf of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. Investors Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP (“GPWR”) announces that ...
Morningstar

BlackRock TCP Capital’s Tumble Was More Than Just Private Credit Risk

In late January, BlackRock TCP Capital—a business-development company somewhat akin to a closed-end fund—reported that it would be slashing the net asset value of its shares by 19% for the fourth ...
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...
The Hill

IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...
OPB

Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon

The Department of Justice started releasing files related to the life, death and criminal investigations of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Friday. Files continued to be posted on its “Epstein ...
The Hill

Here’s how to see the Epstein files released Friday

The Justice Department released a portion of the Jeffrey Epstein files to meet the Friday deadline established in a congressional bill with a series of downloadable files related to the convicted sex ...
CBS News

Epstein files totaling more than 60,000 pages have already been released this year. Here's what we've seen so far.

Graham Kates is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy issues and information security for CBS News Digital. Contact Graham at KatesG@cbsnews.com or grahamkates@protonmail.com ...