A hacking campaign took just days to exploit a newly disclosed security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows version of WinRAR, researchers at Check Point have said. The attackers leveraged ...

A wide range of adversaries including state-sponsored actors are targeting a vulnerability in popular file extraction software WinRAR that was addressed last year. The vulnerability impacts a wide ...

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 ...

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The searchable database published by the Justice Department is broken into multiple categories. By Michael Gold Covering Congress The Justice Department on Friday released a set of publicly ...

A Florida appeals court ruled the state's ban on openly carrying firearms is unconstitutional. The ruling does not allow open carry in certain sensitive locations like schools, courthouses, and bars.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday said open carry of firearms is now "the law of the state," after the 1st District Court of Appeal last week struck down a longstanding ban as ...

WinRAR Zero-Day Exploited by Russian-Linked Hackers RomCom and Paper Werewolf Your email has been sent Cybersecurity researchers have identified an actively exploited flaw in WinRAR that attackers are ...

A high-severity zero-day in the widely used WinRAR file compressor is under active exploitation by two Russian cybercrime groups. The attacks backdoor computers that open malicious archives attached ...