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Windows zero-day flaw giving admin rights gets unofficial patch, again

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  A Windows local privilege escalation zero-day vulnerability that Microsoft has failed to fully address for several months now, allows users to gain administrative privileges in Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server. The locally exploited vulnerability in Windows User Profile Service is tracked as CVE-2021-34484 and was given a CVSS v3 score of 7.8. While exploits have been publicly disclosed in the past, they are not believed to be actively exploited in the wild. The peculiarity of this case lies in the fact that Microsoft has been unable to address the flaw since its discovery last summer and that it has marked the bug  as fixed  twice. Top Articles READ MORE US charges 4 Russian govt employees with critical infrastructure hacks According to the 0patch team, which has been unofficially providing fixes for discontinued Windows versions and  some vulnerabilities  that Microsoft won't address, the flaw is still a zero-day. In fact, Microsoft's patches failed to fix the bug
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Russia blocks access to Google News

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  By Harriet Sinclair Russia has blocked access to Google News for spreading "disinformation" after the website said it would stop the monetization of ads that justified or promoted the war in Ukraine . The move comes after Russia's state media regulator warned Google over ads it claimed were "spreading threats against Russians on YouTube," and in the wake of similar bans on Instagram and Facebook. Google had previously announced a further roll back on operations in Russia , after suspending paid-for services on YouTube and Play. "We've confirmed that some people are having difficulty accessing the Google News app and website in Russia and that this is not due to any technical issues on our end," Google said in a statement.
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Safe Landing

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  A cargo plane of Sichuan Airlines, which departed from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality for Moscow, returned to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport safely after reporting mechanical failure on Friday
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"Some even drugged me" - Huddah Monroe reveals she suffers from social anxiety disorder after friends betrayed her

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  Kenyan socialite, Huddah Monroe has revealed that she suffers from social anxiety disorder after she was betrayed by friends.   "I used to be the girl with almost 20 girls in my house daily drinking and chewing Khat. Doing drugs. Thay all betrayed me and some even drugged me," she said. "I am very scared of trusting anyone to that level. My friends don’t even know where I stay. I don’t invite anyone into my house and I rarely go to people's houses even, cause I am scared of letting anyone that close. But slowly I am opening up. I have major social anxiety."   by Linda Ikeji 
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EU negotiators agree landmark law to curb US big tech giants

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  The ‘Digital Markets Act’ is designed to protect consumers and give rivals a better chance to survive. Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states have agreed on a landmark law to curb the market dominance of United States tech giants such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple. Meeting in Brussels on Thursday, the politicians nailed down a long list of dos and don’ts that will single out the world’s most iconic web giants as internet “gatekeepers” subject to special rules. KEEP READING list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Google parent Alphabet beats earnings expectations list 2 of 3 Underwater Google internet cable to connect Togo to Europe list 3 of 3 Russian regulator blocks Google News over “inauthentic” war info end of list The “Digital Markets Act” (DMA) has sped through the bloc’s legislative procedures and is designed to protect consumers and give rivals a better chance to survive against the world’s powerful tech juggernauts. “The agreement ushers in a new era of tech r
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