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This is wild and new. Attackers have worked out that malicious emails pushing links to adult sites will solicit plenty of clicks. Unfortunately, those clicks trigger a fake update that installs ...

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Microsoft is also testing its new Xbox full screen mode with regular Windows 11 PCs. Microsoft is also testing its new Xbox full screen mode with regular Windows 11 PCs. is a senior editor and author ...

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