Microsoft Outlook Blocks Inline SVG Images to Stop Phishing Attacks
Frank Marano Frank Marano

Microsoft Outlook Blocks Inline SVG Images to Stop Phishing Attacks

Most cyberattacks still start with a phish 🎣—and Microsoft is taking another step to cut off one of the attackers’ favorite tricks.

Beginning in September 2025, Microsoft started rolling out a change to Outlook for Web and the new Outlook for Windows: the platforms will no longer display inline SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) images. By mid‑October 2025, this rollout will be complete worldwide.

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OpenShift AI Flaw Exposes Hybrid Cloud Environments to Full Takeover
Frank Marano Frank Marano

OpenShift AI Flaw Exposes Hybrid Cloud Environments to Full Takeover

OpenShift AI is designed to help organizations manage the lifecycle of predictive and generative AI models at scale, across hybrid cloud environments. It’s the backbone for many enterprises running machine learning pipelines, from training to deployment. But a newly disclosed vulnerability has revealed a serious crack in that foundation—one that could allow attackers to escalate privileges and seize complete control of the infrastructure.

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VMware Under Siege: Zero‑Day Exploits and Critical Vulnerabilities Put Your Virtual World at Risk
Frank Marano Frank Marano

VMware Under Siege: Zero‑Day Exploits and Critical Vulnerabilities Put Your Virtual World at Risk

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools, the most severe of which could allow attackers to escalate privileges all the way to root. That means full control: installing programs, viewing or deleting data, and creating new accounts with complete user rights. Even worse, one of these flaws has already been exploited in the wild as a zero‑day since October 2024.

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When Fonts Attack: Apple Patches Malicious Font Vulnerability in iOS and macOS
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When Fonts Attack: Apple Patches Malicious Font Vulnerability in iOS and macOS

If you thought fonts were just about picking between Helvetica and Comic Sans, think again. In Apple’s latest round of security updates, the company patched a critical flaw where a maliciously crafted font could crash apps, corrupt memory, and potentially open the door to more serious exploits. Yes—fonts are now a cybersecurity threat.

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🚨 Another day, another SonicWall headline
Frank Marano Frank Marano

🚨 Another day, another SonicWall headline

I swear I don’t try to pick on SonicWall… but they make it so easy when they keep showing up in the news. The latest headline? Akira ransomware operators are breaking into SonicWall VPNs—even when one-time password (OTP) multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled. That’s right: even if you patched, even if you enabled MFA, attackers may still be waltzing right in.

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