Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

— January 16^th 2026 at 16:44

Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug

We're not saying Copilot has become sentient and decided it doesn't want to lose consciousness. But if it did, it would create Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday update, which has made it so that some PCs flat-out refuse to shut down or hibernate, no matter how many times you try.…

Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug

Ransomware kingpin who escaped Armenian custody is believed to be lying low back home

Check Point observes 40K+ attack attempts in 4 hours, with government organizations under fire

Owner reverse-engineered his ride, revealing authentication was never properly individualized

Researcher shows how anyone can access Copenhagen experience attendees' names, videos

This is a threat to security - and to the weekend for some unlucky netadmins

What's next for Venezuela? Click on the file and see

Fix landed in July, but OEM firmware updates are required

Office workers without AI experience warned to watch for prompt injection attacks - good luck with that

And it's 'not unique to AWS,' researcher tells The Reg

Smart Driver pitched as safety app, but feds claim it's a data-harvesting scheme that jacked up premiums

Suspect assisting West Midlands Police over alleged theft at Walsall GP practice

Redmond says cheap virtual desktops powered a global wave of phishing and fraud

Cold milk poured over 'spicy mode,' but it might not be enough to escape a huge fine

EU-only ops, German subsidiaries, and a pinky promise your data won't end up in Uncle Sam's hands

Cloud-native, 37 plugins … an attacker's dream

Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits

New crooks on the block get crafty with blockchain to evade defenses

Attack enters second day with major disruption to healthcare provision

Travel biz tells customers to change passwords beyond its own services

U-turn leaves questions on costs, funding, and benefits unanswered

Endesa says payment info stolen after alleged crook boasted of 1 TB-plus haul

AI upstart also upscales its Labs to find the next frontier

First Patch Tuesday of 2026 goes big

The open-source libraries were created by Salesforce, Nvidia, and Apple with a Swiss group

Forrester models slow, structural shift rather than sudden employment collapse

33-year-old was under surveillance for some time before returning home from the UAE

Git server flaw that attackers have been abusing for months has now caught the attention of US cyber cops

AuraInspector automates the most common abuses and generates fixes for customers

Dutchman fails to convince judges his trial was unfair because cops read his encrypted chats

Project Nightfall aims to deliver a UK-built long-range strike capability at speed

Government is fed up with bad actors using digi-cash to fund dodgy deeds

In SEC filings, Fortinet and Palo Alto show shrinking product margins taking hold.

Gang members 'systematically exploited children and young people,' cops say

Survey finds security checks nearly doubled in a year as leaders wise up

Agents must be 'safer and better than humans,' James Nettesheim tells The Reg

Website built around buying and selling stolen data has lost control of its own

Tech minister Liz Kendall says the government will back a robust regulatory response

Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch pitches age limits and classroom curbs as fixes for behavior and mental health

Says ongoing talks about security are about understanding best practice, not strong-arming vendors

PLUS: Cambodia arrests alleged scam camp boss; Baidu spins out chip biz; Panasonic’s noodle shop plan; And more!

PLUS: Veeam patches critical vuln; Crims bribing dark web insiders; UK school takedown; And more

Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation

Remember when government agents didn't wear masks?

Basketball player accused of aiding cybercrime gang extradition blocked in exchange for Swiss NGO consultant

State-backed attackers are using QR codes to slip past enterprise security and help themselves to cloud logins, the FBI says

Huntress analysis suggests VM escape bugs were already weaponized in the wild

Image generation paywalled on X after ministers and regulators start asking awkward questions

As you should, when being told the only remedy is deleting everything and starting again

Authentication is basically solved. Authorization is another thing entirely...

No reports of active exploitation … yet

Cop wins hit crime infrastructure, not the people behind it

Max-severity OneView hole joins a PowerPoint bug that should've been retired years ago

Lawyers say Musk's platform may face punishment under Online Safety Act priority offenses

Unauthenticated RCE means anyone on the network can seize full control

Happy Groundhog Day!

They also hallucinate when writing ransomware code

Company says it dropped the ball, apologizes for wasting people's time

Suggests rotten routing, not evidence of a cyber-strike before kinetic action

Prompt injection lets risky commands slip past guardrails