Microsoft Confirms SQL Zero-Day Security Vulnerability—Here’s The Fix

Microsoft has confirmed that a hacker who successfully exploits a zero-day SQL vulnerability could gain system administrator privileges. Here’s how to fix it.
eWeek

Meet Paperclip: The Tool Turning OpenClaw Agents Into an AI Company

Paperclip is organizing OpenClaw AI agents into full company structures with roles, budgets, and tasks, signaling the rise of AI-run organizations.

APT28 hackers deploy customized variant of Covenant open-source tool

The Russian state-sponsored APT28 threat group is using a custom variant of the open-source Covenant post-exploitation framework for long-term espionage operations.
eWeek

GPT-5.3 Instant Cuts Fluff, Speeds Chat Replies

Google will start shipping fresh Chrome milestones every two weeks beginning with version 153 on Sept. 8, slicing its long-standing four-week cadence in half. The change spans desktop, Android, iOS, ...
The Guardian

Shell will consider fossil fuel investment in Venezuela, says chief executive

Wael Sawan weighs up production project as company boosts dividends despite 22% drop in full-year earnings Business live – latest updates Shell is considering fossil fuel investments in Venezuela ...
Reuters

Shell misses profit expectations, but keeps buyback pace

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab missed fourth-quarter profit expectations on Thursday with an 11% drop to the lowest level since early 2021 amid weaker oil prices, but kept its ...
Reuters

Shell flags chemicals and products unit loss, raising doubts over $3.5 billion buyback

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab expects a loss in its chemicals and products business in the fourth quarter due in part to "significantly lower" oil trading results, the energy ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...
Upstream

Shell walks away from initial phase of Argentina LNG project

UK supermajor Shell has announced it is pulling out of the initial phase of the multibillion-dollar Argentina LNG project, a year after announcing its participation in the project. Shell and Argentina ...
GitHub

XEvent Query Replayer is a PowerShell script that reads the RPC:Completed and SQL:BatchCompleted events from XEL files captured with Extended Events and replays the Stored ...

XEvent Query Replayer consists of a total of 5 files. The codebase is built within the xe-query-replayer.ps1 and functions.psm1 files. If you want to determine which version of the .NET Framework is ...
CNBC

Oil giant Shell launches another $3.5 billion share buyback as profit beats expectations

Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit, citing a robust operational performance. The London-listed company launched another $3.5 billion in share buybacks over the next ...