North America tech news
Technology news from North America: official announcements from its governments, companies and institutions.
Microsoft: Phishing Campaigns Abuse MSP360 RMM for Persistent Access
Microsoft Defender Experts says attackers used fake meeting and PDF lures to install legitimate MSP360 remote management software, then added ScreenConnect as a backup channel.
Microsoft
AWS Sunsets Managed Blockchain, DevOps Guru and Mechanical Turk
Amazon Web Services said several services will close to new customers or end support, with Amazon Mechanical Turk already unavailable as of September 29, 2026.
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft ships Windows 11 26H2 as small enablement package
Microsoft says the Windows 11 2026 Update installs like a monthly update on eligible 25H2 and 24H2 devices and resets the support lifecycle.
Microsoft
How to find, lock or erase a lost Android phone with Find Hub
Google's help page explains how to locate an Android phone on a map, ring it, lock it with a message or factory reset it remotely using Find Hub.
Google
Google Research unveils Diffusion Controller for image steering
Google says its lightweight add-on network improves prompt alignment in text-to-image models, including closed-source systems, without altering the frozen base model.
Google Research
Microsoft says Star Blizzard uses RedFlick to deploy CosmicPulse
Microsoft says the Russian state actor shifted to mass phishing and a one-click malware delivery technique, affecting more than 100 organizations, mostly in the US and UK.
Microsoft
Cloudflare applies to become a public certificate authority
The company says it has applied to four root programs and agreed to buy a trusted root from GlobalSign, with free ACME-based issuance and post-quantum certificates planned.
Cloudflare
Microsoft Research unveils Quine, an AI world model of biology
Microsoft says its experimental Quine system combines a multimodal biology model with a research harness, and ranked cancer compounds later tested with the Broad Institute.
Microsoft
Google Play adds team seats and usage-based billing to subscriptions
Google says Android developers will be able to sell multiple subscription seats in one transaction, meter AI usage and bundle subscriptions with other developers.
Google
CISA flags two high-severity flaws in Lantronix G520 gateways
Two vulnerabilities in the cellular gateway's update mechanism could let attackers run code with root privileges, CISA said, with fixed firmware available from Lantronix.
CISA