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Job scams are becoming more sophisticated with AI-driven tactics, leading to millions in losses for Americans. Mary Ann Morrison encountered a realistic scam from a fake University of Arkansas recruiter, highlighting the challenges of distinguishing legitimate opportunities. Reports of employment scams increased significantly, with losses rising from $90 million to $501 million between 2020 and 2024.

Accenture's stock is sliding after earnings due to the company's outlook missing expectations and an analyst's concern over potential integration challenges from newly announced deals.

An urgent warning has been issued to Outlook users about a scam targeting email accounts, providing safety measures to prevent hijacking.

Macy's CEO discusses earnings, brand strategy, and the company's outlook.

Microsoft introduced a new category of agentic AI called 'Autopilot,' starting with the agent 'Scout,' designed to autonomously manage tasks across cloud, desktop, and web platforms. Scout integrates with Microsoft apps like Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive to schedule meetings, flag deadlines, and generate preparatory materials without constant user input.

Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw, designed to integrate into Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams. It assists with tasks such as organizing calendars, expense reporting, and email drafting, offering broader capabilities than Microsoft's Copilot. Corporate vice president Omar Shahine described it as the first real personal assistant offered by Microsoft.

Outlook version 2604 Build 19929.20164 has a bug causing images to fail to display in emails, showing error messages or blank spaces instead. The issue is particularly problematic for email signatures containing images. Microsoft has acknowledged the bug and provided a workaround while working on a fix.

Microsoft has warned of a high-severity Exchange Server vulnerability that is being exploited in attacks, allowing threat actors to execute arbitrary code via cross-site scripting. The vulnerability targets Outlook on the web users. Microsoft has shared mitigations for the flaw.

Microsoft is testing a new speed boost feature in Windows 11 called Low Latency Profile to improve app launch times and responsiveness. The feature increases CPU frequency in short bursts to speed up menus, flyouts, and apps. This results in significant speed improvements when launching File Explorer, the Start menu, and certain apps.

A previously undocumented Brazilian banking trojan called TCLBANKER has been flagged, targeting 59 financial platforms via WhatsApp and Outlook worms. The malware is an update of the Maverick family and is being tracked by Elastic Security Labs under REF3076. It spreads using a worm called SORVEPOTEL.

A new trojan named TCLBanker targets 59 banking, fintech, and cryptocurrency platforms. It uses a trojanized MSI installer for Logitech AI Prompt Builder to infect systems. The malware self-spreads over WhatsApp and Outlook.

Ford's CFO discussed the company's Q1 earnings, provided an outlook for the future, and addressed the impact of fluctuating gas prices on business performance.

The article emphasizes Thunderbird's reliability compared to Outlook, especially in situations without tech support, and mentions the arrival of new FOSS favorites and Firefox.

A Linux variant of the GoGra backdoor uses the Microsoft Graph API and an Outlook inbox for stealthy communication and payload delivery, leveraging Microsoft's legitimate infrastructure to evade detection.