Study confirms experience beats youthful enthusiasm
Research shows productivity and judgment peak decades after graduation
Offbeat07 Feb 2026 | 66
Security
Flickr emails users about data breach, pins it on 3rd party
Attackers may have snapped user locations and activity information, message warns
Cyber-crime06 Feb 2026 | 4
DDoS deluge: Brit biz battered as botnet blitzes break records
UK leaps to sixth in global flood charts as mega-swarm unleashes 31.4 Tbps Yuletide pummeling
Security06 Feb 2026 | 7
Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder
The end isn't nigh after all
Security06 Feb 2026 | 51
OpenClaw reveals meaty personal information after simple cracks
Skills marketplace is full of stuff - like API keys and credit card numbers - that crims will find tasty
Security05 Feb 2026 | 12
Substack says intruder lifted emails, phone numbers in months-old breach
Contact details were accessed in an intrusion that went undetected for months, the blogging outfit says
Cyber-crime05 Feb 2026 | 6
Asia-based government spies quietly broke into critical networks across 37 countries
And their toolkit includes a new, Linux kernel rootkit
Cyber-crime05 Feb 2026 | 17
Betterment breach may expose 1.4M users after social engineering attack
Breach-tracking site flags dataset following impersonation-based intrusion
Cyber-crime05 Feb 2026 | 2
Italy claims cyberattacks 'of Russian origin' are pelting Winter Olympics
Right on cue, petulant hacktivists attempt to disrupt yet another global sporting event
Cyber-crime05 Feb 2026 | 30
n8n security woes roll on as new critical flaws bypass December fix
Patch meant to close a severe expression bug fails to stop attackers with workflow access
Security05 Feb 2026 | 5
Cloud sovereignty is no longer just a public sector concern
Interview Businesses still chase the cheapest option, but politics and licensing shocks are changing priorities, says OpenNebula
PaaS + IaaS05 Feb 2026 | 2
Three clues that your LLM may be poisoned with a sleeper-agent back door
It's a threat straight out of sci-fi, and fiendishly hard to detect
Security05 Feb 2026 | 38
Satya Nadella decides Microsoft needs an engineering quality czar
Picks chap who used to lead Redmond’s security, lures replacement from Google
Software05 Feb 2026 | 81
AWS intruder achieved admin access in under 10 minutes thanks to AI assist, researchers say
UPDATED LLMs automated most phases of the attack
Cyber-crime04 Feb 2026 | 31
Critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk bug under attack
US agencies told to patch by Friday
Patches04 Feb 2026 | 4
Nitrogen ransomware is so broken even the crooks can't unlock your files
Gang walks away with nothing, victims are left with irreparable hypervisors
Cyber-crime04 Feb 2026 | 39
Universal £7,500 payout offered to PSNI staff over major data breach
Affected police officers squeezed mental health services, relocated over safety fears
Security04 Feb 2026 | 3
Clouds rush to deliver OpenClaw-as-a-service offerings
As analyst house Gartner declares AI tool ‘comes with unacceptable cybersecurity risk’ and urges admins to snuff it out
PaaS + IaaS04 Feb 2026 | 1
AI agents can't yet pull off fully autonomous cyberattacks – but they are already very helpful to crims
Don't relax: This is a 'when, not if' scenario
Security03 Feb 2026 | 8
Critical React Native Metro dev server bug under attack as researchers scream into the void
Too slow react-ion time
Patches03 Feb 2026 | 4
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Supermarket sorry after facial recognition alert flags right criminal, wrong customer
System worked as intended, but staff then kicked out innocent bystander
Openreach turns up the heat to force laggards off legacy copper lines
Half a million businesses face successive price hikes ahead of PTSN shutdown
Summoning the spirit of the BBC Micro with a Pi 500+ and a can of spray paint
Rhapsody in beige
AI video company arouses fury by boasting about replacing creative jobs
Marketing stunt backfires with creators
Flickr emails users about data breach, pins it on 3rd party
Attackers may have snapped user locations and activity information, message warns
DDoS deluge: Brit biz battered as botnet blitzes break records
UK leaps to sixth in global flood charts as mega-swarm unleashes 31.4 Tbps Yuletide pummeling
Four horsemen of the AI-pocalypse line up capex bigger than Israel's GDP
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft eye $635B in infrastructure spend
Study confirms experience beats youthful enthusiasm
Research shows productivity and judgment peak decades after graduation
Let there be light! DARPA seeking physics-defying photonic computers to supercharge AI
There’s about $35M up for grabs if your circuits can beat today’s limits
Microsoft starts the countdown for the end of Exchange Web Services
Windows giant might try turning it off and on again to see who notices
STORIES
CISA updated ransomware intel on 59 bugs last year without telling defenders
GreyNoise's Glenn Thorpe counts the cost of missed opportunities
CSO03 Feb 2026 | 4
X marks the raid: French cops swoop on Musk's Paris ops
Algorithmic bias probe continues, CEO and former boss summoned to defend the platform's corner
Security03 Feb 2026 | 76
Microsoft finally sends TLS 1.0 and 1.1 to the cloud retirement home
Azure Storage now requires version 1.2 or newer for encrypted connections
Storage03 Feb 2026 | 7
Polish cops bail 20-year-old bedroom botnet operator
DDoSer of 'strategically important' websites admitted to most charges
Cyber-crime03 Feb 2026 | 4
DIY AI bot farm OpenClaw is a security 'dumpster fire'
Your own personal Jarvis. A bot to hear your prayers. A bot that cares. Just not about keeping you safe
Security03 Feb 2026 | 36
British military to get legal OK to swat drones near bases
Armed Forces Bill would let troops take action against unmanned threats around defense sites
Public Sector03 Feb 2026 | 56
Notepad++ hijacking blamed on Chinese Lotus Blossom crew behind Chrysalis backdoor
The group targets telecoms, critical infrastructure - all the usual high-value orgs
Cyber-crime02 Feb 2026 | 15
StopICE hacked to send alarming text messages, admins accuse border patrol agent of sabotage
The ICE-tracking service says it doesn't store usernames or addresses
Security02 Feb 2026 | 47
Russia-linked APT28 attackers already abusing new Microsoft Office zero-day
Ukraine’s CERT says the bug went from disclosure to active exploitation in days
Cyber-crime02 Feb 2026 | 12
McDonald's is not lovin' your bigmac, happymeal, and mcnuggets passwords
Your favorite menu item might be easy to remember but it will not secure your account
Security02 Feb 2026 | 51
OpenClaw patches one-click RCE as security Whac-A-Mole continues
Researchers disclose rapid exploit chain that let attackers run code via a single malicious web page
Security02 Feb 2026 | 2
Notepad++ update service hijacked in targeted state-linked attack
Breach lingered for months before stronger signature checks shut the door
Cyber-crime02 Feb 2026 | 56
Infrastructure cyberattacks are suddenly in fashion. We can buck the trend
Opinion Don't be scared of the digital dark – learn how to keep the lights on
Cyber-crime02 Feb 2026 | 8
Why native cloud security falls short
Your cloud security must stand alone
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Open-source AI is a global security nightmare waiting to happen, say researchers
Infosec in Brief Also, South Korea gets a pentesting F, US Treasury says bye bye to BAH, North Korean hackers evolve, and more
Security01 Feb 2026 | 15
AI security startup CEO posts a job. Deepfake candidate applies, inner turmoil ensues.
'I did not think it was going to happen to me, but here we are'
CSO01 Feb 2026 | 57
January blues return as Ivanti coughs up exploited EPMM zero-days
Consider yourselves compromised, experts warn
Security30 Jan 2026 | 4
Thousands more Oregon residents learn their health data was stolen in TriZetto breach
Parent company Cognizant hit with multiple lawsuits
Cyber-crime30 Jan 2026 | 11
Java developers want container security, just not the job that comes with it
BellSoft survey finds 48% prefer pre‑hardened images over managing vulnerabilities themselves
Devops30 Jan 2026 | 17
Maybe CISA should take its own advice about insider threats hmmm?
opinion The call is coming from inside the house
Security29 Jan 2026 | 6
To stop crims, Google starts dismantling residential proxy network they use to hide
The Chocolate Factory strikes again, targeting the infrastructure attackers use to stay anonymous
Cyber-crime29 Jan 2026 | 18
AV vendor goes to war with security shop over update server scare
eScan lawyers up after Morphisec claimed 'critical supply-chain compromise'
Security29 Jan 2026 | 1
Seven habits that help security teams reduce risk without slowing delivery
The right habits change everything
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ShinyHunters swipes right on 10M records in alleged dating app data grab
Extortion crew says it's found love in someone else's info as Match Group plays down the impact
Cyber-crime29 Jan 2026 | 1
Patch or perish: Vulnerability exploits now dominate intrusions
Apply fixes within a few hours or face the music, say the pros
Security29 Jan 2026 | 8
Cyberattack on Poland's power grid could have turned deadly in winter cold
Close call after an apparently deliberate attempt to starve a country of energy at the worst time
Cyber-crime29 Jan 2026 | 8
Ransomware crims forced to take off-RAMP as FBI seizes forum
Cybercrime solved. The end
Cyber-crime28 Jan 2026 | 1
Everybody is WinRAR phishing, dropping RATs as fast as lightning
Russians, Chinese spies, run-of-the-mill crims …
Cyber-crime28 Jan 2026 | 27
Fortinet unearths another critical bug as SSO accounts borked post-patch
More work for admins on the cards as they await a full dump of fixes
Security28 Jan 2026 | 3
Old Windows quirks help punch through new admin defenses
Google researcher sits on UAC bypass for ages, only for it to become valid with new security feature
Security28 Jan 2026 | 12
Paranoid WhatsApp users rejoice: Encrypted app gets one-click privacy toggle
Meta also replaces a legacy C++ media-handling security library with Rust
Security27 Jan 2026 | 35
Let them eat sourdough: ShinyHunters claims Panera Bread as stolen credentials victim
Plus, the gang says it got in via Microsoft Entra SSO
Cyber-crime27 Jan 2026 | 3
China-linked group accused of spying on phones of UK prime ministers' aides – for years
Reports say Salt Typhoon attackers accessed handsets of senior govt folk
Cyber-crime27 Jan 2026 | 31
France to replace US videoconferencing wares with unfortunately named sovereign alternative
French govt says state-run service 'Visio' will be more secure. Now where have we heard that name before?
Software27 Jan 2026 | 104
Microsoft illegally installed cookies on schoolkid's tech, data protection ruling finds
Updated Austrian education ministry unaware of tracking software until campaigners launched case
Applications27 Jan 2026 | 17
High Court to grill London cops over live facial recognition creep
Victim and Big Brother Watch will argue the Met's policies are incompatible with human rights law
Security27 Jan 2026 | 28
Office zero-day exploited in the wild forces Microsoft OOB patch
Updated Another actively abused Office bug, another emergency patch – Office 2016 and 2019 users are left with registry tweaks instead of fixes.
Security27 Jan 2026 | 6
Canva among ~100 targets of ShinyHunters Okta identity-theft campaign
Atlassian, RingCentral, ZoomInfo also among tech targets
Cyber-crime26 Jan 2026 | 3
EU looking into Elon Musk's X after Grok produces deepfake sex images
Probe follows outcry over use of creepy image generation tool
Personal Tech26 Jan 2026 | 27
Data thieves borrow Nike's 'Just Do It' mantra, claim they ran off with 1.4TB
US sports brand launches probe after extortion crew WorldLeaks claims it stole huge dataset
Cyber-crime26 Jan 2026 | 4
Moscow likely behind wiper attack on Poland’s power grid, experts say
Cyber sleuths believe Sandworm up to its old tricks with a brand-new sabotage toy
Cyber-crime26 Jan 2026 | 38
Oracle AI sailed the world on Royal Navy flagship via cloud-at-the-edge kit
Big Red says 'sovereign' platform supports decision-making and operational learning at sea
AI + ML26 Jan 2026 | 34
UK digital ID goes in-house, government swears it isn't an ID card
Minister dodges cost questions while promising smartphone-free access and 'robust' verification
Public Sector26 Jan 2026 | 84
Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 uncovers 76 zero-days, pays out more than $1M
infosec in brief Also, cybercriminals get breached, Gemini spills the calendar beans, and more
Security25 Jan 2026 | 7
UK border tech budget swells by £100M as Home Office targets small boat crossings
Drone, satellite, and other data combined to monitor unwanted vessels
Public Sector24 Jan 2026 | 26
Feds totally skipping infosec industry's biggest conference this year
updated But ex-CISA boss and new RSAC CEO Jen Easterly will be there
Security24 Jan 2026 | 7
Patch or die: VMware vCenter Server bug fixed in 2024 under attack today
If you skipped it back then, now’s a very good time
Patches23 Jan 2026 | 7
Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds
updated If you're serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys
Security23 Jan 2026 | 77
ShinyHunters claims Okta customer breaches, leaks data belonging to 3 orgs
'A lot more' victims to come, we're told
Cyber-crime23 Jan 2026 | 6
AI-powered cyberattack kits are 'just a matter of time,' warns Google exec
Security chief says criminals are already automating workflows, with full end-to-end tools likely within years
CSO23 Jan 2026 | 10
Fortinet admits FortiGate SSO bug still exploitable despite December patch
Fix didn't quite do the job – attackers spotted logging in
CSO23 Jan 2026 | 3
London boroughs limping back online months after cyberattack
Direct debits? Maybe February. Birth certificates? Dream on. Council tax bills? Oh, those are coming
Cyber-crime23 Jan 2026 | 12
Marching orders delayed: Veterans' Digital ID off to a slow start
Much owed to the few, but takeup is under 1%
Public Sector23 Jan 2026 | 66
Crims hit the easy button for Scattered-Spider style helpdesk scams
Teach a crook to phish…
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2026 |
Crims compromised energy firms' Microsoft accounts, sent 600 phishing emails
Logging in, not breaking in
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2026 | 2
FortiGate firewalls hit by silent SSO intrusions and config theft
Admins say attackers are still getting in despite recent patches
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2026 | 4
Europe's GDPR cops dished out €1.2B in fines last year as data breaches piled up
Regulators logged over 400 personal data breach notifications a day for first time since law came into force
Security22 Jan 2026 | 7
Bank of England: Financial sector failing to implement basic cybersecurity controls
Mind the cyber gap – similar flaws highlighted multiple years in a row
Security22 Jan 2026 | 5
Ancient telnet bug happily hands out root to attackers
Critical vuln flew under the radar for a decade
Patches22 Jan 2026 | 42
Another week, another emergency patch as Cisco plugs Unified Comms zero-day
The critical-rated flaw leaves unpatched systems open to full takeover
Networks22 Jan 2026 | 1
Davos discussion mulls how to keep AI agents from running wild
Where the shiny new FOMO object collides with insider-threat reality
Security21 Jan 2026 | 10
Don't click on the LastPass 'create backup' link - it's a scam
updated Phishing campaign tries to reel in master passwords
Cyber-crime21 Jan 2026 | 20
Everest ransomware gang said to be sitting on mountain of Under Armour data
Have I Been Pwned reckons 72.7M customer accounts affected, sportswear firm remains silent
Cyber-crime21 Jan 2026 | 6
EU considers whether there's Huawei of axing Chinese kit from networks within 3 years
Still dominant in Germany's networks, among others
Networks21 Jan 2026 | 16
Ireland wants to give its cops spyware, ability to crack encrypted messages
Its very own Snooper’s Charter comes a month after proposed biometric tech expansion
Security21 Jan 2026 | 34
Best of British: UK's infosec envoys include Cisco, Palo Alto, and Accenture
Minister unwraps ambassadors of the Software Security Code of Practice
Security21 Jan 2026 | 7
Curl shutters bug bounty program to remove incentive for submitting AI slop
Maintainer hopes hackers send bug reports anyway, will keep shaming ‘silly' ones
Security21 Jan 2026 | 10
Cloudflare whacks WAF bypass bug that opened side door for attackers
ACME validation had a challenge-request hole
Patches20 Jan 2026 | 1
Remember VoidLink, the cloud-targeting Linux malware? An AI agent wrote it
AI + skilled malware developers = security threat
Security20 Jan 2026 | 4
AI framework flaws put enterprise clouds at risk of takeover
Update Chainlit to the latest version ASAP
Security20 Jan 2026 | 4
Anthropic quietly fixed flaws in its Git MCP server that allowed for remote code execution
Prompt injection for the win
Patches20 Jan 2026 | 8
For the price of Netflix, crooks can now rent AI to run cybercrime
Group-IB says crims forking out for Dark LLMs, deepfakes, and more at subscription prices
Research20 Jan 2026 | 4
Akamai CEO wants help to defeat piracy, reckons he can handle edge AI alone
Interview OG CDN boss says fighting illegal streams is about stopping criminals cashing in, not free speech
Legal20 Jan 2026 | 12
Broker who sold malware to the FBI set for sentencing
Feras Albashiti faces 10 years after $20,000 in sales to undercover agent exposed ransomware ties
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 | 11
Don't underestimate pro-Russia hacktivists, warns UK's cyber crew
They’re not the most sophisticated, but even simple attacks can lead to costly consequences
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 | 24
Windows 11 shutdown bug forces Microsoft into out-of-band damage control
Ships emergency update to fix a Patch Tuesday misfire that prevented systems from switching off
OSes19 Jan 2026 | 48
Ingram Micro admits summer ransomware raid exposed thousands of staff records
Maine filing confirms July attack affected 42,521 employees and job applicants
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 |
UK prime minister stares down barrel of ban on social media for kids
Labour's latest U-turn? 61 backbenchers pile pressure for Starmer to back Tory peer's amendment
Public Sector19 Jan 2026 | 81
Warwickshire school to reopen after cyberattack crippled IT
Kids return to classrooms after safety infrastructure knocked out
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 | 45
Royal Navy's helicopter drone makes its first autonomous flight
Capable of carrying 1-ton payload and key to strategy protecting North Atlantic from Russian submarines
Public Sector19 Jan 2026 | 111
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