February 2026

UK data watchdog fines Reddit £14.47M for letting kids slip past the gate

UK data watchdog fines Reddit £14.47M for letting kids slip past the gate 2026-02-24 at 15:37 By Connor Jones Social media giant retorts it doesn’t want to collect ‘private’ data, and plans to appeal The UK’s data protection regulator has fined social media giant Reddit £14.47 million ($19.5 million) over its use of children’s data.… […]

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Microsoft expands Sovereign Cloud security with governance, local productivity and AI

Microsoft expands Sovereign Cloud security with governance, local productivity and AI 2026-02-24 at 15:26 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft expands Microsoft Sovereign Cloud with new disconnected and AI capabilities that help organizations run critical infrastructure, productivity services and large AI models inside sovereign boundaries while keeping governance and operational continuity across connected and disconnected environments. Sovereign

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Self-spreading npm malware targets developers in new supply chain attack

Self-spreading npm malware targets developers in new supply chain attack 2026-02-24 at 15:10 By Zeljka Zorz Security researchers have uncovered another supply chain attack targeting developers: 19 typosquatting npm packages published on npmjs.com that steal credentials, infect projects, and propagate themselves across developer environments. The operation, dubbed “SANDWORM_MODE,” represents a (still) rare example of worm-like

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Chasing the dream? Your wearable data may actually be making your sleep worse

Chasing the dream? Your wearable data may actually be making your sleep worse 2026-02-24 at 14:59 By Kyra Breslin For Leah Martin, a 48-year-old attorney and mother, running on three to five hours of sleep felt normal until headaches and fatigue made her realize she wasn’t performing at her best. This article is an excerpt

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Stablecoin stagnation, tariffs a headwind for Bitcoin prices, analysts say

Stablecoin stagnation, tariffs a headwind for Bitcoin prices, analysts say 2026-02-24 at 14:45 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Tariff shocks led to a capital rotation from crypto into precious metals and tokenized commodities, as analysts warn that the thin crypto market liquidity is limiting a wider recovery. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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GitHub Issues Abused in Copilot Attack Leading to Repository Takeover

GitHub Issues Abused in Copilot Attack Leading to Repository Takeover 2026-02-24 at 14:26 By Ionut Arghire Attackers can inject malicious instructions in a GitHub Issue that are automatically processed by Copilot when launching a Codespace from that issue. The post GitHub Issues Abused in Copilot Attack Leading to Repository Takeover appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Taiwan Security Firm Confirms Flaw Flagged by CISA Likely Exploited by Chinese APTs

Taiwan Security Firm Confirms Flaw Flagged by CISA Likely Exploited by Chinese APTs 2026-02-24 at 14:00 By Eduard Kovacs The vulnerability in TeamT5 ThreatSonar Anti-Ransomware was recently added to CISA’s KEV catalog. The post Taiwan Security Firm Confirms Flaw Flagged by CISA Likely Exploited by Chinese APTs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Identity Prioritization isn’t a Backlog Problem – It’s a Risk Math Problem

Identity Prioritization isn’t a Backlog Problem – It’s a Risk Math Problem 2026-02-24 at 13:58 By Most identity programs still prioritize work the way they prioritize IT tickets: by volume, loudness, or “what failed a control check.” That approach breaks the moment your environment stops being mostly-human and mostly-onboarded. In modern enterprises, identity risk is

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Korean cops charge teens over bike hire breach that exposed data on 4.62M riders

Korean cops charge teens over bike hire breach that exposed data on 4.62M riders 2026-02-24 at 13:53 By Connor Jones Public prosecutor mulls sentencing following investigations into two separate attacks Two South Korean teenagers were this week charged with breaching Seoul’s public bike service, Ttareungyi.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Lazarus Group Uses Medusa Ransomware in Middle East and U.S. Healthcare Attacks

Lazarus Group Uses Medusa Ransomware in Middle East and U.S. Healthcare Attacks 2026-02-24 at 13:52 By The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group (aka Diamond Sleet and Pompilus) has been observed using Medusa ransomware in an attack targeting an unnamed entity in the Middle East, according to a new report by the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat

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Telegram CEO faces Russia probe over allegations of terrorism facilitation

Telegram CEO faces Russia probe over allegations of terrorism facilitation 2026-02-24 at 13:36 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Russian authorities claim the Telegram messenger refused to remove 155,000 channels flagged for illegal content, according to multiple media reports. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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West Midlands Police earn red card over Copilot’s imaginary football match

West Midlands Police earn red card over Copilot’s imaginary football match 2026-02-24 at 13:32 By Carly Page Parliament committee finds AI BS helped shape a real-world decision UK Parliament has delivered the official postmortem on West Midlands Police’s Copilot saga, and it reads like a case study in how not to mix generative AI with

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Windows 365 for Agents brings managed cloud PCs to autonomous workflows

Windows 365 for Agents brings managed cloud PCs to autonomous workflows 2026-02-24 at 13:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft’s Windows 365 for Agents is a cloud platform that gives AI agents secure access to cloud PCs. It lets builders run copilots, agents, and automated workflows in Windows environments without managing infrastructure. The platform includes security, policy

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Intel backs SambaNova’s $350M bid to challenge GPUs in AI inference

Intel backs SambaNova’s $350M bid to challenge GPUs in AI inference 2026-02-24 at 13:00 By Tobias Mann Upstart’s 5th-gen RDU aims to undercut Nvidia’s B200 on speed and cost AI infrastructure company SambaNova has raised $350 million to advance its dataflow architecture, which it pitches as an alternative to GPU-based AI systems.… This article is

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Hashgraph Group launches Hedera-based tool for EU digital product passports

Hashgraph Group launches Hedera-based tool for EU digital product passports 2026-02-24 at 12:57 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Hashgraph has launched a blockchain-based supply-chain traceability solution ahead of the EU’s Digital Product Passport requirements, some of which take effect beginning in 2027. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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International operation dismantles fraud network, €400,000 seized

International operation dismantles fraud network, €400,000 seized 2026-02-24 at 12:55 By Sinisa Markovic A coordinated international operation supported by Eurojust dismantled a fraudulent call centre operating from three offices and targeting citizens throughout Europe. Authorities arrested 11 suspects and seized more than €400,000 in cash. Initial investigations identified victims in Latvia and Lithuania who lost

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UK tech hit by double trouble: Fewer foreign techies amid skills squeeze

UK tech hit by double trouble: Fewer foreign techies amid skills squeeze 2026-02-24 at 12:15 By Dan Robinson Visa applications down, executives emigrating, and AI blamed for the rest The number of international workers applying for a visa to work in the UK’s tech sector dropped 11 percent between Q2 and Q3 2025, and was

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Anonymous Fénix Members Arrested in Spain

Anonymous Fénix Members Arrested in Spain 2026-02-24 at 12:05 By Ionut Arghire The group’s administrator and moderator were arrested last year, and two other members were arrested this month. The post Anonymous Fénix Members Arrested in Spain appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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