February 2026

CISA orders federal agencies to rip out EOL edge kit before cybercrooks move in 2026-02-06 at 18:24 By Carly Page A year to replace end-of-support firewalls, routers, and VPN gateways America’s federal agencies have been told to hunt down and rip out aging firewalls, routers, and other network gatekeepers before attackers use them as skeleton […]

Five Top Tips for Building a Strong Security Culture 2026-02-06 at 18:24 By Courtney Hans, Vice President of Cyber Services at ANV, shares her top five tips for building a security-first organization. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

CISA Orders Removal of Unsupported Edge Devices to Reduce Federal Network Risk 2026-02-06 at 18:24 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to strengthen asset lifecycle management for edge network devices and remove those that no longer receive security updates from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)

Asian State-Backed Group TGR-STA-1030 Breaches 70 Government, Infrastructure Entities 2026-02-06 at 18:24 By A previously undocumented cyber espionage group operating from Asia broke into the networks of at least 70 government and critical infrastructure organizations across 37 countries over the past year, according to new findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. In addition, the

Bitcoin beats FTX, COVID-19 crash with record dive below 200-day trend line 2026-02-06 at 17:52 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin bear market momentum sparked a record crash below the 200-day simple moving average as analysis expected BTC price “mean reversion” next. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Summoning the spirit of the BBC Micro with a Pi 500+ and a can of spray paint 2026-02-06 at 17:18 By Richard Speed Rhapsody in beige An enterprising engineer has evoked the spirit of Acorn’s BBC Micro with a custom paintjob for a Raspberry Pi 500+ computer-in-a-keyboard and a natty set of replacement keycaps.… This

Ether leads crypto losses with 30% crash: Where is the bottom? 2026-02-06 at 17:10 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Ether price still risks declining toward the $1,000-$1,400 range, according to a confluence of bearish technical and onchain indicators. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Supermarket sorry after facial recognition alert flags right criminal, wrong customer 2026-02-06 at 17:03 By Connor Jones System worked as intended, but staff then kicked out innocent bystander A British supermarket says staff will undergo further training after a store manager ejected the wrong man when facial recognition technology triggered an alert.… This article is

China-Linked DKnife AitM Framework Targets Routers for Traffic Hijacking, Malware Delivery 2026-02-06 at 16:56 By Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a gateway-monitoring and adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) framework dubbed DKnife that’s operated by China-nexus threat actors since at least 2019. The framework comprises seven Linux-based implants that are designed to perform deep packet inspection, manipulate

Crypto PACs secure massive war chests ahead of US midterms 2026-02-06 at 16:27 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood Crypto super PACs are getting millions of dollars in contributions to spend supporting candidates who will advance their policies in Washington. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Cathie Wood’s ARK dumps $17M in Coinbase stock as shares fall 37% YTD 2026-02-06 at 14:05 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz ARK Invest sold $17.4 million in Coinbase while buying $17.8 million of Bullish shares, signaling a major shift in strategy as crypto markets stumble. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Romanian rail workers accused of bribery turned to ChatGPT for legal tips 2026-02-06 at 14:05 By Carly Page Corruption probe takes detour as staff facing trial reportedly asked AI if seat-blocking scams caused financial damage More than 30 Romanian railway employees accused of running a bribery and ticket resale racket allegedly tried to crowdsource their

Smartphones cleared for launch as NASA loosens the rulebook 2026-02-06 at 14:05 By Richard Speed Crew-12 and Artemis II astros may soon snap, shoot, and share from orbit NASA’s Administrator has stated that smartphones will accompany the Crew-12 and Artemis II astronauts on their missions.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Dad claims 16-year-old daughter took her own life after meeting a predator on Roblox, slams game platform beloved by kids 2026-02-06 at 13:12 By Rikki Schlott “They are grooming girls to do whatever it is they can get a girl to do, whether it’s nudes or cuts or gore or violence,” Jason Sokolowski said of