February 2026

Betterment breach may expose 1.4M users after social engineering attack 2026-02-05 at 18:34 By Carly Page Breach-tracking site flags dataset following impersonation-based intrusion Breach-tracking site Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) claims a cyberattack on Betterment affected roughly 1.4 million users – although the investment company has yet to publicly confirm how many customers were affected […]

Microsoft declares ‘reliability’ a priority for Visual Studio AI 2026-02-05 at 18:34 By Richard Speed Perhaps a little less focus on AI would help as well? Microsoft says “reliability is the priority” for AI in Visual Studio – a reassurance that may raise eyebrows among developers already living with Copilot’s quirks.… This article is an

How to Protect Organizations During the Winter Olympics, According to CISOs 2026-02-05 at 18:17 By CISOs analyze Winter Olympic threats such as phishing, fraud and more.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Bitcoin price may drop below $64K as veteran raises ‘campaign selling’ alarm 2026-02-05 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Bitcoin risks a deeper slide as miners and US spot ETFs cut BTC exposure, adding supply pressure during a fragile downtrend. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Multiliquid, Metalayer launch instant redemption backstop for RWAs on Solana 2026-02-05 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The new facility allows institutions to redeem tokenized real-world assets into stablecoins instantly, addressing a key liquidity bottleneck in onchain markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

UK’s ‘world-first’ deepfake detection framework unlikely to stop the fakes, says expert 2026-02-05 at 17:00 By Richard Speed Home Office enlists Microsoft to set industry standards as AI-generated forgeries surge from 500K to 8M in two years The UK government claims it will develop a “world-first” framework to evaluate deepfake detection technologies as AI-generated content

Microsoft sets Copilot agents loose on your OneDrive files 2026-02-05 at 17:00 By Richard Speed AI helpers can now rummage through multiple documents Microsoft has made OneDrive agents generally available, allowing users to query multiple documents simultaneously through Copilot instead of just one at a time.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Curse of AI to push up PC prices as memory and CPU shortages bite 2026-02-05 at 15:40 By Dan Robinson Component supply is being diverted toward datacenters, squeezing the consumer market PC buyers can expect price hikes as chipmakers continue to prioritize AI production over all else, restricting the supply of key components across the

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Codespaces RCE, AsyncRAT C2, BYOVD Abuse, AI Cloud Intrusions & 15+ Stories 2026-02-05 at 15:39 By This week didn’t produce one big headline. It produced many small signals — the kind that quietly shape what attacks will look like next. Researchers tracked intrusions that start in ordinary places: developer workflows, remote tools, cloud

🎙️SECURITY.COM The Podcast: AI Code Insecurity 2026-02-05 at 15:03 By Enterprise Security Group Why better tech hasn’t solved code security, growing up in the industry, and when goofing around turns into a Senate invite This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

Trump-linked WLFI faces probe over $500M UAE crypto deal 2026-02-05 at 15:03 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz House Democrats probe $500 million UAE investment in Trump-linked WLFI, highlighting questions over dealings with the country’s national security adviser. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

AI surveillance marks a new phase for South Korea’s crypto markets 2026-02-05 at 14:03 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Recent volatility reviews, new surveillance systems and a landmark court ruling show how South Korea is enforcing stricter oversight of crypto markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source