February 2026

[Webinar] The Smarter SOC Blueprint: Learn What to Build, Buy, and Automate 2026-02-03 at 17:01 By Most security teams today are buried under tools. Too many dashboards. Too much noise. Not enough real progress. Every vendor promises “complete coverage” or “AI-powered automation,” but inside most SOCs, teams are still overwhelmed, stretched thin, and unsure which […]

Hackers Exploit Metro4Shell RCE Flaw in React Native CLI npm Package 2026-02-03 at 17:01 By Threat actors have been observed exploiting a critical security flaw impacting the Metro Development Server in the popular “@react-native-community/cli” npm package. Cybersecurity company VulnCheck said it first observed exploitation of CVE-2025-11953 (aka Metro4Shell) on December 21, 2025. With a CVSS

Real-world assets don’t need new gatekeepers 2026-02-03 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Joaquin Mendes Permissioned blockchains and centralized layer 2s rebuild intermediaries for tokenized assets. Based rollups inherit Ethereum security while enabling compliance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

HP CEO prints final page after six years, moves to PayPal 2026-02-03 at 16:02 By Carly Page Multimillion-dollar tenure could have bought a couple of crates of toner Longtime HP CEO Enrique Lores is decamping for a top job at PayPal, handing the reins to an interim chief while the business hunts for a permanent

Bitcoin borrowing shifts from short-term liquidity to long-term planning: Xapo 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Xapo Bank’s Digital Wealth Report says borrowers are keeping Bitcoin-backed loans open longer during the product’s first year of activity. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Nevada court hits Polymarket with temporary restraining order, tests CFTC control 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben A Nevada judge has temporarily barred prediction market Polymarket from offering event contracts in the state, pushing back against claims that only the CFTC can police those markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

Bitcoin ‘reflation’ bets diverge after US PMI breaks three-year resistance 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin price correlation with PMI sparked disagreement among analysts after the latter spiked above 50 for the first time since 2022. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

French cops raid X’s Paris office in algorithmic bias probe 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Connor Jones CEO Elon Musk summoned to defend the platform’s corner French police raided Elon Musk’s X offices in Paris this morning as part of a criminal investigation into alleged algorithmic manipulation by foreign powers.… This article is an excerpt from

Microsoft finally sends TLS 1.0 and 1.1 to the cloud retirement home 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Richard Speed Azure Storage now requires version 1.2 or newer for encrypted connections Today is the day Azure Storage stops supporting versions 1.0 and 1.1 of Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS 1.2 is the new minimum.… This article is

Polish cops bail 20-year-old bedroom botnet operator 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Connor Jones DDoSer of ‘strategically important’ websites admitted to most charges Polish authorities have cuffed a 20-year-old man on suspicion of carrying out DDoS attacks.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

UK names Barnsley as first Tech Town to see whether AI can fix… well, anything 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Dan Robinson South Yorkshire becomes ground zero for nationwide experiment with £500K seed funding AI-pocalypse  Barnsley, a town in South Yorkshire, England, best known for coal mining and glassmaking, is being thrust into the limelight as