February 2026

⚡ Weekly Recap: Proxy Botnet, Office Zero-Day, MongoDB Ransoms, AI Hijacks & New Threats 2026-02-02 at 15:38 By Every week brings new discoveries, attacks, and defenses that shape the state of cybersecurity. Some threats are stopped quickly, while others go unseen until they cause real damage. Sometimes a single update, exploit, or mistake changes how

Securing the Mid-Market Across the Complete Threat Lifecycle 2026-02-02 at 15:38 By For mid-market organizations, cybersecurity is a constant balancing act. Proactive, preventative security measures are essential to protect an expanding attack surface. Combined with effective protection that blocks threats, they play a critical role in stopping cyberattacks before damage is done. The challenge is

BitMine nears $7B paper loss as market crash pressures ETH treasuries 2026-02-02 at 14:03 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Ether treasury firms are pressured by the crypto market downturn, as Trend Research was forced to sell $77 million in Ether at a loss, while others are holding through paper losses. This article is an excerpt

Microsoft’s Sinofsky saw Surface fail coming – then hit up Epstein for advice on exit 2026-02-02 at 13:45 By Carly Page DOJ files show former Windows chief predicting a public flop before mulling next mission Steven Sinofsky warned Microsoft that its flagship Surface was about to flop in public, then sought exit advice from Jeffrey

Crypto funds post second week of outflows at $1.7B: CoinShares 2026-02-02 at 13:14 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Crypto ETPs posted two consecutive weeks of outflows, totaling $3.43 billion and driving $1 billion in year-to-date losses, according to CoinShares. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Help! Does anyone on the bus know Linux? 2026-02-02 at 13:14 By Richard Speed Open source operating system fans, your time has come Bork!Bork!Bork!  Most people would be perfectly happy to ride the bus without seeing ads. So this latest public error could be a blessing in disguise for passengers, if not for the bus

BTC price heads back to 2021: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week 2026-02-02 at 12:26 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin price action headed toward the 2021 bull market highs as crypto traders warned over a future sub-$50,000 BTC price bottom. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Hong Kong to grant first stablecoin issuer licenses in March: Report 2026-02-02 at 12:26 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Hong Kong’s monetary authority said only a small number of stablecoin issuers will be approved initially, as application reviews near completion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Infrastructure cyberattacks are suddenly in fashion. We can buck the trend 2026-02-02 at 12:26 By Rupert Goodwins Don’t be scared of the digital dark – learn how to keep the lights on Opinion  Barely a month into 2026, electrical power infrastructure on two continents has tested positive for cyberattacks. One fell flat as attempts to

Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users 2026-02-02 at 11:52 By The maintainer of Notepad++ has revealed that state-sponsored attackers hijacked the utility’s update mechanism to redirect update traffic to malicious servers instead. “The attack involved [an] infrastructure-level compromise that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic destined for

Microsoft’s ‘atypical’ emergency Windows patches are becoming awfully typical 2026-02-02 at 11:35 By Richard Speed Administrators sigh: OOBs, they did it again Opinion  Microsoft has had a bad start to the year. Two out-of-band updates in the weeks after the first Patch Tuesday of 2026 rattled administrators’ already shaky faith in the company. But are

Odds that Bitcoin slips below $65K climb to 72% on Polymarket 2026-02-02 at 11:21 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Bitcoin bets on Polymarket show elevated downside risk in 2026 as analysts point to bearish trends and tight US liquidity conditions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source