2026

Cybercriminals swipe 15.8M medical records from French doctors ministry 2026-03-03 at 13:58 By Connor Jones Third-party software supplier breached leading to leak of notes Around 15.8 million administrative files were stolen after attackers breached a software supplier to France’s health ministry.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Vodafone to use Amazon sats for cell backhaul in remote parts of Europe, Africa 2026-03-03 at 13:58 By Dan Robinson From Bavarian Alps to Congo basin and other places where laying cable is a PITA Vodafone has signed a deal with Amazon Leo to use its satellites as a backhaul connection for cellular base stations

Brussels urged to pay ‘sovereignty premium’ to narrow China battery gap 2026-03-03 at 13:58 By Carly Page Analysis claims €500 per EV could secure local production and cut reliance on foreign supply chains Europe’s EV battery cost gap with China – currently around 90 percent – could shrink to roughly 30 percent by 2030 if

Microsoft Warns OAuth Redirect Abuse Delivers Malware to Government Targets 2026-03-03 at 13:58 By Microsoft on Monday warned of phishing campaigns that employ phishing emails and OAuth URL redirection mechanisms to bypass conventional phishing defenses implemented in email and browsers. The activity, the company said, targets government and public-sector organizations with the end goal of

Chrome Gemini panel became privilege escalator for rogue extensions 2026-03-03 at 13:39 By Carly Page High-severity flaw let malicious add-ons access system via browser’s embedded AI feature Security boffins have discovered a high-severity bug in Google Chrome that allowed malicious extensions to hijack its Gemini Live AI panel and inherit privileges they were never meant

Google Confirms CVE-2026-21385 in Qualcomm Android Component Exploited 2026-03-03 at 11:30 By Google on Monday disclosed that a high-severity security flaw impacting an open-source Qualcomm component used in Android devices has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-21385 (CVSS score: 7.8), a buffer over-read in the Graphics component. “Memory corruption when

SloppyLemming Targets Pakistan and Bangladesh Governments Using Dual Malware Chains 2026-03-03 at 11:30 By The threat activity cluster known as SloppyLemming has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government entities and critical infrastructure operators in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The activity, per Arctic Wolf, took place between January 2025 and January 2026. It

Gamers furious as Brit studio Cloud Imperium quietly admits to data breach 2026-03-03 at 08:35 By Simon Sharwood Slow disclosure and odd reassurance that exposing names and contact details won’t be a problem isn’t going down well Gamers are ready to unleash their mightiest virtual weapons and point them at British games studio Cloud Imperium,