2026

Stablecoin stagnation, tariffs a headwind for Bitcoin prices, analysts say 2026-02-24 at 14:45 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Tariff shocks led to a capital rotation from crypto into precious metals and tokenized commodities, as analysts warn that the thin crypto market liquidity is limiting a wider recovery. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

KDE Plasma 6.6 isn’t forcing systemd but the arguments rage on 2026-02-24 at 14:30 By Liam Proven BSD support improves, FreeBSD eyes a desktop option, and the init wars refuse to die The latest KDE desktop environment is out. Among other things, it comes with a pledge that it won’t require systemd, and this version

Identity Prioritization isn’t a Backlog Problem – It’s a Risk Math Problem 2026-02-24 at 13:58 By Most identity programs still prioritize work the way they prioritize IT tickets: by volume, loudness, or “what failed a control check.” That approach breaks the moment your environment stops being mostly-human and mostly-onboarded. In modern enterprises, identity risk is

Korean cops charge teens over bike hire breach that exposed data on 4.62M riders 2026-02-24 at 13:53 By Connor Jones Public prosecutor mulls sentencing following investigations into two separate attacks Two South Korean teenagers were this week charged with breaching Seoul’s public bike service, Ttareungyi.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Lazarus Group Uses Medusa Ransomware in Middle East and U.S. Healthcare Attacks 2026-02-24 at 13:52 By The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group (aka Diamond Sleet and Pompilus) has been observed using Medusa ransomware in an attack targeting an unnamed entity in the Middle East, according to a new report by the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat

Telegram CEO faces Russia probe over allegations of terrorism facilitation 2026-02-24 at 13:36 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Russian authorities claim the Telegram messenger refused to remove 155,000 channels flagged for illegal content, according to multiple media reports. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

West Midlands Police earn red card over Copilot’s imaginary football match 2026-02-24 at 13:32 By Carly Page Parliament committee finds AI BS helped shape a real-world decision UK Parliament has delivered the official postmortem on West Midlands Police’s Copilot saga, and it reads like a case study in how not to mix generative AI with

Intel backs SambaNova’s $350M bid to challenge GPUs in AI inference 2026-02-24 at 13:00 By Tobias Mann Upstart’s 5th-gen RDU aims to undercut Nvidia’s B200 on speed and cost AI infrastructure company SambaNova has raised $350 million to advance its dataflow architecture, which it pitches as an alternative to GPU-based AI systems.… This article is

North Korean Lazarus Group Now Working With Medusa Ransomware 2026-02-24 at 13:00 By Threat Hunter Team North Korean attackers continuing to mount extortion attacks against the U.S. healthcare sector despite indictment. This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

Hashgraph Group launches Hedera-based tool for EU digital product passports 2026-02-24 at 12:57 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Hashgraph has launched a blockchain-based supply-chain traceability solution ahead of the EU’s Digital Product Passport requirements, some of which take effect beginning in 2027. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

UK tech hit by double trouble: Fewer foreign techies amid skills squeeze 2026-02-24 at 12:15 By Dan Robinson Visa applications down, executives emigrating, and AI blamed for the rest The number of international workers applying for a visa to work in the UK’s tech sector dropped 11 percent between Q2 and Q3 2025, and was

AI-Generated Image-Based Harm Is Becoming a Security Issue — Organizations Must Prepare 2026-02-24 at 12:00 By AI-generated manipulated images are getting easier to create, harder to detect, and faster to distribute. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

UnsolicitedBooker Targets Central Asian Telecoms With LuciDoor and MarsSnake Backdoors 2026-02-24 at 11:54 By The threat activity cluster known as UnsolicitedBooker has been observed targeting telecommunications companies in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, marking a shift from prior attacks aimed at Saudi Arabian entities. The attacks involve the deployment of two distinct backdoors codenamed LuciDoor and MarsSnake,