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Malicious VS Code AI Extensions with 1.5 Million Installs Steal Developer Source Code 2026-01-26 at 18:51 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions that are advertised as artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistants, but also harbor covert functionality to siphon developer data to China-based servers. The extensions, which have […]

Three is the magic number for Alaska Airlines: triple redundancy 2026-01-26 at 17:43 By Paul Kunert Thankfully they only sufffered two outages in 2025. And now it’s flown in experts to play with configurations Alaska Air’s CEO says IT outages last year damaged the company on multiple fronts despite “triple redundancies” built into its disaster

UK banks block or delay 40% of crypto exchange transfers: Survey 2026-01-26 at 16:47 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben A new UK Cryptoasset Business Council report found that almost all major banks are imposing blanket limits or blocks on transfers to crypto exchanges, effectively debanking crypto users. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

Knee-Deep in the CAD: Boffin gets Doom running inside a design modeler 2026-01-26 at 16:47 By Richard Speed The seminal shooter finds yet another unlikely home Not content with rendering Doom in PCB design software or playing it on an oscilloscope, engineer Mike Ayles has got the 1990s shooter running in a computer-aided design (CAD)

Sandia boffins let three AI agents loose in the lab. Science, not chaos, ensued 2026-01-26 at 16:47 By Tobias Mann Researchers demonstrate fourfold improvement to LED steering results after enlisting the help of some good old-fashion AI Boffins at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Labs are working to develop cheap and power efficient LEDs

EU looking into Elon Musk’s X after Grok produces deepfake sex images 2026-01-26 at 15:36 By Lindsay Clark Probe follows outcry over use of creepy image generation tool The European Commission has launched an investigation into X amid concerns that its GenAI model Grok offered users the ability to generate sexually explicit imagery, including sexualized

⚡ Weekly Recap: Firewall Flaws, AI-Built Malware, Browser Traps, Critical CVEs & More 2026-01-26 at 15:17 By Security failures rarely arrive loudly. They slip in through trusted tools, half-fixed problems, and habits people stop questioning. This week’s recap shows that pattern clearly. Attackers are moving faster than defenses, mixing old tricks with new paths. “Patched”

In the battle of chains, distribution is king 2026-01-26 at 14:37 By Cointelegraph by Marcin Kaźmierczak The blockchain battle is now centered on distribution, as established firms convert existing customers into network participants and create new competitive landscapes. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin crashed 30% after the last Yen intervention, but there’s a catch 2026-01-26 at 14:37 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Past yen shocks were followed by BTC dropping 30% before rebounding more than 100%, a pattern traders are watching as talk of Japan’s intervention returns. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Data thieves borrow Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ mantra, claim they ran off with 1.4TB 2026-01-26 at 14:37 By Carly Page US sports brand launches probe after extortion crew WorldLeaks claims it stole huge dataset Nike says it is probing a possible breach after extortion crew WorldLeaks claimed to have lifted 1.4TB of internal data from

Microsoft probes Windows 11 boot failures tied to January security updates 2026-01-26 at 14:37 By Carly Page Some machines are failing to start after security updates, prompting yet another Microsoft investigation Microsoft is investigating reports that its January 2026 security updates are leaving some Windows 11 machines stuck in a boot loop, adding another entry

When AI ‘builds a browser,’ check the repo before believing the hype 2026-01-26 at 14:37 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Autonomous agents may generate millions of lines of code, but shipping software is another matter Opinion  AI-integrated development environment (IDE) company Cursor recently implied it had built a working web browser almost entirely with its AI

Moscow likely behind wiper attack on Poland’s power grid, experts say 2026-01-26 at 14:37 By Connor Jones Cyber sleuths believe Sandworm up to its old tricks with a brand-new sabotage toy Russia was probably behind the failed attempts to compromise the systems of Poland’s power companies in December, cybersecurity researchers claim.… This article is an