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⚡ Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploits, RedLine Clipjack, NTLM Crack, Copilot Attack & More 2026-01-19 at 17:21 By In cybersecurity, the line between a normal update and a serious incident keeps getting thinner. Systems that once felt reliable are now under pressure from constant change. New AI tools, connected devices, and automated systems quietly create more

Just the Browser claims to tame the bloat without forking 2026-01-19 at 17:08 By Liam Proven Strips the slop and snoopery from Chrome, Edge, and Firefox The promise of Just the Browser sounds good. Rather than fork one of the big-name browsers, just run a tiny script that turns off all the bits and functions

Crypto derivatives exchange Paradex reports outage, cancels open orders 2026-01-19 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The decentralized perpetuals exchange said multiple core services were affected as it worked through a rollback and recovery process. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bridges are crypto’s next FTX waiting to happen 2026-01-19 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Kadan Stadelmann Cross-chain bridges concentrate risk and centralize trust, creating vulnerabilities that could trigger a systemic crypto crisis under stressed market conditions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Windows 11 shutdown bug forces Microsoft into out-of-band damage control 2026-01-19 at 15:07 By Carly Page Ships emergency update to fix a Patch Tuesday misfire that prevented systems from switching off Microsoft has rushed out an out-of-band Windows 11 update after January’s Patch Tuesday broke something as fundamental as turning PCs off.… This article is

Ingram Micro admits summer ransomware raid exposed thousands of staff records 2026-01-19 at 14:49 By Connor Jones Maine filing confirms July attack affected 42,521 employees and job applicants Ingram Micro disclosed that a July 2025 ransomware attack compromised the personal data of tens of thousands of employees.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Cop cops it after Copilot cops out: West Midlands police chief quits over AI hallucination 2026-01-19 at 14:49 By SA Mathieson Craig Guildford banned Israeli fans based on Microsoft’s match report, told MPs ‘we don’t use AI,’ then discovers… they did The chief constable of West Midlands Police has retired after his force used fictional

New StackWarp Hardware Flaw Breaks AMD SEV-SNP Protections on Zen 1–5 CPUs 2026-01-19 at 14:49 By A team of academics from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany has disclosed the details of a new hardware vulnerability affecting AMD processors. The security flaw, codenamed StackWarp, can allow bad actors with privileged control over

DevOps & SaaS Downtime: The High (and Hidden) Costs for Cloud-First Businesses 2026-01-19 at 14:49 By Just a few years ago, the cloud was touted as the “magic pill” for any cyber threat or performance issue. Many were lured by the “always-on” dream, trading granular control for the convenience of managed services. In recent years,

Crypto ETPs gather steam with $2.2B inflows, Bitcoin dominates gains 2026-01-19 at 14:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Bitcoin drove 71% of last week’s $2.17 billion crypto fund inflows, while Ether and Solana held up despite US CLARITY Act proposals to restrict stablecoin yields. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Three reasons why Ethereum price remains bullish above $3,000 2026-01-19 at 14:01 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Despite Ether’s rejection from $3,400, data suggested that ETH price could see a sustained recovery over the next few weeks, as long as a key support level held. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Vitalik Buterin calls for a new DAO design for onchain disputes and governance 2026-01-19 at 14:01 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says DAOs must move beyond simple token-voting treasuries and be redesigned to power core infrastructure like oracles and onchain courts. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

UK prime minister stares down barrel of ban on social media for kids 2026-01-19 at 14:01 By SA Mathieson Labour’s latest U-turn? 61 backbenchers pile pressure for Starmer to back Tory peer’s amendment The British government may impose a ban on under-16s using social media, despite Labour prime minister Keir Starmer having previously expressed skepticism

Warwickshire school to reopen after cyberattack crippled IT 2026-01-19 at 13:40 By Carly Page Kids return to classrooms after safety infrastructure knocked out A Warwickshire secondary school says it will fully reopen this week after a cyberattack forced a prolonged closure – though staff will return to classrooms with “very limited access” to IT systems.…

CertiK links $63M in Tornado Cash deposits to $282M wallet compromise 2026-01-19 at 13:15 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Blockchain data showed that stolen Bitcoin was bridged to Ethereum, fragmented into multiple wallets and later routed into the crypto mixer. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source