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Iran all but vanishes from the global internet amid US-Israel strikes 2026-03-02 at 13:19 By Carly Page Official monitoring shows connectivity collapsing to near-zero Iran’s internet has plunged into a near-total blackout, with traffic down to around 1 percent of normal levels and connectivity described as “close to zero” as authorities curb access amid widening […]

Microsoft’s Project Silica promises eternal storage. It can’t get there from here 2026-03-02 at 13:19 By Rupert Goodwins Soon turned out, we had a heart of glass Opinion  There is more joy in heaven over a single report of genuinely new technology than in a thousand desperate AI marketing pitches. What the angels will make

LibreOffice Online dragged out of the attic, dusted off for another go 2026-03-02 at 13:19 By Liam Proven Browser-based version back on the menu, reopening questions about TDF’s relationship with Collabora The Document Foundation (TDF) has pulled LibreOffice Online out of its “attic” – its term for retired projects – and is resuming development.… This

Why Security Teams Can No Longer Ignore Recruitment Fraud 2026-03-02 at 13:18 By Recruitment sits at the intersection of brand, identity, and external engagement, yet it has historically lived outside formal security ownership.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

APT28 Tied to CVE-2026-21513 MSHTML 0-Day Exploited Before Feb 2026 Patch Tuesday 2026-03-02 at 13:18 By A recently disclosed security flaw patched by Microsoft may have been exploited by the Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28, according to new findings from Akamai. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-21513 (CVSS score: 8.8), a high-severity security

North Korean Hackers Publish 26 npm Packages Hiding Pastebin C2 for Cross-Platform RAT 2026-03-02 at 13:18 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new iteration of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign, where the North Korean threat actors have published a set of 26 malicious packages to the npm registry. The packages masquerade as developer tools, but

4 Data Security Incidents to Know About (February 2026) 2026-03-02 at 11:22 By Security magazine reviews four data security events, some of which had a widespread impact. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

UK government’s Vulnerability Monitoring System is working – fixes flow far faster 2026-03-02 at 09:08 By Brandon Vigliarolo PLUS: Firefox adds XSS protection; Leadership turnover at CISA; FTC exempts some data collection Infosec In Brief  DNS vulnerabilities are being addressed 84 percent faster in the UK public sector thanks to an automated vulnerability scanning system

OpenAI’s Altman says Pentagon set ‘scary precedent’ binning Anthropic 2026-03-02 at 07:27 By Simon Sharwood Signs a deal with Washington anyway, says he’s kept control of killer robots by allowing only cloudy AI, with guardrails OpenAI has signed a deal with the United States Department of War (DoW) that allows use of its advanced AI

South Korea’s tax office apologizes for leaking seed phrase to seized crypto 2026-03-02 at 03:03 By Simon Sharwood Went from triumph at having busted tax dodgers to embarrassment at losing the proceeds South Korea’s National Tax Service has apologized after it leaked passwords to a stash of stolen crypto, which parties unknown used to make

Lenovo shows off snap-together laptop with removable keyboard, screen, and ports 2026-03-02 at 03:03 By Avram Piltch New ThinkPads also come in blue, get perfect fixability score If you own a desktop computer, you’re used to swapping parts and peripherals around, but most laptops are closed boxes with few ways to modify them. Lenovo’s new

OpenClaw, but in containers: Meet NanoClaw 2026-03-01 at 14:12 By Thomas Claburn A smaller, security-conscious take on the viral AI agent platform Interview  Ideally, you shouldn’t have to defend yourself against your own AI agent. But we don’t live in an ideal world and an unrestrained agent can cause a ton of damage.… This article

SaaS-pocalypse chatter is doomster pr0n. It would be nice if enterprise IT were boring again 2026-03-01 at 11:12 By Lindsay Clark Lost among the investor froth, someone has to do all the boring stuff. And they’ll probably be around for the next spin of the hype cycle Opinion  Say goodbye to the SaaS-pocalypse theory, which

ClawJacked Flaw Lets Malicious Sites Hijack Local OpenClaw AI Agents via WebSocket 2026-02-28 at 19:47 By OpenClaw has fixed a high-severity security issue that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed a malicious website to connect to a locally running artificial intelligence (AI) agent and take over control. “Our vulnerability lives in the core system itself

Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI models, says ‘leftwing nut jobs’ made ‘disastrous mistake’ 2026-02-28 at 13:50 By Thomas Barrabi President Trump said Friday that he has directed all federal agencies to “immediately cease” working with Anthropic – and blasted the company’s leadership as “leftwing nut jobs.” This article is an excerpt

Where ChatGPT Health fails — and how it could turn deadly 2026-02-28 at 13:50 By Tracy Swartz ChatGPT Health was initially released to a small group of users in January. It piqued the curiosity of Mount Sinai researchers. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Stepbrother of Anthropic employee pulls AI ballot proposals after OpenAI asks watchdog to probe: ‘I was naive’ 2026-02-28 at 13:50 By Thomas Barrabi The California man behind a pair of AI-related ballot measures that appeared aimed at OpenAI has withdrawn the proposals – a move that came immediately after Sam Altman’s firm asked a local

Block shares spike 20% after Jack Dorsey orders sweeping layoffs to ride AI wave 2026-02-28 at 13:50 By Thomas Barrabi Financial tech firm Block’s stock surged as much as 20% in Friday trading after its billionaire CEO Jack Dorsey revealed plans for sweeping layoffs and a full embrace of AI tools. This article is an

OpenAI’s Sam Altman wants to ‘de-escalate’ Pentagon spat with rival Anthropic 2026-02-28 at 13:50 By Thomas Barrabi Altman told staffers in a memo that OpenAI’s tools should not be used for mass surveillance of Americans or to power weapons capable of firing without human oversight. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News |

Denizens of DEF CON are ‘fed up with government’ 2026-02-28 at 13:32 By Jessica Lyons Jake Braun thinks hackers need to create a ‘Digital arsenal of democracy’ to defend us all Interview  Hackers – especially Jake Braun – are “fed up with government.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source