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Microsoft Discloses DNS-Based ClickFix Attack Using Nslookup for Malware Staging https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/microsoft-discloses-dns-based-clickfix.html 15 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-ring-kills-flock-safety-deal-after-super-bowl-ad-uproar/ 14 February 2026 Wired - Cyber Security - World Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-ring-kills-flock-safety-deal-after-super-bowl-ad-uproar/ 14 February 2026 Wired - Privacy - World Google Ties Suspected Russian Actor to CANFAIL Malware Attacks on Ukrainian Orgs https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/google-ties-suspected-russian-actor-to.html 13 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Europe Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/google-links-china-iran-russia-north.html 13 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Middle East UAT-9921 Deploys VoidLink Malware to Target Technology and Financial Sectors https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/uat-9921-deploys-voidlink-malware-to.html 13 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Business Data, Emails, and Browsing History https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/malicious-chrome-extensions-caught.html 13 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World npm’s Update to Harden Their Supply Chain, and Points to Consider https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/npms-update-to-harden-their-supply.html 13 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Researchers Observe In-the-Wild Exploitation of BeyondTrust CVSS 9.9 Vulnerability https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/researchers-observe-in-wild.html 13 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans 13 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - North America Google Reports State-Backed Hackers Using Gemini AI for Recon and Attack Support https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/google-reports-state-backed-hackers.html 12 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/lazarus-campaign-plants-malicious.html 12 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Prompt RCE, Claude 0-Click, RenEngine Loader, Auto 0-Days & 25+ Stories https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/threatsday-bulletin-ai-prompt-rce.html 12 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World The CTEM Divide: Why 84% of Security Programs Are Falling Behind https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/the-ctem-divide-why-84-of-security.html 12 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World 83% of Ivanti EPMM Exploits Linked to Single IP on Bulletproof Hosting Infrastructure https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/83-of-ivanti-epmm-exploits-linked-to.html 12 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Apple Fixes Exploited Zero-Day Affecting iOS, macOS, and Other Devices https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/apple-fixes-exploited-zero-day.html 12 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World ‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/12/nigeria-mental-health-ai-chatbots-psychiatry-therapy-depression-privacy 12 February 2026 The Guardian - Privacy - Africa Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach 12 February 2026 EFF - News - North America First Malicious Outlook Add-In Found Stealing 4,000+ Microsoft Credentials https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/first-malicious-outlook-add-in-found.html 11 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World APT36 and SideCopy Launch Cross-Platform RAT Campaigns Against Indian Entities https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/apt36-and-sidecopy-launch-cross.html 11 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Asia Over 60 Software Vendors Issue Security Fixes Across OS, Cloud, and Network Platforms https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/over-60-software-vendors-issue-security.html 11 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Exposed Training Open the Door for Crypto-Mining in Fortune 500 Cloud Environments https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/exposed-training-open-door-for-crypto.html 11 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Microsoft Patches 59 Vulnerabilities Including Six Actively Exploited Zero-Days https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/microsoft-patches-59-vulnerabilities.html 11 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World SSHStalker Botnet Uses IRC C2 to Control Linux Systems via Legacy Kernel Exploits https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/sshstalker-botnet-uses-irc-c2-to.html 11 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World North Korea-Linked UNC1069 Uses AI Lures to Attack Cryptocurrency Organizations https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/north-korea-linked-unc1069-uses-ai.html 11 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Without stronger privacy laws, Australians are guinea pigs in a real-time dystopian AI experiment | Peter Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/11/privacy-laws-australia-guinea-pigs-ai-experiment 11 February 2026 The Guardian - Privacy - North America CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’ https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-signs-clearview-ai-deal-to-use-face-recognition-for-tactical-targeting/ 11 February 2026 Wired - Privacy - North America 🗣 Homeland Security Wants Names | EFFector 38.3 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/homeland-security-wants-names-effector-383 11 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - World “Free” Surveillance Tech Still Comes at a High and Dangerous Cost https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/free-surveillance-tech-still-comes-high-and-dangerous-cost 11 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - World Toy Battles - 1,017 breached accounts https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/ToyBattles 10 February 2026 Have I Been Pwned - Data Breaches - World Association Nationale des Premiers Secours - 5,600 breached accounts https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/ANPS 10 February 2026 Have I Been Pwned - Data Breaches - Europe DPRK Operatives Impersonate Professionals on LinkedIn to Infiltrate Companies https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/dprk-operatives-impersonate.html 10 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Reynolds Ransomware Embeds BYOVD Driver to Disable EDR Security Tools https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/reynolds-ransomware-embeds-byovd-driver.html 10 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World From Ransomware to Residency: Inside the Rise of the Digital Parasite https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/from-ransomware-to-residency-inside.html 10 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Fortinet Patches Critical SQLi Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated Code Execution https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/fortinet-patches-critical-sqli-flaw.html 10 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World ZAST.AI Raises $6M Pre-A to Scale "Zero False Positive" AI-Powered Code Security https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/zastai-raises-6m-pre-to-scale-zero.html 10 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - North America Warlock Ransomware Breaches SmarterTools Through Unpatched SmarterMail Server https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/warlock-ransomware-breaches.html 10 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Dutch Authorities Confirm Ivanti Zero-Day Exploit Exposed Employee Contact Data https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/dutch-authorities-confirm-ivanti-zero.html 10 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Europe Open Letter to Tech Companies: Protect Your Users From Lawless DHS Subpoenas https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/open-letter-tech-companies-protect-your-users-lawless-dhs-subpoenas 10 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - North America No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring's Surveillance Nightmare https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/no-one-including-our-furry-friends-will-be-safer-rings-surveillance-nightmare-0 10 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - North America Coalition Urges California to Revoke Permits for Federal License Plate Reader Surveillance https://www.eff.org/press/releases/coalition-urges-california-revoke-permits-federal-license-plate-reader-surveillance 10 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - North America Speaking Freely: Yazan Badran https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/speaking-freely-yazan-badran 10 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - North America China-Linked UNC3886 Targets Singapore Telecom Sector in Cyber Espionage Campaign https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/china-linked-unc3886-targets-singapore.html 09 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Asia SolarWinds Web Help Desk Exploited for RCE in Multi-Stage Attacks on Exposed Servers https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/solarwinds-web-help-desk-exploited-for.html 09 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World ⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Skill Malware, 31Tbps DDoS, Notepad++ Hack, LLM Backdoors and More https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/weekly-recap-ai-skill-malware-31tbps.html 09 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World How Top CISOs Solve Burnout and Speed up MTTR without Extra Hiring https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/how-top-cisos-solve-burnout-and-speed.html 09 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Bloody Wolf Targets Uzbekistan, Russia Using NetSupport RAT in Spear-Phishing Campaign https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/bloody-wolf-targets-uzbekistan-russia.html 09 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Asia TeamPCP Worm Exploits Cloud Infrastructure to Build Criminal Infrastructure https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/teampcp-worm-exploits-cloud.html 09 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World BeyondTrust Fixes Critical Pre-Auth RCE Vulnerability in Remote Support and PRA https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/beyondtrust-fixes-critical-pre-auth-rce.html 09 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete https://www.wired.com/story/irans-digital-surveillance-machine-is-almost-complete/ 09 February 2026 Wired - Privacy - Middle East EFFecting Change: Get the Flock Out of Our City https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/effecting-change-get-flock-out-our-city 09 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - North America The Internet Still Works: Yelp Protects Consumer Reviews https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/internet-still-works-yelp-protects-consumer-reviews 09 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - North America The Internet Still Works: Wikipedia Defends Its Editors https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/internet-still-works-wikipedia-defends-its-editors 09 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - North America On Its 30th Birthday, Section 230 Remains The Lynchpin For Users’ Speech https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/its-30th-birthday-section-230-remains-lynchpin-users-speech 09 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - World RIP Dave Farber, EFF Board Member and Friend https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/rip-dave-farber-eff-board-member-and-friend 09 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - North America Op-ed: Weakening Section 230 Would Chill Online Speech https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/op-ed-weakening-section-230-would-chill-online-speech 09 February 2026 EFF - Privacy - North America OpenClaw Integrates VirusTotal Scanning to Detect Malicious ClawHub Skills https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/openclaw-integrates-virustotal-scanning.html 08 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World German Agencies Warn of Signal Phishing Targeting Politicians, Military, Journalists https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/german-agencies-warn-of-signal-phishing.html 07 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Europe Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-moltbook-the-social-network-for-ai-agents-exposed-real-humans-data/ 07 February 2026 Wired - Cyber Security - Europe Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-moltbook-the-social-network-for-ai-agents-exposed-real-humans-data/ 07 February 2026 Wired - Privacy - Europe Substack - 663,121 breached accounts https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Substack 06 February 2026 Have I Been Pwned - Data Breaches - World China-Linked DKnife AitM Framework Targets Routers for Traffic Hijacking, Malware Delivery https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/china-linked-dknife-aitm-framework.html 06 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Asia CISA Orders Removal of Unsupported Edge Devices to Reduce Federal Network Risk https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/cisa-orders-removal-of-unsupported-edge.html 06 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Asian State-Backed Group TGR-STA-1030 Breaches 70 Government, Infrastructure Entities https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/asian-state-backed-group-tgr-sta-1030.html 06 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Asia How Samsung Knox Helps Stop Your Network Security Breach https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/how-samsung-knox-helps-stop-your-network-security-breach.html 06 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Compromised dYdX npm and PyPI Packages Deliver Wallet Stealers and RAT Malware https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/compromised-dydx-npm-and-pypi-packages.html 06 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Claude Opus 4.6 Finds 500+ High-Severity Flaws Across Major Open-Source Libraries https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/claude-opus-46-finds-500-high-severity.html 06 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World A Victorian schoolteacher was applying for ‘heaps of rentals’ online – then someone accessed his bank account https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/06/property-housing-rental-online-applications-data-privacy 06 February 2026 The Guardian - Privacy - Oceania Betterment - 1,435,174 breached accounts https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Betterment 05 February 2026 Have I Been Pwned - Data Breaches - World Protecting Our Right to Sue Federal Agents Who Violate the Constitution https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/protecting-our-right-sue-federal-agents-who-violate-constitution 05 February 2026 EFF - News - North America Microsoft Develops Scanner to Detect Backdoors in Open-Weight Large Language Models https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/microsoft-develops-scanner-to-detect.html 04 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World DEAD#VAX Malware Campaign Deploys AsyncRAT via IPFS-Hosted VHD Phishing Files https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/deadvax-malware-campaign-deploys.html 04 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World China-Linked Amaranth-Dragon Exploits WinRAR Flaw in Espionage Campaigns https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/china-linked-amaranth-dragon-exploits.html 04 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Asia Orchid Security Introduces Continuous Identity Observability for Enterprise Applications https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/orchid-security-introduces-continuous.html 04 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World The First 90 Seconds: How Early Decisions Shape Incident Response Investigations https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/the-first-90-seconds-how-early.html 04 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Microsoft Warns Python Infostealers Target macOS via Fake Ads and Installers https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/microsoft-warns-python-infostealers.html 04 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Eclipse Foundation Mandates Pre-Publish Security Checks for Open VSX Extensions https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/eclipse-foundation-mandates-pre-publish.html 04 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World CISA Adds Actively Exploited SolarWinds Web Help Desk RCE to KEV Catalog https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-solarwinds.html 04 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/05/bunnings-given-green-light-to-use-facial-recognition-tech-on-customers-to-combat 04 February 2026 The Guardian - Privacy - Oceania Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China https://www.wired.com/story/notepad-plus-plus-china-hackers-update-infrastructure/ 04 February 2026 Wired - Cyber Security - Asia Smart AI Policy Means Examing Its Real Harms and Benefits https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/smart-ai-policy-means-understanding-its-real-harms-and-benefits 04 February 2026 EFF - News - North America Docker Fixes Critical Ask Gordon AI Flaw Allowing Code Execution via Image Metadata https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/docker-fixes-critical-ask-gordon-ai.html 03 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World [Webinar] The Smarter SOC Blueprint: Learn What to Build, Buy, and Automate https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/webinar-smarter-soc-blueprint-learn.html 03 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Hackers Exploit Metro4Shell RCE Flaw in React Native CLI npm Package https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/hackers-exploit-metro4shell-rce-flaw-in.html 03 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World When Cloud Outages Ripple Across the Internet https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/when-cloud-outages-ripple-across.html 03 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World APT28 Uses Microsoft Office CVE-2026-21509 in Espionage-Focused Malware Attacks https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/apt28-uses-microsoft-office-cve-2026.html 03 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Europe Mozilla Adds One-Click Option to Disable Generative AI Features in Firefox https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/mozilla-adds-one-click-option-to.html 03 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/notepad-hosting-breach-attributed-to.html 03 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Asia UK privacy watchdog opens inquiry into X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/uk-privacy-watchdog-opens-inquiry-into-x-over-grok-ai-sexual-deepfakes 03 February 2026 The Guardian - Privacy - United Kingdom Researchers Find 341 Malicious ClawHub Skills Stealing Data from OpenClaw Users https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/researchers-find-341-malicious-clawhub.html 02 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World OpenClaw Bug Enables One-Click Remote Code Execution via Malicious Link https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/openclaw-bug-enables-one-click-remote.html 02 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Microsoft Begins NTLM Phase-Out With Three-Stage Plan to Move Windows to Kerberos https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/microsoft-begins-ntlm-phase-out-with.html 02 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World ⚡ Weekly Recap: Proxy Botnet, Office Zero-Day, MongoDB Ransoms, AI Hijacks & New Threats https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/weekly-recap-proxy-botnet-office-zero.html 02 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Securing the Mid-Market Across the Complete Threat Lifecycle https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/securing-mid-market-across-complete.html 02 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/notepad-official-update-mechanism.html 02 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World eScan Antivirus Update Servers Compromised to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/escan-antivirus-update-servers.html 02 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Asia Open VSX Supply Chain Attack Used Compromised Dev Account to Spread GlassWorm https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/open-vsx-supply-chain-attack-used.html 02 February 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World ‘It’s really sad’: US TikTok users rethink app over concerns about privacy and censorship https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/01/tiktok-users-app-privacy-terms-conditions 01 February 2026 The Guardian - Privacy - North America Readers reply: to shred or not to shred? Is it OK to throw out sensitive documents? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/01/readers-reply-shred-sensitive-documents 01 February 2026 The Guardian - Privacy - North America Panera Bread - 5,112,502 breached accounts https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/PaneraBread 31 January 2026 Have I Been Pwned - Data Breaches - World Iran-Linked RedKitten Cyber Campaign Targets Human Rights NGOs and Activists https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/iran-linked-redkitten-cyber-campaign.html 31 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Middle East Mandiant Finds ShinyHunters-Style Vishing Attacks Stealing MFA to Breach SaaS Platforms https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/mandiant-finds-shinyhunters-using.html 31 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World CERT Polska Details Coordinated Cyber Attacks on 30+ Wind and Solar Farms https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/poland-attributes-december-cyber.html 31 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Europe US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/31/us-authorities-reportedly-investigate-claims-that-meta-can-read-encrypted-whatsapp-messages 31 January 2026 The Guardian - Privacy - North America Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-jeffrey-epstein-had-a-personal-hacker-informant-claims/ 31 January 2026 Wired - Cyber Security - Asia Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-jeffrey-epstein-had-a-personal-hacker-informant-claims/ 31 January 2026 Wired - Privacy - Asia How to Film ICE https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-film-ice/ 31 January 2026 Wired - Privacy - World Researchers Find 175,000 Publicly Exposed Ollama AI Servers Across 130 Countries https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/researchers-find-175000-publicly.html 30 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World ThreatsDay Bulletin: New RCEs, Darknet Busts, Kernel Bugs & 25+ More Stories https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/threatsday-bulletin-new-rces-darknet.html 29 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Survey of 100+ Energy Systems Reveals Critical OT Cybersecurity Gaps https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/survey-of-100-energy-systems-reveals.html 29 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World 3 Decisions CISOs Need to Make to Prevent Downtime Risk in 2026 https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/3-decisions-cisos-need-to-make-to.html 29 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World SolarWinds Fixes Four Critical Web Help Desk Flaws With Unauthenticated RCE and Auth Bypass https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/solarwinds-fixes-four-critical-web-help.html 29 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Google Disrupts IPIDEA — One of the World’s Largest Residential Proxy Networks https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/google-disrupts-ipidea-one-of-worlds.html 29 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World An AI Toy Exposed 50,000 Logs of Its Chats With Kids to Anyone With a Gmail Account https://www.wired.com/story/an-ai-toy-exposed-50000-logs-of-its-chats-with-kids-to-anyone-with-a-gmail-account/ 29 January 2026 Wired - Privacy - World EFF to Close Friday in Solidarity with National Shutdown https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/eff-close-friday-solidarity-national-shutdown 29 January 2026 EFF - News - World Introducing Encrypt It Already https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/introducing-encrypt-it-already 29 January 2026 EFF - News - North America Google Settlement May Bring New Privacy Controls for Real-Time Bidding https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/google-settlement-may-bring-new-privacy-controls-real-time-bidding 29 January 2026 EFF - News - North America Fake Moltbot AI Coding Assistant on VS Code Marketplace Drops Malware https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/fake-moltbot-ai-coding-assistant-on-vs.html 28 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World Russian ELECTRUM Tied to December 2025 Cyber Attack on Polish Power Grid https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/russian-electrum-tied-to-december-2025.html 28 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - Europe Two High-Severity n8n Flaws Allow Authenticated Remote Code Execution https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/two-high-severity-n8n-flaws-allow.html 28 January 2026 The Hacker News - Cyber Security - World From Triage to Threat Hunts: How AI Accelerates SecOps https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/from-triage-to-threat-hunts-how-ai.html 28 January 2026 The Hacker News - 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