February 2026
Texas sues TP-Link over China links and security vulnerabilities
State disputes the company's claim that its routers are made in Vietnam TP-Link is facing legal action from the state of Texas for allegedly misleading consumers with "Made in Vietnam" claims despite China-dominated manufacturing and supply chains, and for marketing its devices as secure despite reported firmware vulnerabilities…
Deutsche Bahn back on track after DDoS yanks the brakes
National rail bookings and timetables disrupted for nearly 24 hours If you wanted to book a train trip in Germany recently, you would have been out of luck. The country's national rail company says that its services were disrupted for hours because of a cyberattack.…
Your AI-generated password isn’t random, it just looks that way
Seemingly complex strings are actually highly predictable, crackable within hours Generative AI tools are surprisingly poor at suggesting strong passwords, experts say.…
Notepad++ declares hardened update process ‘effectively unexploitable’
Miscreants will need to find another avenue for malware shenanigans Notepad++ has continued beefing up security with a release the project's author claims makes the "update process robust and effectively unexploitable."…
You can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone, says Dutch defense chief
No worries if the US doesn't want to be friends with Europe anymore Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter aircraft can be jailbroken "just like an iPhone," the Netherlands' defense secretary has claimed.…
US lawyers fire up privacy class action accusing Lenovo of bulk data transfers to China
Keep behavioral tracking American? PC giant says the claim is 'false' A US law firm has accused Lenovo of violating Justice Department strictures about the bulk transfer of data to foreign adversaries, namely China.…
Polish cops nab 47-year-old man in Phobos ransomware raid
Police say seized kit contained logins, passwords, and server IP addresses Polish police have arrested and charged a man over ties to the Phobos ransomware group following a property raid.…
UK.gov launches cyber ‘lockdown’ campaign as 80% of orgs still leave door open
Digital burglaries remain routine, and data shows most corps still don't stick to basic infosec standards Britain is telling businesses to "lock the door" on cybercrims as new government data suggests most still haven't even found the latch.…
Ireland joins regulator smackdown after X’s Grok AI accused of undressing people
Social media platform’s legal eagles prepare to fight ever-growing number of countries The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) is the latest regulator to open an investigation into Elon Musk's X following repeated reports of harmful image generation by the platform's Grok AI chatbot.…
MoD ticks shopping list as PM considers weapons budget boost
Top brass splash cash on acoustic targeting, hypersonic missiles…and Red Hat Keir Starmer could ramp up the UK's defense spending plans faster than planned as the MoD reeled off new purchases for Britain's armed forces.…