Latest news as of 2/14/2026, 4:37:41 PM
Dark Reading
Despite daunting technical challenges, a quantum computer capable of breaking public-key encryption systems may only be a decade or two off.
Bleeping Computer
Oracle has issued an emergency security update over the weekend to patch another E-Business Suite (EBS) vulnerability that can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers. [...]
Bleeping Computer
AI-generated phishing and social engineering attacks outpace traditional email defenses. Varonis' new Interceptor platform uses multimodal AI — vision, language, and behavior models — to detect zero-hour attacks and stop them before they reach users. [...]
Dark Reading
OT and ICS systems indeed hold the crown jewels of critical infrastructure organizations, but unmonitored data sprawl is proving to be pure gold for increasingly brazen nation-state threat actors like Volt Typhoon, Pearce argues.
The Hacker News
Every week, the cyber world reminds us that silence doesn’t mean safety. Attacks often begin quietly — one unpatched flaw, one overlooked credential, one backup left unencrypted. By the time alarms sound, the damage is done. This week’s edition looks at how attackers are changing the game — linking different flaws, working together across borders, and even turning trusted tools into weapons.
The Register
Redmond argued schools, education authorities are responsible for GDPR An Austrian digital privacy group has claimed victory over Microsoft after the country's data protection regulator ruled the software giant "illegally" tracked students via its 365 Education platform and used their data.…
Dark Reading
With artificial intelligence supplanting entry-level security jobs, new cyber professionals will have to up their game to stay competitive in the industry.
Bleeping Computer
Harvard University is investigating a data breach after the Clop ransomware gang listed the school on its data leak site, saying the alleged breach was likely caused by a recently disclosed zero-day vulnerability in Oracle's E-Business Suite servers. [...]
Bleeping Computer
Microsoft says the latest version of the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) no longer works correctly on Windows 10 22H2 computers. [...]
The Register
Beijing insists it's business as usual – Washington might see it differently China's competition regulator has launched an investigation into Qualcomm's purchase of Israeli firm Autotalks, the latest salvo in the escalating tech trade war between Washington and Beijing.…