Latest news as of 2/14/2026, 8:36:12 PM
The Register
A pair of German researchers showed how easy it is Four countries have now tested anti-satellite missiles (the US, China, Russia, and India), but it's much easier and cheaper just to hack them.… Black Hat
Bleeping Computer
Two malicious NPM packages posing as WhatsApp development tools have been discovered deploying destructive data-wiping code that recursively deletes files on a developer's computers. [...]
Dark Reading
While no sensitive financial data like credit card information was compromised, the threat actors were able to get away with names, email addresses, phone numbers, and more.
Dark Reading
A software developer discovered a way to abuse an undocumented protocol in Amazon's Elastic Container Service to escalate privileges, cross boundaries and gain access to other cloud resources.
The Register
Hello loophole could let a rogue admin, or a pwned one, inject new facial scans Microsoft is for Windows users to shift from using passwords to its Hello biometrics system, but researchers sponsored by the German government have found a critical flaw in its business implementation.… Black Hat pushing hard
Bleeping Computer
CISA has issued an emergency directive ordering all Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to mitigate a critical Microsoft Exchange hybrid vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-53786 by Monday morning at 9:00 AM ET. [...]
Bleeping Computer
After a long wait, GPT-5 is finally rolling out. It's available for free, Plus, Pro and Team users today. This means everyone gets to try GPT-5 today, but paid users get higher limits. [...]
The Hacker News
The threat actors behind the SocGholish malware have been observed leveraging Traffic Distribution Systems (TDSs) like Parrot TDS and Keitaro TDS to filter and redirect unsuspecting users to sketchy content. "The core of their operation is a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model, where infected systems are sold as initial access points to other cybercriminal organizations," Silent Push
Dark Reading
As part of their plea deal, the cybercriminal founders will also have to forfeit more than $200 million.
Dark Reading
Citizen Lab director and founder Ron Deibert explained how civil society is locked in "vicious cycle," and human rights are being abused as a result, covering Israeli spyware, the Khashoggi killing, and an erosion of democratic norms in the US.