Latest news as of 2/12/2026, 4:49:50 AM
The Register
Operation Cyber Guardian involved 100-plus staff across government and industry Singapore spent almost a year flushing a suspected China-linked espionage crew out of its telecom networks in what officials describe as the country's largest cyber defense operation to date.…
Dark Reading
The acquisition allows the credit reporting agency to add SMS spam and scam prevention to its robocall blocking capabilities.
Bleeping Computer
Microsoft wants to introduce smartphone-style app permission prompts in Windows 11 to request user consent before apps can access sensitive resources such as files, cameras, and microphones. [...]
Bleeping Computer
A new commercial mobile spyware platform dubbed ZeroDayRAT is being advertised to cybercriminals on Telegram as a tool that provides full remote control over compromised Android and iOS devices. [...]
Dark Reading
Ask the Expert: Organizations need to close the ownership vacuum, establish durable security controls, and ensure printers are protected as rigorously as other endpoints.
The Hacker News
January 5, 2026, Seattle, USA — ZAST.AI announced the completion of a $6 million Pre-A funding round. This investment came from the well-known investment firm Hillhouse Capital, bringing ZAST.AI's total funding close to $10 million. This marks a recognition from leading capital markets of a new solution: ending the era of high false positive rates in security tools and making every alert
The Hacker News
SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock (aka Storm-2603) ransomware gang breached its network by exploiting an unpatched SmarterMail instance. The incident took place on January 29, 2026, when a mail server that was not updated to the latest version was compromised, the company's Chief Commercial Officer, Derek Curtis, said. "Prior to the breach, we had approximately 30 servers/VMs
The Register
HR outsourcer Conduent confirms intruders accessed benefits-related records tied to US personnel Nearly 17,000 Volvo employees had their personal data exposed after cybercriminals breached Conduent, an outsourcing giant that handles workforce benefits and back-office services.…
The Register
Troops fitted with new comms kit as part of Project ASGARD British soldiers are to get an array of AI-ready kit that should mean they don't have to wait to see the "whites of their eyes" before pulling the trigger.…
The Hacker News
The Netherlands' Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) and the Council for the Judiciary confirmed both agencies (Rvdr) have disclosed that their systems were impacted by cyber attacks that exploited the recently disclosed security flaws in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), according to a notice sent to the country's parliament on Friday. "On January 29, the National Cyber Security Center (