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Men sentenced to 8 years in $1.3 million computer intrusion and tax fraud scheme

Matthew A. Akande, a Nigerian national, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court to eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a …

drone
Public mobile networks are being weaponized for combat drone operations

On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched a coordinated drone strike on five airfields inside Russia, disabling or destroying aircrafts. The attack involved more than 100 drones …

call center
Consumers feel less judged by AI debt collectors

Debt collection agencies are starting to use automated voice systems and AI-driven messaging to handle consumer calls. These systems help scale outreach, reduce call center …

Microsoft Defender 365
Microsoft Defender update lets SOC teams manage, vet response tools

Microsoft introduced library management in Microsoft Defender to help security analysts working with live response manage scripts and tools they use to triage, investigate and …

Amazon AWS
AWS coding agents gain new plugin support across development tools

AI coding assistants have become a routine part of many development workflows, helping engineers write, test, and deploy code from IDEs or command line interfaces. One recent …

industry bubble
OT teams are losing the time advantage against industrial threat actors

In many industrial environments, internet-facing gateways, remote access appliances, and boundary systems sit close enough to production networks that attackers can move from …

cybersecurity jobs
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: February 17, 2026

Chief Security Officer Seven Eleven Club & Hotels | India | On-site – No longer accepting applications As a Chief Security Officer, you will oversee physical, …

OpenAI
ChatGPT gets new security feature to fight prompt injection attacks

OpenAI has introduced Lockdown Mode and Elevated Risk labels in ChatGPT to help users and organizations reduce the risk of prompt injection attacks and other advanced security …

Vim 9.2
Vim 9.2 adds scripting updates, diff improvements, and experimental Wayland support

Vim 9.2 adds a range of incremental changes focused on scripting, usability, and cross-platform support. The update includes improvements to completion behavior, expanded Vim9 …

Apple security
Apple privacy labels often don’t match what Chinese smart home apps do

Smart home devices in many homes collect audio, video, and location data. The apps that control those devices often focus on the account owner, even when the technology also …

MOS
MOS: Open-source modular OS for servers and homelabs

A growing number of homelab builders and small server operators are testing an open source operating system that combines basic server management, storage control, and …

OpenAI
OpenAI released GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a real-time coding model

OpenAI has released a research preview of GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, an ultra-fast model for real-time coding in Codex. It is available to ChatGPT Pro users in the latest versions …

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