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Open source registries don't have enough money to implement basic security

The Register - Mon, 16/02/2026 - 15:00
Free beer is great. Securing the keg costs money

fosdem 2026  Open source registries are in financial peril, a co-founder of an open source security foundation warned after inspecting their books. And it's not just the bandwidth costs that are killing them.…

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Google patches Chrome zero-day as in-the-wild exploits surface

The Register - Mon, 16/02/2026 - 12:39
High-severity CSS flaw let malicious webpages run code inside the sandbox

Google has quietly pushed out an emergency Chrome fix after attackers were caught exploiting the browser's first reported zero-day of 2026.…

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US appears open to reversing some China tech bans

The Register - Mon, 16/02/2026 - 04:35
PLUS: India demands two-hour deepfake takedowns; Singapore embraces AI; Japanese robot wolf gets cuddly; And more

Asia In Brief  The United States may be about to change its policies regarding Chinese technology companies.…

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Infosec exec sold eight zero-day exploit kits to Russia, says DoJ

The Register - Sun, 15/02/2026 - 23:22
PLUS: Fake ransomware group exposed; EC blesses Google's big Wiz deal; Alleged sewage hacker cuffed; And more

Infosec in Brief  The former General Manager of defense contractor L3Harris’s cyber subsidiary Trenchant sold eight zero-day exploit kits to Russia, according to a court filing last week.…

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Attackers finally get around to exploiting critical Microsoft bug from 2024

The Register - Fri, 13/02/2026 - 18:45
As if admins haven't had enough to do this week

Ignore patches at your own risk. According to Uncle Sam, a SQL injection flaw in Microsoft Configuration Manager patched in October 2024 is now being actively exploited, exposing unpatched businesses and government agencies to attack.…

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Top Dutch telco Odido admits 6.2M customers caught in contact system caper

The Register - Fri, 13/02/2026 - 11:45
Names, addresses, bank account numbers accessed – but biz insists passwords and call data untouched

The Netherlands' largest mobile network operator (MNO) has admitted that a breach of its customer contact system may have affected around 6.2 million people.…

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