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Texas sues TP-Link over China links and security vulnerabilities

The Register - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 17:29
State disputes the company's claim that its routers are made in Vietnam

TP-Link is facing legal action from the state of Texas for allegedly misleading consumers with "Made in Vietnam" claims despite China-dominated manufacturing and supply chains, and for marketing its devices as secure despite reported firmware vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese state-sponsored actors.…

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Deutsche Bahn back on track after DDoS yanks the brakes

The Register - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 16:36
National rail bookings and timetables disrupted for nearly 24 hours

If you wanted to book a train trip in Germany recently, you would have been out of luck. The country's national rail company says that its services were disrupted for hours because of a cyberattack.…

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Your AI-generated password isn't random, it just looks that way

The Register - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 14:06
Seemingly complex strings are actually highly predictable, crackable within hours

Generative AI tools are surprisingly poor at suggesting strong passwords, experts say.…

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Notepad++ declares hardened update process 'effectively unexploitable'

The Register - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 12:41
Miscreants will need to find another avenue for malware shenanigans

Notepad++ has continued beefing up security with a release the project's author claims makes the "update process robust and effectively unexploitable."…

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You can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone, says Dutch defense chief

The Register - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 12:11
No worries if the US doesn't want to be friends with Europe anymore

Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter aircraft can be jailbroken "just like an iPhone," the Netherlands' defense secretary has claimed.…

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HackerOne 'updating' Ts&Cs after bug hunters question if they're training AI

The Register - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 11:00
CEO lauds security researchers, insists they're not 'inputs'

HackerOne has clarified its stance on GenAI after researchers fretted their submissions were being used to train its models.…

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