Bithumb Mistakenly Sends 620,000 Bitcoin ($40B) to Customer Accounts
On 6 February 2026, a routine promotional payout went wrong at South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, when a system configuration error credited users with large…
Month: February 2026
Italian university La Sapienza still offline to mitigate recent cyber attack
Italian university La Sapienza still offline to mitigate recent cyber attack Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2026 Rome’s La Sapienza University was hit by a cyberattack…
Firefox Will Give Users an AI Kill Switch for Better Privacy
AI is becoming part of almost every website we visit, but not everyone is on board with the change. While some of us enjoy having…
State actor targets 155 countries in ‘Shadow Campaigns’ espionage op
A state-sponsored threat group has compromised dozens of networks of government and critical infrastructure entities in 37 countries in global-scale operations dubbed ‘Shadow Campaigns’. Between…
BridgePay Payment Gateway Hit by Ransomware, Causing Nationwide Transaction Outages
BridgePay Ransomware Attack BridgePay Network Solutions, a major U.S. payment gateway provider, confirmed a ransomware attack caused a widespread outage, disrupting card processing for merchants…
Apple Pay Users Targeted by Phishing Attack Aimed at Stealing Payment Details
A sophisticated new phishing campaign is targeting Apple Pay users, leveraging high-quality email design and social engineering to bypass security measures. Unlike typical scams that…
German Agencies Warn of Signal Phishing Targeting Politicians, Military, Journalists
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (aka Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or BfV) and Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) have issued a…
Hackers Linked to State Actors Target Signal Messages of Military Officials and Journalists
Hackers Target Signal Messages Military Officials Germany’s top security agencies issued an urgent warning yesterday regarding a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign targeting high-ranking officials and…
Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data
An analysis by WIRED this week found that ICE and CBP’s face recognition app Mobile Fortify, which is being used to identify people across the…
State-Backed Hackers Target Military Officials and Journalists on Signal in Latest Cyberattack
German intelligence and security agencies have issued a high-priority warning regarding a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign targeting military officials, diplomats, and investigative journalists across Europe.…
CISA pushes Federal agencies to retire end-of-support edge devices
CISA pushes Federal agencies to retire end-of-support edge devices Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2026 CISA ordered U.S. federal agencies to improve management of edge network…
Payments platform BridgePay confirms ransomware attack behind outage
A major U.S. payment gateway and solutions provider says a ransomware attack has knocked key systems offline, triggering a widespread outage affecting multiple services. The…