FBI: North Korean Spear-Phishing Attacks Use Malicious QR Codes

The North Korean state-sponsored espionage group Kimsuky has targeted government organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions.

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RingConn Gen 3 debuts at CES 2026 – with two big features Oura doesn’t have

The subscription-free Oura alternative has unveiled its third-generation ring with new features, sizes, and finishes.

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Trend Micro Patches Critical Code Execution Flaw in Apex Central

Tenable has released PoC code and technical details after the vendor announced the availability of patches for three vulnerabilities.

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CISA Closes 10 Emergency Directives as Vulnerability Catalog Takes Over

The Emergency Directives were retired because they achieved objectives or targeted vulnerabilities included in the KEV catalog.

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‘ZombieAgent’ Attack Let Researchers Take Over ChatGPT

Radware bypassed ChatGPT’s protections to exfiltrate user data and implant a persistent logic into the agent’s long-term memory.

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7 Windows laptops that caught us by surprise at CES 2026 – including this trackpad beast

2026 is shaping up to be an exciting year for PCs: Dell is reviving the XPS, while MSI has just announced a new series of ultra-thin laptops.

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377,000 Impacted by Data Breach at Texas Gas Station Firm

Gulshan Management Services has informed authorities about a recent data breach resulting from a ransomware attack.

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$15 Billion Pig Butchering Scam Boss Chen Zhi Extradited to China

Billionaire Chen Zhi and associates Xu Ji Liang and Shao Ji Hui have been extradited to China. This exclusive report details the collapse of the Prince Group’s global scam network, the seizure of $15 billion in Bitcoin, and the forced labour camps behind the billion-dollar pig butchering fraud.

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A network-free smart home? The Emerson brand is doing just that (without a hub!)

The app-free, Wi-Fi-free, hub-free smart home is here, and Emerson is leading the charge.

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CISA Retires 10 Emergency Cybersecurity Directives Issued Between 2019 and 2024

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday said it’s retiring 10 emergency directives (Eds) that were issued between 2019 and 2024.
The list of the directives now considered closed is as follows –

ED 19-01: Mitigate DNS Infrastructure Tampering
ED 20-02: Mitigate Windows Vulnerabilities from January 2020 Patch Tuesday
ED 20-03: Mitigate Windows DNS Server

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