Apple Rolls Out iOS 26.3 Security Test to Beta Users

The new Background Security Improvements system represents a dramatic shift from their previous approach.
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Fake Booking.com lures and BSoD scams spread DCRat in European hospitality sector

PHALT#BLYX targets European hotels with fake Booking emails and BSoD lures, tricking staff into installing the DCRat remote access trojan. Researchers uncovered a late-December 2025 campaign, dubbed PHALT#BLYX, targeting European hotels with fake Booking-themed emails. Victims are redirected to bogus BSoD pages using ClickFix-style lures that prompt them to apply “fixes.” The multi-stage attack ultimately […]

Trump’s Venezuelan Invasion: Call It Lebensraum For What It Is

Ryan Evans asks in War on the Rocks why people keep getting Trump wrong. The answer is “polite” professional-class squeamishness about being direct. The diplomatic types are afraid to be “rude” by calling out America’s Hit…

Finland Arrests a Russian After Undersea Cables Cut

It seems that a Russian citizen on a Turkish vessel has been formally accused of cutting cables between Finland and Estonia. A Russian citizen from the crew of the Fitburg has been arrested on suspicion of the sabotage incident and has been banned from…

CERT/CC warns of critical, unfixed vulnerability in TOTOLINK EX200

CERT/CC disclosed an unpatched flaw in the TOTOLINK EX200 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to fully compromise the device. CERT/CC warns of an unpatched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-65606, in the TOTOLINK EX200 range extender that lets a remote authenticated attacker fully take over the device. The TOTOLINK EX200 is a compact Wi-Fi range extender […]

Google fixes critical Dolby Decoder bug in Android January update

Android’s January 2026 update fixes CVE-2025-54957, a critical Dolby audio decoder flaw discovered by Google researchers in October 2025. A critical Dolby audio decoder vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54957, was addressed in the January 2026 Android security update. Google fixed the flaw in December 2025 for Pixel phones and has now rolled out the fix to […]