2/3/2026 February 3, 2026February 5, 2026 ~ The Cyber Beat Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking GroupRussian Hackers Weaponize Microsoft Office Bug in Just 3 DaysPoland Detains Defense Ministry Employee on Suspicion of Spying for RussiaU.S. Senator Says AT&T, Verizon Blocking Release of Salt Typhoon Security Assessment ReportsCISA Official Says CIRCIA Cyber Reporting Update Is ‘Weeks’ AwayCISA Updated Ransomware Intel on 59 Bugs Last Year Without Telling DefendersTrump Administration Eyes 10-Year Extension of Cybersecurity LawHow Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public ServantsX Marks the Raid: French Cops Swoop on Musk’s Paris Ops…UK ICO Launches Investigation into X Over AI Generated Non-Consensual Sexual ImageryUK Investigating First Suspected Breach of Cyber SanctionsPolish Cops Bail 20-Year-Old Bedroom Botnet OperatorVaronis to Acquire AllTrue as AI Security Concerns MountOpenAI CEO Altman Dismisses Moltbook as Likely Fad, Backs the Tech Behind It…The Rise of Moltbook Suggests Viral AI Prompts May Be the Next Big Security ThreatIron Mountain: Data Breach Mostly Limited to Marketing MaterialsStep Finance Says Compromised Execs’ Devices Led to $40M Crypto TheftNew Password-Stealing Phishing Campaign Targets Corporate Dropbox CredentialsWave of Citrix NetScaler Scans Use Thousands of Residential ProxiesResearchers Warn of New “Vect” RaaS VariantDockerDash Exposes AI Supply Chain Weakness In Docker’s Ask GordonCritical React Native Metro Dev Server Bug Under Attack as Researchers Scream Into the Void…Hackers Exploit Metro4Shell RCE Flaw in React Native CLI npm PackageCISA Flags Critical SolarWinds RCE Flaw as Exploited in AttacksSQL Injection Flaw Affects 40,000 WordPress Sites8-Minute Access: AI Accelerates Breach of AWS EnvironmentMicrosoft Finally Sends TLS 1.0 and 1.1 to the Cloud Retirement HomeCalifornia City Turns off Flock Cameras After Company Shared Data Without AuthorizationMozilla Adds One-Click Option to Disable Generative AI Features in FirefoxSpain Will Ban Social Media for Kids Under 16 Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Published by The Cyber Beat View all posts by The Cyber Beat