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The RegisterThe UK and Germany agree to share information and coordinate disruption in response to Russian cyberattacks. The pact provides little detail about which agencies will act or how the work will be funded.
The RegisterA Windows Search preview lets users change settings and carry out tasks directly from a redesigned results list. The feature brings actions into the search experience rather than limiting it to finding results.
ICANN publishes applications for its 2026 round of new generic top-level domains, revealing proposed strings and applicants. Eight applicants seek .api and seven seek .agi, with major technology companies among those applying.
Microsoft introduced the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, built around Nvidia's RTX Spark platform. Reports describe the laptop as an AI-focused system, with configurations starting at $2,599; coverage differs on specific hardware specifications and pricing details.
Reports say attackers compromised country-code domain registries and obtained unauthorized HTTPS or TLS certificates for Google domains. Coverage identifies the affected suffixes as .gh, .sl, and .as; one source says Google confirmed the incident and that Google's own systems were not breached.
The FBI says attacks targeting exposed Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and SSL VPN gateways are ongoing and can lock out legitimate administrators. One report also describes a growing victim count and additional ransomware groups, but the supplied summaries do not confirm those details independently.
Scientists report a new clue about the origin of solar wind “switchbacks,” unusual behavior associated with the Sun. The available information does not identify the clue or the research details.
Reports say attackers are exploiting Atlassian vulnerability CVE-2026-21589, a critical file-access flaw affecting self-hosted Data Center products. The flaw can allow access to specific files without authentication, though one report says an attacker must know the exact file path and cannot list directory contents.
Singapore’s central bank wants independent reviews of all FinTech AI use cases. It says failures at third-party services do not excuse financial-sector organizations from scrutiny.
A business owner who declined to pay for security help later suffers a ransomware attack, and the company goes bust months afterward. The supplied account gives no further details about the incident or the business.
Mistral has introduced Mistral Large 4, nicknamed Le Chonk, as an open-weight model. The company claims it can rival leading models and says it is the strongest open-weight model developed outside China; those competitive assessments are attributed claims, not independently established by the supplied reports.
The RegisterFederal authorities allege that a ransomware recovery contractor defrauded clients who sought help decrypting files. He allegedly charged clients more than the ransom, paid the ransom, and kept the difference.
Reports describe PoeLLM malware targeting exposed AI and LLM infrastructure in a financially motivated cryptomining campaign. One headline reports more than 3,000 infected servers, while another says more than 3,400; the supplied sources therefore disagree on the reported infection count.
The RegisterAWS launches Strands Box as an open-source control tool intended to constrain AI agents. The coverage presents it as the cloud company’s latest effort to reduce the risks of autonomous agent operation.
A browser-in-browser phishing campaign uses a fake Meta Muse advertisement lure to steal credentials. The supplied details say the page appears just days after Meta’s AI agent launch but provide no further information about the campaign’s scope.
The RegisterUS states sue router maker TP-Link, alleging it misled buyers about product protection and its reliance on Chinese suppliers. TP-Link rejects the allegations, which center on security claims and supply-chain ties.
The RegisterThe Dutch tax office plans to move email and calendar services off Microsoft 365 and onto an on-premises alternative in 2027. European open-source tools are also slated to follow.
A droppable robot boat called ALBATROSS is presented as having landed. The supplied details do not explain its capabilities or deployment context.
Schneider Electric agrees to acquire PTC for $22.6 billion as it pursues a broader push into smarter power infrastructure, amid growing data-center demand.
The RegisterMicrosoft is preparing to let Copilot agents access users’ file systems, with agents and models reportedly expected to run locally. The available information does not specify which Copilot products or when the capability arrives.
