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Russia has attempted to completely block WhatsApp, according to the company. This is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to tighten internet control. A WhatsApp spokesperson said late Wednesday that the Russian authorities’ action was intended to “drive users to a state-owned surveillance app,” a reference to Russia’s own state-supported …

Apple has released an urgent security update for all its mobile devices to fix a serious zero-day vulnerability being exploited in a targeted attack describes as an “extremely sophisticated attack” against specific individuals. CVE-2026-20700 is a serious vulnerability that prompted Apple to release iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 to protect …

Today is Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday, featuring security updates for 58 flaws, including 6 that are actively exploited and 3 publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday fixes five “Critical” vulnerabilities: three elevate privileges and two disclose information. The details of vulnerabilities by category are as follows: 25 Elevation …