Interpol Operation Red Card 2.0 arrests 651 people in African cybercrime crackdown
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 19, 2026Financial crime/Cyber crime As part of an effort led by law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, an international cybercrime operation against online fraud resulted in the arrests of 651 people and the recovery of more than $4.3 million. The initiative, codenamed “Operation Red Card 2.0,” ran from December 8, 2025 to […]
Microsoft patch CVE-2026-26119 Privilege Escalation in Windows Admin Center
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 19, 2026Vulnerability/Network Security Microsoft has revealed that it has patched a security flaw in Windows Admin Center that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges. Windows Admin Center is a locally deployed, browser-based set of management tools that allows users to manage Windows clients, servers, and clusters without connecting to the cloud. The […]
Meta shuts down Messenger standalone website
Meta announced on its help page that it is shutting down its standalone Messenger website. After April 2026, the website will no longer be available. If users want to send and receive messages on the web, they can do so while logged in to Facebook. “When messenger.com is retired, you will be automatically redirected to […]
New York City puts brakes on robotaxi expansion plans
Waymo’s big chance to bring robotaxis to New York state has been blocked for now. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has withdrawn a proposal to amend vehicle and traffic laws that would have effectively legalized robotaxis in states other than New York City. Hochul spokesperson Sean Butler confirmed to TechCrunch that the proposal has been […]
Zuckerberg accused in court of harming teens on social media
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in court Wednesday in a landmark trial aimed at determining whether the company’s social media applications are addictive and harmful to teens. The case, held in Los Angeles Superior Court, already found that Mehta’s own research shows that parental supervision does not prevent compulsive social media use among teens, and […]
Controversial research claims solar flares may be causing earthquakes
Solar flares often disrupt Earth’s upper atmosphere and help produce spectacular aurora borealis. Now, scientists suggest that the same burst of solar energy could also affect earthquakes. When solar flares erupt toward our planet, they can subtly rearrange the charged particles in Earth’s ionosphere, a region of the upper atmosphere filled with electrically charged gases. […]
Saturn’s largest moon may actually be two moons in one, contributing to the birth of the planet’s iconic rings.
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may be made up of two different moons that collided hundreds of millions of years ago, new research suggests. Confirmation of this epic collision could also help solve long-standing mysteries surrounding the gas giant, such as how its iconic ring formed. Titan is the second largest moon in the solar system […]
A bug in the student admissions website leaks children’s personal information
A student admissions website that families use to enroll their children in schools has fixed a security flaw that exposed personal information. Ravenna Hub, a website where parents can apply and track the status of their children’s applications at thousands of schools, allowed logged-in users to access personally identifiable data associated with other users, including […]
Reload wants to provide shared memory to AI agents
Newton Asare realized that AI agents are no longer just tools. “They were acting like teammates,” he told TechCrunch. This realization crystallized when Serial founders Asare and Kiran Das realized they were using AI agents to perform tasks they would normally do themselves. Asare said he has come to believe that the future lies in […]
OpenSSL RCE, Foxit 0-Days, Copilot Leak, AI Password Flaws & 20+ Stories
Ravie LakshmananFeb 19, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking News The cyber threat space doesn’t pause, and this week makes that clear. New risks, new tactics, and new security gaps are showing up across platforms, tools, and industries — often all at the same time. Some developments are headline-level. Others sit in the background but carry long-term impact. […]