Cybersecurity startup Outtake has announced raising $40 million to develop a unified platform for maintaining digital trust amid AI advancements. As reports of AI-driven phishing and impersonation attacks continue to surge in early 2026, Outtake’s recent funding highlights the urgent need for advanced defenses against these evolving threats. Outtake’s Series B round was led by ICONIQ, with participation from CRV, S32, and a roster of prominent angel investors including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora, Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, Anduril co-founder Trae Stephens, former OpenAI VP Bob McGrew, Vercel CEO Guillermo…
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It finally happened. After months of speculation, ChatGPT officially has ads. OpenAI revealed the news on Monday, announcing that ads would roll out in testing for logged-in adult users on Free and Go subscriptions. If you or your organization pays for ChatGPT, such as with a Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, or Education account, you won’t see ads with the bot.OpenAI says that ads do not have an impact on the answers ChatGPT generates, and that these posts are always clearly separated from ChatGPT’s actual responses. In addition, ads are labeled as “Sponsored.” That being said, it’s not exactly a church-and-state…
A threat actor is systematically targeting misconfigured and exposed cloud management services and control interfaces to hijack infrastructure, expand its operations, and monetize compromised systems in multiple ways.The campaign appears to have started in late December and has already compromised at least 60,000 servers worldwide via a worm-like attack where each infected system scans for and infects the next vulnerable target. According to an analysis published this week by cybersecurity firm Flare, the operation, tracked as TeamPCP and operating under several aliases including PCPcat and ShellForce, represents a troubling evolution in cloud-native cybercrime.”TeamPCP’s strength does not come from novel exploits…
OpenAI confirmed today that it’s rolling out its first live test of ads in ChatGPT, showing sponsored messages directly inside the app for select users. The details. The ads will appear in a clearly labeled section beneath the chat interface, not inside responses, keeping them visually separate from ChatGPT’s answers. OpenAI will show ads to logged-in users on the free tier and its lower-cost Go subscription. Advertisers won’t see user conversations or influence ChatGPT’s responses, even though ads will be tailored based on what OpenAI believes will be helpful to each user, the company said. How ads are selected. During…
Android devices, iPhones, iPads, and many websites might have the latest emoji, but Windows 11 still hasn’t caught up. Thankfully, that might finally change soon, as Microsoft is once again testing Emoji 16.0 support. The Unicode 16 standard was released in September 2024, which also included an updated list of cross-platform emoji, known as Emoji 16.0. The update added emoji for Fingerprint, Leafless Tree, Root Vegetable (resembling a radish), Harp, Shovel, and Splatter. It also includes “Face with Bags Under Eyes,” which perfectly represents how I’m feeling so far about 2026. Back in September 2025, Microsoft was testing Emoji 16.0…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 09, 2026Vulnerability / Endpoint Security Microsoft has revealed that it observed a multi‑stage intrusion that involved the threat actors exploiting internet‑exposed SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) instances to obtain initial access and move laterally across the organization’s network to other high-value assets. That said, the Microsoft Defender Security Research Team said it’s not clear whether the activity weaponized recently disclosed flaws (CVE-2025-40551, CVSS score: 9.8, and CVE-2025-40536, CVSS score: 8.1), or a previously patched vulnerability (CVE-2025-26399, CVSS score: 9.8). “Since the attacks occurred in December 2025 and on machines vulnerable to both the old and new set of…
Although the Marvel Cinematic Universe has run into some problems lately, it still turns out solid movies and TV shows now and again. Case in point: Wonder Man, a series about a struggling actor named Simon Williams who just so happens to have ionic superpowers (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) went over really well when it dropped on Disney+ in late January. There’s no official word on whether Wonder Man will have a second season, although it’s definitely possible; in the MCU, nothing ever really ends. While fans wait for news, there are a lot of other shows out there that may…
Beyond update hijacking, the framework supports DNS manipulation, binary replacement, and selective traffic forwarding, giving attackers control over how specific requests are handled. Indicators point to China-Nexus development and targeting Several aspects of DKnife’s design and operation suggested ties to China-aligned threat actors. Talos identified configuration data and code comments written in Simplified Chinese, as well as handling logic tailored for Chinese-language email providers and mobile applications. The framework was also found to enable credential collection from services used within China, indicating specific targeting. Talos confirmed linking DKnife’s operations to the delivery of malware families previously associated with China-nexus activity, further reinforcing…
The European Commission’s mobile device management platform was hacked but the incident was swiftly contained and no compromise of mobile devices was detected, EU’s executive branch announced on Friday. The intrusion was detected on January 30, 2026, by CERT-EU, the cybersecurity team protecting all European Union institutions, bodies, and agencies. “The Commission’s swift response ensured the incident was contained and the system cleaned within 9 hours,” the EC stated, and added that the ihe intrusion “may have resulted in access to staff names and mobile numbers of some of its staff members.” The Commission did not name the affected mobile…
Flock contracts have quietly spread to cities across the country. But Flock ALPR (Automated License Plate Readers) erode civil liberties from the moment they’re installed. While officials claim these cameras keep neighborhoods safe, the evidence tells a different story. The data reveals how Flock has enabled surveillance of people seeking abortions, protesters exercising First Amendment rights, and communities targeted by discriminatory policing. This is exactly why cities are saying no. From Austin to Cambridge to small towns across Texas, jurisdictions are rejecting Flock contracts altogether, proving that surveillance isn’t inevitable—it’s a choice. Join EFF’s Sarah Hamid and Andrew Crocker along with Reem Suleiman from Fight…