Technology
German agencies warn of Signal phishing campaign targeting politicians and journalists
Feb 08, 2026 06:12Germany’s BfV and BSI warned about a Signal-based phishing campaign that abuses legitimate account features like PINs and device linking. No platform exploit is required — just social engineering.
LocalGPT: a local-first AI assistant in Rust with persistent memory
Feb 08, 2026 06:12LocalGPT is a Rust-built, single-binary AI assistant that stores memory in markdown and supports multiple LLM providers. It’s positioned as a privacy-friendly, local-first alternative inspired by OpenClaw’s workspace pattern.
Supply-chain attack: compromised dYdX npm and PyPI packages deliver wallet stealers and RAT
Feb 08, 2026 06:12Researchers reported compromised dYdX client packages on npm and PyPI distributing wallet-stealing malware, including a RAT in the Python variant. It’s another reminder that package ecosystems are high-leverage targets.
Hoot v0.7.0 brings Scheme to WebAssembly (GC-capable browsers)
Feb 08, 2026 06:12Spritely’s Hoot project ships a Scheme-to-WebAssembly toolchain built on Guile, targeting GC-capable browsers. The v0.7.0 release is another step toward making Wasm a broader language platform.
Benchmark: Microsoft’s ESLint SDL security plugin catches XSS well, but misses most Node.js vuln classes
Feb 08, 2026 06:12A benchmark-style analysis reports that Microsoft’s @microsoft/eslint-plugin-sdl detects DOM/XSS issues reliably but doesn’t cover many server-side Node.js vulnerability categories. The takeaway: match static analysis tools to your threat model.
Report: Claude Opus 4.6 used to surface 500+ high-severity OSS vulnerabilities
Feb 08, 2026 06:12A report says Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 helped uncover 500+ high-severity vulnerabilities across popular open-source libraries. If validated, it suggests faster discovery cycles — and a higher premium on rapid patching.
Edge AI Chips Are Rewriting Device Strategy in 2026
Feb 05, 2026 20:03Consumer hardware teams are moving inference workloads on-device to cut cloud bills and reduce latency.
Open-Source Observability Drives Platform Consolidation
Feb 05, 2026 17:03Teams are reducing tooling sprawl by standardizing tracing, metrics, and logs pipelines.
European Data Centers Expand Liquid Cooling Footprint
Feb 05, 2026 14:03Cooling architecture is becoming a first-order decision as accelerator density rises.