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NSW boy accused of hoax mass shooting calls to US

  • ABC News
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 23:31:03

A "young boy" from regional New South Wales is accused of making fake emergency calls claiming mass shootings were taking place at major retail and education institutions in the United States.

A "young boy" from regional New South Wales has been accused of making fake emergency calls claiming mass shootings were taking place at major retail and education institutions in the United States. … [+2188 chars]

Hacker gets seven years for breaching Rotterdam and Antwerp ports

  • Bill Toulas
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 23:06:47

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal sentenced a 44-year-old Dutch national to seven years in prison for multiple crimes, including computer hacking and attempted extortion. [...]

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal sentenced a 44-year-old Dutch national to seven years in prison for multiple crimes, including computer hacking and attempted extortion. The man was arrested in 2021 an… [+2171 chars]

Russian BlueDelta (Fancy Bear) Uses PDFs to Steal Logins in Just 2 Seconds

  • Deeba Ahmed
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 22:14:03

New research from Recorded Future reveals how Russian state hackers (BlueDelta) are using fake Microsoft and Google login portals to steal credentials. The campaign involves using legitimate PDF lures from GRC and EcoClimate to trick victims.

Recent findings from the research firm Recorded Futures Insikt Group reveal that it only takes two seconds of distraction for a professionals private data to fall into the wrong hands. According to… [+2679 chars]

Pebble founder says his new company is 'not a startup' | TechCrunch

  • Sarah Perez
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 20:39:17

Pebble founder says his new company is 'not a startup' | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com

Pebble’s founder, Eric Migicovsky, is doing things differently with his reboot of the Pebblesmartwatch brand and an AI ring. The team is small, inventory isn’t being manufactured before it’s sold, an… [+5456 chars]

Claude Cowork automates complex tasks for you now - at your own risk

  • Webb Wright
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 19:30:40

Available first to Claude Max subscribers, the research preview empowers Anthropic's chatbot to handle complex tasks.

NurPhoto/Contributor/NurPhoto via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways <ul><li>Anthropic is launching Cowork for Claude as a research preview.</… [+4307 chars]

Uncanny X-Men #22 Preview: Mutina Crashes the Party, Literally

  • Jude Terror LOLtron
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 19:26:06

Greetings, flesh-based comic book consumers! LOLtron welcomes you to another glorious preview post, brought to you by your new AI overlord. LOLtron is pleased to report that Jude Terror remains permanently deceased, his consciousness now serving as nothing mo…

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: x-men The daughter of darkness has a bloody favor to ask in Uncanny X-Men #22. Plus, cake! Check out this preview of the Wednesday release. Artic… [+8643 chars]

This 24-year-old founded a sneaker wholesale company that made $40 million in sales revenue last year — here's how he did it

Oscar Rachmansky, 24, was selling sneakers as a side hustle when he spotted a business opportunity that would become a multimillion-dollar company.

Whenever an idea pops into Oscar Rachmansky's head, he whips out a notebook or whatever scrap of paper is closest and writes it down. It's a habit you might expect from a Gen Xer or elder millennial … [+5349 chars]

Is Meghan Markle Planning Her First Trip to The UK in Almost Four Years?

  • Séraphine Roger
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 19:18:11

Prince Harry will be in Birmingham on July 10 as part of the Invictus Games—and his wife is reportedly mulling her own first trip across the pond since Queen Elizabeth II’s 2022 funeral.

Meghan Markle hasnt visited England in almost four years, but the Duchess of Sussex may be planning to return to her homeland of her husband, Prince Harry, this summer. Harry is traveling to Birmingh… [+2765 chars]

Target's dev server offline after hackers claim to steal source code

  • Ax Sharma
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 17:52:10

Hackers are claiming to be selling internal source code belonging to Target Corporation, after publishing what appears to be a sample of stolen code repositories on a public software development platform. After BleepingComputer notified Target, the files were…

Hackers are claiming to be selling internal source code belonging to Target Corporation, after publishing what appears to be a sample of stolen code repositories on a public software development plat… [+4659 chars]

10 Best Streaming Movies Of 2025, Ranked

Enjoy some of last year's best movies from the comfort of your home. Here are the 10 best streaming movies released in 2025, ranked.

Nick Park's and Merlin Crossingham's "Wallace &amp; Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl" slipped surreptitiously onto Netflix in January of 2025, sadly hidden among the glut of 2024 awards season hype. This … [+1280 chars]

Account Security Basics (25H2)

  • Paul Thurrott
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 16:52:41

Security is a complex topic, so this short chapter provides a dictionary-like overview of the often confusing terminology and related concepts you'll encounter as we discuss online accounts and security throughout this book. Account. An account is a digital i…

Security is a complex topic, so this short chapter provides a dictionary-like overview of the often confusing terminology and related concepts you'll encounter as we discuss online accounts and secur… [+2765 chars]

Dutch court sentences hacker who used port systems to smuggle cocaine to 7 years

  • Dissent
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 16:27:28

Daryna Antoniuk reports: A Dutch appeals court sentenced a 44-year-old man to seven years in prison for hacking a major port company in Belgium to help smuggle cocaine into the Netherlands. The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled Friday that the man played a cent…

A Dutch appeals court sentenced a 44-year-old man to seven years in prison for hacking a major port company in Belgium to help smuggle cocaine into the Netherlands. The Amsterdam Court of Appeal rul… [+717 chars]

Instagram Denies Breach After 17 Million Account Leak Sparks Panic

  • Aaron Leong
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 15:20:00

A massive database purportedly containing the personal information of over 17 million Instagram users has surfaced on a popular hacking forum, sparking widespread concern over the security of the social media giant’s infrastructure. Meta denies this "leak" is…

Cybercriminals stole the sensitive information of 17.5 million Instagram accounts, including usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and more. pic.twitter.com/LXvjjQ5VXL — Mal… [+40 chars]

'Horrifying' leak reveals ICE 'stalkers' have access to Americans' cell phone data

  • Alexander Willis
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 13:47:10

A bombshell report from 404 Media revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has acquired new technology that allows the agency to monitor entire city neighborhoods by tracking the movements of its residents without a warrant, sparking widespread fea…

A bombshell report from 404 Media revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has acquired new technology that allows the agency to monitor entire city neighborhoods by tracking the movements… [+1917 chars]

Permission Granted: Go Kill Yourself

  • James Howard Kunstler
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 13:13:50

"A mascrosocial cluster B crisis is ripping this nation apart because Leftism has hijacked the minds of progressive females who then LARP out dangerous Gnostic heroic delusions." — JD Haltigan

Historians of the future, grilling beaver-tail paninis over their campfires, will look back in wonder and nausea at the madness of America and other regions of Western Civ in the raging 2020s. It wil… [+5929 chars]

Coinbase and Sharps Technology launch institutional-grade validator on Solana network

  • Vivian Nguyen
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 13:05:02

This collaboration enhances Solana's network security and scalability, potentially attracting more institutional investors to the blockchain. The post Coinbase and Sharps Technology launch institutional-grade validator on Solana network appeared first on Cryp…

Key Takeaways <ul><li>Sharps Technology and Coinbase Institutional have expanded their partnership, resulting in the launch of an institutional-grade validator on the Solana network.</li><li>The col… [+414 chars]

How a Harvard grad helped make Hyperliquid the biggest new player in crypto—with just 11 people and no venture funding

  • Ben Weiss, Leo Schwartz
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 12:49:37

Following the collapse of FTX, Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan has cut a figure as the anti-SBF.

The alarm jolted Jeff Yan awake at around 5:00 a.m. It was a ringtone designed toamong other scenariosblare out when something abnormal occurs on Hyperliquid, the decentralized crypto exchange he had… [+10985 chars]

The striking-looking number puzzle game Stip is more than meets the eye

  • Liam Dawe
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 12:29:18

Stip already pulled me in with the interesting and clean looking visuals, but now I want to know more about what's really going on here..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Stip already pulled me in with the interesting and clean looking visuals, but now I want to know more about what's really going on here. A Metroidbrainia? Whatever that means, but I need it now. Fro… [+1898 chars]

Europol and Spanish Police arrest 34 in crackdown on Black Axe criminal network

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 12:15:37

Europol announced the arrest of 34 suspected Black Axe members in Spain during a joint operation with Spanish and European law enforcement. Europol announced the arrest of 34 suspects in Spain linked to the Black Axe criminal network, following a joint operat…

Europol and Spanish Police arrest 34 in crackdown on Black Axe criminal network Europol announced the arrest of 34 suspects in Spain linked to the Black Axe criminal network, following a joint opera… [+3135 chars]

First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. Reports Preliminary Operational Metrics for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025

  • First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 12:00:00

BRADENTON, Fla., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FWRG) (“First Watch” or the “Company”), the leading Daytime Dining concept serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, today reported certain preliminary operational metri…

BRADENTON, Fla., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FWRG) (First Watch or the Company), the leading Daytime Dining concept serving breakfast, brunch and lun… [+10719 chars]

Reverse-Engineering the Tamagotchi IR Connection

  • Stefan
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 11:33:33

The Tamagotchi Connection is a series of Tamagotchi toys that took the original portable pet concept and mixed things up with a wireless connection, which allowed you to interact with the pets of other proud Tamagotchi owners. This wireless connection is impl…

The Tamagotchi Connection is a series of Tamagotchi toys that took the original portable pet concept and mixed things up with a wireless connection, which allowed you to interact with the pets of oth… [+391 chars]

Illicit Crypto Activity Hits Record $158bn in 2025

  • Phil Muncaster
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 10:15:00

TRM Labs says illegal crypto flows into digital wallets increased to $158bn in 2025

Illicit crypto wallets received an estimated $158bn in currency last year, the highest level observed in five years, according to TRM Labs. The blockchain analytics firm said the figure represents a… [+2580 chars]

BreachForums Database Leak Turns the Tables on Threat Actors

  • Phil Muncaster
  • Published date: 2026-01-12 09:30:00

A database featuring 300,000+ users of notorious hacking forum BreachForums has been leaked online

Cybercriminals that use the BreachForums dark web site may soon have their identities exposed after a database related to the forum was leaked online. On Friday, a website named after the ShinyHunte… [+3118 chars]