British soldier ignored order to pull his SIM card, then got blackmailed

2026-11-08T08:51:39Z•d3a4ac969b111ed23a085e56ae46f3229866148a26d9968b88dd50cdf03d2208
AI-securityAndroidLinuxPHPPlexSecure-BootTLS-certificatesUEFIactive-exploitationbotnetcredential-theftcryptocurrency-theftcybersecuritydata-breachiOSmobile-securityphishingstate-sponsored-activitysupply-chain-compromisevulnerability

What happened

A security-news RSS collection covering major 2026 incidents and vulnerabilities, including credential theft, mobile and UEFI exploitation, botnets, supply-chain compromise, certificate authority failures, ransomware or malware activity, data breaches, phishing, and large-scale cryptocurrency theft. Several entries describe critical or actively exploited vulnerabilities affecting Linux, PHP, Plex, UEFI firmware, iOS, Android, and TLS infrastructure.

Why it matters

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arstechnica_security
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2026-11-08T08:51:39Z
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