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Cyberattack on Stryker: Expert questions rapid containment claim

18. March, 2026 - 10:25

Just one day after the massive attack, Stryker declared the incident “contained.” An incident response engineer explains why that assessment may be premature and why new screenshots are cause for concern.

Cloud compliance

AWS European Sovereign Cloud earns first compliance certifications

16. March, 2026 - 09:58

Amazon’s EU cloud has received its first compliance certifications. Critics, however, question whether true digital sovereignty is even possible with a US provider.

Massive layoffs incoming?

Meta reportedly plans to slash up to 20 percent of workforce

16. March, 2026 - 09:20

Meta is gearing up for what could be its largest round of layoffs since the self-declared “year of efficiency.” According to a Reuters report, the company is considering cutting up to one-fifth of its staff.

200,000 devices allegedly wiped

Massive cyberattack cripples medical technology giant Stryker

12. March, 2026 - 15:08

The hacker group Handala claims to have destroyed more than 200,000 systems belonging to US corporation Stryker and stolen 50 terabytes of data. Offices in 79 countries are said to be affected.

Components getting scarcer

Notebook prices could rise by nearly 40 percent

11. March, 2026 - 09:06

Surging memory and CPU costs are squeezing the notebook industry. According to TrendForce, mainstream devices could become significantly more expensive.

Deal

Meta acquires AI agent network Moltbook

11. March, 2026 - 08:30

Meta has acquired Moltbook, the Reddit-like “social network” for AI agents built on top of OpenClaw.

Fewer false positives promised

OpenAI launches Codex Security for vulnerability detection

09. March, 2026 - 14:52

Developed under the codename “Aardvark,” Codex Security aims to replace traditional SAST tools and already earned 14 CVE assignments during its beta.

Accounts under attack?

Wikipedia locked in read-only mode for hours

05. March, 2026 - 19:19

All Wikimedia wikis were inaccessible for editing for several hours this afternoon. What caused the incident has not been officially explained by the Wikimedia Foundation, but the Wikipedia community suspects a large number of accounts were compromised.