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Breaking News – Cyber Threats – 2026-02-06 02:00 PST

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Generated: 2026-02-06 02:00 PST

  • Flickr discloses potential data breach exposing users' names, emails
    BleepingComputer • 2026-02-06 01:43 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    Photo-sharing platform Flickr is notifying users of a potential data breach after a vulnerability at a third-party email service provider exposed their real names, email addresses, IP addresses, and account activity. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flickr-discloses-potential-data-breach-exposing-users-names-emails/
  • CISA orders federal agencies to replace end-of-life edge devices
    BleepingComputer • 2026-02-06 00:41 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a new binding operational directive requiring federal agencies to identify and remove network edge devices that no longer receive security updates from manufacturers. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-federal-agencies-to-replace-end-of-life-edge-devices/
  • Compromised dYdX npm and PyPI Packages Deliver Wallet Stealers and RAT Malware
    The Hacker News • 2026-02-06 00:40 • thehackernews.com
    Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new supply chain attack in which legitimate packages on npm and the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have been compromised to push malicious versions to facilitate wallet credential theft and remote code execution.
    The compromised versions of the two packages are listed below –

    @dydxprotocol/v4-client-js (npm) – 3.4.1, 1.22.1, 1.15.2, 1.0.31&
    https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/compromised-dydx-npm-and-pypi-packages.html

  • Claude Opus 4.6 Finds 500+ High-Severity Flaws Across Major Open-Source Libraries
    The Hacker News • 2026-02-05 21:49 • thehackernews.com
    Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic revealed that its latest large language model (LLM), Claude Opus 4.6, has found more than 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries, including Ghostscript, OpenSC, and CGIF.
    Claude Opus 4.6, which was launched Thursday, comes with improved coding skills, including code review and debugging capabilities, along with
    https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/claude-opus-46-finds-500-high-severity.html

Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.

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