First 2026 cyber recap covering IoT exploits, wallet breaches, malicious extensions, phishing, malware, and early AI abuse.

Did our AI summary help? Smartphone hacking and call-forwarding scams are rising, with attackers silently diverting calls, messages, and OTPs without the user’s knowledge. A simple USSD code can help ...

Microsoft is building a team dedicated to eliminating “every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030,” which might touch Windows 11. While C powers the bulk of the Windows kernel and low-level ...

The president cited misleading statistics to insist, wrongly, that prices were coming down. By Linda Qiu Reporting from Washington President Trump praised what he portrayed as the economic gains under ...

During his Tuesday, Dec. 2, cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump said "Next year is projected to be the largest tax refund season ever, and we're going to be giving back refunds out of the tariffs, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Many of the aforementioned side characters, in particular, aren’t well-written and come across as ...

President Donald Trump has proposed a $2,000 "tariff dividend" check, but it has not been approved by Congress. The IRS has not scheduled any new payments and warns against scams claiming otherwise.

Check your email inbox – you may have a payment from Amazon. Amazon has started sending refunds from a $2.5 billion settlement to some 35 million customers. For most customers, payments of up to $51 ...

President Donald Trump has floated the idea of sending $2,000 tariff dividend checks to Americans and his treasury secretary said Sunday, Nov. 16 "we will see" if that plan will actually come to ...

Mohammed al-Sudani pitches himself as someone who can keep Iranian influence in check, but his vote share may not be big enough to ensure a clear political victory. By Erika Solomon and Falih Hassan ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: David Bukach / Prime Video It’s set to be one of the busiest weeks of the year for new ...