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Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution 11 February 2026 at 12:31

Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution

11 February 2026 at 12:31

Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor

Just months after Microsoft added Markdown support to Notepad, researchers have found the feature can be abused to achieve remote code execution (RCE).…

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Legacy systems blamed as ministers promise no repeat of Afghan breach 11 February 2026 at 10:30

Legacy systems blamed as ministers promise no repeat of Afghan breach

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By: Connor Jones

11 February 2026 at 10:30

UK government grilled over progress made to prevent a second life-threatening leak

Legacy IT issues are hampering key technical measures designed to prevent highly sensitive data leaks, UK government officials say.…

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Dutch data watchdog snitches on itself after getting caught in Ivanti zero-day attacks 9 February 2026 at 15:50

Dutch data watchdog snitches on itself after getting caught in Ivanti zero-day attacks

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By: Connor Jones

9 February 2026 at 15:50

Staff data belonging to the regulator and judiciary's governing body accessed

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) says it was one of the many organizations popped when attackers raced to exploit recent Ivanti vulnerabilities as zero-days.…

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Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor

UK government grilled over progress made to prevent a second life-threatening leak

Staff data belonging to the regulator and judiciary's governing body accessed