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Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files by mistake 16 February 2026 at 18:26

Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files by mistake

16 February 2026 at 18:26

Bungled link handed over sensitive docs, and when recipient didn't cooperate, police opted for cuffs

Dutch police have arrested a man for "computer hacking" after accidentally handing him their own sensitive files and then getting annoyed when he didn't hand them back.…

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Google patches Chrome zero-day as in-the-wild exploits surface 16 February 2026 at 13:39

Google patches Chrome zero-day as in-the-wild exploits surface

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By: Carly Page

16 February 2026 at 13:39

High-severity CSS flaw let malicious webpages run code inside the sandbox

Google has quietly pushed out an emergency Chrome fix after attackers were caught exploiting the browser's first reported zero-day of 2026.…