Apr 7th 2026
Security Now 1073
The FCC Bans New Consumer Routers
LinkedIn’s JavaScript Bombshell
The FCC has banned all new consumer routers made outside the US, leaving networks stuck with aging, insecure hardware while blocking innovation. Find out why this sweeping move is raising eyebrows and lawsuits—and why it makes zero sense for cybersecurity.
- Will California require Linux to verify its user's age.
- Apple's iOS 26.4 requires UK users to prove their age.
- Russia chooses to use home grown 5G mobile encryption.
- Ukraine knew the webcam was installed by Russian spies.
- Google moves quantum computing "Q Day" to 2029.
- At RSA, UK's NCSC CEO warns of vibe-coded SaaS replacements.
- More information about nasty ClickFix campaigns.
- More than one in seven Reddit postings are an AI-bot.
- The story behind the LiteLLM disaster that was averted
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