Risky Bulletin Risky Bulletin: Denmark recruits hackers for offensive cyber operations
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Feb 6, 2026 Denmark is recruiting hackers for a five-month offensive cyber academy with minimal prerequisites. CISA orders agencies to inventory and retire unsupported edge devices within a year. A contractor sold Coinbase user data and was dismissed. Microsoft names a new top security executive. Reports cover cloud-targeting groups, high-value scams, and large data exposures.
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Olympics Face Repeated Russian Cyber Threats
- Russian-linked actors targeted the Milano Winter Olympics, hitting local hotels, foreign ministry and Olympics sites.
- The attacks follow Russia's exclusion from recent Games and mirror prior Olympic-targeting campaigns.
US Used Cyber To Support Kinetic Strikes
- The US military used cyber operations to disrupt Iran's air defenses during strikes on its nuclear program.
- Cyber Command described the action as among its most sophisticated against Iran.
Coinbase Insider Sold User Data
- A Coinbase contractor sold user data to hackers, affecting about 30 users in December and was fired.
- Scattered Lapsus Hunters Group posted a screenshot to Telegram that led to the discovery.