Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an active web traffic hijacking campaign that has targeted NGINX installations and management panels in an attempt to route it through the attacker's infrastructure.

https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/hackers-exploit-react2shell-to-hijack.html

The independent Android Workgroup has announced the launch of the Swift SDK for Android, so now Apple's Swift programming language can be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/27/android-developers-can-now-make-apps-using-apples-swift

Apple is widening Safari’s privacy shield. Starting with iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26, advanced fingerprinting protection is enabled by default in every tab, not just in Private Browsing.

https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-is-turning-on-a-powerful-safari-anti-tracking-tool-for-everyone/

Cloudflare has mitigated a DDoS attack that peaked at a record-breaking 22.2 Tbps and 10.6 Bpps. The attack lasted just 40 seconds and is by far the largest ever mitigated.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-mitigates-new-record-breaking-222-tbps-ddos-attack/

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps.

https://www.engadget.com/apps/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-124521174.html

Researchers in Italy have developed a system called ‘WhoFi,’ which can generate a unique biometric identifier based on how a person’s body interacts with surrounding Wi-Fi signals without needing them to carry any device at all.

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/wifi-fingerprint-ai-tracking-without-device

Perplexity is in discussions with mobile device makers to pre-install its new Comet browser on smartphones.

https://www.reuters.com/business/perplexity-talks-with-phone-makers-pre-install-comet-ai-mobile-browser-devices-2025-07-18/

New data reveals Linux has achieved a new milestone in the United States, breaking the 5% barrier for desktop operating system market share for the first time.

https://www.techspot.com/news/108701-linux-surpasses-5-market-share-us-desktops-first.html

Let's Encrypt began issuing free TLS certificates in 2015, and it now provides TLS certificates to over 600 million websites. They recently expanded their offerings to include IP addresses as well.

https://www.techspot.com/news/108565-encrypt-now-issuing-free-tls-certificates-ip-addresses.html

In an announcement this week, Swift has opened up an “Android Working Group” which will “establish and maintain Android as an officially supported platform for Swift.”

https://9to5google.com/2025/06/26/swift-coding-language-android-support/

A new report from data removal service Incogni looks at the best and the worst of AI when it comes to respecting your personal data and privacy.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/does-your-generative-ai-protect-your-privacy-new-study-ranks-them-best-to-worst/