Facebook no doubt hoped to minimize the repercussions from its latest privacy change by announcing it late on Friday, but there could be a heavier blowback from its move than the company anticipated. “Many [users] won’t realize that they have given permission for their phone numbers to be gathered,” said Appitalism.com CEO Simon Buckingham. When they do, he predicted, hell is going to break loose.
Top 10 Cybersecurity Stories This Week: Microsoft Patches Six Actively Exploited Zero-Days, Chrome Under Attack, Cisco SD-WAN Emergency Directive
February 27, 2026 | ITBriefcase.net Why it matters: This week witnessed an unprecedented security crisis with Microsoft February 2026 Patch Tuesday addressing 58 vulnerabilities, including six actively exploited zero-days affecting Windows Shell (CVE-2026-21510, CVSS...
