feat(status-badge): CSS hover tooltip — replaces native title attribute

title= attribute tooltip is browser-native, tiny, and often invisible.
New StatusBadge component uses a Tailwind group-hover absolute panel
that appears immediately on hover with:
  - Clear heading per status
  - 'Meaning' and 'Action' lines
  - Arrow pointing to the badge
  - 200ms fade-in transition

Used in TechniquesPage (list table) and TechniqueDetailPage (header).

frontend/src/components/StatusBadge.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/**
+ * StatusBadge — renders a technique coverage status pill with a
+ * CSS-only hover tooltip explaining what the status means.
+ */
+
+import type { TechniqueStatus } from "../types/models";
+
+const BADGE_COLORS: Record<TechniqueStatus, string> = {
+  validated:      "bg-green-900/50 text-green-400 border-green-500/30",
+  partial:        "bg-yellow-900/50 text-yellow-400 border-yellow-500/30",
+  in_progress:    "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
+  not_covered:    "bg-red-900/50 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
+  not_evaluated:  "bg-gray-800/50 text-gray-400 border-gray-600/30",
+  review_required:"bg-orange-900/50 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/30",
+};
+
+const BADGE_LABELS: Record<TechniqueStatus, string> = {
+  validated:      "Validated",
+  partial:        "Partial",
+  in_progress:    "In Progress",
+  not_covered:    "Not Covered",
+  not_evaluated:  "Not Evaluated",
+  review_required:"Review Required",
+};
+
+interface TooltipLine { label: string; text: string }
+
+const TOOLTIPS: Record<TechniqueStatus, { heading: string; lines: TooltipLine[] }> = {
+  validated: {
+    heading: "✅ Validated",
+    lines: [
+      { label: "Meaning", text: "≥2 tests executed. Blue Team detected the attack in all of them." },
+      { label: "Action",  text: "Maintain and re-test periodically." },
+    ],
+  },
+  partial: {
+    heading: "🟡 Partial",
+    lines: [
+      { label: "Meaning", text: "Only 1 validated test, some tests still pending, or detection was not 100%." },
+      { label: "Action",  text: "Run more tests and ensure all are validated with 'detected'." },
+    ],
+  },
+  in_progress: {
+    heading: "🔵 In Progress",
+    lines: [
+      { label: "Meaning", text: "Tests exist but none have been validated yet (draft, executing, or in review)." },
+      { label: "Action",  text: "Complete the Red/Blue validation workflow." },
+    ],
+  },
+  not_covered: {
+    heading: "🔴 Not Covered",
+    lines: [
+      { label: "Meaning", text: "Tests were run but Blue Team did NOT detect the attack — coverage gap." },
+      { label: "Action",  text: "Improve detection rules and re-test." },
+    ],
+  },
+  not_evaluated: {
+    heading: "⚫ Not Evaluated",
+    lines: [
+      { label: "Meaning", text: "No tests have been created for this technique yet." },
+      { label: "Action",  text: "Create a test from the available templates." },
+    ],
+  },
+  review_required: {
+    heading: "🟠 Review Required",
+    lines: [
+      { label: "Meaning", text: "MITRE updated this technique, or new intel / detection rules were added." },
+      { label: "Action",  text: "A lead should review the changes and mark as reviewed." },
+    ],
+  },
+};
+
+interface StatusBadgeProps {
+  status: TechniqueStatus;
+  /** Extra classes on the outer wrapper (e.g. sizing) */
+  className?: string;
+  /** Size variant — defaults to 'md' */
+  size?: "sm" | "md";
+}
+
+export default function StatusBadge({ status, className = "", size = "md" }: StatusBadgeProps) {
+  const tip = TOOLTIPS[status];
+  const pill = size === "sm"
+    ? "px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px]"
+    : "px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs";
+
+  return (
+    <span className={`relative group inline-flex ${className}`}>
+      {/* The badge itself */}
+      <span
+        className={`inline-flex cursor-help items-center rounded-full border font-medium ${pill} ${BADGE_COLORS[status]}`}
+      >
+        {BADGE_LABELS[status]}
+      </span>
+
+      {/* Tooltip — appears above the badge on hover */}
+      <span
+        className="
+          pointer-events-none absolute bottom-full left-1/2 z-50 mb-2
+          w-64 -translate-x-1/2
+          rounded-xl border border-gray-700 bg-gray-900 p-3 shadow-xl
+          opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-150
+          group-hover:opacity-100
+        "
+      >
+        <p className="mb-2 text-xs font-semibold text-white">{tip.heading}</p>
+        {tip.lines.map(({ label, text }) => (
+          <div key={label} className="mb-1 last:mb-0">
+            <span className="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-500">
+              {label}
+            </span>
+            <p className="text-[11px] leading-snug text-gray-300">{text}</p>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+        {/* Arrow pointing down */}
+        <span className="absolute left-1/2 top-full -translate-x-1/2 border-4 border-transparent border-t-gray-700" />
+      </span>
+    </span>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/pages/TechniqueDetailPage.tsx

@@ -27,14 +27,7 @@ import { useAuth } from "../context/AuthContext";
 import TestFromTemplateForm from "../components/TestFromTemplateForm";
 import type { TechniqueStatus, TestState, TestResult } from "../types/models";
 
-const STATUS_TOOLTIPS: Record<TechniqueStatus, string> = {
+import StatusBadge from "../components/StatusBadge";
-  validated:      "✅ Validated — ≥2 tests executed and detected by Blue Team. Technique is covered.",
-  partial:        "🟡 Partial — Some tests done but not all detected, only 1 validated test, or some tests still pending. More testing needed.",
-  in_progress:    "🔵 In Progress — Tests exist but none validated yet (draft, executing, or under review).",
-  not_covered:    "🔴 Not Covered — Tests were run but Blue Team did not detect the attack. Coverage gap.",
-  not_evaluated:  "⚫ Not Evaluated — No tests created for this technique yet.",
-  review_required:"🟠 Review Required — Technique was recently updated or new intel/rules detected. Needs review.",
-};
 
 const statusBadgeColors: Record<TechniqueStatus, string> = {
   validated: "bg-green-900/50 text-green-400 border-green-500/30",
@@ -251,14 +244,7 @@ export default function TechniqueDetailPage() {
             <div>
               <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
                 <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-white">{technique.mitre_id}</h1>
-                <span
+                <StatusBadge status={technique.status_global as TechniqueStatus} />
-                  className={`inline-flex rounded-full border px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium cursor-help ${
-                    statusBadgeColors[technique.status_global]
-                  }`}
-                  title={STATUS_TOOLTIPS[technique.status_global]}
-                >
-                  {technique.status_global.replace(/_/g, " ")}
-                </span>
                 {technique.review_required && (
                   <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full border border-orange-500/30 bg-orange-900/50 px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium text-orange-400">
                     <AlertTriangle className="h-3 w-3" />

frontend/src/pages/TechniquesPage.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const STATUS_OPTIONS: { value: TechniqueStatus | "all"; label: string; color: st
 
 const PLATFORM_OPTIONS = ["all", "windows", "linux", "macos", "cloud", "network"] as const;
 
+import StatusBadge from "../components/StatusBadge";
+
 const statusBadgeColors: Record<TechniqueStatus, string> = {
   validated: "bg-green-900/50 text-green-400 border-green-500/30",
   partial: "bg-yellow-900/50 text-yellow-400 border-yellow-500/30",
@@ -26,15 +28,6 @@ const statusBadgeColors: Record<TechniqueStatus, string> = {
   review_required: "bg-orange-900/50 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/30",
 };
 
-const STATUS_TOOLTIPS: Record<TechniqueStatus, string> = {
-  validated:      "✅ Validated — ≥2 tests executed and detected by Blue Team. Technique is covered.",
-  partial:        "🟡 Partial — Some tests done but not all detected, only 1 validated test, or some tests still pending. More testing needed.",
-  in_progress:    "🔵 In Progress — Tests exist but none validated yet (draft, executing, or under review).",
-  not_covered:    "🔴 Not Covered — Tests were run but Blue Team did not detect the attack. Coverage gap.",
-  not_evaluated:  "⚫ Not Evaluated — No tests created for this technique yet.",
-  review_required:"🟠 Review Required — Technique was recently updated or new intel/rules detected. Needs review.",
-};
-
 export default function TechniquesPage() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useState<"matrix" | "list">("matrix");
@@ -247,15 +240,8 @@ export default function TechniquesPage() {
                       {tech.tactic?.replace(/-/g, " ") || "—"}
                     </span>
                   </td>
-                  <td className="px-4 py-3">
+                  <td className="px-4 py-3 overflow-visible">
-                    <span
+                    <StatusBadge status={tech.status_global} />
-                      className={`inline-flex rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium cursor-help ${
-                        statusBadgeColors[tech.status_global]
-                      }`}
-                      title={STATUS_TOOLTIPS[tech.status_global]}
-                    >
-                      {tech.status_global.replace(/_/g, " ")}
-                    </span>
                   </td>
                 </tr>
               ))}