In Other News: Ransomware Shuts US Clinics, ICS Vulnerability Surge, European Parliament Bans AI

In Other News: Ransomware Shuts US Clinics, ICS Vulnerability Surge, European Parliament Bans AI

• SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar.We provide a valuable summary of stories th

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 405 words
Why the shift left dream has become a nightmare for security and developers

Why the shift left dream has become a nightmare for security and developers

• Why the shift left dream has become a nightmare for security and developers February 20, 2026 09:45 AM 0 Written by Ivan Milenkovic, Vice President Risk Technology EMEA, Qualys F

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 231 words
Cline CLI 2.3.0 Supply Chain Attack Installed OpenClaw on Developer Systems

Cline CLI 2.3.0 Supply Chain Attack Installed OpenClaw on Developer Systems

• Cline CLI 2.3.0 Supply Chain Attack Installed OpenClaw on Developer Systems In yet another software supply chain attack, the open-source, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cod

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 301 words
Latin America's Cyber Maturity Lags Threat Landscape

Latin America's Cyber Maturity Lags Threat Landscape

• Threat Intelligence Cyber Risk Cybersecurity Operations Cyberattacks & Data Breaches News Breaking cybersecurity news, news analysis, commentary, and other content from around th

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 316 words
PayPal discloses data breach that exposed user info for 6 months

PayPal discloses data breach that exposed user info for 6 months

• PayPal disclosed a data breach affecting PPWC loan app, exposing sensitive info for 6 months. • Breach spanned July 1 to December 13, 2025, revealing names, emails, phone, busine

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 196 words

Ring Cancels Its Partnership with Flock

• • February 20, 2026 11:39 AM Can we read something that is not behind a paywall? • Clive Robinson • February 20, 2026 2:57 PM @ Who?, ALL, ‘Can we read something that is not behi

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words
ClickFix Campaign Abuses Compromised Sites to Deploy MIMICRAT Malware

ClickFix Campaign Abuses Compromised Sites to Deploy MIMICRAT Malware

• ClickFix Campaign Abuses Compromised Sites to Deploy MIMICRAT Malware Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a newClickFixcampaign that abuses compromised legitimate

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 318 words
Mississippi medical center closes all clinics after ransomware attack

Mississippi medical center closes all clinics after ransomware attack

• The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) closed all its clinic locations statewide on Thursday following a ransomware attack. • UMMC has over 10,000 employees and, as

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 240 words
FBI: $20 Million Losses Caused by 700 ATM Jackpotting Attacks in 2025

FBI: $20 Million Losses Caused by 700 ATM Jackpotting Attacks in 2025

• A flash alert published on Thursday by the FBI warns of an increase in malware-enabled ATM jackpotting attacks in the United States.According to the agency, roughly 1,900 ATM jac

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 401 words
Identity Cyber Scores: The New Metric Shaping Cyber Insurance in 2026

Identity Cyber Scores: The New Metric Shaping Cyber Insurance in 2026

• One in three cyber-attacks now involve compromised employee accounts, driving insurers to focus on identity posture. • Password hygiene, privileged access management, and MFA cov

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 204 words
FBI: Over $20 million stolen in surge of ATM malware attacks in 2025

FBI: Over $20 million stolen in surge of ATM malware attacks in 2025

• The FBI warned that Americans lost more than $20 million last year amid a massive surge in ATM ‘jackpotting’ attacks, in which criminals use malware to force cash machines to dis

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 300 words
Ukrainian National Sentenced to 5 Years in North Korea IT Worker Fraud Case

Ukrainian National Sentenced to 5 Years in North Korea IT Worker Fraud Case

• Ukrainian National Sentenced to 5 Years in North Korea IT Worker Fraud Case A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has beensentenced to five years in prisonin the U.S. • for his role i

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 225 words
Chip Testing Giant Advantest Hit by Ransomware

Chip Testing Giant Advantest Hit by Ransomware

• Japanese chip testing giant Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) has been targeted in a ransomware attack.Advantest makes automatic test equipment for the semiconductor industry. •

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 384 words
CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice in 2026 Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Application Security Posture Management Tools

CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice in 2026 Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Application Security Posture Management Tools

• FeaturedIntroducing ‘AI Unlocked: Decoding Prompt Injection,’ a New Interactive ChallengeFeb 18, 2026Exposing Insider Threats through Data Protection, Identity, and HR ContextFeb

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 4 min · 780 words
Advanced Web Shell Detection and Prevention: A Deep Dive into CrowdStrike's Linux Sensor Capabilities

Advanced Web Shell Detection and Prevention: A Deep Dive into CrowdStrike's Linux Sensor Capabilities

• FeaturedIntroducing ‘AI Unlocked: Decoding Prompt Injection,’ a New Interactive ChallengeFeb 18, 2026Exposing Insider Threats through Data Protection, Identity, and HR ContextFeb

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 4 min · 796 words
What Security Teams Need to Know About OpenClaw, the AI Super Agent

What Security Teams Need to Know About OpenClaw, the AI Super Agent

• FeaturedIntroducing ‘AI Unlocked: Decoding Prompt Injection,’ a New Interactive ChallengeFeb 18, 2026Exposing Insider Threats through Data Protection, Identity, and HR ContextFeb

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 4 min · 790 words
CrowdStrike Is the Only Vendor to Be Named a Customers’ Choice in 2025 Gartner® Voice of the Customer for External Attack Surface Management

CrowdStrike Is the Only Vendor to Be Named a Customers’ Choice in 2025 Gartner® Voice of the Customer for External Attack Surface Management

• FeaturedIntroducing ‘AI Unlocked: Decoding Prompt Injection,’ a New Interactive ChallengeFeb 18, 2026Exposing Insider Threats through Data Protection, Identity, and HR ContextFeb

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 4 min · 750 words
Inside the Human-AI Feedback Loop Powering CrowdStrike’s Agentic Security

Inside the Human-AI Feedback Loop Powering CrowdStrike’s Agentic Security

• FeaturedIntroducing ‘AI Unlocked: Decoding Prompt Injection,’ a New Interactive ChallengeFeb 18, 2026Exposing Insider Threats through Data Protection, Identity, and HR ContextFeb

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 4 min · 792 words
Ukrainian gets 5 years for helping North Koreans infiltrate US firms

Ukrainian gets 5 years for helping North Koreans infiltrate US firms

• Ukrainian gets 5 years for helping North Koreans infiltrate US firms February 20, 2026 04:00 AM 0 A Ukrainian national was sentenced to five years in prison for providing North K

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 315 words
FBI Reports 1,900 ATM Jackpotting Incidents Since 2020, $20M Lost in 2025

FBI Reports 1,900 ATM Jackpotting Incidents Since 2020, $20M Lost in 2025

• FBI Reports 1,900 ATM Jackpotting Incidents Since 2020, $20M Lost in 2025 The U.S. • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of an increase in ATM jackpotting incidents

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 203 words
Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran

Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran

• Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran Two former Google engineers and one of their husbands have beenindictedin the U.S. • for allegedly committing

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 265 words
Three Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran

Three Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran

• Three Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran Two former Google engineers and one of their husbands have beenindictedin the U.S. • for allegedly comm

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 21, 2026) · 2 min · 245 words
ISC Stormcast For Friday, February 20th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9818, (Fri, Feb 20th)

ISC Stormcast For Friday, February 20th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9818, (Fri, Feb 20th)

• ISC Stormcast For Friday, February 20th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9818 Handler on Duty: Johannes Ullrich Threat Level: green My next class: Application Security: S

Cybersecurity · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 284 words

Emerging Chiplet Designs Spark Fresh Cybersecurity Challenges

• As scaled-down circuits with limited functions redefine computing for AI systems and autonomous vehicles, their flexibility demands new approaches to safeguard critical infrastru

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 116 words
VShell and SparkRAT Observed in Exploitation of BeyondTrust Critical Vulnerability (CVE-2026-1731)

VShell and SparkRAT Observed in Exploitation of BeyondTrust Critical Vulnerability (CVE-2026-1731)

• Executive Summary On Feb. • 6, 2026, BeyondTrust released a security advisory regarding CVE-2026-1731. • BeyondTrust is an identity and access management platform. • This specifi

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 379 words
PromptSpy is the first known Android malware to use generative AI at runtime

PromptSpy is the first known Android malware to use generative AI at runtime

• PromptSpy is the first known Android malware to use generative AI at runtime February 19, 2026 05:36 PM 0 Researchers have discovered the first known Android malware to use gener

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 316 words
Supply Chain Attack Secretly Installs OpenClaw for Cline Users

Supply Chain Attack Secretly Installs OpenClaw for Cline Users

• Application Security Cyber Risk Cyberattacks & Data Breaches Vulnerabilities & Threats News Supply Chain Attack Secretly Installs OpenClaw for Cline Users The malicious version o

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 271 words

Best-in-Class 'Starkiller' Phishing Kit Bypasses MFA

• A user-friendly PhaaS tool beats standard methods for detecting phishing attacks by live-proxying legitimate login sites.

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 120 words

Abu Dhabi Finance Week Exposed VIP Passport Details

• Unprotected cloud data sends the wrong signal at a time when the emirate’s trying to attract investors and establish itself as a global financial center.

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 123 words
Under the Hood of DynoWiper, (Thu, Feb 19th)

Under the Hood of DynoWiper, (Thu, Feb 19th)

• Under the Hood of DynoWiper [This is a Guest Diary contributed by John Moutos] Overview In this post, I’m going over my analysis of DynoWiper, a wiper family that was discovered

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 483 words
PromptSpy Android Malware Abuses Gemini AI to Automate Recent-Apps Persistence

PromptSpy Android Malware Abuses Gemini AI to Automate Recent-Apps Persistence

• PromptSpy Android Malware Abuses Gemini AI to Automate Recent-Apps Persistence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the first Android malware that abuses Ge

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 3 min · 458 words
INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown

INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown

• INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown An international cybercrime operation against online scams has led to 651 arrests and recovered more t

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 271 words
Microsoft Patches CVE-2026-26119 Privilege Escalation in Windows Admin Center

Microsoft Patches CVE-2026-26119 Privilege Escalation in Windows Admin Center

• Microsoft Patches CVE-2026-26119 Privilege Escalation in Windows Admin Center Microsoft has disclosed a now-patched security flaw in Windows Admin Center that could allow an atta

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 269 words
Google blocked over 1.75 million Play Store app submissions in 2025

Google blocked over 1.75 million Play Store app submissions in 2025

• Google blocked over 1.75 million Play Store app submissions in 2025 February 19, 2026 12:00 PM 0 Google says that through 2025, it blocked more than 255,000 Android apps from obt

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 291 words
New e-book: Establishing a proactive defense with Microsoft Security Exposure Management

New e-book: Establishing a proactive defense with Microsoft Security Exposure Management

• Share Link copied to clipboard! • Content types Best practices Topics Data security Network security Security management Effective exposure management begins by illuminating and

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 242 words
Running OpenClaw safely: identity, isolation, and runtime risk

Running OpenClaw safely: identity, isolation, and runtime risk

• Self-hosted agent runtimes like OpenClaw are showing up fast in enterprise pilots, and they introduce a blunt reality: OpenClaw includes limited built-in security controls. • The

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 228 words

Connected & Compromised: When IoT Devices Turn Into Threats

• Reused passwords, a lack of network segmentation, and poor sanitization processes make the Internet of Things’ attack surfaces more dangerous.

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 104 words

Connected and Compromised: When IoT Devices Turn Into Threats

• Reused passwords, a lack of network segmentation, and poor sanitization processes make the Internet of Things’ attack surfaces more dangerous.

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 115 words
How infostealers turn stolen credentials into real identities

How infostealers turn stolen credentials into real identities

• How infostealers turn stolen credentials into real identities February 19, 2026 10:05 AM 0 Modern infostealers have expanded credential theft far beyond usernames and passwords.

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 241 words
French Government Says 1.2 Million Bank Accounts Exposed in Breach

French Government Says 1.2 Million Bank Accounts Exposed in Breach

• France’s Ministry of Economy on Wednesday disclosed a breach that exposed information on 1.2 million bank accounts.Investigators discovered unauthorized access to the national ba

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 369 words

ThreatsDay Bulletin: OpenSSL RCE, Foxit 0-Days, Copilot Leak, AI Password Flaws & 20+ Stories

• OpenSSL RCE vulnerability threatens legacy systems, demanding urgent patching across enterprises. • Foxit PDF zero-days expose document readers to remote code execution, affectin

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 167 words
Nigerian man gets eight years in prison for hacking tax firms

Nigerian man gets eight years in prison for hacking tax firms

• Nigerian man gets eight years in prison for hacking tax firms February 19, 2026 08:51 AM 0 A Nigerian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for hacking multiple tax pre

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 323 words
Nearly 1 Million User Records Compromised in Figure Data Breach

Nearly 1 Million User Records Compromised in Figure Data Breach

• Nearly 1 million user records have been compromised in a data breach at blockchain-powered lender Figure Technology Solutions.The companyconfirmedto TechCrunch that it suffered a

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 383 words
Texas sues TP-Link over Chinese hacking risks, user deception

Texas sues TP-Link over Chinese hacking risks, user deception

• Texas sued networking giant TP-Link Systems, accusing the company of deceptively marketing its routers as secure while allowing Chinese state-backed hackers to exploit firmware v

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 306 words
Hackers target Microsoft Entra accounts in device code vishing attacks

Hackers target Microsoft Entra accounts in device code vishing attacks

• Hackers target Microsoft Entra accounts via device code vishing, exploiting OAuth 2.0 flow. • Attack uses legitimate OAuth client IDs, bypassing phishing sites and standard login

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 189 words
Venice Security Emerges From Stealth With $33M Funding for Privileged Access Management

Venice Security Emerges From Stealth With $33M Funding for Privileged Access Management

• Venice Security on Wednesday emerged from stealth mode with $33 million in funding for its adaptive enterprise privileged access management platform.The company, formerly named V

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 393 words

Malicious AI

• Malicious AI Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reput

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 230 words
From Exposure to Exploitation: How AI Collapses Your Response Window

From Exposure to Exploitation: How AI Collapses Your Response Window

• From Exposure to Exploitation: How AI Collapses Your Response Window We’ve all seen this before: a developer deploys a new cloud workload and grants overly broad permissions just

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 237 words
Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown

Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown

• Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown February 19, 2026 06:24 AM 0 African law enforcement agencies arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 297 words
Arkanix Stealer: a C++ & Python infostealer

Arkanix Stealer: a C++ & Python infostealer

• Introduction In October 2025, we discovered a series of forum posts advertising a previously unknown stealer, dubbed ‘Arkanix Stealer’ by its authors. • It operated under a MaaS

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 244 words
OpenClaw Security Issues Continue as SecureClaw Open Source Tool Debuts

OpenClaw Security Issues Continue as SecureClaw Open Source Tool Debuts

• OpenClaw is rarely out of the news, but not necessarily under that name. • This ‘autonomous personal assistant’ started life as Clawdbot, changed its name to Moltbot, and is now

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 223 words
Fake IPTV Apps Spread Massiv Android Malware Targeting Mobile Banking Users

Fake IPTV Apps Spread Massiv Android Malware Targeting Mobile Banking Users

• Fake IPTV Apps Spread Massiv Android Malware Targeting Mobile Banking Users Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android trojan calledMassivthat’s designed t

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 321 words
New 'Massiv' Android banking malware poses as an IPTV app

New 'Massiv' Android banking malware poses as an IPTV app

• New ‘Massiv’ Android banking malware poses as an IPTV app February 19, 2026 05:00 AM 0 A new Android banking malware, which researchers named Massiv, is posing as an IPTV app to

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 348 words
German Rail Giant Deutsche Bahn Hit by Large-Scale DDoS Attack

German Rail Giant Deutsche Bahn Hit by Large-Scale DDoS Attack

• Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national rail operator, has been dealing with a large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that has disrupted some of its IT systems.Regular

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 395 words
CRESCENTHARVEST Campaign Targets Iran Protest Supporters With RAT Malware

CRESCENTHARVEST Campaign Targets Iran Protest Supporters With RAT Malware

• CRESCENTHARVEST Campaign Targets Iran Protest Supporters With RAT Malware Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbedCRESCENTHARVEST, likely targeti

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 306 words
February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days Among 59 CVEs Patched

February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days Among 59 CVEs Patched

• Patch Tuesday 2026 fixed 59 CVEs, including six critical zero‑days. • CVE‑2026‑21533: Windows Remote Desktop elevation of privilege, CVSS 7.8. • Exploit modifies service config k

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 3 min · 508 words

More Than 40% of South Africans Were Scammed in 2025

• Survey underscores the reality that scammers follow ‘scalable opportunities and low friction,’ rather than rich targets that tend to be better protected.

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 113 words
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 19th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9816, (Thu, Feb 19th)

ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 19th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9816, (Thu, Feb 19th)

• ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 19th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9816 Handler on Duty: Johannes Ullrich Threat Level: green My next class: Application Security:

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 291 words
Exposing Insider Threats through Data Protection, Identity, and HR Context

Exposing Insider Threats through Data Protection, Identity, and HR Context

• Insider threats pose a growing risk to organizations. • Whether insiders take malicious actions, exhibit negligent behavior, or make accidental errors, they have the potential to

Cybersecurity · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 3 min · 602 words

Scam Abuses Gemini Chatbots to Convince People to Buy Fake Crypto

• A convincing presale site for phony ‘Google Coin’ features an AI assistant that engages victims with a slick sales pitch, funneling payment to attackers.

Cybersecurity · February 18, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 135 words