Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations

Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations

• Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations Several state-sponsored actors, hacktivist entities, and criminal groups from China,

Cybersecurity · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 369 words
UAT-9921 Deploys VoidLink Malware to Target Technology and Financial Sectors

UAT-9921 Deploys VoidLink Malware to Target Technology and Financial Sectors

• UAT-9921 Deploys VoidLink Malware to Target Technology and Financial Sectors A previously unknown threat actor tracked asUAT-9921has been observed leveraging a new modular framew

Cybersecurity · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 316 words
In Other News: Google Looks at AI Abuse, Trump Pauses China Bans, Disney's $2.7M Fine

In Other News: Google Looks at AI Abuse, Trump Pauses China Bans, Disney's $2.7M Fine

• 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 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 350 words
Check Point Announces Trio of Acquisitions Amid Solid 2025 Earnings Beat

Check Point Announces Trio of Acquisitions Amid Solid 2025 Earnings Beat

• Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial performance while announcing three strateg

Cybersecurity · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 361 words
Dutch Carrier Odido Discloses Data Breach Impacting 6 Million

Dutch Carrier Odido Discloses Data Breach Impacting 6 Million

• Dutch mobile phone carrier Odido has disclosed a data breach impacting the personal information of over 6 million customers.The incident, the company said in anotice, occurred on

Cybersecurity · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 390 words

CISA Announces New Town Halls to Engage with Stakeholders on Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure

• CISA Announces New Town Halls to Engage with Stakeholders on Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agenc

Cybersecurity · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 271 words
Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Business Data, Emails, and Browsing History

Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Business Data, Emails, and Browsing History

• Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Google Chrome extension that’s designed to steal data associated with Meta Business Suite and Facebook Business Manager. • T

Cybersecurity · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 229 words
npm's Update to Harden Their Supply Chain, and Points to Consider

npm's Update to Harden Their Supply Chain, and Points to Consider

• npm’s Update to Harden Their Supply Chain, and Points to Consider In December 2025, in response to the Sha1-Hulud incident, npm completed amajor authentication overhaulintended t

Cybersecurity · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 212 words
Cybersecurity founders: Apply now for the Google for Startups Gemini Startup Forum.

Cybersecurity founders: Apply now for the Google for Startups Gemini Startup Forum.

• Appy now for our two-day, London-based forum supporting innovative cyber defenders. • Building on the success of previous cybersecurity programs (alumni of which includeBforeAI,P

Big Tech · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 239 words

AI-Powered Knowledge Graph Generator & APTs, (Thu, Feb 12th)


AI-Powered Knowledge Graph Generator & APTs, (Thu, Feb 12th)

• AI-Powered Knowledge Graph Generator & APTs Unstructured text to interactive knowledge graph via LLM & SPO triplet extraction Courtesy of TLDR InfoSec Launches & Tools again, ano

Cybersecurity · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 367 words
Ivanti EPMM Zero-Day Bugs Spark Exploit Frenzy - Again

Ivanti EPMM Zero-Day Bugs Spark Exploit Frenzy - Again

• Endpoint Security Cyberattacks & Data Breaches Vulnerabilities & Threats Perimeter News Ivanti EPMM Zero-Day Bugs Spark Exploit Frenzy - Again It’s time to phase out the ‘patch a

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 399 words

Booz Allen Announces General Availability of Vellox Reverser to Automate Malware Defense

• The AI-powered product delivers expert-grade malware analysis and reverse engineering in minutes.

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 29 words

SpecterOps Launches BloodHound Scentry to Accelerate the Practice of Identity Attack Path Management

• Drawing on years of adversary tradecraft, SpecterOps experts work alongside customers to analyze and eliminate attack paths, protect critical assets, and stay ahead of emerging t

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 57 words

Gone With the Shame: One in Two Americans Are Reluctant to Talk About Romance Scam Incidents

• Men should take extra care on Valentine’s Day because they are nearly twice as likely as women to fall victim to romance scams.

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 51 words

Those 'Summarize With AI' Buttons May Be Lying to You

• Microsoft uncovered AI recommendation poisoning in 31 companies across 14 industries, and turnkey tools make it trivially easy to pull off.

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 47 words
Copilot Studio agent security: Top 10 risks you can detect and prevent

Copilot Studio agent security: Top 10 risks you can detect and prevent

• Organizations are rapidly adopting Copilot Studio agents, but threat actors are equally fast at exploiting misconfigured AI workflows. • Mis-sharing, unsafe orchestration, and we

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 18, 2026) · 1 min · 183 words
Detecting and mitigating common agent misconfigurations

Detecting and mitigating common agent misconfigurations

• Organizations are rapidly adopting agents, but attackers are equally fast at exploiting misconfigured AI workflows. • Mis-sharing, unsafe orchestration, and weak authentication c

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 198 words
Top 10 actions to build agents securely with Microsoft Copilot Studio

Top 10 actions to build agents securely with Microsoft Copilot Studio

• Organizations are rapidly adopting Copilot Studio agents, but threat actors are equally fast at exploiting misconfigured AI workflows. • Mis-sharing, unsafe orchestration, and we

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 193 words
Google Reports State-Backed Hackers Using Gemini AI for Recon and Attack Support

Google Reports State-Backed Hackers Using Gemini AI for Recon and Attack Support

• Google Reports State-Backed Hackers Using Gemini AI for Recon and Attack Support Google on Thursday said it observed the North Korea-linked threat actor known asUNC2970using its

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 373 words
Fleet cybersecurity funding to see 'increased investment' in FY27 budget request: Navy official

Fleet cybersecurity funding to see 'increased investment' in FY27 budget request: Navy official

• WEST 2026 - The Navy’s upcoming budget request will include a focused pot of money to increase cybersecurity aboard the fleet, the department’s principal cyber adviser told Break

Your complete guide to Microsoft experiences at RSAC™ 2026 Conference

Your complete guide to Microsoft experiences at RSAC™ 2026 Conference

• The era of AI is reshaping both opportunity and risk faster than any shift security leaders have seen. • Every organization is feeling the momentum; and for security teams, the q

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 17, 2026) · 2 min · 253 words
Your complete guide to Microsoft experiences at RSAC™ 2026 Conference

Your complete guide to Microsoft experiences at RSAC™ 2026 Conference

• The era of AI is reshaping both opportunity and risk faster than any shift security leaders have seen. • Every organization is feeling the momentum; and for security teams, the q

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 238 words
Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems

Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems

• Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh set of malicious packages across npm and the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository linked to a fake recruitment-themed campaign

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 324 words

3D Printer Surveillance

• NY’s 2026-27 budget bill mandates 3D printers to include blocking tech that blocks firearm designs. • The algorithm scans every print file, refusing prints flagged as potential f

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 174 words
The CTEM Divide: Why 84% of Security Programs Are Falling Behind

The CTEM Divide: Why 84% of Security Programs Are Falling Behind

• The CTEM Divide: Why 84% of Security Programs Are Falling Behind A new 2026 market intelligence study of 128 enterprise security decision-makers (available here) reveals a stark

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 228 words
Senegalese Data Breaches Expose Lack of Security Maturity

Senegalese Data Breaches Expose Lack of Security Maturity

• Cyberattacks & Data Breaches Cyber Risk Data Privacy Cybersecurity Operations News Breaking cybersecurity news, news analysis, commentary, and other content from around the world

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 343 words
Criminals are using AI website builders to clone major brands

Criminals are using AI website builders to clone major brands

• Cybercriminals use AI website builders like Vercel to clone trusted brands in minutes. • Cheap, fast domain registration lets attackers register plausible brand‑lookalike names w

Threat Intelligence · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 211 words

Bypassing Administrator Protection by Abusing UI Access

• In my last blog post I introduced the new Windows feature, Administrator Protection and how it aimed to create a secure boundary for UAC where one didnât exist. • I described one

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 20, 2026) · 2 min · 268 words
83% of Ivanti EPMM Exploits Linked to Single IP on Bulletproof Hosting Infrastructure

83% of Ivanti EPMM Exploits Linked to Single IP on Bulletproof Hosting Infrastructure

• 83% of Ivanti EPMM Exploits Linked to Single IP on Bulletproof Hosting Infrastructure A significant chunk of the exploitation attempts targeting a newly disclosed security flaw i

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 17, 2026) · 3 min · 452 words
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 12th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9806, (Thu, Feb 12th)

ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 12th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9806, (Thu, Feb 12th)

• ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 12th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9806 Handler on Duty: Guy Bruneau Threat Level: green My next class: Application Security: Secu

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 420 words
Four Seconds to Botnet - Analyzing a Self Propagating SSH Worm with Cryptographically Signed C2 [Guest Diary], (Wed, Feb 11th)

Four Seconds to Botnet - Analyzing a Self Propagating SSH Worm with Cryptographically Signed C2 [Guest Diary], (Wed, Feb 11th)

• SSH worm exploited weak passwords, compromising Linux systems in seconds. • Attack used credential brute force, uploading a 4.7 KB bash script via SCP. • Script established persi

Cybersecurity · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 169 words
Nation-State Actors Exploit Notepad++ Supply Chain

Nation-State Actors Exploit Notepad++ Supply Chain

• Executive Summary Between June and December 2025, the official hosting infrastructure for the text editor Notepad++ was compromised by a state-sponsored threat group known as Lot

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 205 words

North Korea's UNC1069 Hammers Crypto Firms With AI

• In moving away from traditional banks to focus on Web3 companies, the threat actor is leveraging LLMs, deepfakes, legitimate platforms, and ClickFix.

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 49 words

How to Stay on Top of Future Threats With a Cutting-Edge SOC

• CISOs should focus on harnessing and securing AI and building new skills among their people. • Vision and change management can transform security.

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 50 words
Apple Patches Everything: February 2026, (Wed, Feb 11th)

Apple Patches Everything: February 2026, (Wed, Feb 11th)

• Apple Patches Everything: February 2026 Today, Apple released updates for all of its operating systems (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS). • The update fixes 71 di

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 3 min · 437 words

Automaker Secures the Supply Chain With Developer-Friendly Platform

• How a platform engineering team embeds supply chain security into infrastructure without slowing developers.

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 33 words
The strategic SIEM buyer's guide: Choosing an AI-ready platform for the agentic era

The strategic SIEM buyer's guide: Choosing an AI-ready platform for the agentic era

• Share Link copied to clipboard! • Content types Best practices Topics AI and agents Security operations SIEM and XDR As the agentic era reshapes security operations, leaders face

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 290 words

Kimwolf Botnet Swamps Anonymity Network I2P

• Kimwolf botnet infected millions of IoT devices, turning them into relays for malicious traffic. • In late 2025, the botnet began targeting I2P to hide control servers from taked

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 189 words

AI Rising: Do We Know Enough About the Data Populating It?

• Organizations remain reluctant to address the fact that AI can dangerously expose business operations as well as personal data.

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 43 words
The game is over: when 'free' comes at too high a price. What we know about RenEngine

The game is over: when 'free' comes at too high a price. What we know about RenEngine

• Table of Contents Incident analysis Disguise as a visual novel ‘Game’ source files analysis HijackLoader Not only games Distribution Recommendations for protection Indicators of

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 228 words

Top Cyber Industry Defenses Spike CO2 Emissions

• Organizations can improve their climate footprints by optimizing two specific cybersecurity protections, without incurring added risks.

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 37 words
WSL in the Malware Ecosystem, (Wed, Feb 11th)

WSL in the Malware Ecosystem, (Wed, Feb 11th)

• WSL lets users run a full Linux environment inside Windows, eliminating need for VMs or dual boot. • WSL2’s lightweight virtualized kernel boosts compatibility and performance fo

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 177 words

Prompt Injection Via Road Signs

• Prompt Injection Via Road Signs Interesting research: ‘CHAI: Command Hijacking Against Embodied AI.’ Abstract: Embodied Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to handle edge cases

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 263 words

CISA's 2025 Year in Review: Driving Security and Resilience Across Critical Infrastructure

• CISA’s 2025 Year in Review: Driving Security and Resilience Across Critical Infrastructure WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) unveiled its20

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 248 words
Spam and phishing in 2025

Spam and phishing in 2025

• The year in figures - 44.99% of all emails sent worldwide and 43.27% of all emails sent in the Russian web segment were spam - 32.50% of all spam emails were sent from Russia - K

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 281 words

Asia Fumbles With Throttling Back Telnet Traffic in Region

• Only Taiwan made the top 10 list of governments, effectively blocking the threat-ridden protocol, but overall, the region lagged in curbing Telnet traffic.

Cybersecurity · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 51 words
A Peek Into Muddled Libra's Operational Playbook

A Peek Into Muddled Libra's Operational Playbook

• Executive Summary During a September 2025 incident response investigation, Unit 42 discovered a rogue virtual machine (VM) which we believe with high confidence to be used by the

Cybersecurity · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 306 words

SolarWinds WHD Attacks Highlight Risks of Exposed Apps

• Organizations that have exposed their instances of Web Help Desk to the public Internet have inadvertently made them prime targets for attackers.

Cybersecurity · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 49 words

In Bypassing MFA, ZeroDayRAT Is 'Textbook Stalkerware'

• With access to SIM, location data, and a preview of recent SMSes, attackers have everything they need for account takeover or targeted social engineering.

Cybersecurity · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 53 words
80% of Fortune 500 use active AI Agents: Observability, governance, and security shape the new frontier

80% of Fortune 500 use active AI Agents: Observability, governance, and security shape the new frontier

• Today, Microsoft is releasing the new Cyber Pulse report to provide leaders with straightforward, practical insights and guidance on new cybersecurity risks. • One of today’s mos

Cybersecurity · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 378 words
Manipulating AI memory for profit: The rise of AI Recommendation Poisoning

Manipulating AI memory for profit: The rise of AI Recommendation Poisoning

• That helpful ‘Summarize with AI’ button? • It might be secretly manipulating what your AI recommends. • Microsoft security researchers have discovered a growing trend of AI memor

Cybersecurity · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 231 words

AI-Generated Text and the Detection Arms Race

• AI-Generated Text and the Detection Arms Race In 2023, the science fiction literary magazine Clarkesworld stopped accepting new submissions because so many were generated by arti

Cybersecurity · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 194 words

CISA Releases Guide to Help Critical Infrastructure Users Adopt More Secure Communication

• CISA Releases Guide to Help Critical Infrastructure Users Adopt More Secure Communication WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today released

Cybersecurity · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 286 words
A one-prompt attack that breaks LLM safety alignment

A one-prompt attack that breaks LLM safety alignment

• Share Link copied to clipboard! • Content types Research Topics Actionable threat insights AI and agents Security management Large language models (LLMs) and diffusion models now

Cybersecurity · February 9, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 343 words
9th February - Threat Intelligence Report

9th February - Threat Intelligence Report

• Conpet pipeline attack disrupted IT but not operations. • Qilin ransomware group claimed responsibility. • Check Point Harmony protects against this threat. • Report covers recen

Threat Intelligence · February 9, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 3 min · 543 words

LLMs are Getting a Lot Better and Faster at Finding and Exploiting Zero-Days

• LLMs are Getting a Lot Better and Faster at Finding and Exploiting Zero-Days This is amazing: Opus 4.6 is notably better at finding high-severity vulnerabilities than previous mo

Cybersecurity · February 9, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words
Analysis of active exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk

Analysis of active exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk

• The Microsoft Defender Research Team observed a multi‑stage intrusion where threat actors exploited internet‑exposed SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) instances to get an initial fo

Cybersecurity · February 7, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 370 words
Novel Technique to Detect Cloud Threat Actor Operations

Novel Technique to Detect Cloud Threat Actor Operations

• Executive Summary Cloud-based alerting systems often struggle to distinguish between normal cloud activity and targeted malicious operations by known threat actors. • The difficu

Cybersecurity · February 6, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 254 words
New Clickfix variant 'CrashFix' deploying Python Remote Access Trojan

New Clickfix variant 'CrashFix' deploying Python Remote Access Trojan

• In January 2026, Microsoft Defender Experts identified a new evolution in the ongoing ClickFix campaign. • This updated tactic deliberately crashes victims’ browsers and then att

Cybersecurity · February 5, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 222 words
The security implementation gap: Why Microsoft is supporting Operation Winter SHIELD

The security implementation gap: Why Microsoft is supporting Operation Winter SHIELD

• Share Link copied to clipboard! • Content types News Topics Office of the CISO Security management Security operations Every conversation I have with information security leaders

Cybersecurity · February 5, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 162 words