The Russian government is attempting to block WhatsApp in the country as its crackdown on communication platforms not under its control intensifies. [...]

Bitwarden has launched a new system called 'Cupid Vault' that allows users to safely share passwords with trusted email addresses. [...]

A critical pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access appliances is now being exploited in attacks after a PoC was published online. [...]

Today, at Wild West Hackin' Fest, security researcher Wietze Beukema disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in Windows LK shortcut files that allow attackers to deploy malicious payloads. [...]

As if snooping on your workers wasn't bad enough Your supervisor may like using employee monitoring apps to keep tabs on you, but crims like the snooping software even more. Threat actors are now using legit bossware to blend into corporate networks and attempt ransomware deployment.... [...]

Romania's national oil pipeline operator, Conpet S.A., confirmed that the Qilin ransomware gang stole company data in an attack last week. [...]

Dutch telecommunications provider Odido is warning that it suffered a cyberattack that reportedly exposed the personal data of 6.2 million customers. [...]

A critical vulnerability in the WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress, installed on more than 900,000 websites, can be exploited to achieve remote code execution by uploading arbitrary files without authentication. [...]

AMOS infostealer is targeting macOS users by abusing popular AI apps and extension marketplaces to harvest credentials. Flare examines how AMOS operates, spreads through AI-driven lures, and feeds the broader stealer-log cybercrime economy. [...]

Flaw abused 'in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals' Apple patched a zero-day vulnerability affecting every iOS version since 1.0, used in what the company calls an "extremely sophisticated attack" against targeted individuals.... [...]

A set of 30 malicious Chrome extensions that have been installed by more than 300,000 users are masquerading as AI assistants to steal credentials, email content, and browsing information. [...]

New York is contemplating a bill that adds surveillance to 3D printers: New York’s 2026­2027 executive budget bill (S.9005 / A.10005) includes language that should alarm every maker, educator, and small manufacturer in the state. Buried in Part C is a provision requiring all 3D printers …

Researchers say breaches link identity abuse, SaaS compromise, and ransomware into a cascading cycle Cybercriminals are turning supply chain attacks into an industrial-scale operation, linking breaches, credential theft, and ransomware into a "self-reinforcing" ecosystem, researchers say.... [...]

Whoever gets it will steer UK department's IT, AI strategy, and megabucks vendor deals The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is offering between £270,000 to £300,000 for a senior digital leader who will oversee more than £4.6 billion in spending and more than 3,000 specialist …

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 didn’t exist. I described one of the ways I was able to bypass the feature before it was released. In total I …

Meanwhile, IP-stealing 'distillation attacks' on the rise A Chinese government hacking group that has been sanctioned for targeting America's critical infrastructure used Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, to auto-analyze vulnerabilities and plan cyberattacks against US organizations, the company says.... [...]

Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has published a new report warning about AI model extraction/distillation attacks, in which private-sector firms and researchers use legitimate API access to systematically probe models and replicate their logic and reasoning. [...]

Businesses are embedding prompts that produce content they want you to read, not the stuff AI makes if left to its own devices Amid its ongoing promotion of AI’s wonders, Microsoft has warned customers it has found many instances of a technique that manipulates the technology to produce …

Apple has released security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability that was exploited in an "extremely sophisticated attack" targeting specific individuals. [...]

Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or remote programs by tricking users into clicking specially crafted Markdown links, without displaying any Windows security warnings. [...]

Last May, law enforcement authorities around the world scored a key win when they hobbled the infrastructure of Lumma, an infostealer that infected nearly 395,000 Windows computers over just a two-month span leading up to the international operation. Researchers said Wednesday that Lumma is once again “back at …

The AgreeTo add-in for Outlook has been hijacked and turned into a phishing kit that stole more than 4,000 Microsoft account credentials. [...]

Add-ons with 37M installs leak visited URLs to 30+ recipients, researcher says They know where you've been and they're going to share it. A security researcher has identified 287 Chrome extensions that allegedly exfiltrate browsing history data for an estimated 37.4 million installations.... [...]

A member of the Crazy ransomware gang is abusing legitimate employee monitoring software and the SimpleHelp remote support tool to maintain persistence in corporate networks, evade detection, and prepare for ransomware deployment. [...]

The Netherlands Police have arrested a a 21-year-old man from Dordrecht, suspected of selling access to the JokerOTP phishing automation tool that can intercept one-time passwords (OTP) for hijacking accounts. [...]

The more you share online, the more you open yourself to social engineering If you've seen the viral AI work pic trend where people are asking ChatGPT to "create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me" and sharing it to social, you …

Cyber resilience means anticipating threats, detecting them early, and recovering fast when incidents occur. Wazuh shows how its open source SIEM and XDR unify visibility, detection, and automated response to strengthen proactive defense. [...]

A surge in LummaStealer infections has been observed, driven by social engineering campaigns leveraging the ClickFix technique to deliver the CastleLoader malware. [...]

For the past week, the massive “Internet of Things” (IoT) botnet known as Kimwolf has been disrupting The Invisible Internet Project (I2P), a decentralized, encrypted communications network designed to anonymize and secure online communications. I2P users started reporting disruptions in the network around the same time the Kimwolf botmasters …

Curious port filtering and traffic patterns suggest advisories weren’t the earliest warning signals sent Telcos likely received advance warning about January's critical Telnet vulnerability before its public disclosure, according to threat intelligence biz GreyNoise.... [...]

I just noticed that the ebook version of Rewriring Democracy is on sale for $5 on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, Google Play, Kobo, and presumably everywhere else in the US. I have no idea how long this will last. Also, Amazon has a coupon that …

Attackers using social engineering to exploit business processes, rather than tunnelling in via tech Exclusive When fraudsters go after people's paychecks, "every employee on earth becomes a target," according to Binary Defense security sleuth John Dwyer.... [...]

Interesting research: “ CHAI: Command Hijacking Against Embodied AI.” Abstract: Embodied Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to handle edge cases in robotic vehicle systems where data is scarce by using common-sense reasoning grounded in perception and action to generalize beyond training distributions and adapt to novel real-world situations. These capabilities, however …

Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft added Markdown support to Notepad, researchers have found the feature can be abused to achieve remote code execution (RCE).... [...]

UK government grilled over progress made to prevent a second life-threatening leak Legacy IT issues are hampering key technical measures designed to prevent highly sensitive data leaks, UK government officials say.... [...]

A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations. [...]

North Korean hackers are running tailored campaigns using AI-generated video and the ClickFix technique to deliver malware for macOS and Windows to targets in the cryptocurrency sector. [...]

Roses are red, violets are blue... now get patching What better way to say I love you than with an update? Attackers exploited a whopping six Microsoft bugs as zero-days prior to Redmond releasing software fixes on February's Patch Tuesday.... [...]

Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 50 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including patches for a whopping six “zero-day” vulnerabilities that attackers are already exploiting in the wild. Zero-day #1 this month is CVE-2026-21510, a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows Shell …

A fake 7-Zip website is distributing a trojanized installer of the popular archiving tool that turns the user's computer into a residential proxy node. [...]

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5075912 extended security update to fix February 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, including six zero-days, and continue rolling out replacements for expiring Secure Boot certificates. [...]

Today is Microsoft's February 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 58 flaws, including 6 actively exploited and three publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]

Zero-click prompt injection can leak data when AI agents meet messaging apps, researchers warn AI agents can shop for you, program for you, and, if you're feeling bold, chat for you in a messaging app. But beware: attackers can use malicious prompts in chat to trick an AI agent …

Volvo Group North America disclosed that it suffered an indirect data breach stemming from the compromise of IT systems at American business services giant Conduent, of which Volvo is a customer. [...]

Microsoft has begun rolling out updated Secure Boot certificates through monthly Windows updates to replace the original 2011 certificates that will expire in late June 2026. [...]

Cloud incidents drag on when analysts have to leave cases to hunt through AWS consoles and CLIs. Tines shows how automated agents pull AWS CLI data directly into cases, reducing MTTR and manual investigation work. [...]

Operation Cyber Guardian involved 100-plus staff across government and industry Singapore spent almost a year flushing a suspected China-linked espionage crew out of its telecom networks in what officials describe as the country's largest cyber defense operation to date.... [...]

Microsoft wants to introduce smartphone-style app permission prompts in Windows 11 to request user consent before apps can access sensitive resources such as files, cameras, and microphones. [...]

A new commercial mobile spyware platform dubbed ZeroDayRAT is being advertised to cybercriminals on Telegram as a tool that provides full remote control over compromised Android and iOS devices. [...]

In 2023, the science fiction literary magazine Clarkesworld stopped accepting new submissions because so many were generated by artificial intelligence. Near as the editors could tell, many submitters pasted the magazine’s detailed story guidelines into an AI and sent in the results. And they weren’t alone. Other …