A vulnerability in Windows Admin Center (WAC) could allow authorized attackers to escalate privileges in enterprise environments. The issue affects WAC version 2.6.4 and has been assigned a CVSS score of 8.8. “Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network,” said Microsoft in its advisory. How the…
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Tesla’s Robotaxi Rollout Faces Early Safety Questions in Austin
The Tesla “Robotaxi” experiment in Austin is hitting some literal bumps in the road, with five new crashes reported just as the company tries to ditch human safety monitors. Tesla’s small fleet of Model Y Robotaxis in Austin is having a hard time avoiding trouble. According to recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety…
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VIDEO: Telstra Bets Big on AI and Infrastructure as Half-Year Profits Surge – But the Real Battle is Over Spectrum
Australia’s largest telco delivered strong earnings growth, an expanded buyback, and a vision for AI-powered networks – while warning Canberra that a $1.3 billion spectrum pricing gap could reshape what consumers pay for mobile.
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Millionen Chrome-Erweiterungen geben Browserverlauf preis
width=”2489″ height=”1400″ sizes=”auto, (max-width: 2489px) 100vw, 2489px”>Eine Sicherheitslücke in beliebten Chrome-Erweiterungen führt dazu, dass der Browserverlauf der Anwender offengelegt ist. 2lttgamingroom – shutterstock.com Ein Sicherheitsforscher mit dem Pseudonym „Q Continuum“ hat 287 Chrome-Erweiterungen entdeckt, die den Browserverlauf exfiltrieren. „Die Akteure hinter den Lecks sind vielfältig: Similarweb, Curly Doggo, Offidocs, chinesische Akteure, viele kleinere, unbekannte Datenbroker…
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VS Code extensions with 125M+ installs expose users to cyberattacks
Four popular VS Code extensions with 125M+ installs have flaws that could let hackers steal files and run code remotely. OX Security researchers warn that security flaws in four widely used VS Code extensions (Live Server, Code Runner, Markdown Preview Enhanced, and Microsoft Live Preview) could allow attackers to steal local files and execute code…
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Sonnet 4.6 Explained: Anthropic’s New Mid-Tier Model Is Here
Claude Sonnet 4.6 dropped today, and the headline isn’t just “it’s better.” It’s that developers with early access preferred it over Anthropic’s own top-tier Opus model 59% of the time. That’s the cheaper model beating the expensive one. First up, the tl;dr If you only have two minutes, here’s what you need to know. Sonnet…
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AI Assistants Used as Covert Command-and-Control Relays
AIs like Grok and Microsoft Copilot can be exploited as covert C2 channels for malware communication
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China-linked hackers exploited Dell zero-day since 2024 (CVE-2026-22769)
A suspected China-linked cyberespionage group has been covertly exploiting a critical zero-day flaw (CVE-2026-22769) in Dell’s RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines software since at least mid-2024, according to new research from Google’s threat intelligence team and Mandiant. The attackers deployed stealthy backdoors (BRICKSTORM and GRIMBOLT), a webshell (SLAYSTYLE) and maintained long-term access inside targeted networks. “Beyond…
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Brinqa targets manual bottlenecks in exposure management with integrated AI agents
Brinqa has advanced its platform with the introduction of two new AI agents, the AI Attribution Agent and the AI Deduplication Agent, designed to address two of the most persistent and costly problems in enterprise security, unclear asset ownership and duplicate exposure signals. The key business problem of enterprise organizations around exposure management is not…
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Microsoft Edge 145 lands with major enterprise security upgrades
Microsoft has begun rolling out Edge 145 to the Stable release channel, adding several enterprise-focused security enhancements. The update is being deployed in phases, with some features available through preview and targeted release programs. Edge 145 brings expanded data protection capabilities to Edge for Business. The browser supports cross-tenant enforcement of Intune App Protection Policies…
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Securonix shifts security operations to measurable AI-driven productivity
Securonix announced Sam, the AI SOC Analyst, and the Securonix Agentic Mesh, introducing a new operating model for security operations that scales analyst productivity, governs AI in production, and delivers board-ready outcomes. At a time when security operations are overwhelmed by alert volume, analyst shortages, and rising SIEM costs, Securonix is shifting the conversation from…
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Data breach at fintech firm Figure affects nearly 1 million accounts
Hackers have stolen the personal and contact information of nearly 1 million accounts after breaching the systems of Figure Technology Solutions, a self-described blockchain-native financial technology company. […]
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Pax8 CTO on Marketplaces, Agent Stores, and More
Pax8 is doubling down on its AI-driven marketplace strategy as it brings new technical leadership into the fold. The marketplace company has appointed Avery Moon as chief technology officer, tasking the former LinkedIn and Indeed technology leader with advancing its agentic AI store and helping managed service providers (MSPs) deliver scalable, profitable AI solutions to…
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Opkey Debuts Design Studio Suite of Agentic AI Capabilities
Opkey, an agentic AI-native platform for cloud application lifecycle management, is launching the Opkey Design Studio to shorten enterprise application implementation timelines. Agentic AI tools automate application implementation to drive SIs forward The Opkey Design Studio is a suite of agentic AI capabilities that extend the company’s platform to automate and standardize enterprise application implementation…
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WordPress AI Assistant Puts Prompt Editing on the Menu for 40% of the Web
WordPress just turned “site editing” into a conversation. When the platform under a huge slice of the web changes its workflow, everyone feels the tremor. WordPress is used by 42.6% of all websites, according to W3Techs. So even if only a fraction of those site owners adopt prompt-based editing, it’s still a meaningful shift in…
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Cloud Range launches AI Validation Range to safely test and secure AI before deployment
Cloud Range has introduced its AI Validation Range, a secure, contained virtual cyber range that enables organizations to test, train, and validate AI models, applications, and autonomous agents without risking exposure of sensitive production data. AI adoption is accelerating faster than most organizations can meaningfully validate its security. Security teams are asked to integrate and…
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SpaceX Joins Pentagon’s $100M Voice-Controlled Drone Challenge
The race to command drone swarms by voice has begun. SpaceX is competing in a $100 million Pentagon prize challenge to develop software that allows battlefield commanders to control large fleets of autonomous drones using plain-language commands, according to Bloomberg. The initiative, led by the Defense Innovation Unit, is designed as a fast-moving competition to…
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Scammers exploit trust in Atlassian Jira to target organizations
Threat actors have leveraged legitimate email notification feature of Atlassian Jira to deliver localized scam emails at scale. The emails From late December 2025 through late January 2026, victims were targeted with spam emails from legitimate-looking Atlassian Jira Cloud addresses. Organizations already using Jira were specifically targeted: the attackers selected domains known to have active…
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One Process, Every Metric: How Better Alert Enrichment Transforms SOC Performance
Every security alert represents a decision point. Act too slowly, and a threat becomes a breach. Act without context, and analysts drown in noise. At the center of both failure modes is a single, often underestimated process: alert enrichment. Key Takeaways Alert enrichment is the operational multiplier. Its quality determines the effectiveness of every other SOC investment — detection tools, SIEM…
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ArmorText Debuts Sovereign Edition for Operational Resilience
ArmorText, an organization dedicated to safeguarding communication globally for organizations, has debuted ArmorText Sovereign Edition. ArmorText Sovereign Edition built to support collaboration as geopolitical security risks rise This new solution enables deployment of globally reachable, multi-tenant secure communications hosted entirely on local infrastructure to ensure communication continuity even when connectivity is disrupted. The Edition addresses…
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ArmorText Debuts Sovereign Edition for Operational Resilience
ArmorText, an organization dedicated to safeguarding communication globally for organizations, has debuted ArmorText Sovereign Edition. ArmorText Sovereign Edition built to support collaboration as geopolitical security risks rise This new solution enables deployment of globally reachable, multi-tenant secure communications hosted entirely on local infrastructure to ensure communication continuity even when connectivity is disrupted. The Edition addresses…
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Selling AI Software Isn’t as Easy as It Used to Be
The golden age of unbridled spending on AI software might be behind us, as vendors say it’s a lot harder to make a sale than it used to be.
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Flaws in four popular VS Code extensions left 128 million installs open to attack
Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities were found in four widely used Visual Studio Code extensions with a combined 128 million downloads, exposing developers to file theft, remote code execution, and local network reconnaissance. Application security company OX Security published the findings this week, saying it had begun notifying vendors in June 2025 but received no response…
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Datadog’s DASH Returns for 2026: the AI and Observability Event of the Year
GUEST EVENT: The flagship conference returns to New York City on June 9 and 10, spotlighting AI observability and security at scale through real-world customer use cases
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China-linked APT weaponized Dell RecoverPoint zero-day since 2024
A suspected Chinese state-linked group exploited a critical Dell RecoverPoint flaw (CVE-2026-22769) in zero-day attacks starting mid-2024. Mandiant and Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) reported that a suspected China-linked APT group quietly exploited a critical zero-day flaw in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines starting in mid-2024. “Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) have identified…
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Introducing Rubrik Agent Cloud: Control Your Agents With AI
Organisations are graduating from early experiments with AI and starting to allocate multi-million dollar budgets to the development of agentic AI. However, as ambition scales, so does risk. Today, to address that challenge and bring greater trust in enterprise AI, Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) has announced the General Availability (GA) of Rubrik Agent Cloud.
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CVE-2026-22769: Critical Dell RecoveryPoint Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild
SOC Prime has recently covered a wave of actively exploited zero-days across major ecosystems, including Apple’s CVE-2026-20700 and Microsoft’s CVE-2026-20805, alongside a fresh Chrome zero-day case. But the avalanche of threats keeps marching into 2026. Recently, researchers from Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) detailed the active exploitation of CVE-2026-22769, a maximum-severity hardcoded-credential vulnerability…
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Keenadu: Android malware that comes preinstalled and can’t be removed by users
There’s too little a user can do when hit with a complex Android malware that comes preinstalled on their new smartphone or tablet. Security researchers at Kaspersky have flagged a multifaceted Android malware dubbed Keenadu that can ship preinstalled via device firmware, compromising users before they even complete setup. “Keenadu serves as a reminder that…
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Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails
Microsoft says a Microsoft 365 Copilot bug has been causing the AI assistant to summarize confidential emails since late January, bypassing data loss prevention (DLP) policies that organizations rely on to protect sensitive information. […]
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Pedaling AI Software Isn’t As Easy as It Used to Be
The golden age of unbridled spending on AI software might be behind us, as vendors say it’s a lot harder to make a sale than it used to be.
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From Shadow APIs to Shadow AI: How the API Threat Model Is Expanding Faster Than Most Defenses
The shadow technology problem is getting worse. Over the past few years, organizations have scaled microservices, cloud-native apps, and partner integrations faster than corporate governance models could keep up, resulting in undocumented or shadow APIs. We’re now seeing this pattern all over again with AI systems. And, even worse, AI introduces non-deterministic behavior, autonomous actions,…
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Cybersecurity Tech Predictions for 2026: Operating in a World of Permanent Instability
In 2025, navigating the digital seas still felt like a matter of direction. Organizations charted routes, watched the horizon, and adjusted course to reach safe harbors of resilience, trust, and compliance. In 2026, the seas are no longer calm between storms. Cybersecurity now unfolds in a state of continuous atmospheric instability: AI-driven threats that adapt in…
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Mistral AI deepens compute ambitions with Koyeb acquisition
Mistral AI has acquired Paris-based cloud startup Koyeb, marking the model-maker’s first acquisition and entry into the enterprise infrastructure market. This suggests a strategic shift for the French company, which has built its reputation on frontier models but is now investing heavily in compute capabilities and expanded deployment options. The acquisition folds Koyeb’s serverless deployment…
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Zebra ANZ Customer Summit – ITWire Support
ITWire invites you to attend the upcoming Customer Summit hosted by Zebra Technologies. Taking place across multiple cities, the Summit will bring together senior leaders from Australia and New Zealand to explore how organisations are navigating rapid changes in customer expectations, workforce dynamics, and supply chain resilience.
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Notepad++ secures update channel in wake of supply chain compromise
Notepad++, the popular text and source code editor for Windows whose update mechanism was hijacked last year, The post Notepad++ secures update channel in wake of supply chain compromise appeared first on Help Net Security.
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7 Must-Try Linux Distros with KDE Plasma Desktop in 2026
In this guide, we feature some of the best Linux distributions with the stunning KDE Plasma desktop environment that deliver the perfect blend of beauty, performance, and customization. The KDE Plasma desktop is renowned for its sleek design, extensive customization options, and impressive performance. For users who appreciate a polished, modern interface with the flexibility…
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Open-source AI Pentesting Tools are Getting Uncomfortably Good
AI has come a long way in the pentesting world. We are now seeing open-source tools that can genuinely mimic how a human tester works, not just fire off scans. I dug into three of them, BugTrace-AI, Shannon, and CAI, the Cybersecurity AI framework, and put them up against real-world targets in a lab environment.…
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Pompelmi: Open-source Secure File Upload Scanning for Node.js
Software teams building services in JavaScript are adding more layers of defense to handle untrusted file uploads. An open-source project called Pompelmi aims to insert malware scanning and policy checks directly into Node.js applications before files reach storage or business logic. The post Pompelmi: Open-source Secure File Upload Scanning for Node.js appeared first on Linux…
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 1st, 2026
The end of January brought us new software releases, including GParted 1.8, Calibre 9.0, Transmission 4.1, GStreamer 1.28, OpenSSL 3.6.1, VirtualBox 7.2.6, Shotcut 26.1, TigerVNC 1.16, and Proton 10.0-4, as well as several distro releases, including Tails 7.4.1, AerynOS 2026.01, Linux Lite 7.8, GParted Live 1.8, and Emmabuntüs DE 5 1.05. On top of that,…
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Cloud Range Rolls Out Validation Range for Secure AI Testing
Cloud Range on Tuesday launched its AI Validation Range, a cyber range platform designed to help organizations securely test, train, and validate AI models and agentic AI before deployment in production environments. Balancing AI security and human judgment According to Cloud Range, its new platform is designed to address the rapid adoption of unmanaged AI…
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Why AI Is Dulling Cybersecurity’s Most Important Edge
GUEST OPINION: Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become indispensable to modern software development. From large language models that generate code on demand to agentic systems that automate entire workflows, AI tools promise dramatic gains in productivity and efficiency.
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Cyberangriff auf Bahn stört Auskunftssysteme
Der Angriff konnte zurückgeschlagen werden. Trotzdem mussten Reisende mit Einschränkungen leben. Deutsche Bahn AG/Volker Emersleben Die Störungen der Auskunfts- und Buchungssysteme der Deutschen Bahn sind nach Unternehmensangaben auf einen Cyberangriff zurückzuführen. Inzwischen stehen die Systeme wieder zur Verfügung, wie die Bahn mitteilte. Über mögliche Urheber des Angriffs machte der Konzern keine Angaben. Schon am Dienstagnachmittag…
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After Years of Waiting Jellyfin Finally Lands on Samsung Tizen TVs
Samsung Smart TV owners can now use Jellyfin natively, as the open-source media server is now available on the Tizen platform. The post After Years of Waiting Jellyfin Finally Lands on Samsung Tizen TVs appeared first on Linux Today.
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Discipline is the new power move in cybersecurity leadership
For years, I was fortunate to live many years, earning enough budget to deploy cybersecurity programs. I worked the same playbook: run a risk assessment, show a few quick wins, build a business case and the budget would follow. It took effort, but after a few cycles, the process almost felt predictable. One recent experience…
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European Open Source Awards 2026 Honor Linux Kernel Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman
Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman has received the top prize at the 2026 European Open Source Awards in Brussels. The post European Open Source Awards 2026 Honor Linux Kernel Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman appeared first on Linux Today.
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U.S. CISA adds Google Chromium CSS, Microsoft Windows, TeamT5 ThreatSonar Anti-Ransomware, and Zimbra flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Google Chromium CSS, Microsoft Windows, TeamT5 ThreatSonar Anti-Ransomware, and Zimbra flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Google Chromium CSS, Microsoft Windows, TeamT5 ThreatSonar Anti-Ransomware, and Zimbra flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws…
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Best Free and Open Source Software: January 2026 Updates
January 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux. The post Best Free and Open Source Software: January 2026 Updates appeared first on Linux Today.
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One stolen credential is all it takes to compromise everything
Attackers often gain access through routine workflows like email logins, browser sessions, and SaaS integrations. A single stolen credential can give them a quick path to move across systems when access permissions are broad and visibility is fragmented. That pattern appears across more than 750 incident response engagements covered in Unit 42’s Global Incident Response…
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Glendale man gets 5 years in prison for role in darknet drug ring
A Glendale man was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his role in a darknet drug trafficking operation that sold cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and ketamine to customers across the United States. […]
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Your instant Android annoyance eliminator
Oh, hello. Did you call for an exterminator — one that’s ready and raring to help swat away unwanted virtual pests of the Android variety? Look, Android’s absolutely overflowing with options to take control of your notifications and make ’em work better for you. But no matter how many tools we’ve got at our disposal,…
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3 Ways to Start Your Intelligent Workflow Program
Security, IT, and engineering teams today are under relentless pressure to accelerate outcomes, cut operational drag, and unlock the full potential of AI and automation. But simply investing in tools isn’t enough. 88% of AI proofs-of-concept never make it to production, even though 70% of workers cite freeing time for high-value work as the primary…
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Chinese APT Group Exploits Dell Zero-Day for Two Years
Mandiant reveals campaign featuring exploit of a CVSS 10.0 CVE in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
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A new approach for GenAI risk protection
When generative AI (GenAI) hit the consumer market with the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, users worldwide flocked to the product and started experimenting with the tool’s capabilities across industries. The release also sent an instant panic through the hearts of information security professionals whose job is to protect organizations from risks, including the loss or…
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Qodo unveils AI-driven governance system for code quality control
Qodo has unveiled an intelligent Rules System for AI governance that replaces static, manually maintained rule files with a governance layer that automatically generates rules from real code patterns and past review decisions, continuously maintains rule health, enforces them in every code review, and measures their real-world impact. As AI accelerates software development, governance has…
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CYBERSPAN brings AI-driven, agentless network detection to MSSP environments
IntelliGenesis has announced the availability of CYBERSPAN for managed security service providers (MSSPs). The AI-driven network detection and response platform, originally developed to protect small and mid-sized contractors in the Defense Industrial Base, is now optimized for multi-tenant service delivery. Managed security service providers must scale cybersecurity operations across diverse client environments without driving up…
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Lasso’s Intent Deputy secures AI agents through real-time behavioral intent analysis
Lasso Security launched Intent Deputy, a behavioral intent framework designed to secure AI agents at runtime. It delivers real-time insight into AI behavior by interpreting intent, decision flow, and operational context. “Intent Security represents the breakthrough security paradigm this rapidly evolving market demands, and Intent Deputy is our first-of-its-kind solution delivering it. It equips security…
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Keenadu backdoor found preinstalled on Android devices, powers Ad fraud campaign
Kaspersky uncovered Keenadu, an Android backdoor used for ad fraud that can even take full control of devices. Kaspersky has identified a new Android malware called Keenadu. It can be preinstalled in device firmware, hidden inside system apps, or even distributed via official stores like Google Play. Currently used for ad fraud by turning infected…
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Tracking Malware Campaigns With Reused Material, (Wed, Feb 18th)
A few days ago I wrote a diary called “Malicious Script Delivering More Maliciousness”[1]. In the malware infection chain, there was a JPEG picture that embedded the last payload delimited with “BaseStart-” and “-BaseEnd” tags. Today, I discovered anoher campaign that relies exactly on the same technique. It started with an attachment called “TELERADIO_IB_OBYEKTLRIN_BURAXILIS_FORMASI.xIs” (SHA256:1bf3ec53ddd7399cdc1faf1f0796c5228adc438b6b7fa2513399cdc0cb865962).…
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Microsoft Defender update lets SOC teams manage, vet response tools
Microsoft introduced library management in Microsoft Defender to help security analysts working with live response manage scripts and tools they use to triage, investigate and remediate threats. The library management interface allows analysts to organize their investigation tools and manage everything without waiting for an active session. “This enhancement in Defender’s live response tooling improves…
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Claude Sonnet 4.6 launches with improved coding and expanded developer tools
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.6, marking its second major AI launch in less than two weeks. Scores prior to Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Source: Anthropic) According to Anthropic, Sonnet 4.6 delivers improved coding skills to more users. Tasks that once required an Opus-class model, including economically valuable office work, are handled by Sonnet 4.6. The model…
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Notepad++ Fixes Hijacked Update Mechanism Used to Deliver Targeted Malware
Notepad++ has released a security fix to plug gaps that were exploited by an advanced threat actor from China to hijack the software update mechanism to selectively deliver malware to targets of interest. The version 8.9.2 update incorporates what maintainer Don Ho calls a “double lock” design that aims to make the update process “robust…
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AWS coding agents gain new plugin support across development tools
AI coding assistants have become a routine part of many development workflows, helping engineers write, test, and deploy code from IDEs or command line interfaces. One recent change in this ecosystem makes it possible for those agents to interact with AWS in a broader set of ways by adding a library of plugins that give…
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With physical AI, gunslingers and risk takers need not apply
Agentic AI came on like a storm over the past year or so, but blazed a trail littered with failed projects and cutting-edge high-tech junk that companies are still trying to sort out. So it’s perhaps no surprise that tech industry execs are urging enterprises to move cautiously with physical AI, where mistakes can have…
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The new paradigm for raising up secure software engineers
CISOs were already struggling to help developers keep up with secure code principles at the speed of DevOps. Now, with AI-assisted development reshaping how code gets written and shipped, the challenge is rapidly intensifying. Whereas only about 14% of enterprise software engineers regularly used AI coding assistants two years ago, that number is on its…
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The defense industrial base is a prime target for cyber disruption
Cyber threats against the defense industrial base (DIB) are intensifying, with adversaries shifting from traditional espionage toward operations designed to disrupt production capacity and compromise supply chains. In this Help Net Security interview, Luke McNamara, Deputy Chief Analyst, Google Threat Intelligence Group, explains how attackers target the broader defense ecosystem and why identity has become…
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Cybersecurity in cross-border logistics operations
In this Help Net Security video, Dieter Van Putte, CTO at Landmark Global, discusses how cybersecurity has become a core part of global supply chain operations. He explains that logistics is now also about data moving between carriers, customs authorities, warehouses, brokers, and customers. That constant flow increases risk and expands the attack surface. Van…
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SecureClaw: Dual stack open-source security plugin and skill for OpenClaw
AI agent frameworks are being used to automate work that involves tools, files, and external services. That type of automation creates security questions around what an agent can access, what it can change, and how teams can detect risky behavior. SecureClaw is an open-source project that adds security auditing and rule-based controls to OpenClaw agent…
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13 Fragen gegen Drittanbieterrisiken
Drum prüfe… Miljan Zivkovic | shutterstock.com Die zunehmende Abhängigkeit von IT-Dienstleistern und Software von Drittanbietern vergrößert die Angriffsfläche von Unternehmen erheblich. Das wird auch durch zahlreiche Cyberattacken immer wieder unterstrichen. Zwar lassen sich die Risiken in Zusammenhang mit Third-Party-Anbietern nicht gänzlich beseitigen, aber durchaus reduzieren. Dabei sollten Sicherheitsentscheider eine zentrale Rolle spielen, wie Randy Gross,…
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This Viral AI Project Went From Side Hustle to Coveted Prize in Three Months
After a fierce competition between the biggest AI labs, OpenAI hired the creator of the viral OpenClaw personal AI assistant platform.
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Chinese hackers exploited a Dell zero-day for 18 months before anyone noticed
Researchers uncovered more worrying details about a long-running cyber espionage campaign suspected to be backed by the Chinese government, exemplifying how such attacks often go undetected until they’ve already caused significant damage. Google Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant said the Chinese threat group UNC6201 has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual…
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Spain orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block LaLiga stream piracy
A Spanish court has granted precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN, ordering the two popular VPN providers to block 16 websites that facilitate piracy of football matches. […]
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Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites
A Spanish court has granted precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN, ordering the two popular VPN providers to block 16 websites that facilitate piracy of football matches. […]
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Japan’s Washington Hotel Reports Ransomware Attack
Washington Hotel Corporation has confirmed a ransomware attack that compromised several internal servers, triggering containment measures and an ongoing investigation into potential data exposure. The incident was detected when unauthorized access was identified across multiple systems. “Unauthorized access to various business data stored on our servers has been confirmed. The information leak is currently under…
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How Can AI Improve Industrial Inventory Management (Practical Use Cases)
AI can improve industrial inventory management where traditional systems struggle most. This includes forecasting intermittent demand, positioning inventory across multiple sites, improving execution accuracy, and moving surplus inventory from planning to action. In each case, the value comes from better decisions grounded in data. The post How Can AI Improve Industrial Inventory Management (Practical Use…
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Parallels Survey Highlights EUC Strategy Reset
Parallels’ latest State of Cloud Computing Survey suggests enterprise IT leaders are recalibrating their end-user computing (EUC) strategies, with implications for MSPs, cloud providers, and channel partners supporting hybrid environments. The 2026 report, based on responses from 540 IT professionals in the U.S., U.K., and Germany, points to a shift from cost-driven optimization to structural…
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Poland Energy Survives Attack on Wind, Solar Infrastructure
Russia-aligned groups are probable culprits behind the wiper attacks against renewable energy farms, a manufacturer, and a heating and power plant.
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OpenClaw Flaw Enables AI Log Poisoning Risk
A vulnerability has been identified in OpenClaw’s AI assistant that could allow attackers to insert crafted content into system logs. The flaw stems from how certain WebSocket headers were logged, creating a potential log poisoning risk in AI-assisted workflows. “This issue is primarily an indirect prompt injection risk and depends on downstream log consumption behavior.…
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Cyber attacks enabled by basic failings, Palo Alto analysis finds
Cyberattacks are moving faster, shrinking the gap between initial compromise and bad consequences, and the advent of AI is accelerating their timelines in a way that human defenders can no longer keep up with. That’s the broad and perhaps unsurprising finding of Palo Alto Networks’ 2026 Global Incident Response Report, which analyzed 750 incidents in…
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Swedish AI browser Strawberry is now available to everyone
Stockholm-based Strawberry is launching its “self-driving” AI-powered browser in open beta after a year in closed testing. Strawberry is a browser with built-in AI agents that can surf, click, and perform real tasks on behalf of the user, even on login-protected sites. The idea is to make AI agents available to non-technical users such as…
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CVE-2026-25903 Impacts Apache NiFi Users
A vulnerability has been disclosed that potentially impacts organizations using Apache NiFi to manage data pipelines. The issue could allow lower-privileged users to modify restricted components within a data flow due to missing authorization checks. “The missing authorization requires a more privileged user to add a restricted component to the flow configuration, but permits a…
AI, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Global Security News, Risk Management
News alert: Award nominations reveal a shift from AI hype to a sharper focus on governing agentic AI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2026, CyberNewswire: The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards today published early nomination insights from the 2026 program, highlighting a shift in vendor emphasis from broad AI positioning toward governance frameworks, identity architecture, and measurable accountability. Produced by Cybersecurity Insiders, the analysis draws on more than 200 submissions received ahead of RSA Conference 2026. Agentic…
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Mobil to pay $16m in penalties for ‘misleading statements about fuel sold at nine petrol stations’
Mobil admitted that for varying periods between August 2020 and July 2024 it made false or misleading claims to consumers through branding and signage which indicated that the fuel being sold was ‘Mobil Synergy Fuel’ containing certain additives.
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SmartLoader hackers clone Oura MCP project to spread StealC malware
Hackers used a fake Oura MCP server to trick users into downloading malware that installs the StealC info-stealer. Straiker’s AI Research (STAR) Labs team uncovered a SmartLoader campaign in which attackers cloned a legitimate MCP server linked to Oura Health to spread the StealC information stealer. The fake project appeared credible, complete with bogus forks…
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Notepad++ boosts update security with ‘double-lock’ mechanism
Notepad++ has adopted a “double-lock” design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that resulted in a supply-chain compromise. […]
AI, Data Breaches, Europe, Global Security News, Russia
Polish authorities arrest alleged Phobos ransomware affiliate
Polish officials arrested a 47-year-old man accused of participating in ransomware attacks as an affiliate for the Phobos ransomware group, the country’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime said Tuesday. Authorities did not name the man who was arrested during a raid on his apartment in the Małopolskie province, but said he faces up to five…
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Researchers Show Copilot and Grok Can Be Abused as Malware C2 Proxies
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that artificial intelligence (AI) assistants that support web browsing or URL fetching capabilities can be turned into stealthy command-and-control (C2) relays, a technique that could allow attackers to blend into legitimate enterprise communications and evade detection. The attack method, which has been demonstrated against Microsoft Copilot and xAI Grok
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Pentagon Weighs Axing $200M Anthropic Deal in Moral Standoff Over AI Safeguards
Here’s a sentence you don’t hear every day: the US military is threatening to punish an AI company for being too ethical. Axios reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is “close” to cutting ties with Anthropic and designating it a “supply chain risk,” a label normally reserved for foreign adversaries like Chinese tech firms. The…
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Cohere’s Tiny Aya Models Bring 70+ Languages to Offline AI
In the world of generative AI, language support has often been a luxury reserved for a handful of global languages. That’s changing fast. Cohere just unveiled a suite of open multilingual models designed to push AI out of data centers and into everyday devices while embracing linguistic diversity at scale. These “Tiny Aya” models underscore…
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The AI Exchange: Innovators in Payment Security Featuring Bank of America
Welcome to the PCI Security Standards Council’s blog series, The AI Exchange: Innovators in Payment Security. This special, ongoing feature of our PCI Perspectives blog offers a resource for payment security industry stakeholders to exchange information about how they are adopting and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into their organizations.
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Infostealers Target OpenClaw AI Configuration Files
Infostealer malware is expanding beyond traditional browser and banking credential theft to target personal AI assistant environments. Researchers at Hudson Rock recently identified a live infection in which attackers exfiltrated a victim’s OpenClaw configuration files, including authentication tokens, cryptographic keys, and stored contextual data used by the AI agent. “While the malware may have been…
AI, Global Security News, privacy
How Apple built hypertension notifications for Apple Watch
February is Heart Month, so it’s appropriate to speak with the team that built the recently introduced hypertension notifications system for watchOS 26 and Apple Watch. I spoke with Apple’s Steve Waydo, director for health sensing, and Dr. Rajiv Kumar, physician-researcher, who offered a glimpse into the science and decisions behind their lengthy project to give smartwatch users…
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ClickFix Attacks Abuses DNS Lookup Command to Deliver ModeloRAT
ClickFix campaigns have adapted to the latest defenses with a new technique to trick users into infecting their own machines with malware.
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Palo Alto Networks’ Koi acquisition is all about keeping AI agents in check
Palo Alto Networks announced Tuesday its plans to buy security startup Koi, a deal aimed at addressing the security risks emerging as organizations rapidly adopt agentic AI. Terms were not disclosed, but Israeli business outlet Globes reported that Palo Alto will pay approximately $400 million. The deal is another among a trend of larger cybersecurity…
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Keenadu Firmware Backdoor Infects Android Tablets via Signed OTA Updates
A new Android backdoor that’s embedded deep into the device firmware can silently harvest data and remotely control its behavior, according to new findings from Kaspersky. The Russian cybersecurity vendor said it discovered the backdoor, dubbed Keenadu, in the firmware of devices associated with various brands, including Alldocube, with the compromise occurring during the firmware…
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Alibaba Launches Qwen3.5 AI Model With 60% Lower Costs, 8x Throughput
Alibaba has officially launched Qwen3.5, the latest version of its flagship artificial intelligence model, positioning it as a system built for the emerging era of AI agents. The model was released on Feb. 16 in both open-weight and hosted versions, allowing developers to run it on their own infrastructure or through Alibaba Cloud. Alibaba says…
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Polish cybercrime Police arrest man linked to Phobos ransomware operation
Officers from Poland’s Central Bureau of Cybercrime Control (CBZC) police arrested a 47-year-old man linked to the Phobos ransomware operation. Polish authorities arrested a 47-year-old man suspected of involvement in cybercrime and linked him to the Phobos ransomware operation. Police said they discovered evidence of illegal activities on his seized devices. “Officers from the Central…
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Design weaknesses in major password managers enable vault attacks, researchers say
Can cloud-based password managers that claim “zero-knowledge encryption” keep users’ passwords safe even if their encrypted-vault servers are compromised? Researchers at ETH Zurich and Università della Svizzera italiana set out to answer that question, and the answer is (unfortunately) no. Attack paths against encrypted vaults Cloud-based password managers store users’s passwords in a password vault,…
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RSA mafia continues to shape the industry 44 years later
Although, as a startup founder now, I don’t get much (any?) time to look at parts of the industry unrelated to what I am building, I would still consider myself to be pretty plugged into the cybersecurity ecosystem. I have a good idea what is being discussed, what people pay attention to, and what questions…
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Palo Alto Networks intends to acquire Koi, advancing agentic endpoint security
Palo Alto Networks has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Koi, giving enterprises the power to finally see and protect the AI-native ecosystem that defines modern work. The new imperative: Agentic endpoint security Traditional security was built to stop malicious files, but AI agents and tools can actively read, write, and move data. Attackers…
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Booz Allen to acquire Defy Security, expanding global cyber reach
Booz Allen Hamilton has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Defy Security as a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition will expand delivery of end-to-end, tech-enabled cybersecurity solutions for U.S. and international enterprises across financial services, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, technology, energy, retail, and other sectors. Defy Security’s customer base, sales expertise, and vendor…