A newly disclosed attack against Perplexity’s AI-powered Comet browser shows how agentic browsers can be manipulated into leaking sensitive data directly from a user’s machine. Zenity Labs researchers demonstrated a zero-click attack that tricks the browser’s AI agent into reading local files and sending their contents to an attacker-controlled server. The attack “… results in…
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February 2026 Recap: Channel Sees New Hires in a Variety of Roles
January saw a flurry of organizations hiring for the new year, including many CEOs. So many, in fact, that it required a Part 1 and Part 2. February’s leadership changes include several impactful hires from organizations such as QuSecure, Syncro, ConnectWise, and KnowBe4. Channel Insider takes a look around the channel each month to round…
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MS-Agent Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution via AI Agents
A vulnerability in an AI automation framework could allow attackers to take complete control of systems running the software. Security researchers have identified a command injection flaw in the ModelScope MS-Agent framework that could enable remote code execution through crafted prompt input, exposing organizations that deploy AI agents with operating system access. “The real issue…
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MSPs Turn to AI Ops to Scale Securely in 2026
AI has shifted from experimental add-on to operational backbone for managed service providers. As service complexity rises, ransomware targets identity and backup layers, and margins tighten, MSPs are embedding AI directly into security, service desk, and backup platforms to automate detection, accelerate response times, and preserve profitability. James Griffin, CEO of CyberSentriq, shares his thoughts…
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Njordium Vendor Management System eliminates duplicate third-party assessments
Njordium Cyber Group has launched its Vendor Management System (VMS), a platform that eliminates the costly duplication of third-party assessments under Europe’s overlapping regulations. 70% of European organisations suffered a data breach in the past three years, and 77% of those breaches originated with a vendor or third party (Whistic, Third-Party Risk Management 2025 Impact…
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Major Cyber Attacks in February 2026: BQTLock, Thread-Hijack Phishing, and MFA Bypass Evolution
February 2026 brought a surge of sophisticated cyber threats targeting businesses across industries. ANY.RUN’s analysts exposed and explored several major cyber threats this month, providing early visibility into emerging malware families and evolving attack techniques. From new ransomware strains capable of encrypting entire environments in minutes, to fully undetected remote access trojans — the threat…
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Data breach at University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center impacts 1.2 Million individuals
A ransomware attack on the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center exposed personal data of 1.2 million people. A 2025 ransomware attack targeting the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center compromised the personal information of about 1.2 million individuals. The attack hit the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center on August 31, 2025, impacting servers that support research…
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How to know you’re a real-deal CSO — and whether that job opening truly seeks one
Recruiters of senior-level IT professionals often say that a truly skilled and experienced CSO is among the hardest of all IT roles to fill. The reason is due to the increased responsibility placed on these key employees, who are often part of the C-suite and may even report directly to the CEO. Unfortunately, this can…
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Why workforce identity is still a vulnerability, and what to do about it
Most organizations believe they have workforce identity under control. New hires are verified. Accounts are provisioned. Multi-factor authentication is enforced. Audits are passed. Then a breach happens, often through an account that was “properly secured.” But the problem can be traced back to the fact that identity verification, provisioning, authentication, and recovery operate as separate…
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AI-powered attack kits go open source, and CyberStrikeAI may be just the beginning
AI is making it ever easier for bad actors to launch attacks, and a newly-identified open source platform, CyberStrikeAI, seems to be lowering the bar even further. The platform packages end-to-end attack automation into a single AI-native orchestration engine, and is linked to the threat actor behind the recent campaign that breached hundreds of Fortinet…
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AI-powered attack kits go open source, and CyberStrikeAI may be just the beginning
AI is making it ever easier for bad actors to launch attacks, and a newly-identified open source platform, CyberStrikeAI, seems to be lowering the bar even further. The platform packages end-to-end attack automation into a single AI-native orchestration engine, and is linked to the threat actor behind the recent campaign that breached hundreds of Fortinet…
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Paint maker giant AkzoNobel confirms cyberattack on U.S. site
The multinational Dutch paint company AkzoNobel has confirmed to BleepingComputer that hackers breached the network of one of its U.S. sites. […]
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Ariomex, Iran-based crypto exchange, suffers data leak
Resecurity says Iran’s Ariomex crypto exchange suffered a data leak exposing user and transaction data from 2022 to 2025. Resecurity (USA) reports that Ariomex’s database, one of Iran’s cryptocurrency exchange platforms, suffered a data leak. The report published by the cybersecurity company presents the findings of a structured analysis of the leaked database, which contains…
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Alabama Sextortion Case Involved Hundreds of Victims
A 22-year-old Alabama man has pleaded guilty to federal charges after hijacking the social media accounts of hundreds of young women and extorting them with stolen intimate images. Between 2022 and 2025, Jamarcus Mosley used impersonation tactics to seize control of victims’ Snapchat and Instagram accounts, then threatened to publish private photos unless they complied…
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UK Warns of Heightened Iranian Cyber Risk as Middle East Conflict Intensifies
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging British organizations to brace for potential Iranian-linked cyber activity as tensions escalate in the Middle East. While officials say there is no confirmed spike in direct attacks against the UK, they caution that the situation could shift rapidly. “There is almost certainly a heightened risk…
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$5M Microsoft Activation Key Fraud Ends in Prison Term
A Florida woman has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for running a years-long scheme that trafficked thousands of illicit Microsoft software activation keys. Heidi Richards, who operated Trinity Software Distribution, was also ordered to pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty to charges tied to the resale of Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity…
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Identity Security Blind Spots Fuel Modern Attacks
Many organizations believe they have identity security under control. New data from Permiso’s State of Identity Security Report suggests that confidence is increasingly misplaced — right as identity becomes the dominant attack vector in cloud environments. “92% percent of organizations have AI agents in production accessing sensitive data, and those agents are creating identities without…
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Oracle EBS 2025 campaign impacts Madison Square Garden, sensitive data leaked
Madison Square Garden confirmed a data breach tied to the 2025 Oracle E-Business Suite hacking campaign. Madison Square Garden (MSG) has confirmed it was affected by a data breach linked to the 2025 cybercrime campaign targeting Oracle’s E-Business Suite (EBS) customers. Madison Square Garden (MSG) is a world-famous multi-purpose indoor arena located in New York…
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Cloudflare tracked 230 billion daily threats and here is what it found
Cloudflare’s network blocks over 230 billion threats per day. The volume indicates how routine and automated the attack cycle has become, and the patterns behind that volume point to a shift in how breaches begin and progress. Cloudflare’s threat research unit, Cloudforce One, published its inaugural cyber threat report 2026, covering activity observed through 2025…
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LexisNexis confirms data breach as hackers leak stolen files
American data analytics company LexisNexis Legal & Professional has confirmed to BleepingComputer that hackers breached its servers and accessed some customer and business information. […]
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Anthropic won’t kill cyber, but it will kill some companies
Over the past several weeks, social media has been exploding with predictions that “cyber is dead”. It doesn’t take much insight to jump on that bandwagon, as Anthropic’s announcement of Claude Code Security indeed sent the cybersecurity public market into turmoil, with some companies losing as much as 20% of their market cap. Contrary to…
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Josys centralizes identity data to replace manual IT oversight with automated governance
Josys has transitioned into an autonomous identity governance platform, expanding beyond traditional SaaS management. The enhanced platform empowers IT leaders and managed service providers (MSPs) to scale governance and compliance efforts by centralizing identity data within a single, AI-driven system. With Verizon reporting that 80% of hacking breaches stem from compromised credentials, identity is the…
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Cato Networks Launches Auto-Adaptive Threat Prevention Engine
Cato Networks, a provider of SASE solutions, has announced the debut of Cato Dynamics Prevention, an auto-adaptive threat-prevention engine on its SASE platform. Proactive defense against compromise The new solution was designed to proactively stop stealthy, multi-stage attacks – continuously evaluating activity in full context – and correlate signals from across Cato’s sensors over months…
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Huge “Shadow Layer” of Organizations Hit by Supply Chain Attacks
Black Kite reveals 26,000 unnamed corporate victims linked to 136 third-party breaches
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Star Citizen game dev discloses breach affecting user data
Cloud Imperium Games (CIG), the game developer behind Star Citizen and Squadron 42, says attackers breached systems containing some users’ personal information in January. […]
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UH Cancer Center data breach affects nearly 1.2 million people
The University of Hawaii confirmed that a ransomware gang stole the data of nearly 1.2 million individuals in August 2025 after breaching its Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Division. […]
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7 factors impacting the cyber skills gap
Individuals with strong cybersecurity skills are in high demand. That’s no secret. What’s most important is the fact that the shortage is preventing many enterprises from building sustainable cybersecurity talent pipelines. According to World Economic Forum statistics, only 14% of organizations are confident they have the people and skills required to meet their cybersecurity objectives.…
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CyberStrikeAI tool adopted by hackers for AI-powered attacks
Researchers warn that a newly identified open-source AI security testing platform called CyberStrikeAI was used by the same threat actor behind a recent campaign that breached hundreds of Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. […]
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AI Now Top Risk as 47% of Cloud Data Unencrypted: Thales
A new report warns that artificial intelligence is quickly becoming what it calls the “new insider threat,” and many companies are not ready. According to the 2026 Thales Data Threat Report, nearly half of sensitive cloud data, 47%, remains unencrypted, even as AI systems gain broader access to corporate information. AI ranked as top data…
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The FBI’s cyber chief is using Winter SHIELD to accelerate China prep, threat intelligence sharing
The FBI’s cyber chief is prioritizing preparation for stepped-up Chinese threats, enhanced confrontation of adversaries in cyberspace and quicker intelligence sharing with industry as the bureau enters the second and final month of a unique cybersecurity awareness campaign. Brett Leatherman, who took over as assistant director of the FBI’s cyber division last summer, listed those…
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The Dark Side of Luxury Brands: Fraud and Laundering
Haute couture may be showcased under chandeliers and velvet ropes, but its underground counterpart operates in Telegram channels, crypto wallets, and dark web storefronts. What looks like a niche problem of fake handbags is, in reality, a sprawling shadow economy where luxury goods function as financial instruments, laundering vehicles, and scam bait. “Unlike the glamorous…
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Operator of AI Fake ID Platform Pleads Guilty
An artificial intelligence-powered website that churned out thousands of fake passports and driver’s licenses has landed its alleged operator in federal court. Yurii Nazarenko, a 27-year-old Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty to running OnlyFake, a subscription-based platform that generated more than 10,000 counterfeit identification documents for customers worldwide. “OnlyFake’s manufacture of fraudulent IDs and other documents…
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Europol Operation Targets Online Network Exploiting Minors
A yearlong international crackdown has led to 30 arrests tied to “The Com,” a decentralized cybercrime collective accused of targeting children and teenagers across digital platforms. Coordinated by Europol and involving law enforcement agencies from 28 countries, the operation — codenamed Project Compass — resulted in the arrest of 30 suspects, linked 179 additional individuals…
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South Korean Tax Agency Leak Leads to $4.8M Crypto Theft
A public press release intended to highlight a tax enforcement victory instead exposed millions in confiscated cryptocurrency. South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) inadvertently revealed the mnemonic seed phrase of a seized Ledger hardware wallet, enabling an unknown actor to transfer approximately $4.8 million in digital assets. “The thief first deposited a small amount of…
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Chrome Extension Hijacked to Push ClickFix Malware
A once-trusted Chrome extension with thousands of users was quietly transformed into a malware delivery vehicle, exposing how quickly browser add-ons can become security liabilities. QuickLens – Search Screen with Google Lens was removed from the Chrome Web Store after researchers discovered it had been updated to deploy ClickFix attacks and steal cryptocurrency wallet data. …
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BYOVD Turns Trusted Drivers Against Windows Security
A growing number of great actor groups are quietly abusing legitimate Windows drivers to turn endpoint defenses against themselves. Known as Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD), the technique allows attackers to load a digitally signed but flawed driver and exploit it to gain full kernel-level access. Attackers “… load a legitimate, digitally signed, but…
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APT37 combines cloud storage and USB implants to infiltrate air-gapped systems
North Korea-linked APT 37 used Zoho WorkDrive and USB malware to breach air-gapped networks in the Ruby Jumper campaign. North Korean group ScarCruft (aka APT37, Reaper, and Group123) deployed new tools in a campaign dubbed Ruby Jumper, using a backdoor that leverages Zoho WorkDrive for C2 and a USB-based implant to breach air-gapped systems. Zscaler ThreatLabz…
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Pakistan’s Top News Channels Hacked and Hijacked With Anti-Military Messages
Major Pakistani TV channels, including Geo News and ARY News, were hit by a coordinated cyberattack on 1 March 2026. Hackers took control of live satellite feeds to display unauthorised messages. Read more about the breach, the regional impact, and the reported counter-cyber response.
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Europol’s Project Compass nets 30 arrests in crackdown on “The Com”
Europol’s Project Compass led to 30 arrests targeting ‘The Com’ network, identifying 62 victims and protecting four children from harm. A yearlong operation, code-named Project Compass, led by Europol has dealt a major blow to The Com,’ a cybercrime network known for targeting children and teenagers. The joint effort, called Project Compass and coordinated by…
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GUEST ESSAY: Real cyber risks arise when small flaws combine and alerts are viewed in isolation
Security teams are drowning in signals. Alerts fire. Logs accumulate. Dashboards light up. Yet breaches still unfold quietly, often through a series of low-level actions that never trigger a single catastrophic alarm. Related: How ‘observability’ drives security Attackers do not rely on one silver bullet. They move incrementally. They probe. They chain together small weaknesses…
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A scorecard for cyber and risk culture
Have you once watched a leadership team clap for their “security culture month” like they’d landed a rover? Posters everywhere. Quizzes. A prize draw. Someone baked cupcakes with padlocks iced on top. Cute. Two weeks later, a product manager asked an engineer to “just share the admin credentials for an hour” because the vendor demo…
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Weekly Update 493
The Odido breach leaks were towards the beginning during this week’s update. I recorded it the day after the second dump of data had hit, with a third dump coming a few hours later, and a final dump of everything the day after that. From what I hear, it dominated the news in the Netherlands,…
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ShinyHunters leaked the full Odido dataset
Cybercrime group ShinyHunters leaked the full Odido dataset, the Netherlands is facing the biggest data leak in its history. Odido is a Dutch telecommunications company and one of the largest mobile network operators in the Netherlands. It was formed when T-Mobile Netherlands and Tele2 were rebranded as Odido in 2023 after private equity firms Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus…
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Claude code abused to steal 150GB in cyberattack on Mexican agencies
Hackers abused Claude Code to build exploits and steal 150GB of data in a cyberattack targeting Mexican government systems. Hackers abused Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant to develop exploits, create custom tools, and automatically exfiltrate more than 150GB of data in an attack on Mexican government systems, the Israeli cybersecurity firm Gambit Security reports. The…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 565 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Canadian Tire 2025 data breach impacts 38 million users Iran ’s Internet near-totally blacked out amid…
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Canadian Tire 2025 data breach impacts 38 million users
A data breach at Canadian Tire exposed personal data from over 38 million accounts, including contact details and encrypted passwords. More than 38 million accounts were affected by an October 2025 data breach at Canadian retail giant Canadian Tire (CTC). The incident marks one of the largest retail data breaches in Canada, raising concerns about…
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Who is the Kimwolf Botmaster “Dort”?
In early January 2026, KrebsOnSecurity revealed how a security researcher disclosed a vulnerability that was used to build Kimwolf, the world’s largest and most disruptive botnet. Since then, the person in control of Kimwolf — who goes by the handle “Dort” — has coordinated a barrage of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), doxing and email flooding attacks…
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FreeBSD Jail Escape Flaw Breaks Filesystem Isolation
A critical vulnerability in FreeBSD allows attackers to escape jail environments and access the host filesystem. The flaw weakens a core isolation mechanism and, under specific configurations, can lead to a complete breakdown of filesystem separation. This vulnerability “… enables full filesystem access for a jailed process, breaking the chroot,” said researchers in the advisory.…
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Juniper PTX Flaw Could Allow Full Router Takeover
Juniper Networks has disclosed a critical vulnerability in Junos OS Evolved that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain root-level control of affected PTX Series routers. These routers are widely used in service provider, telecom, and cloud environments. The vulnerability “… allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to execute code as root,” said the company in…
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Kiteworks Flags Canada Sovereignty Compliance Gaps
Kiteworks’ newly released “2026 Data Security and Compliance Risk: Data Sovereignty Report” finds that Canadian organisations report the lowest sovereignty incident rate among surveyed regions — yet channel leaders warn that the risk environment is intensifying, not stabilizing. The cross-regional survey of 286 security, compliance, and IT professionals across Canada, Europe, and the Middle East…
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ShinyHunters Leak 2M Records From Dutch Telecom Odido, Claim 21M Stolen
ShinyHunters hackers leak 2 million records from Dutch telecom Odido after ransom refusal, claiming up to 21 million customer records were stolen in the breach.
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Trend Micro Patches Critical Apex One RCE Flaws
Trend Micro has released patches for two high-severity vulnerabilities in its Apex One endpoint security platform. The flaws impact the Apex One management console and could allow remote code execution on unpatched systems. One of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-71210, “… could allow a remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations,” said…
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The Case for Why Better Breach Transparency Matters
It’s become a standard practice for organizations to disclose the bare minimum about a data breach, or worse — not disclose the incident at all.
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CISA warns that RESURGE malware can be dormant on Ivanti devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released new details about RESURGE, a malicious implant used in zero-day attacks exploiting CVE-2025-0282 to breach Ivanti Connect Secure devices. […]
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Zero-Days, Data Breaches, and AI Risks Define This Week’s Cybersecurity Landscape
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Zero-Day Exploits and Critical CVEs Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Grants Root Access has been actively exploited since 2023, allowing attackers to bypass authentication and gain root privileges. Cisco urges administrators to patch immediately, secure management planes, and monitor for rogue peers. ServiceNow AI Platform Vulnerability could allow unauthenticated remote code execution through…
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ScarCruft Uses Zoho WorkDrive and USB Malware to Breach Air-Gapped Networks
The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been attributed to a fresh set of tools, including a backdoor that uses Zoho WorkDrive for command-and-control (C2) communications to fetch more payloads and an implant that uses removable media to relay commands and breach air-gapped networks. The campaign, codenamed Ruby Jumper by Zscaler ThreatLabz, involves…
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Why application security must start at the load balancer
For a long time, I thought of the load balancer as a performance device. Its job was to distribute traffic, improve uptime, and make applications feel fast. Security was something that happened elsewhere, on firewalls, inside WAFs or deep in the application code. That perspective changed early in my consulting career. I worked with a…
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Illumio Insights brings agentless visibility and breach containment to hybrid environments
Illumio unveiled its solution to deliver agentless visibility and breach containment across both data center and cloud environments. Illumio Insights ingests real-time telemetry and policy data from Check Point and Fortinet firewalls, converting existing firewall information into real-time traffic maps to provide agentless visibility across the hybrid environment. This extends Illumio Insights into data center…
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Ransomware activity peaks outside business hours
Intrusions continue to center on credential access and timed execution outside standard business hours. The Sophos Active Adversary Report 2026 analyzes 661 incident response and managed detection and response cases handled between November 1, 2024 and October 31, 2025, spanning organizations in 70 countries. The dataset examines how attackers gain access, how quickly they reach…
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12 Million exposed .env files reveal widespread security failures
Mysterium VPN found 12M IPs exposing .env files, leaking credentials and revealing widespread security misconfigurations worldwide. Configuration mistakes rarely trigger alarms. A forgotten deny rule, an overlooked server setting, or a full project folder uploaded to production can quietly expose a company’s most sensitive secrets. In many cases, those secrets live inside simple environment files…
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ManoMano data breach impacted 38 Million customer accounts
European DIY platform ManoMano suffered a data breach via a third-party provider, exposing personal data of 38 million customers. European DIY e-commerce platform ManoMano disclosed a major data breach affecting 38 million customers. Hackers accessed personal information by compromising a third-party service provider, prompting notifications and potential security measures for impacted users across multiple countries.…
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Ransomware groups switch to stealthy attacks and long-term access
Ransomware attackers are switching tactics in favor of more stealthy infiltration, as the threat of public exposure of sensitive corporate data is becoming the main mechanism of extortion. Picus Security’s annual red-teaming report shows attackers shifting away from loud disruption toward quiet, long-term access — or from “predatory” smash-and-grab tactics to “parasitic” silent residency. Four…
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DeVry University’s CISO on higher education cybersecurity risk
In this Help Net Security interview, Fred Kwong, VP, CISO at DeVry University, outlines how the university balances academic openness with cyber risk. He describes how systems for students are separated from back end operations to limit exposure. Kwong also discusses how student data has changed over the past decade. Data is now centralized in…
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Europe forces a search reset: Google experiments with fairer rankings
Google continues to find itself in hot water over its alleged antitrust tactics and monopolization of certain market segments. Now its parent company, Alphabet, seems to be ceding to EU scrutiny of its search practices. The company will reportedly begin testing changes to its search engine results in the EU to more fairly represent vertical…
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Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Actively Exploited to Gain Root Access
A zero-day vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN products has been actively exploited since at least 2023, allowing attackers to bypass authentication and ultimately gain root access in targeted environments. This flaw affects core control-plane components and has been linked to a sophisticated threat actor cluster known as UAT-8616. “The Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN zero-day, which is…
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Marquis v. SonicWall Lawsuit Ups the Breach Blame Game
When a company gets breached through a third-party security vendor, who should bear responsibility? For one FinTech company, the answer is the firewall provider.
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ServiceNow AI Platform Vulnerability Enables Unauthenticated RCE
ServiceNow has addressed a critical vulnerability in its AI Platform that could have allowed unauthenticated remote code execution in enterprise environments. The flaw has a CVSS score of 9.8, reflecting its high severity and potential impact on workflow automation and AI-driven operations. “This vulnerability could potentially enable an unauthenticated user, in certain circumstances, to remotely…
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Nearly 38 Million Impacted in ManoMano Third-Party Breach
European online DIY giant ManoMano is notifying roughly 38 million customers after threat actors compromised a third-party customer service provider, exposing personal data tied to user accounts and support interactions. The incident, discovered in January 2026, underscores the persistent risk posed by supply chain and vendor-based breaches. “We can confirm that ManoMano has recently notified…
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Senate moves one step closer to passing health care cyber reforms
A key Senate Committee moved to advance legislation that would overhaul cybersecurity practices at the Department of Health and Human Services. The bipartisan Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act sailed through the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee Thursday on a 22-1 vote, with only Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., opposing it. The legislation, sponsored by…
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European DYI chain ManoMano data breach impacts 38 million customers
DIY store chain ManoMano is notifying customers of a data breach personal data, which was caused by hackers compromising a third-party service provider. […]
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Olympique Marseille confirms ‘attempted’ cyberattack after data leak
French professional football club Olympique de Marseille has confirmed a cyberattack after a threat actor claimed on Monday that it breached the club’s systems earlier this month. […]
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Illumio Delivers the First Platform to Combine Agentless Visibility and Breach Containment for Hybrid Environments
New agentless capability integrates firewall telemetry to deliver unified hybrid visibility and breach containment across cloud and data center environments, including endpoints
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China-linked hackers used Google Sheets to spy on telecoms and governments across 42 countries
Google has disrupted a China-linked espionage group that used Google’s spreadsheet application as a covert spy tool to compromise telecom providers and government agencies across 42 countries, sending commands and receiving stolen data through it, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said on Thursday. Working with Mandiant, GTIG confirmed intrusions at 53 organizations across 42 countries,…
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The farmers and the mercenaries: Rethinking the ‘human layer’ in security
There’s a phrase that’s become gospel in cybersecurity: “Employees are the last line of defense.” We’ve built an entire industry around it. Billions of dollars in security awareness programs, mandatory simulations and user-reporting workflows across endpoints, applications and collaboration tools. All predicated on a premise that sounds reasonable until you examine what we’re actually asking.…
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ANY.RUN & Splunk Enterprise: Stronger Detection, Faster Response in Your SOC
Security teams don’t lack alerts, they lack fast, reliable context for decision-making. When threat analysis and intelligence are not an integrated part of the SOC workflow, investigations slow down, MTTR grows, and the risk of missed incidents increases. Adding behavioral analysis and live intelligence directly into SIEM closes this gap, turning monitoring, triage, and response…
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Google GTIG disrupted China-linked APT UNC2814 halting attacks on 53 orgs in 42 countries
Google and partners disrupted UNC2814, a suspected China-linked group that hacked 53 organizations across 42 countries. Google, with industry partners, disrupted the infrastructure of UNC2814, a suspected China-linked cyber espionage group that breached at least 53 organizations in 42 countries. The group has been active since at least 2017, and was spotted targeting governments and…
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Treasury Sanctions Russian Exploit Brokerage
The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on a foreign exploit brokerage accused of purchasing and reselling stolen government cyber tools under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA). This action targets Operation Zero, a Russia-linked exploit broker, and signals a tougher stance against markets that monetize zero-day vulnerabilities tied to national security systems. “If you…
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Google Disrupts UNC2814 GRIDTIDE Campaign After 53 Breaches Across 42 Countries
Google on Wednesday disclosed that it worked with industry partners to disrupt the infrastructure of a suspected China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as UNC2814 that breached at least 53 organizations across 42 countries. “This prolific, elusive actor has a long history of targeting international governments and global telecommunications organizations across Africa, Asia, and the Americas,”
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ShinyHunters Claims Wynn Resorts Data Theft
Wynn Resorts has confirmed that employee data was accessed by an unauthorized third party after the company appeared on the ShinyHunters extortion group’s leak site. The casino and hospitality giant said it activated its incident response plan immediately upon discovering the intrusion. “We have learned that an unauthorized third party acquired certain employee data,” Wynn…
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News alert: One Identity fills CFO-COO role to strengthen operating discipline amid expansion
ALISA VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 25, 2026, CyberNewswire—One Identity, a trusted leader in identity security, today announced the appointment of Michael Henricks as Chief Financial and Operating Officer. This decision reflects the continued growth of the business and a focus on aligning financial leadership with operational objectives as One Identity scales. “As One Identity accelerates its growth, the addition of a Chief Financial and Operating Officer will strengthen how we plan, operate, and invest…
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ShinyHunters Claims Odido NL and Ben.nl Breach as Company Confirms Cyberattack
ShinyHunters claims 21 million records stolen in Odido NL and Ben.nl data breach as telecom company confirms cyberattack impacting customer contact system data.
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12.4 Million Accounts Exposed in CarGurus Leak
Millions of CarGurus users may have had their personal and financial data exposed after a notorious threat actor group published a massive dataset allegedly stolen from the automotive marketplace. Attributed to the ShinyHunters extortion group, the leak includes 12.4 million records with about 70% of those being new data. “The ShinyHunters extortion group has published…
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AI-First Businesses are Paying an “AI Speed Tax” when Recovering from Cybersecurity Incidents, according to Fastly’s Global Security Research Report
GUEST RESEARCH: Fast moving AI adopters are paying the price with 100 day longer recovery times, higher breach costs and expanding attack surfaces
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Autonomous Endpoint Management Isn’t Just Efficiency, It’s a Security Imperative
Autonomous Endpoint Management cuts exposure time by matching patch speed to attacker breakout timelines, reducing risk, workload delays, and breach costs.
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ShinyHunters cyberattack on CarGurus impacts 12.4 Million users
ShinyHunters leaked data from 12.4M CarGurus accounts, exposing personal information from the U.S.-based auto research and shopping platform. The ShinyHunters group published personal data from over 12 million CarGurus accounts. CarGurus is a U.S.-based digital automotive marketplace that helps users research, compare, and connect with sellers of new and used vehicles. Operating in the U.S.,…
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Turn Your SOC Into a Detection Engine: Rethinking Threat Monitoring
Threat monitoring is treated as one capability among many. Something that sits alongside incident response and threat hunting on an org chart. That framing undersells how central it actually is. Monitoring is the connective tissue of the entire security operation. Every other SOC function depends on it working well. For SOC and MSSP leaders, building effective threat monitoring is not about “more alerts.” It…
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Boards don’t need cyber metrics — they need risk signals
Security teams live in a world of numbers. Dashboards depict counts of blocked attacks, phishing clicks, vulnerabilities discovered, patches applied, alerts triaged, and incidents closed. Over the past decade, the cybersecurity industry has become adept at measuring activity with increasing precision. Experts say what remains far less consistent is whether those measurements help boards govern…
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New Serv-U bugs extend SolarWinds’ run of high-severity disclosures
SolarWinds continues to be besieged by security issues, this time in its Serv-U managed file transfer server. The software company has released four patches for critical Serv-U remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to gain root (administrator) access to unpatched servers. These four common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) are rated “critical,” the…
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Take control: Locking down common endpoint vulnerabilities
Attackers are constantly on the prowl, scoping out vulnerabilities of network-connected devices in your systems. These devices—laptops, desktops, servers, IoT, and more—are like unlocked doors waiting for threat actors to stroll through. And here’s the kicker: many of these vulnerabilities are shockingly common and easily preventable. Let’s break down the weaknesses we most frequently track…
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Attackers Now Need Just 29 Minutes to Own a Network
Credential misuse, AI tools, and security blind spots help attackers move through breached networks faster than ever, CrowdStrike finds.
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VMware Aria Vulnerabilities Expose RCE Risk
Broadcom has disclosed three vulnerabilities in VMware Aria Operations, including one that could allow unauthenticated remote code execution during product migrations. One of the flaws, CVE-2026-22719, can allow an attacker “… to execute arbitrary commands which may lead to remote code execution in VMware Aria Operations while support-assisted product migration is in progress,” said Broadcom…
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7 Top ISO 27001 Certification Providers
In this post, I will show you the 7 top ISO 27001 certification providers. Data breaches are something companies must be prepared for, so they are seeking more robust cybersecurity through certifications. ISO 27001 is an international standard that helps organizations strengthen their security protocols. Obtaining an ISO 27001 certification shows that a business is…
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Google Patches Three High-Severity Chrome Flaws
Google has released a security update for its Chrome browser that addresses three high-severity vulnerabilities, which could pose risk to users. One of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-3061, allows “… a remote attacker to perform an out-of-bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page,” said NIST in its advisory. Inside the Chrome Vulnerabilities The security update addresses…
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Amazon: Low-Skill Hacker Used AI Tools to Breach FortiGate Devices Globally
Amazon says a Russian speaking low-skill hacker used AI tools to breach hundreds of FortiGate devices worldwide, showing how AI can scale cyberattacks with basic methods.
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Teenagers charged over public bike service breach that exposed 4.62 million records
Two South Korean teenagers have been charged in connection with a cyberattack that compromised the personal data of 4.62 million users of Seoul’s public bike service, Ttareungyi. The compromised data included user IDs, mobile phone numbers, addresses, dates of birth, gender, and weight. According to the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency,…
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ShinyHunters extortion gang claims Odido breach affecting millions
The ShinyHunters extortion gang has claimed responsibility for breaching Dutch telecommunications provider Odido and stealing millions of user records from its compromised systems. […]
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Everest ransomware hits Vikor Scientific ‘s supplier, data of 140,000 patients stolen
Everest ransomware claims an attack on diagnostic firm Vikor Scientific (Vanta Diagnostics), exposing data of nearly 140,000 people. The Everest ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Vikor Scientific, now operating as Vanta Diagnostics. The healthcare diagnostic firm disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 139,964 individuals, as reported by the US Department of…
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Weekly Update 492
The recurring theme this week seems to be around the gap between breaches happening and individual victims finding out about them. It’s tempting to blame this on the corporate victim of the breach (the hacked company), but they’re simultaneously dealing with a criminal intrusion, a ransom demand, and class-action lawyers knocking down their doors. They’re…
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Data Breaches in 2026: What’s old, what’s new?
Data breaches in 2026 explained, new cyber threats, AI driven attacks, common breach causes, and practical security strategies for individuals and businesses
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Ad Tech Firm Optimizely Investigates Vishing Incident
Ad tech firm Optimizely is notifying customers after a voice phishing attack led to unauthorized access to some of its internal systems. The company says threat actors obtained limited business contact information but did not access sensitive customer data or disrupt operations. “The threat actor gained access to Optimizely’s systems through a sophisticated voice-phishing attack,…