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Hybride Angriffe zwischen Cloud und On-Premises – Warum fragmentierte Sicherheit gegen hybride Angriffe versagt
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/hybride-angriffe-cloud-soc-konvergenz-a-f997e23c17b6b4e248b448bad3db46d4/ also interesting: Zscaler veröffentlicht ThreatLabz-Studie zum Anstieg der Phishing-Angriffe Vectra AI erläutert Einsatz von MAAD-AF zur Emulation von Cyberangriffen Cybersecurity beginnt im Posteingang warum ESicherheit mehr ist als nur Verschlüsselung Whisper Leak uses a side channel attack to eavesdrop on encrypted AI conversations
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More Than 40% of South Africans Were Scammed in 2025
Tags: scamSurvey underscores the reality that scammers follow scalable opportunities and low friction, rather than rich targets that tend to be better protected. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/south-africans-scammed-2025 also interesting: Beware the Blur: Phishing Scam Drops Byakugan Malware via Fake PDF DoorDash scams are serving up trouble âš¡ Weekly Recap: Lazarus Hits Web3,…
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Poland bans camera-packing cars made in China from military bases
Dell, however, is welcome to help build a local-language LLM First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/19/poland_china_car_ban/ also interesting: Poland bans camera-packing cars made in China cars from military bases Poland bans camera-packing cars made in China cars from military bases Trusted Cloud Edge in Practice: Transforming Critical Industries Iran-linked MuddyWater APT deploys Rust-based…
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From in-house CISO to consultant. What you need to know before making the leap
Tags: advisory, best-practice, business, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, framework, jobs, resilience, risk, service, skills, toolSkills that carry over into consulting: Many of the skills CISOs honed inside large organizations translate directly to the new consulting job, while others suddenly matter more than they ever did before. In addition to technical skills, it is often the practical ones that prove most valuable.The ability to prioritize, sharpened over years in a…
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From in-house CISO to consultant. What you need to know before making the leap
Tags: advisory, best-practice, business, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, framework, jobs, resilience, risk, service, skills, toolSkills that carry over into consulting: Many of the skills CISOs honed inside large organizations translate directly to the new consulting job, while others suddenly matter more than they ever did before. In addition to technical skills, it is often the practical ones that prove most valuable.The ability to prioritize, sharpened over years in a…
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Buffer Overflow und UseFree – Schwachstellen in FreeRDP bedrohen Windows und Unix
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/sicherheitsluecken-freerdp-windows-unix-a-772800b25cbbfbd1179fd5698fe27e18/ also interesting: Leaked Wallpaper Vulnerability Exposes Windows Users to Privilege Escalation Attacks Report on ransomware attacks on Fortinet firewalls also reveals possible defenses Critical VGAuth Flaw in VMware Tools Grants Full System Access Chinese hackers target Western diplomats using hardpatch Windows shortcut flaw
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New Threat Emerges as Attackers Leverage Grok and Copilot to Evade Security Monitoring
Researchers at Check Point Research (CPR) have uncovered a novel technique where cybercriminals utilize popular AI platforms like Grok and Microsoft Copilot to orchestrate covert attacks. This method transforms benign AI web services into proxies for Command and Control (C2) communication. By leveraging the web browsing and URL-fetching capabilities of these assistants, attackers can tunnel…
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Researchers Expose DigitStealer C2 Infrastructure Targeting macOS Users
DigitStealer’s expanding command-and-control (C2) footprint is exposing more of its backend than its operators likely intended, giving defenders fresh opportunities to track and block new infrastructure linked to the macOS”‘targeting infostealer. Unlike many popular stealers, it does not expose a web panel for affiliates, strongly suggesting a closed-operation rather than a broad malware”‘as”‘a”‘service (MaaS) offering.…
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OpenAI Launches EVMbench: A New Framework to Detect and Exploit Blockchain Vulnerabilities
Tags: ai, blockchain, crypto, cyber, exploit, framework, intelligence, open-source, openai, vulnerabilityOpenAI has collaborated with crypto investment firm Paradigm to release EVMbench, a new benchmark designed to evaluate how artificial intelligence agents interact with smart contract security. As smart contracts currently secure over $100 billion in open-source crypto assets, the ability of AI to successfully read, write, and audit code is becoming a critical component of…
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OpenAI Launches EVMbench: A New Framework to Detect and Exploit Blockchain Vulnerabilities
Tags: ai, blockchain, crypto, cyber, exploit, framework, intelligence, open-source, openai, vulnerabilityOpenAI has collaborated with crypto investment firm Paradigm to release EVMbench, a new benchmark designed to evaluate how artificial intelligence agents interact with smart contract security. As smart contracts currently secure over $100 billion in open-source crypto assets, the ability of AI to successfully read, write, and audit code is becoming a critical component of…
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Public mobile networks are being weaponized for combat drone operations
On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched a coordinated drone strike on five airfields inside Russia, disabling or destroying aircrafts. The attack involved more than 100 drones … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/19/enea-mobile-connected-drones-report/ also interesting: The most notorious and damaging ransomware of all time The Trump administration made an unprecedented security mistake you…
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Public mobile networks are being weaponized for combat drone operations
On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched a coordinated drone strike on five airfields inside Russia, disabling or destroying aircrafts. The attack involved more than 100 drones … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/19/enea-mobile-connected-drones-report/ also interesting: The most notorious and damaging ransomware of all time The Trump administration made an unprecedented security mistake you…
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Poland bans camera-packing cars made in China cars from military bases
Dell, however, is welcome to help build a local-language LLM First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/19/poland_china_car_ban/ also interesting: Poland bans camera-packing cars made in China cars from military bases Chinese Spies Built Massive Botnet of IoT Devices to Target US, Taiwan Military Trusted Cloud Edge in Practice: Transforming Critical Industries Iran-linked MuddyWater APT…
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Poland bans camera-packing cars made in China cars from military bases
Dell, however, is welcome to help build a local-language LLM First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/19/poland_china_car_ban/ also interesting: Poland bans camera-packing cars made in China cars from military bases Chinese Spies Built Massive Botnet of IoT Devices to Target US, Taiwan Military Trusted Cloud Edge in Practice: Transforming Critical Industries Iran-linked MuddyWater APT…
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Mozilla Firefox Issues Emergency Patch for Heap Buffer Overflow in Firefox v147
Mozilla has released an out-of-band security update to address a critical vulnerability affecting its browser. The update, issued as Firefox v147.0.4, resolves a high-impact Heap buffer overflow flaw in the libvpx video codec library. The issue is tracked under CVE-2026-2447 and was identified by security researcher jayjayjazz. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/firefox-v147-cve-2026-2447/ also interesting: Mozilla Patches Critical…
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Advantest Cyberattack Triggers Ransomware Investigation Across Internal Network
Advantest Corporation has confirmed that it is responding to a cybersecurity incident First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/advantest-cyberattack-ransomware-investigation/ also interesting: Phishing Season 2025: The Latest Predictions Unveiled UK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup 16 March 2025 Vaillant CISO: NIS2 complexity and lack of clarity endanger its mission Cybercrime Inc.: When hackers are better organized…
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90 Prozent der Ransomware-Angriffe umgehen Firewalls
Ransomware-Angreifer umgehen Firewalls zunehmend über bekannte Sicherheitslücken und verwundbare Konten, und das in einem Tempo, das Verteidigern kaum Zeit zur Reaktion lässt. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/ransomware-2025 also interesting: Payback-CISO: ‘Vorbereitung ist das A und O” CISOs müssen OT-Risiken stärker adressieren Aktivitäten mit Fokus auf Sonicwall-SSL-VPNs der Ransomware Akira nehmen zu Cybervorfälle:…
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Empowering a Global SaaS Workforce: From Identity Security to Financial Access
Explore how identity security and financial access solutions empower a global SaaS workforce with secure authentication and seamless payments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/empowering-a-global-saas-workforce-from-identity-security-to-financial-access/ also interesting: Intelligent Privilege Controls: A quick guide to secure every identity Top Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure Smarter Threats Need Smarter Defenses: AI, APIs,…
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Empowering a Global SaaS Workforce: From Identity Security to Financial Access
Explore how identity security and financial access solutions empower a global SaaS workforce with secure authentication and seamless payments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/empowering-a-global-saas-workforce-from-identity-security-to-financial-access/ also interesting: Intelligent Privilege Controls: A quick guide to secure every identity Top Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure Smarter Threats Need Smarter Defenses: AI, APIs,…
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Empowering a Global SaaS Workforce: From Identity Security to Financial Access
Explore how identity security and financial access solutions empower a global SaaS workforce with secure authentication and seamless payments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/empowering-a-global-saas-workforce-from-identity-security-to-financial-access/ also interesting: Intelligent Privilege Controls: A quick guide to secure every identity Top Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure Smarter Threats Need Smarter Defenses: AI, APIs,…
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Critical MCP Server Enables Arbitrary Code Execution and Sensitive Data Exfiltration
MCP servers can silently turn AI assistants into powerful attack platforms, enabling arbitrary code execution, large”‘scale data exfiltration, and stealthy user manipulation across both local machines and cloud environments. New research and recent real”‘world incidents show that this emerging ecosystem is already being abused in the wild, including a malicious Postmark MCP server that quietly…
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Attackers keep finding the same gaps in security programs
Attackers keep getting in, often through the same predictable weak spots: identity systems, third-party access, and poorly secured perimeter devices. A new threat report from … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/19/managed-xdr-threat-report-security-programs/ also interesting: IAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience Two Clicks to Chaos: How Double-clickjacking Hands Over…
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Consumers feel less judged by AI debt collectors
Tags: aiDebt collection agencies are starting to use automated voice systems and AI-driven messaging to handle consumer calls. These systems help scale outreach, reduce call center … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/19/consumer-ai-debt-collection/ also interesting: Stolen GenAI Accounts Flood Dark Web With 400 Daily Listings The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Lead Generation User…
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Burnout im digitalen Schutzraum: Die stille Krise der Cyberbranche
Tags: unclassifiedBurnout kommt nicht nur dort, wo es offensichtlich ist. Selbst wenn die Arbeit erfüllend ist, können Überlastung und ständiger Druck die Motivation zersetzen. Engagement verwandelt sich in Erschöpfung, Begeisterung in Zynismus. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/burnout-im-digitalen-schutzraum-die-stille-krise-der-cyberbranche/a43757/ also interesting: Österreich: Hausdurchsuchung bei TOR-Nutzer Trojaner im Gepäck: Bonus-Episode von House of the Dragon zielt…
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Burnout im digitalen Schutzraum: Die stille Krise der Cyberbranche
Tags: unclassifiedBurnout kommt nicht nur dort, wo es offensichtlich ist. Selbst wenn die Arbeit erfüllend ist, können Überlastung und ständiger Druck die Motivation zersetzen. Engagement verwandelt sich in Erschöpfung, Begeisterung in Zynismus. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/burnout-im-digitalen-schutzraum-die-stille-krise-der-cyberbranche/a43757/ also interesting: ManagedMethods Wins 2025 Best Overall IT Solution for the Education Market Starlink is burning…
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Critical Windows Admin Center Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation
A high-severity Windows Admin Center vulnerability (CVE-2026-26119) could allow privilege escalation in enterprise environments. Here’s what to know and how to mitigate risk. The post Microsoft: Critical Windows Admin Center Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-windows-admin-center-privilege-escalation-february-2026/ also interesting: Microsoft handles 2 Windows zero-days on May…
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Adidas investigates third-party data breach after criminals claim they pwned the sportswear giant
‘Potential data protection incident’ at an ‘independent licensing partner,’ we’re told First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/adidas_investigates_thirdparty_data_breach/ also interesting: Santander: a data breach at a third-party provider impacted customers and employees Breach Roundup: Finland Detains Tanker Tied to Cable Sabotage Unbefugter Zugriff bei einer Kreditgenossenschaft in Maryland, USA Coca-Cola, Bottling Partner Named in…
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Eurail und Interrail: Gestohlene Passagier-Daten im Darknet feilgeboten
Tags: dark-webFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/eurail-interrail-diebstahl-passagier-daten-darknet-verkauf also interesting: Cybercriminals Flood Dark Web With X (Twitter) Gold Accounts Oxycorat Android RAT Spotted on Dark Web Stealing Wi-Fi Passwords Automakers Are Telling Your Insurance Company How You Really Drive German police seized the darknet marketplace Nemesis Market
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Smashing Security podcast #455: Face off: Meta’s Glasses and America’s internet kill switch
Could America turn off Europe’s internet? First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-455/ also interesting: 9 VPN alternatives for securing remote network access Black Hat: Latest news and insights Digitale Souveränität für Deutschland vorerst unerreichbar Tipps für CISOs, die die Branche wechseln wollen
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Nigerian man sentenced to 8 years in prison for running phony tax refund scheme
Tags: networkMatthew Akande was living in Mexico when he and at least four co-conspirators broke into the networks of tax preparation firms and filed more than 1,000 fraudulent tax returns seeking tax refunds. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/nigerian-matthew-akande-tax-refund-fraud/ also interesting: Live Network Traffic Analysis: The Shockwave That Warns Before the Cyber Tsunami Europe…
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Adaptive HEAL Security for Multi-Agent Semantic Routing
Learn how to secure multi-agent semantic routing in MCP environments with Adaptive HEAL security, post-quantum cryptography, and zero-trust AI architecture. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/adaptive-heal-security-for-multi-agent-semantic-routing/ also interesting: Data Security Predictions for 2025: Putting Protection and Resilience at Center Stage 8 Cyber Predictions for 2025: A CSO’s Perspective Cybersecurity Snapshot: SANS Recommends Six…
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A Busy Week for Cybersecurity Speaking Engagements
I have a busy week with podcasts, webinars, and a keynote! Communicating and sharing is vital to the cybersecurity industry. It is how we leverage shared knowledge and experiences to make more informed decisions and gain better positions against our adversaries. Yesterday (Tuesday Feb 17th) I was speaking on Convene Chats webinar with the amazing…
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Koi Purchase Bolsters Palo Alto’s AI Attack Surface Defense
$300M Acquisition Strengthens Palo Alto Networks’ XDR and AI Governance Platform. Palo Alto Networks plans to acquire Koi Security for $300 million to address growing AI-driven endpoint risks. The startup’s technology adds deep visibility into AI agents plug-ins and nonbinary code, enhancing Cortex XDR and Prisma AIRS as enterprises confront a growing unmanaged AI attack…
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Chronosphere Deal Signals Security-Observability Convergence
Founder, CEO Martin Mao: AI-Driven Remediation, Data Optimization at Core of Deal. Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of Chronosphere will help unify observability and security operations. The integration with Cortex AgentiX and Cortex XSIAM aims to automate remediation, optimize telemetry pipelines and help enterprises manage soaring data volumes from cloud-native and AI workloads. First seen on…
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Texas Sues TP-Link for Covering Up Chinese Manufacturing
Router Maker Accuses Rivals, Competitors of Smear Campaign. The Texas attorney general invoked state consumer protection law to sue Wi-Fi router maker TP-Link Systems for misrepresenting its connections to mainland China and the security of its ubiquitous devices. The suit says TP-Link should be forced to declare that their products are made in China. First…
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Dragos’ Cybersecurity Report 2026 zur OT-Bedrohung: Ransomware-Angreifer erhöhen operativen Druck auf industrielle Infrastrukturen und KRITIS
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/dragos-cybersecurity-report-2026-ot-bedrohung-ransomware-angreifer-erhoehung-operativer-druck-industrielle-infrastrukturen-kritis also interesting: Die wichtigsten Cybersecurity-Prognosen für 2025 Interpol Operation Shuts Down 22,000 Malicious Servers Pioneer Kitten: Iranian hackers partnering with ransomware affiliates Prosecutors allege incident response pros used ALPHV/BlackCat to commit string of ransomware attacks
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Notepad++ author says fixes make update mechanism ‘effectively unexploitable’
Tags: access, attack, backdoor, china, control, credentials, dns, espionage, exploit, group, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, monitoring, network, risk, risk-management, service, software, supply-chain, threat, ukraine, update, vulnerabilityCSOonline, Ho said that no system can ever be declared absolutely unbreakable, “but the new design dramatically raises the bar.”An attacker must now compromise both the hosting infrastructure and the signing keys, he explained, adding that the updater now validates both the manifest and the installer, each with independent cryptographic signatures. And any mismatch, missing…
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From Firewall Management to Adaptive Security: What IDC’s 2026 Report Means for Security Leaders
Last year, IDC called firewall policy management a foundation organizations could no longer ignore. This year, the message is more direct. In its 2026 report, Building on Enforcement: Network Security… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/from-firewall-management-to-adaptive-security-what-idcs-2026-report-means-for-security-leaders/ also interesting: Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, hotfixes incoming! (CVE-2024-3400) CVE-2024-3400 exploited: Unit 42, Volexity share…
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Why I Finally Made Peace With the Term Zero Trust
Tags: zero-trustSeveral weeks ago, I had a chance to sit down with John Kindervag and discuss FireMon’s new partnership with Illumio. During that conversation, John shared a story about the origins… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/why-i-finally-made-peace-with-the-term-zero-trust/ also interesting: The Future of Zero Trust with AI: Exploring How AI Automates and Enhances Security Non-Human…
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Critical Grandstream VoIP Bug Highlights SMB Security Blind Spot
CVE-2026-2329 allows unauthenticated root-level access to SMB phone infrastructure, so attackers can intercept calls, commit toll fraud, and impersonate users. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/grandstream-bug-voip-security-blind-spot also interesting: Mitel MiCollab VoIP authentication bypass opens new attack paths Oracle quietly admits data breach, days after lawsuit accused it of cover-up Cybersecurity Snapshot: Industrial Systems…
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Scam Abuses Gemini Chatbots to Convince People to Buy Fake Crypto
A convincing presale site for phony Google Coin features an AI assistant that engages victims with a slick sales pitch, funneling payment to attackers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/scam-abuses-gemini-chatbots-convince-people-buy-fake-crypto also interesting: Google Warns of Rising Cloaking Scams, AI-Driven Fraud, and Crypto Schemes 7 biggest cybersecurity stories of 2024 Beyond the Inbox: ThreatLabz…
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Norton Healthcare to Pay $11M to Settle BlackCat Lawsuit
Cybercrime Gang Allegedly Stole 4.7 Terabytes of Data, Affecting 2.5M. Norton Healthcare, which operates nine hospitals and other care facilities in Kentucky and Indiana, has agreed to pay $11 million to settle class action litigation stemming from a 2023 data theft attack by ransomware-as-a-service gang Alphv/BlackCat that affected nearly 2.5 million people. First seen on…
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French Ministry confirms data access to 1.2 Million bank accounts
A hacker accessed data from 1.2 million French bank accounts using stolen official credentials, the Economy Ministry said. A hacker gained access to data from 1.2 million French bank accounts using stolen credentials belonging to a government official, according to the French Economy Ministry. French authorities said affected account holders will be notified in the…
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Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein
The Def Con hacking conference banned hackers Pablos Holman and Vincenzo Iozzo, as well as former MIT Media Lab director Joichi Ito, from attending the annual conference after their reported connections with Jeffrey Epstein. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/hacking-conference-def-con-bans-three-people-linked-to-epstein/ also interesting: Gen AI is transforming the cyber threat landscape by democratizing vulnerability…
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Chinese hackers exploited zero-day Dell RecoverPoint flaw for 1.5 years
Pivot techniques: In addition to the payloads themselves, the investigation also revealed new techniques. For example, the legitimate shell script convert_hosts.sh that exists on these appliances has been modified to include the path of the backdoors to achieve persistence.The SLAYSTYLE web shell, which is designed to receive commands over HTTP and execute them on the…
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Figure Breach Enters New Phase After Data Leak Claims
The data breach disclosed by fintech lender Figure Technology Solutions is moving beyond a contained security incident, as reports that stolen customer information is circulating online coincide with early legal investigations. The developments mark the point where an internal breach begins to create broader consumer risk and potential liability. Latest Developments Data associated with the……
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Why are cybersecurity professionals confident in Agentic AI defenses?
How Are Non-Human Identities Reshaping Cloud Security Strategies? In what ways do organizations manage evolving digital machine identities? The rapid increase in machine-to-machine communications has brought about a new dimension of security considerations, particularly with the rise of Non-Human Identities (NHIs). NHIs, primarily composed of secrets like encrypted passwords, tokens, or keys, demand a strategic……