Devices

Something I learned very early on as a DF/IR consultant was that you’re likely never going to run into a perfect environment as an on-call responder. In fact, the best you can hope for is an environment with the default logging,…

Dust Specter APT Targets Government Officials in Iraq

IntroductionIn January 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz observed activity by a suspected Iran-nexus threat actor targeting government officials in Iraq. ThreatLabz discovered previously undocumented malware including SPLITDROP, TWINTASK, TWINTALK, and GHOSTFORM. Due to significant overlap in tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), as well as victimology, between this…

Top Data Breaches of February 2026

February 2026 brought a series of significant data breaches spanning automotive, aviation, hospitality, finance, telecom, and media. The incidents were not driven by a single attack method. Some resulted from… The post Top Data Breaches of February 2026 appeared first…