ATM jackpotting involves fraudsters exploiting ATM vulnerabilities and deploying malicious code. That tricks the ATM into dispensing cash without a legitimate transaction. The vulnerabilities exploited… The post What is ATM jackpotting? appeared first on Panda Security Mediacenter. This article has…
North Korean Hackers Exploit Fake IT Worker Schemes and Malicious Interview Lures
North Korean state-backed hackers are running large-scale fake IT worker and “Contagious Interview” campaigns that abuse developer hiring workflows to deliver JavaScript-based malware, steal code and credentials, and covertly generate revenue for the regime. Since at least 2022, North Korean…
The hidden security cost of treating labs like data centers
In this Help Net Security interview, Rich Kellen, VP, CISO at IFF, explains why security teams should not treat OT labs like IT environments. He discusses how compromise can damage scientific integrity and create safety risks that backups cannot fix.…
DPRK-Linked Hackers Continue Aggressive Crypto Attacks One Year After Bybit Breach
DPRK-linked operators are maintaining a relentless focus on the crypto sector, with activity accelerating rather than slowing in the year since the record-breaking Bybit breach. On 21 February 2025, threat actors linked to North Korea stole around 1.46 billion dollars in cryptoassets…
New Phishing Kit Starkiller Defeats Multi-Factor Authentication
Abnormal has discovered a new phishing kit that allows bad actors to steal usernames and passwords with a toolkit that spoofs live login pages and bypasses multi-factor authentication (MFA) protections. Most phishing kits depend on static HTML clones of login pages, which,…
TikTok’s New U.S. Deal and Privacy Policy: What Users Don’t Understand
TikTok has shifted to a majority-American entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, LLC, to comply with U.S. national security requirements and avoid a ban. This week we discuss why a recent privacy policy update went viral—especially language about sensitive data like…
Enterprises are racing to secure agentic AI deployments
AI assistants are tied into ticketing systems, source code repositories, chat platforms, and cloud dashboards across many enterprises. In some environments, these systems can open pull requests, query internal databases, book services, and trigger automated workflows with limited human involvement.…
Silver Fox APT Deploys DLL Sideloading and BYOVD in Advanced Malware Campaign
Silver Fox APT is running a new wave of targeted attacks in Taiwan that combine DLL sideloading and Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) techniques to deploy Winos 4.0 (ValleyRat) while aggressively disabling security tools. The campaigns rely on highly…
Identity verification systems are struggling with synthetic fraud
Fake and expired IDs keep showing up in routine customer transactions, from alcohol purchases to credit card applications. The problem shows up most often in industries that depend on fast onboarding and remote transactions, where identity checks rely heavily on…
Coroot: Open-source observability and APM tool
Coroot is an open-source observability and application performance monitoring tool. The core software, published in Go and accompanied by companion repositories such as coroot-node-agent, focuses on collecting telemetry data across systems. It uses extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) technology to…
Amazon Kiro Prod Disruption, Claude Code Security, Salt Typhoon Warning, and Youth Radicalization
AI-Accelerated FortiGate Breaches, Amazon Kiro Prod Disruption, Claude Code Security, Salt Typhoon Warning, and Youth Radicalization Risks Episode of Cybersecurity Today (hosted by David Shipley) covering: a Russian-speaking hacker using AI-written automation tools to breach 600+ Fortinet FortiGate firewalls across…
Attacker Breached 600 FortiGate Appliances in AI-Assisted Campaign: Amazon
An single threat actor used AI tools to create and run a campaign that compromised more then 600 Fortinet FortiGate appliances around the world over five weeks, according to Amazon threat researchers, the latest example of how cybercriminals are using…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-02-23 06h : 1 posts
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Google Blocked 1.75 Million Malicious Apps from Entering into the Play Store
AI-powered security systems blocked over 1.75 million malicious or policy-violating apps from reaching the Play Store in 2025, strengthening Android security. According to Google’s latest Android and Google Play security update, the company blocked over 1.75 million apps during the…
ISC Stormcast For Monday, February 23rd, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9820, (Mon, Feb 23rd)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Monday, February 23rd, 2026…
Splunk Enterprise for Windows Flaw Enables DLL Hijacking, SYSTEM Access
A serious flaw in Splunk Enterprise for Windows that lets low-privileged users hijack DLL loading and escalate to SYSTEM-level access. Tracked as CVE-2026-20140, this local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability stems from DLL search-order hijacking and carries a CVSSv3.1 score of…
Japanese Semiconductor Supplier Hit by Ransomware, Multiple Systems Impacted
Feb. 20, 2026 – Advantest Corporation, a top supplier of semiconductor test equipment, revealed it is battling a ransomware attack that struck its network last weekend. The incident, detected on February 15 (JST), has disrupted multiple systems and raised alarms…
Cache Deception Flaw in SvelteKit And Vercel Stack Exposes User Data
A cache deception vulnerability in SvelteKit apps deployed on Vercel exposes sensitive user data to attackers. The flaw allows publicly cached responses to be authenticated. SvelteKit, a full-stack JavaScript framework, often pairs with Vercel for deployment. The issue stems from…
128M Users Exposed as Popular VS Code Extensions Reveal Critical Flaws
Serious vulnerabilities in four popular Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions, affecting over 128 million downloads. These flaws, including three assigned CVEs CVE-2025-65715, CVE-2025-65716, and CVE-2025-65717, highlight IDEs as the weakest link in organizational supply chain security. Developers often store…
Why AI Adoption Has Become the Greatest Security Challenge of Our Time
Companies are investing in artificial intelligence at an unprecedented pace. Few areas of business remain untouched by automation, generation, or analysis through AI, yet what’s often missing from the conversation is how quickly this shift is redefining the threat landscape…
Quantum-Resistant Identity and Access Management in Model Contexts
Secure your MCP hosts with quantum-resistant identity and access management. Learn about lattice-based signatures, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, and 4D context-aware security. The post Quantum-Resistant Identity and Access Management in Model Contexts appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from…
Anthropic unveils Claude Code Security to detect and fix code bugs
Anthropic launches Claude Code Security, an AI tool that scans code for vulnerabilities and suggests how to address them. Anthropic has introduced Claude Code Security, a new AI-powered service designed to scan software codebases for vulnerabilities and recommend fixes. Built…
What can’t you say on TikTok?
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Zach Hinkle and MinJi Pae about TikTok’s new American ownership—and it’s new rules. The post What can’t you say on TikTok? appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has…
What can’t you say on TikTok?
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Zach Hinkle and MinJi Pae about TikTok’s new American ownership—and it’s new rules. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: What can’t you say on…