Malicious OpenClaw skills are being weaponized to coerce users into manually entering their passwords, enabling a new Atomic (AMOS) Stealer infection chain that abuses AI agent workflows as a social engineering channel. TrendAI™ Research has tracked Atomic (AMOS) Stealer’s evolution…
Cloud Based WAF Upload Scan and Control: The New Standard for File Upload Security
We’re excited to announce the launch of Upload Scan and Control, an essential new feature for Imperva Cloud WAF. This add-on tackles one of the most critical vulnerabilities facing web applications today—insecure file uploads—offering protection with scalability, simplicity, and enterprise-grade…
Refund scam impersonates Avast to harvest credit card details
A convincing fake Avast site displays a €499.99 charge and promises a refund. Instead, it harvests your name, address, and full credit card details. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Refund scam impersonates Avast to…
The CVE Treadmill: Why You Can’t Patch Your Way to Security
Patching alone no longer stops breaches. Learn why CVE-based vulnerability management is failing and how runtime visibility reveals what’s truly exploitable in your environment. The post The CVE Treadmill: Why You Can’t Patch Your Way to Security appeared first on…
Arctic Wolf acquires Sevco Security to advance proactive exposure management
Arctic Wolf has acquired Sevco Security, integrating Sevco’s cloud-native technology into the Arctic Wolf Aurora Platform. This integration unifies asset intelligence, vulnerability context, and security control coverage to give organizations a continuous, consolidated view of exposures across hybrid environments and…
Google Updates Wear OS to Deliver Earthquake Alerts Without Phone Connection
Google is updating Wear OS so earthquake alerts can work even when a smartwatch isn’t paired with or connected to a phone, according to details in the Goo Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Google Updates Wear…
China’s Zhipu AI Appeals For Resources Amid Complaints
US-blacklisted Zhipu’s stock price plummets amid quality concerns, as it struggles to secure computing power to meet demand This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China’s Zhipu AI Appeals For Resources Amid Complaints
Deserialization Flaw in Ruby Workers That Could Enable Full Compromise
A severe Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability has been identified in RubitMQ job workers, stemming from unsafe JSON deserialization practices. The issue arises not from memory corruption or complex undefined behavior, but from design-level trust assumptions regarding how data is…
CrowdStrike Analysis Paints Worsening Cybersecurity Picture
A report published by CrowdStrike today finds the average breakout time for a cyberattack in 2025 has been reduced to 29 minutes, representing a 65% year-over-year reduction. At the same time, CrowdStrike is also reporting there was a 42% increase…
US healthcare breach affects 140k, experts warn against replicating humans, Shai-Hulud-like worm targets devs
140k affected by US healthcare breach Data advocates warn against replicating humans Shai-Hulud-like worm targets developers Get links to all of today’s news in our show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-us-healthcare-breach-affects-140k-experts-warn-against-replicating-humans-shai-hulud-like-worm-targets-devs/ Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Adaptive Security This episode is brought…
Microsoft Copilot Bug Exposes Enterprise Emails
Microsoft confirms configuration flaw in Copilot that allows chatbot to access sensitive emails in violation of enterprise policies This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Copilot Bug Exposes Enterprise Emails
Hackers Use Steganographic Images to Bypass Anti-Malware and Deploy Malware
Hackers are abusing steganography in PNG images to smuggle a Pulsar Remote Access Trojan (RAT) into Windows systems through a malicious NPM package named buildrunner‑dev. The attack starts with a typosquatted NPM package, buildrunner‑dev, which impersonates the abandoned “buildrunner”/“build-runner” tools to catch…
LUKS Encryption Compromised on Linux ICS Devices via TPM Bus Sniffing Exploit
Security researchers Per Idenfeldt Okuyama and Sam Eizad have uncovered a critical physical attack vulnerability in the Moxa UC-1222A Secure Edition industrial computer, demonstrating that its LUKS full-disk encryption can be fully defeated by passively sniffing the SPI bus between…
Hackers Leverage DeepSeek and Claude to Attack FortiGate Devices Worldwide
In early February 2026, a significant cybersecurity threat emerged involving the sophisticated use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in active intrusion campaigns. A misconfigured server exposed a detailed software pipeline where threat actors integrated DeepSeek and Claude into their attack…
OpenClaw Releases 2026.2.23 Released With Security Updates and New AI features
OpenClaw, the open-source personal AI assistant with over 215,000 GitHub stars, has released version 2026.2.23, emphasizing robust security hardening alongside advanced AI integrations. This update addresses multiple vulnerabilities and introduces features like Claude Opus 4.6 support, making it a timely…
The Growing Risk of Malicious Apps in a Mobile-First Workplace
Malicious and risky mobile apps are exposing enterprise data. Learn why mobile-first workplaces need behavior-based app security visibility. The post The Growing Risk of Malicious Apps in a Mobile-First Workplace appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed…
Master Your Passwordless Future: Introducing Thales Authenticator Lifecycle Manager
Master Your Passwordless Future: Introducing Thales Authenticator Lifecycle Manager madhav Tue, 02/24/2026 – 07:53 The move to passwordless authentication is no longer a distant goal; it’s a present-day necessity. Organizations are rapidly adopting FIDO2 authenticators to defend against phishing and…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-02-24 09h : 5 posts
5 posts were published in the last hour 7:32 : Model Inversion Attacks: Growing AI Business Risk 7:32 : So You Think You Have Cyber Insurance? The Breach is Only the First Incident. The Claim is the Second. 7:32 :…
Model Inversion Attacks: Growing AI Business Risk
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are driving unprecedented innovation and efficiency, a new class of cyber threats has emerged that puts sensitive data and entire business operations at serious risk. Among these threats, model…
So You Think You Have Cyber Insurance? The Breach is Only the First Incident. The Claim is the Second.
Explore the complexities of cyber insurance, including common claim denials, coverage disputes, and evolving risks like ransomware, AI fraud, and BEC. Learn how to navigate insurance ecosystems to secure reliable coverage that stands firm in loss situations. The post So…
Why CISOs should prioritize continuous controls monitoring in 2026
In a recent roundup of strategic initiatives for CISOs, I argued that continuous assurance is the 2026 operating model. Across all ten initiatives, the pattern was clear. Security is no longer being evaluated by effort, it’s being evaluated by outcomes.…
AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows
Underground forums include long threads about chatbots drafting phishing emails, generating code snippets, and coaching social engineering calls. A new study examined conversations captured between January 1, 2025 and July 31, 2025 across dozens of cybercrime forums to map how…
Anthropic Says Chinese AI Firms Used 16 Million Claude Queries to Copy Model
Anthropic on Monday said it identified “industrial-scale campaigns” mounted by three artificial intelligence (AI) companies, DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax, to illegally extract Claude’s capabilities to improve their own models. The distillation attacks generated over 16 million exchanges with its…
Fake Huorong Site Delivers ValleyRAT Backdoor in Targeted Malware Campaign
A typosquatted copy of the popular Huorong Security antivirus site is being used to deliver ValleyRAT, a modular remote access trojan (RAT) built on the Winos4.0 framework, to users who believe they are downloading legitimate protection software. The attackers registered…