A coordinated campaign is using malicious Chrome extensions that impersonate popular AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok. These fake “AI assistants” spy on users through injected, remote-controlled iframes, turning helpful browser add-ons into surveillance tools. More than 260,000…
Check Point Unveils a New Security Strategy for Enterprises in the AI Age
Check Point is rolling out a new four-pillar cybersecurity strategy to give security teams an edge in the ongoing AI arms race with threat actors and is making three acquisitions that will play a critical role in getting it going.…
Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations
Several state-sponsored actors, hacktivist entities, and criminal groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia have trained their sights on the defense industrial base (DIB) sector, according to findings from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). The tech giant’s threat intelligence…
Google Ties Suspected Russian Actor to CANFAIL Malware Attacks on Ukrainian Orgs
A previously undocumented threat actor has been attributed to attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations with malware known as CANFAIL. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) described the hack group as possibly affiliated with Russian intelligence services. The threat actor is assessed to…
What Interoperability in Healthcare Really Means for Security and Privacy
Healthcare interoperability improves care but expands attack surfaces, increasing data exposure, compliance risk, and security challenges across connected systems. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More Read the original article: What Interoperability…
Scaling Enterprise RPA With Secure Automation and Robust Governance
Enterprise RPA has matured from “task bots” into a core capability for automating business processes at scale across several domains, including finance operations, customer onboarding, supply chain workflows, HR shared services, and regulated back-office functions. The challenge is no longer…
Ransomware Groups Claimed 2,000 Attacks in Just Three Months
Ransomware attacks surged 52% in 2025, with supply chain breaches nearly doubling as groups like Qilin drive record monthly incidents worldwide. The post Ransomware Groups Claimed 2,000 Attacks in Just Three Months appeared first on TechRepublic. This article has been…
A Decade of NSE 8: Why the Industry’s Highest Technical Bar Still Matters
Marking the 10-year anniversary of NSE 8, this blog explores why Fortinet’s highest certification still represents elite technical mastery, how it addresses the cybersecurity skills gap, and why expert-level validation matters more than ever. This article has been indexed…
The Rise of Continuous Penetration Testing-as-a-Service (PTaaS)
Traditional penetration testing has long been a cornerstone of cyber assurance. For many organisations, structured annual or biannual tests have provided an effective way to validate security controls, support compliance requirements, and identify material weaknesses across infrastructure, applications, and external…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-02-13 18h : 11 posts
11 posts were published in the last hour 16:40 : Corporate AI Use Shifts from Hypothetical Risk to Everyday Reality, New Research Shows 16:40 : NDSS 2025 – Density Boosts Everything 16:18 : Smart Office Hacking Challenges 16:18 : How…
Corporate AI Use Shifts from Hypothetical Risk to Everyday Reality, New Research Shows
Organisations are now deploying AI as a routine part of everyday work, far beyond pilot projects and theoretical risk debates, according to a new January snapshot of real-world usage data released by CultureAI this week. The research highlights how AI…
NDSS 2025 – Density Boosts Everything
Session 12B: Malware Authors, Creators & Presenters: Jianwen Tian (Academy of Military Sciences), Wei Kong (Zhejiang Sci-Tech University), Debin Gao (Singapore Management University), Tong Wang (Academy of Military Sciences), Taotao Gu (Academy of Military Sciences), Kefan Qiu (Beijing Institute of…
Smart Office Hacking Challenges
Smart technologies allow devices within a network to communicate through IP connections, but this connectivity also makes them vulnerable to cyberattacks. Many cybercrime techniques show that identifying an IP address… The post Smart Office Hacking Challenges appeared first on Cyber…
How to Combat Insider Threats in the Age of Synthetic Identities
Insider threats persist as a pain point for most organizations. According to the 2025 SpyCloud Insider Threat Pulse Report, 64% of organizations with formal insider threat programs still experienced insider incidents… The post How to Combat Insider Threats in the Age…
From Errors to Automation: Securing Your Crypto Payroll In 2026
Cryptocurrency payroll is no longer fringe. From gambling platforms and fintech startups to global IT companies and e-commerce firms, more businesses are opting to pay salaries, contractors, and affiliates in… The post From Errors to Automation: Securing Your Crypto Payroll…
Agentic AI In Banking: Driving Operational Efficiency and Competitive Advantage
Banking is in the midst of a dramatic shift. Customers expect faster outcomes, personalized offerings, and real-time responsiveness. Regulators demand continuous compliance, transparency, and risk management. Meanwhile, competitors — especially… The post Agentic AI In Banking: Driving Operational Efficiency and…
Amazon’s Ring cancels partnership with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police
This news comes less than a week after Ring’s Super Bowl commercial stoked controversy over the company’s capacity for mass surveillance. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Amazon’s Ring cancels partnership with…
Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach
The Dutch phone giant Odido is the latest phone and internet company to be hacked in recent months, as governments and financially motivated hackers continue to steal highly confidential information about phone customers. This article has been indexed from Security…
Panera Bread Reportedly Hit by ShinyHunters Data Breach, 14 Million Records Exposed
Panera Bread has allegedly fallen victim to a cyberattack carried out by the notorious hacking collective ShinyHunters, with millions of customer records said to have been stolen. The threat group recently listed Panera Bread, along with CarMax and Edmunds,…
UAT-9921 Deploys VoidLink Malware to Target Technology and Financial Sectors
A previously unknown threat actor tracked as UAT-9921 has been observed leveraging a new modular framework called VoidLink in its campaigns targeting the technology and financial services sectors, according to findings from Cisco Talos. “This threat actor seems to have…
Phishing Prevention Guide
A practical, awareness-driven guide to identifying, understanding, and preventing phishing attacks. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Phishing Prevention Guide
Attackers exploit BeyondTrust CVE-2026-1731 within hours of PoC release
Attackers quickly targeted BeyondTrust flaw CVE-2026-1731 after a PoC was released, enabling unauthenticated remote code execution. Threat actors rapidly began exploiting a newly patched BeyondTrust vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1731 (CVSS score of 9.9), soon after a proof-of-concept exploit became public.…
In Other News: Google Looks at AI Abuse, Trump Pauses China Bans, Disney’s $2.7M Fine
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: vulnerabilities at 277 water systems, DoD employee acting as money mule, 200 airports exposed by flaw. The post In Other News: Google Looks at AI Abuse, Trump Pauses China Bans,…
Shadowserver Finds 6,000 Exposed SmarterMail Servers Hit by Critical Flaw
Over six thousand SmarterMail systems sit reachable online, possibly at risk due to a serious login vulnerability, found by the nonprofit cybersecurity group Shadowserver. Attention grows as hackers increasingly aim for outdated corporate mail setups left unprotected. On…