We talk about ‘Vulnerability Management’ collectively as important! But, when security is not confined to only “finding every CVE” and more about shrinking exploitable paths faster than the business ships change, we need to go inclusive and focus on everything.…
Google Observes Threat Actors Deploying AI During Live Network Breaches
As synthetic intelligence has become a staple in modern organizations, the field has transformed how they analyze data, make automated decisions, and defend their digital perimeters, moving from experimental labs to the operational bloodstream. However, with the incorporation of…
Fake Fedex Email Delivers Donuts!, (Fri, Feb 27th)
It's Friday, let's have a look at another simple piece of malware to close a busy week! I received a Fedex notification about a delivery. Usually, such emails are simple phishing attacks that redirect you to a fake login page…
Juniper issues emergency patch for critical PTX router RCE
Juniper released an emergency patch for Junos OS Evolved to fix CVE-2026-21902, a critical RCE flaw affecting PTX routers. Juniper Networks issued an out-of-band security update for Junos OS Evolved to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as…
Phishing Attacks Against People Seeking Programming Jobs
This is new. North Korean hackers are posing as company recruiters, enticing job candidates to participate in coding challenges. When they run the code they are supposed to work on, it installs malware on their system. News article. This article…
Why Tehran’s Two-Tiered Internet Is So Dangerous
Iran is slowly emerging from the most severe communications blackout in its history and one of the longest in the world. Triggered as part of January’s government crackdown against citizen protests nationwide, the regime implemented an internet shutdown that transcends…
Aeternum Botnet Loader Employs Polygon Blockchain C&C to Boost Resilience
Aeternum operates on smart contracts, making its command-and-control (C&C) infrastructure difficult to disrupt. The post Aeternum Botnet Loader Employs Polygon Blockchain C&C to Boost Resilience appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…
AI, Geopolitics and the Cyberthreats That Faced the 2026 Milan–Cortina Winter Games
Discover the potential vulnerabilities posed by advanced AI-driven attack strategies and the importance of cybersecurity for athletes, organizers, and supporting businesses. The post AI, Geopolitics and the Cyberthreats That Faced the 2026 Milan–Cortina Winter Games appeared first on Security Boulevard.…
Europol goes after The Com’s ransomware and extortion networks
Law enforcement agencies across 28 countries have spent the past year building cases against a loosely organized collective known as The Com, a decentralized network of mostly teenagers and young adults linked to high-profile ransomware attacks, financial extortion, and the…
Study Finds 87% of Organizations Exposed to Attacks Due to Known Vulnerabilities
The 2026 State of DevSecOps report reveals a critical tension between development velocity and security. While organizations rapidly adopt AI-assisted coding, many fail to manage dependencies properly, leaving their software supply chains highly vulnerable to threat actors. Threat Intelligence Data…
Inside a fake Google security check that becomes a browser RAT
Disguised as a security check, this fake Google alert uses browser permissions to harvest contacts, location data, and more. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Inside a fake Google security check that becomes a browser…
The Seam in Cybersecurity Defenses That Nation-States Keep Exploiting
The Notepad++ supply chain compromise is the latest proof that sophisticated adversaries are deliberately targeting the gap between two disciplines: Vulnerability management and detection and response. The post The Seam in Cybersecurity Defenses That Nation-States Keep Exploiting appeared first on Security Boulevard.…
Android 17 second beta expands privacy controls for contacts, SMS and local networks
Google’s second beta of Android 17 continues updates to platform behavior and introduces new APIs focused on protecting sensitive data. Protecting contact and local network data A new system-level Contacts Picker gives apps temporary access only to the contact information…
UK Vulnerability Monitoring Service Cuts Unresolved Security Flaws by 75%
The UK government says its new Vulnerability Monitoring Service has cut unresolved security flaws by 75% and reduced cyber-attack fix times from nearly two months to just over a week This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original…
Hackers Use 1Campaign to Hide Malicious Ads From Google Reviewers
Varonis Threat Labs reveals 1Campaign, a platform used to trick Google Ads and hide phishing pages. Learn how this cloaking tool targets real users while evading security. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI…
Dohdoor Malware Targets U.S. Schools and Healthcare with Multi-Stage Attack
A new backdoor dubbed Dohdoor is actively targeting schools and health care organizations in the United States through a stealthy multi-stage attack chain. UAT-10027 focuses on education and health care entities in the U.S., sectors that handle highly sensitive personal and medical…
Microsoft taps ASUS and Dell for the Windows 365 Cloud PC strategy
Microsoft is adding two new Windows 365 Cloud PC devices, the ASUS NUC 16 for Windows 365 and the Dell Pro Desktop for Windows 365, expanding hardware options for its cloud-based desktop service. Both devices are scheduled for release in…
‘Project Compass’ Cracks Down on ‘The Com’: 30 Members of Notorious Cybercrime Gang Arrested
International law enforcement operation led by Europol targets network of teenagers and young adults involved in ransomware attacks, extortion and other crimes This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: ‘Project Compass’ Cracks Down on ‘The Com’:…
Juniper Networks PTX Routers Affected by Critical Vulnerability
An out-of-band security update for Junos OS Evolved patches the remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-21902. The post Juniper Networks PTX Routers Affected by Critical Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…
Microsoft brings ASUS and Dell into the Windows 365 Cloud PC strategy
Microsoft is adding two new Windows 365 Cloud PC devices, the ASUS NUC 16 for Windows 365 and the Dell Pro Desktop for Windows 365, expanding hardware options for its cloud-based desktop service. Both devices are scheduled for release in…
Trojanized Gaming Tools Spread Java-Based RAT via Browser and Chat Platforms
Threat actors are luring unsuspecting users into running trojanized gaming utilities that are distributed via browsers and chat platforms to distribute a remote access trojan (RAT). “A malicious downloader staged a portable Java runtime and executed a malicious Java archive…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-02-27 12h : 6 posts
6 posts were published in the last hour 10:32 : Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses 10:32 : Microsoft Defender Expands URL Click Alerts to Include Microsoft Teams for Enhanced Security Visibility 10:32 : Juniper Networks…
Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses
A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars. This article has been indexed from Security Latest…
Microsoft Defender Expands URL Click Alerts to Include Microsoft Teams for Enhanced Security Visibility
Microsoft is strengthening its cybersecurity ecosystem by extending Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (MDO) URL click alerts to Microsoft Teams. Previously focused on email threats, this update gives security teams crucial visibility into potentially malicious activity happening within Teams messages.…