Microsoft’s February 10, 2026, security update KB5077181 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 (build 26200.7840) and 25H2 (build 26100.7840) has triggered widespread reports of critical boot failures just days after deployment. Users describe devices entering infinite restart loops, often exceeding 15…
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Fraudulent Recruiters Target Developers with Malicious Coding Tests
If a software developer is accustomed to receiving unsolicited messages offering lucrative remote employment opportunities, the initial approach may appear routine—a brief introduction, a well-written job description, and an invitation to complete a small technical exercise. Nevertheless, behind the…
Week in review: Exploited newly patched BeyondTrust RCE, United Airlines CISO on building resilience
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: United Airlines CISO on building resilience when disruption is inevitable In this Help Net Security interview, Deneen DeFiore, VP and CISO at United Airlines, explains…
PentestAgent – AI Penetration Testing Tool With Prebuilt Attack Playbooks and HexStrike Integration
PentestAgent, an open-source AI agent framework from developer Masic (GH05TCREW), has introduced enhanced capabilities, including prebuilt attack playbooks and seamless HexStrike integration. Released on GitHub by a researcher with the alias GH05TCREW, this tool leverages large language models (LLMs) like…
What proactive measures can be taken for NHI lifecycle management?
How Can We Streamline NHI Lifecycle Management for Better Cloud Security? What if you could seamlessly integrate non-human identity management into your cybersecurity strategy to bolster cloud security across your organization? With digital transforms rapidly, the importance of proactive NHI…
Are there guaranteed cybersecurity benefits with Agentic AI implementation?
Can Non-Human Identities Reinvent Cybersecurity with Agentic AI? What if the key to fortifying cybersecurity lies not in more layers of defense, but in effectively managing the machine identities that already exist within your organization’s infrastructure? Enter Non-Human Identities (NHIs)—the…
How assured is identity security with the adoption of NHIs?
How Does Non-Human Identity Management Enhance Identity Security Assurance? How can organizations bolster their identity security assurance amidst the growing complexity of cloud environments and the proliferation of machine identities? The answer lies in adopting Non-Human Identities (NHIs). This approach…
Why should IT managers feel relieved by advanced secrets management?
Why Should IT Managers Prioritize Non-Human Identities and Secrets Security Management? How well do you know the invisible workforce within your organization? No, it’s not the human workforce that charms at meetings or brainstorms ideas in conference rooms. Instead, it’s…
Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts
The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of accounts that criticize ICE. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds…
287 Chrome Extensions Caught Harvesting Browsing Data from 37M Users
New investigation by Q Continuum reveals 287 Chrome extensions leaking the private browsing data of 37.4 million users to firms like Similarweb and Alibaba. Learn how these harmless tools turn your history into a product. This article has been indexed…
Identity Risk Scoring Only Works If Attribution Is Defensible
Identity risk scoring has become a critical input for fraud prevention, security operations, and trust decisions. Organizations increasingly rely on risk scores to decide when to step up authentication, block access, or flag activity for investigation. But despite widespread adoption,…
SMS and OTP Bombing Tools Evolve into Scalable, Global Abuse Infrastructure
The modern authentication ecosystem operates on a fragile premise: that one-time password requests are legitimate. That assumption is increasingly being challenged. What started in the early 2020s as loosely circulated scripts designed to annoy phone numbers has transformed into…
New Clickfix Exploit Tricks Users into Changing DNS Settings for Malware Installation
A new evolution in the ClickFix social engineering campaign, which now employs a custom DNS hijacking technique to deliver malware. This attack method tricks users into executing malicious commands that utilize DNS lookups to fetch the next stage of the…
NDSS 2025 – Black-Box Membership Inference Attacks Against Fine-Tuned Diffusion Models
Session 12C: Membership Inference Authors, Creators & Presenters: Yan Pang (University of Virginia), Tianhao Wang (University of Virginia) PAPER Black-box Membership Inference Attacks against Fine-tuned Diffusion Models With the rapid advancement of diffusion-based image-generative models, the quality of generated images…
UK May Enforce Partial Ransomware Payment Ban as Cyber Reforms Advance
Governments across the globe test varied methods to reduce cybercrime, yet outlawing ransomware payouts stands out as especially controversial. A move toward limiting such payments gains traction in the United Kingdom, suggests Jen Ellis, an expert immersed in shaping national…
Researchers Identify Previously Undocumented Malware Used in World Leaks Intrusions
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a newly developed malicious software tool being used by the extortion-focused cybercrime group World Leaks, marking a pivotal dent the group’s technical capabilities. According to findings published by the cybersecurity research division of Accenture, the…
Malicious AI Chrome Extensions Steal Users Emails and Passwords
30 malicious Chrome extensions used by over 300,000 users are pretending to be AI assistants to steal credentials, browsing information, and email content. Few extensions are still active in the Chrome Web Store and have been downloaded by tens of…
Fintech firm Figure disclosed data breach after employee phishing attack
Fintech firm Figure confirmed a data breach after hackers used social engineering to trick an employee and steal a limited number of files. Blockchain-based lending firm Figure confirmed a data breach after an employee fell victim to a social engineering…
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, at 2 PM ET on Thursday, February 26, 2026. I’m speaking at the Personal AI Summit…
U.S. CISA adds a flaw in BeyondTrust RS and PRA to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in BeyondTrust RS and PRA to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an BeyondTrust RS and PRA vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1731 (CVSS score…