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7 posts analyzed·Updated 2/19/2026

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  • CISA warns of critical vulnerability in Honeywell CCTV products allowing unauthorized access or account hijacking. 1 post

  • AI assistants like Grok and Microsoft Copilot can be abused for stealthy malware command-and-control communication. 1 post

  • Telegram channels expose rapid weaponization of SmarterMail flaws with exploit PoCs and stolen credentials tied to ransomware. 1 post

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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown

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African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. [...]

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New 'Massiv' Android banking malware poses as an IPTV app

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A newly identified Android banking trojan named Massiv has been under active distribution across south Europe, disguised as an IPTV app. [...]

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Critical infra Honeywell CCTVs vulnerable to auth bypass flaw

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of a critical vulnerability in multiple Honeywell CCTV products that allows unauthorized access to feeds or account hijacking. [...]

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AI platforms can be abused for stealthy malware communication

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AI assistants like Grok and Microsoft Copilot with web browsing and URL-fetching capabilities can be abused to intermediate command-and-control (C2) activity. [...]

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Telegram channels expose rapid weaponization of SmarterMail flaws

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Underground Telegram channels shared SmarterMail exploit PoCs and stolen admin credentials within days of disclosure. Flare explains how monitoring these communities reveals rapid weaponization of CVE-2026-24423 and CVE-2026-23760 tied to ransomware activity. [...]

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Microsoft: Anti-phishing rules mistakenly blocked emails, Teams messages

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Microsoft says an Exchange Online issue that mistakenly quarantined legitimate emails last week was triggered by faulty heuristic detection rules designed to block credential phishing campaigns. [...]

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Data breach at fintech firm Figure affects nearly 1 million accounts

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Hackers have stolen the personal and contact information of nearly 1 million accounts after breaching the systems of Figure Technology Solutions, a self-described blockchain-native financial technology company. [...]

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Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails

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Microsoft says a Microsoft 365 Copilot bug has been causing the AI assistant to summarize confidential emails since late January, bypassing data loss prevention (DLP) policies that organizations rely on to protect sensitive information. [...]

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Glendale man gets 5 years in prison for role in darknet drug ring

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​A Glendale man was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his role in a darknet drug trafficking operation that sold cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and ketamine to customers across the United States. [...]

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Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites

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A Spanish court has granted precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN, ordering the two popular VPN providers to block 16 websites that facilitate piracy of football matches. [...]

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Flaws in popular VSCode extensions expose developers to attacks

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Vulnerabilities with high to critical severity ratings affecting popular Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extensions collectively downloaded more than 128 million times could be exploited to steal local files and execute code remotely. [...]

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Chinese hackers exploiting Dell zero-day flaw since mid-2024

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A suspected Chinese state-backed hacking group has been quietly exploiting a critical Dell security flaw in zero-day attacks that started in mid-2024. [...]

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Notepad++ boosts update security with ‘double-lock’ mechanism

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Notepad++ has adopted a "double-lock" design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that resulted in a supply-chain compromise. [...]

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Microsoft Teams outage affects users in United States, Europe

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​Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing outage affecting Microsoft Teams users, causing delays and preventing some from accessing the service. [...]

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What 5 Million Apps Revealed About Secrets in JavaScript

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Leaked API keys are nothing new, but the scale of the problem in front-end code has been largely a mystery - until now. Intruder's research team built a new secrets detection method and scanned 5 million applications specifically looking for secrets hidden in JavaScript bundles. Here's what we learn

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New Keenadu backdoor found in Android firmware, Google Play apps

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A newly discovered and sophisticated Android malware called Keenadu has been found embedded in firmware from multiple device brands, enabling it to compromise all installed applications and gain unrestricted control over infected devices. [...]

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Poland arrests suspect linked to Phobos ransomware operation

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Polish police have detained a 47-year-old man suspected of ties to the Phobos ransomware group and seized computers and mobile phones containing stolen credentials, credit card numbers, and server access data. [...]

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Ireland now also investigating X over Grok-made sexual images

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Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), the country's data protection authority, has opened a formal investigation into X over the use of the platform's Grok artificial intelligence tool to generate non-consensual sexual images of real people, including children. [...]

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Washington Hotel in Japan discloses ransomware infection incident

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The Washington Hotel brand in Japan has announced that that its servers were compromised in a ransomware attack, exposing various business data. [...]

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Eurail says stolen traveler data now up for sale on dark web

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Eurail B.V., the operator that provides access to 250,000 kilometers of European railways, confirmed that data stolen in a breach earlier this year is being offered for sale on the dark web. [...]

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Man arrested for demanding reward after accidental police data leak

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Dutch authorities arrested a 40-year-old man after he downloaded confidential documents that had been mistakenly shared by the police and refused to delete them unless he received "something in return." [...]

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Infostealer malware found stealing OpenClaw secrets for first time

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With the massive adoption of the OpenClaw agentic AI assistant, information-stealing malware has been spotted stealing files associated with the framework that contain API keys, authentication tokens, and other secrets. [...]

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Passwords to passkeys: Staying ISO 27001 compliant in a passwordless era

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Password-based authentication is increasingly risky as organizations adopt passkeys to strengthen security and meet ISO/IEC 27001 requirements. Passwork explains how to align passwordless adoption with Annex A controls, risk assessments, and secure implementation practices. [...]

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CISA gives feds 3 days to patch actively exploited BeyondTrust flaw

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CISA ordered U.S. government agencies on Friday to secure their BeyondTrust Remote Support instances against an actively exploited vulnerability within three days. [...]

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Google patches first Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year

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Google has released emergency updates to fix a high-severity Chrome vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks, marking the first such security flaw patched since the start of the year. [...]