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16 February 2026
Cybersecurity researchers disclosed they have detected a case of an information stealer infection successfully exfiltrating a victim's OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot) configuration environment.
"This finding marks a significant milestone in the evolution of infostealer behavior: the transition from stealing browser credentials to harvesting the 'souls' and identities of personal AI [
16 February 2026
A new study has found that multiple cloud-based password managers, including Bitwarden, Dashlane, and LastPass, are susceptible to password recovery attacks under certain conditions.
"The attacks range in severity from integrity violations to the complete compromise of all vaults in an organization," researchers Matteo Scarlata, Giovanni Torrisi, Matilda Backendal, and Kenneth G. Paterson said.
16 February 2026
Luxury brands were among the dozens of major companies whose Salesforce instances were targeted by Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters.
The post Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany Fined $25 Million in South Korea After Data Breaches appeared first on SecurityWeek.
16 February 2026
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Feb. 16, 2026 –Read the full story in Forbes Cybercriminals are no longer concentrating their efforts on large enterprises; they’re increasingly directing attacks toward small and mid-market businesses. Cybersecurity Ventures projected global cybercrime costs
The post Ransomware Threatens SMBs. Cyberinsurance Isn’t Always A Financial Backstop. appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.
16 February 2026
The latest Android version continues to improve security and privacy, according to its developers.
The post Android 17 Beta Strengthens Secure-by-Default Design for Privacy and App Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.
16 February 2026
CISA is currently operating at roughly 38% capacity (888 out of 2,341 staff) due to the DHS shutdown that began February 14, 2026.
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16 February 2026
This week’s recap shows how small gaps are turning into big entry points. Not always through new exploits, often through tools, add-ons, cloud setups, or workflows that people already trust and rarely question.
Another signal: attackers are mixing old and new methods. Legacy botnet tactics, modern cloud abuse, AI assistance, and supply-chain exposure are being used side by side, whichever path
16 February 2026
Attackers are using DNS requests to deliver a RAT named ModeloRAT to targeted users.
The post Microsoft Warns of ClickFix Attack Abusing DNS Lookups appeared first on SecurityWeek.
16 February 2026
Presentation of the KTU Consortium Mission ‘A Safe and Inclusive Digital Society’ at the Innovation Agency event ‘Innovation Breakfast: How Mission-Oriented Science and Innovation Programmes Will Address Societal Challenges’.
Technologies are evolving fast, reshaping economies, governance, and daily life. Yet, as innovation accelerates, so do digital risks. Technological change is no longer
16 February 2026
Amazon’s smart doorbell maker Ring has terminated a partnership with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety.
The post Amazon Scraps Partnership With Surveillance Company After Super Bowl Ad Backlash appeared first on SecurityWeek.
16 February 2026
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new mobile spyware platform dubbed ZeroDayRAT that's being advertised on Telegram as a way to grab sensitive data and facilitate real-time surveillance on Android and iOS devices.
"The developer runs dedicated channels for sales, customer support, and regular updates, giving buyers a single point of access to a fully operational spyware
16 February 2026
A Chrome 145 update fixes CVE-2026-2441, a vulnerability that can likely be exploited for arbitrary code execution.
The post Google Patches First Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day of 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
16 February 2026
Google on Friday released security updates for its Chrome browser to address a security flaw that it said has been exploited in the wild.
The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-2441 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as a use-after-free bug in CSS. Security researcher Shaheen Fazim has been credited with discovering and reporting the shortcoming on February 11, 2026.
"Use after
15 February 2026
Microsoft has disclosed details of a new version of the ClickFix social engineering tactic in which the attackers trick unsuspecting users into running commands that carry out a Domain Name System (DNS) lookup to retrieve the next-stage payload.
Specifically, the attack relies on using the "nslookup" (short for nameserver lookup) command to execute a custom DNS lookup triggered via the Windows
14 February 2026
With more than 37 million combined downloads, the extensions expose users to tracking and personal information theft.
The post Over 300 Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Leaking or Stealing User Data appeared first on SecurityWeek.
13 February 2026
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 have targeted defense, military, government, and energy organizations within the Ukrainian regional and
13 February 2026
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 division said the adversarial targeting of the sector is centered around four key themes: striking defense
13 February 2026
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 been active since 2019, although they have not necessarily used VoidLink over the duration of their activity," researchers Nick
13 February 2026
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, Disney’s $2.7M Fine appeared first on SecurityWeek.
13 February 2026
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Feb. 13, 2026 –Read the full Orate AI story A blog post about Cybercrime Magazine was written by Oreate AI, who calls itself “your all-in-one assistant, helping you write essays, build presentations, and humanize
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