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Organizations Urged to Replace Discontinued Edge Devices

07 February 2026
Edge devices that are no longer supported have been targeted in attacks by state-sponsored hackers, the US says. The post Organizations Urged to Replace Discontinued Edge Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek.

German Agencies Warn of Signal Phishing Targeting Politicians, Military, Journalists

07 February 2026
Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (aka Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or BfV) and Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) have issued a joint advisory warning of a malicious cyber campaign undertaken by a likely state-sponsored threat actor that involves carrying out phishing attacks over the Signal messaging app. "The focus is on high-ranking targets in

Epstein File Data Security Update: Raw Code Found in Emails

06 February 2026
Reports suggest raw email data was found in select Epstein files. 

China-Linked DKnife AitM Framework Targets Routers for Traffic Hijacking, Malware Delivery

06 February 2026
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a gateway-monitoring and adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) framework dubbed DKnife that's operated by China-nexus threat actors since at least 2019. The framework comprises seven Linux-based implants that are designed to perform deep packet inspection, manipulate traffic, and deliver malware via routers and edge devices. Its primary targets seem to

A Victorian schoolteacher was applying for ‘heaps of rentals’ online – then someone accessed his bank account

06 February 2026
A Victorian schoolteacher was applying for ‘heaps of rentals’ online – then someone accessed his bank account Michael suspects personal information he submitted to rent application platforms was leaked online. And analysis shows millions of documents may also be at riskGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMichael* has spent the past two months trying to get his digital identity back.The 47-year-old Victorian schoolteacher was in the process of moving to a new town and applying for rental properties online. Around this time – and unbeknown to him – his mobile phone number was transferred to someone else. Continue reading...

Higinio Ochoa, Hacktivist Turned White Hat, On The Cybercrime Magazine Podcast

06 February 2026
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Feb. 6, 2026 –Listen to the podcast On Jun. 25, 2012, 31-year-old Higinio O. Ochoa, III of Dallas, Texas, the self-proclaimed associate of computer hacker groups known as “Anonymous” and “CabinCr3w” pleaded guilty, The post Higinio Ochoa, Hacktivist Turned White Hat, On The Cybercrime Magazine Podcast appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

CISA Orders Removal of Unsupported Edge Devices to Reduce Federal Network Risk

06 February 2026
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to strengthen asset lifecycle management for edge network devices and remove those that no longer receive security updates from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) over the next 12 to 18 months. The agency said the move is to drive down technical debt and minimize

Asian State-Backed Group TGR-STA-1030 Breaches 70 Government, Infrastructure Entities

06 February 2026
A previously undocumented cyber espionage group operating from Asia broke into the networks of at least 70 government and critical infrastructure organizations across 37 countries over the past year, according to new findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. In addition, the hacking crew has been observed conducting active reconnaissance against government infrastructure associated with 155

Flickr Security Incident Tied to Third-Party Email System

06 February 2026
Potential breach at Flickr exposes usernames, email addresses, IP addresses, and activity data. The post Flickr Security Incident Tied to Third-Party Email System appeared first on SecurityWeek.

How Samsung Knox Helps Stop Your Network Security Breach

06 February 2026
As you know, enterprise network security has undergone significant evolution over the past decade. Firewalls have become more intelligent, threat detection methods have advanced, and access controls are now more detailed. However (and it’s a big “however”), the increasing use of mobile devices in business operations necessitates network security measures that are specifically

Compromised dYdX npm and PyPI Packages Deliver Wallet Stealers and RAT Malware

06 February 2026
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new supply chain attack in which legitimate packages on npm and the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have been compromised to push malicious versions to facilitate wallet credential theft and remote code execution. The compromised versions of the two packages are listed below - @dydxprotocol/v4-client-js (npm) - 3.4.1, 1.22.1, 1.15.2, 1.0.31&

Claude Opus 4.6 Finds 500+ High-Severity Flaws Across Major Open-Source Libraries

06 February 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic revealed that its latest large language model (LLM), Claude Opus 4.6, has found more than 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries, including Ghostscript, OpenSC, and CGIF. Claude Opus 4.6, which was launched Thursday, comes with improved coding skills, including code review and debugging capabilities, along with

AISURU/Kimwolf Botnet Launches Record-Setting 31.4 Tbps DDoS Attack

05 February 2026
The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as AISURU/Kimwolf has been attributed to a record-setting attack that peaked at 31.4 Terabits per second (Tbps) and lasted only 35 seconds. Cloudflare, which automatically detected and mitigated the activity, said it's part of a growing number of hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS attacks mounted by the botnet in the fourth quarter of 2025. The

How to Protect Organizations During the Winter Olympics, According to CISOs

05 February 2026
CISOs analyze Winter Olympic threats such as phishing, fraud and more. 

CISO FAQ: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

05 February 2026
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Feb. 5, 2026 –Read the full story in CSO Lack of access to executives and the board is a red flag and a top reason why chief information security officers decide to leave The post CISO FAQ: Should I Stay Or Should I Go? appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Codespaces RCE, AsyncRAT C2, BYOVD Abuse, AI Cloud Intrusions & 15+ Stories

05 February 2026
This week didn’t produce one big headline. It produced many small signals — the kind that quietly shape what attacks will look like next. Researchers tracked intrusions that start in ordinary places: developer workflows, remote tools, cloud access, identity paths, and even routine user actions. Nothing looked dramatic on the surface. That’s the point. Entry is becoming less visible while impact

The Buyer’s Guide to AI Usage Control

05 February 2026
Today’s “AI everywhere” reality is woven into everyday workflows across the enterprise, embedded in SaaS platforms, browsers, copilots, extensions, and a rapidly expanding universe of shadow tools that appear faster than security teams can track. Yet most organizations still rely on legacy controls that operate far away from where AI interactions actually occur. The result is a widening

Infy Hackers Resume Operations with New C2 Servers After Iran Internet Blackout Ends

05 February 2026
The elusive Iranian threat group known as Infy (aka Prince of Persia) has evolved its tactics as part of efforts to hide its tracks, even as it readied new command-and-control (C2) infrastructure coinciding with the end of the widespread internet blackout the regime imposed at the start of January 2026. "The threat actor stopped maintaining its C2 servers on January 8 for the first time since we

Critical n8n Flaw CVE-2026-25049 Enables System Command Execution via Malicious Workflows

05 February 2026
A new, critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in the n8n workflow automation platform that, if successfully exploited, could result in the execution of arbitrary system commands. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-25049 (CVSS score: 9.4), is the result of inadequate sanitization that bypasses safeguards put in place to address CVE-2025-68613 (CVSS score: 9.9), another critical defect that

Epstein Files Leak Sensitive Data, Victim Information and Credentials

04 February 2026
Thousands of records released in relation to Jeffrey Epstein have been retracted due to inadequate redactions.