Fake 7-Zip downloads are turning home PCs into proxy nodes
A convincing lookalike of the popular 7-Zip archiver site has been serving a trojanized installer that silently converts victims’ machines into residential proxy nodes—and it…
Month: February 2026
How Top CISOs Solve Burnout and Speed up MTTR without Extra Hiring
Why do SOC teams keep burning out and missing SLAs even after spending big on security tools? Routine triage piles up, senior specialists get dragged…
UAE’s TII challenges big tech dominance with open source Falcon AI models
As global artificial intelligence (AI) development becomes increasingly concentrated among a handful of large technology players, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pursuing a different…
Westpac CIO to retire this year
Westpac’s group chief information officer of two-and-a-half years Scott Collary is set to retire “later this year”. Collary – who has been with Westpac for…
European Commission probes cyberattack on mobile device management system
European Commission probes cyberattack on mobile device management system Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026 The European Commission is investigating a cyberattack after detecting signs that…
Fallout from latest Ivanti zero-days spreads to nearly 100 victims
Ivanti customers, including major government agencies, face mounting pressure as attackers expand their scope of targets to exploit a pair of vulnerabilities the vendor disclosed…
How attackers build targeted wordlists
Passwords remain a persistent point of tension between usability and security. Controls designed to strengthen authentication often introduce complexity, which encourages users to rely on…
Discord to Age-Restrict User Access to Key Features Starting Next Month
Discord Age-Restrict User Access Discord announced it will begin globally rolling out “teen-by-default” safety controls and an expanded “age assurance” system in early March, introducing…
Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete
“CCTV networks, facial-recognition systems, applications designed to capture or log private user messages, and systems assessing citizens’ lifestyle patterns and behavioral profiles collectively provide the…
Hackers Abuse Apple & PayPal Invoice Emails in DKIM Replay Attack Campaign
A sophisticated way to bypass email security by weaponizing legitimate messages from trusted companies like Apple and PayPal. These attacks, known as DKIM replay attacks,…
Hackers Deliver Global Group Ransomware Offline via Phishing Emails
Researchers at Forcepoint X-Labs have discovered a phishing campaign using Phorpiex malware to deliver Global Group ransomware. The attack uses deceptive Windows shortcut files (.lnk)…
European Commission hit by cyberattackers targeting mobile management platform
The European Commission’s mobile device management platform was hacked but the incident was swiftly contained and no compromise of mobile devices was detected, EU’s executive…