Cybercrime Enters a New Era as Autonomous AI Agents Take Center Stage
As of February 2026, enterprise defenders are no longer just battling human-operated ransomware groups or credential thieves. The frontline has shifted to a new class…
Month: February 2026
Pulsar RAT Targets Windows Systems via Per-User Run Key, Exfiltrates Sensitive Data
A sophisticated multi-stage malware campaign leveraging living-off-the-land techniques and in-memory payload delivery has been discovered targeting Windows systems. The attack employs Pulsar RAT, a full-featured…
Zero-Day in Microsoft Office Enables Stealthy Malware Infections
Microsoft disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in Office products on January 26, 2026, tracked as CVE-2026-21509, with active exploitation in the wild confirmed. The vulnerability…
New “Punishing Owl” Hacker Group Targets Networks Linked to Russian Security Agency
A previously unknown threat actor calling itself Punishing Owl has claimed responsibility for breaching a Russian government security agency, marking the emergence of what cybersecurity…
As feds pull back, states look inward for election security support
It’s no secret that the Trump administration has radically altered the federal government’s relationship with state election officials since being sworn into power last year.…
Russian Hacker Alliance Launches Large-Scale Cyberattack Targeting Denmark
A pro-Russian hacker alliance calling itself “Russian Legion” has issued direct threats against Denmark, warning of large-scale cyberattacks linked to the country’s planned military support…
New GlassWorm attack targets macOS via compromised OpenVSX extensions
A new GlassWorm malware attack through compromised OpenVSX extensions focuses on stealing passwords, crypto-wallet data, and developer credentials and configurations from macOS systems. The threat actor…
Over 21,000 OpenClaw AI Instances Leak Personal Configuration Data
The open-source AI assistant OpenClaw experienced explosive growth, expanding from approximately 1,000 active instances to over 21,000 in just seven days. Created by Austrian developer…
MoltBot Skills exploited to distribute 400+ malware packages in days
MoltBot Skills exploited to distribute 400+ malware packages in days Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026 Over 400 malicious OpenClaw packages were uploaded in days, using…
DynoWiper Malware Targets Energy Firms in Destructive Data-Wiping Attacks
A new data-wiping malware dubbed DynoWiper, deployed against an energy company in Poland in late December 2025. The malware’s tactics, techniques, and procedures closely mirror…
Popular text editor Notepad++ was hacked to drop malware
Notepad++, a free open source text and code editor for the Windows operating system, suffered an “infrastructure-level compromise” last year by threat actors seeking to…
Panera Bread breach affected 5.1 Million accounts, HIBP Confirms
Panera Bread breach affected 5.1 Million accounts, HIBP Confirms Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026 Have I Been Pwned says Panera Bread ’s breach affected 5.1…