Microsoft says bug in classic Outlook hides the mouse pointer
Microsoft is investigating a known issue that causes the mouse pointer to disappear in the classic Outlook desktop email client for some users. This bug…
Month: February 2026
GrayCharlie Injects Malicious JavaScript into WordPress Sites to Deliver NetSupport RAT and Stealc
A threat actor known as GrayCharlie has been compromising WordPress websites since mid-2023, silently embedding malicious JavaScript to push malware onto visiting users. The group…
Chinese AI companies ‘distilled’ Claude to improve own models, Anthropic says
Three Chinese artificial intelligence companies used Claude to improperly obtain capabilities to improve their own models, the chatbot’s creator Anthropic said in a blog post…
Wormable XMRig campaign leverages BYOVD and timed kill switch for stealth
Wormable XMRig campaign leverages BYOVD and timed kill switch for stealth Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2026 A wormable cryptojacking campaign spreads via pirated software, using…
Conduent Data Breach – Largest Data Breach in U.S. History As Ransomware Group Stolen 8 TB of Data
Conduent Data Breach Conduent Data Breach Notification Letters Sent to Millions as Ransomware Group Claims 8 Terabytes Stolen in One of the Largest U.S. Incidents.…
Governments urged to step up enforcement of big tech amid rush to ban social media for under-16s
European states should consider enforcing regulations against big tech companies before they consider banning children and teenagers from social media, according to the Council of…
Vocus taps Amazon Q Developer in AI pilot
Vocus has run an “AI developer tool pilot” project with Amazon Q Developer, reporting productivity improvements and faster validation of ideas for new product features…
Ad tech firm Optimizely confirms data breach after vishing attack
New York-based ad tech company Optimizely has notified an undisclosed number of customers of a data breach after threat actors compromised some of its systems…
OWASP Smart Contract Top 10 2026 — Security Risks and Vulnerabilities
OWASP Smart Contract Top 10 2026 The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has published the Smart Contract Top 10: 2026, a forward-looking standard awareness…
Wormable XMRig Campaign Uses BYOVD Exploit and Time-Based Logic Bomb
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new cryptojacking campaign that uses pirated software bundles as lures to deploy a bespoke XMRig miner program on…
Innovate UK cyber startup programme gets £10m funding booster
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has committed to extending the Innovate UK-backed Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) putting an additional…
New MIMICRAT Custom RAT Uncovered in Sophisticated Multi-Stage ClickFix Campaign
A sophisticated new cyber campaign has been uncovered, utilizing a deceptive technique known as “ClickFix” to distribute a custom remote access trojan dubbed MIMICRAT. This…