Betterment data breach might be worse than we thought
Betterment LLC is an investment advisor registered with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company disclosed a January 2026 incident in which an attacker…
Month: February 2026
Citizen Lab Finds Cellebrite Tool Used on Kenyan Activist’s Phone in Police Custody
Ravie LakshmananFeb 18, 2026Mobile Security / Spyware New research from the Citizen Lab has found signs that Kenyan authorities used a commercial forensic extraction tool…
Generative and agentic AI in security: What CISOs need to know
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now embedded across almost every layer of the modern cyber security stack. From threat detection and identity analytics to incident response…
Threat groups using AI to speed up and scale cyberattacks
Hackers are using ransomware to accelerate the timeline for cyberattacks, moving on average four times faster than just a year ago, according to an incident…
Anti-phishing rules mistakenly blocked emails, Teams messages
Microsoft says an Exchange Online issue that mistakenly quarantined legitimate emails last week was triggered by faulty heuristic detection rules designed to block credential phishing campaigns.…
Microsoft 365 Copilot Flaw Allows AI Assistant to Summarize Sensitive Emails
A security flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot is causing the AI assistant to incorrectly summarize email messages protected by confidentiality sensitivity labels, bypassing configured Data…
Grandstream GXP1600 VoIP Phones Exposed to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
Ravie LakshmananFeb 18, 2026Network Security / Enterprise Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical security flaw in the Grandstream GXP1600 series of VoIP phones that…
Identity and supply chain need more attention, risk intelligence firm says
Dive Brief: Businesses need to pay attention to identity security and third-party risk management to avoid falling prey to hackers whose techniques have evolved, the…
Telegram channels expose rapid weaponization of SmarterMail flaws
Flare researchers monitoring underground Telegram channels and cybercrime forums have observed threat actors rapidly sharing proof-of-concept exploits, offensive tools, and stolen administrator credentials related to…
Malware Campaign Delivers Remote Access Backdoor and Fake MetaMask Wallet to Steal Cryptocurrency Funds
North Korean threat actors have launched a sophisticated attack campaign targeting IT professionals in cryptocurrency, Web3, and artificial intelligence sectors. The ongoing operation, known as…
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Rethinking energy, communities and accountability in the AI era
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) datacentres transforms what once seemed like invisible, back-end digital infrastructure into a highly-visible, very localised challenge. According to…
Fulton County lawsuit claims feds used ‘gross mischaracterizations’ to justify raid
A former federal official who tested and certified voting machines used in Fulton County, Georgia for the 2020 presidential election told a court that the…