Notepad++ Users Targeted After State-Backed Attackers Hijack Update Servers
02
Feb
2026

Notepad++ Users Targeted After State-Backed Attackers Hijack Update Servers

Notepad++ fell victim to a sophisticated supply chain attack orchestrated by state-sponsored threat actors who compromised its update infrastructure over…

party invite
02
Feb
2026

How fake party invitations are being used to install remote access tools

“You’re invited!”  It sounds friendly, familiar and quite harmless. But in a scam we recently spotted, that simple phrase is being used to trick victims into installing a full remote access tool…

02
Feb
2026

Britain And Japanese Cybersecurity Strategy Strengthens

Japan and Britain have agreed to expand cooperation on cybersecurity and critical mineral supply chains, framing the move as a…

Security Affairs newsletter Round 549 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
02
Feb
2026

Security Affairs newsletter Round 561 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs newsletter Round 561 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026 A new round of…

02
Feb
2026

InsertScript: Blink – DoS of tab via SVG in img tag / CSS context

This is just a quick blogpost to document a behavior in the Blink engine in regards to the processing of…

Voice channels are the next major attack vector that security teams can’t monitor
02
Feb
2026

Voice channels are the next major attack vector that security teams can’t monitor

For years, cybersecurity teams have worked to close gaps across email, endpoints, cloud infrastructure, and application layers. But as new…

NationStates
02
Feb
2026

NationStates confirms data breach, shuts down game site

NationStates, a multiplayer browser-based game, has confirmed a data breach after taking its website offline earlier this week to investigate…

PeckBirdy Hackers Abuse LOLBins Across Environments to Deploy Advanced Malware
02
Feb
2026

PeckBirdy Hackers Abuse LOLBins Across Environments to Deploy Advanced Malware

A sophisticated JScript-based command-and-control framework, PeckBirdy, since 2023, exploiting living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBins) to deliver modular backdoors across diverse execution environments….

Notepad Hacked
02
Feb
2026

Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users

Ravie LakshmananFeb 02, 2026Threat Intelligence / Malware The maintainer of Notepad++ has revealed that state-sponsored attackers hijacked the utility’s update…

02
Feb
2026

India Boosts Cybersecurity, Cloud, Data Centres

When Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of India presented the Union Budget 2026–27 on February 1, it became clear that…

Arsink Rat Attacking Android Devices to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data and Enable Remote Access
02
Feb
2026

Arsink Rat Attacking Android Devices to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data and Enable Remote Access

A dangerous Android malware called Arsink RAT has emerged as a serious threat to mobile device security worldwide. This cloud-native…

Hackers Target MongoDB Instances to Delete Databases and Plant Ransom Notes
02
Feb
2026

Hackers Target MongoDB Instances to Delete Databases and Plant Ransom Notes

A widespread ransomware campaign targeting misconfigured MongoDB databases continues to compromise thousands of servers worldwide, with attackers exploiting internet-exposed instances…