Microsoft Develops Scanner to Detect Backdoors in Open-Weight Large Language Models
04
Feb
2026

Microsoft Develops Scanner to Detect Backdoors in Open-Weight Large Language Models

Ravie LakshmananFeb 04, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Software Security Microsoft on Wednesday said it built a lightweight scanner that it said…

04
Feb
2026

Ransomware Attacks Have Soared 30% In Recent Months

Ransomware attacks have soared 30% since late last year, and they’ve continued that trend so far in 2026, with many…

Sydney Metro West to use private 5G network
04
Feb
2026

Sydney Metro West to use private 5G network

The Sydney Metro West project will utilise a private 5G network for rail communications, with work set to commence this…

Fixing SOC False Negatives Fast
04
Feb
2026

Fixing SOC False Negatives Fast

False negatives are becoming the most expensive “quiet” failure in SOCs. In 2026, AI-generated phishing and multi-stage malware chains are…

SystemBC Botnet Hijacked 10,000 Devices Worldwide to Use for DDoS Attacks
04
Feb
2026

SystemBC Botnet Hijacked 10,000 Devices Worldwide to Use for DDoS Attacks

The SystemBC malware family, a persistent threat first documented in 2019, has evolved into a massive botnet infrastructure controlling over…

React2Shell exploitation undergoes significant change in threat activity
04
Feb
2026

React2Shell exploitation undergoes significant change in threat activity

Two months after a critical vulnerability was disclosed in React Server Components, researchers warn of a significant change in threat…

VMware
04
Feb
2026

VMware ESXi flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks

CISA confirmed on Wednesday that ransomware gangs have begun exploiting a high-severity VMware ESXi sandbox escape vulnerability that was previously…

PhantomVAI Custom Loader Uses RunPE Utility to Attack Users
04
Feb
2026

PhantomVAI Custom Loader Uses RunPE Utility to Attack Users

A sophisticated custom loader named PhantomVAI has emerged in global phishing campaigns, delivering various stealers and remote access trojans (RATs)…

Autonomous attacks ushered cybercrime into AI era in 2025
04
Feb
2026

Autonomous attacks ushered cybercrime into AI era in 2025

Dive Brief: Cybercrime “began its shift toward an AI-driven future” in 2025, the security firm Malwarebytes said in a report…

Interlock Ransomware Actors New Tool Exploiting Gaming Anti-Cheat Driver 0-Day to Disable EDR and AV
04
Feb
2026

Interlock Ransomware Actors New Tool Exploiting Gaming Anti-Cheat Driver 0-Day to Disable EDR and AV

The Interlock ransomware group has emerged as a distinct threat in the cybersecurity landscape, particularly targeting the education sector in…

Paris raid on X focuses on child abuse material allegations
04
Feb
2026

Paris raid on X focuses on child abuse material allegations

Paris raid on X focuses on child abuse material allegations Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026 French prosecutors raided X offices…

Cyber Sword
04
Feb
2026

The Double-Edged Sword of Non-Human Identities

In a sweeping analysis conducted in late 2025, Flare researchers uncovered more than 10,000 Docker Hub container images leaking secrets…