Notepad++ Hack Detailed Along With the IoCs and Custom Malware Used
03
Feb
2026

Notepad++ Hack Detailed Along With the IoCs and Custom Malware Used

A sophisticated espionage campaign attributed to the Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group Lotus Blossom (also known as Billbug). The…

Cybercrime Enters a New Era as Autonomous AI Agents Take Center Stage
03
Feb
2026

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…

Pulsar RAT Targets Windows Systems via Per-User Run Key, Exfiltrates Sensitive Data
03
Feb
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…

Zero-Day in Microsoft Office Enables Stealthy Malware Infections
03
Feb
2026

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…

New “Punishing Owl” Hacker Group Targets Networks Linked to Russian Security Agency
03
Feb
2026

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…

Derek B. Johnson
03
Feb
2026

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…

Russian Hacker Alliance Launches Large-Scale Cyberattack Targeting Denmark
03
Feb
2026

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…

New GlassWorm attack targets macOS via compromised OpenVSX extensions
03
Feb
2026

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…

Over 21,000 OpenClaw AI Instances Leak Personal Configuration Data
03
Feb
2026

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…

MoltBot Skills exploited to distribute 400+ malware packages in days
03
Feb
2026

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…

DynoWiper Malware Targets Energy Firms in Destructive Data-Wiping Attacks
03
Feb
2026

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,…

Popular text editor Notepad++ was hacked to drop malware
03
Feb
2026

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…