PromptSpy is the first Android malware to use generative AI at runtime
Researchers have discovered the first known Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow, using Google’s Gemini model to adapt its persistence across different…
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How Startups Can Build Smarter, Faster and Leaner
Not long ago, building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) meant assembling a small dev team, locking everyone in a sprint room for weeks, and hoping…
State Dept. official says post-quantum transition plans will outlive current leadership
A cybersecurity official at the State Department called for the public and private sector to more tightly coordinate plans to transition their systems, devices and…
ICO wins appeal over data protection obligations in Currys cyber attack
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has ruled in favour of the Information Commissioner’s Office in an appeal against a previous decision regarding the data protection…
Microsoft Patches CVE-2026-26119 Privilege Escalation in Windows Admin Center
Ravie LakshmananFeb 19, 2026Vulnerability / Network Security Microsoft has disclosed a now-patched security flaw in Windows Admin Center that could allow an attacker to escalate…
ONCD official says Trump administration aims to bolster AI use for defense without increasing risk
The Trump administration wants to boost the use of artificial intelligence for security in a way that doesn’t increase the number of targets for adversaries…
Hackers Leveraging nslookup.exe to Stage Payloads via DNS Using Clickfix Attack
Clickfix Attack Using nslookup A sophisticated evolution of the ClickFix social engineering campaign, in which threat actors are now abusing the legitimate Windows utility nslookup.exe…
INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown
Ravie LakshmananFeb 19, 2026Financial Crime / Cybercrime An international cybercrime operation against online scams has led to 651 arrests and recovered more than $4.3 million…
Germany’s rail operator Deutsche Bahn hit by a DDoS attack
Germany’s national rail operator Deutsche Bahn hit by a DDoS attack Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2026 Germany’s national rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, suffered a major…
FBI: Threats from Salt Typhoon are ‘still very much ongoing’
A top FBI cyber official said Salt Typhoon, the Chinese cyber espionage group behind the widespread compromise of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure in 2024, continues to…
Threat Actors Using Fake Google Forms Site to Harvest Google Logins
A new phishing campaign is targeting job seekers through fake Google Forms websites designed to steal login credentials. The campaign uses sophisticated domain impersonation techniques…
PromptSpy Android Malware Abuses Gemini AI to Automate Recent-Apps Persistence
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the first Android malware that abuses Gemini, Google’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, as part of its…