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Feb
Six Actively Exploited Zero‑Days Slip Into Microsoft February 2026 Patch

Six Actively Exploited Zero‑Days Slip Into Microsoft February 2026 Patch

Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday released updates for more than 50 vulnerabilities, among them six zero‑day flaws that
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17
Feb
Student Loan Servicer Breach Leaks 2.5M Records via Compromised API

Student Loan Servicer Breach Leaks 2.5M Records via Compromised API

A major student loan servicer suffered a data breach that exposed the personal and financial information of roughly 2.5
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17
Feb
AI Prompt Poisoning Hijacks ‘Summarize with AI’ Buttons to Manipulate Chatbot Answers

AI Prompt Poisoning Hijacks ‘Summarize with AI’ Buttons to Manipulate Chatbot Answers

Microsoft Defender Security Research uncovered a new “AI Recommendation Poisoning” technique where attackers hide malicious prompts behind the “Summarize with
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17
Feb
Six Actively‑Exploited Zero‑Days Included in February 2026 Patch Tuesday

Six Actively‑Exploited Zero‑Days Included in February 2026 Patch Tuesday

Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday released updates for more than 50 flaws, but six of those were zero‑day
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17
Feb
VMware vDefend Brings Zero‑Trust Micro‑Segmentation to Private Clouds

VMware vDefend Brings Zero‑Trust Micro‑Segmentation to Private Clouds

VMware has launched vDefend, a new security layer that extends zero‑trust principles into private‑cloud workloads. The solution continuously
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17
Feb
Falcon Fusion SOAR Supercharges SOC Automation at Scale

Falcon Fusion SOAR Supercharges SOC Automation at Scale

CrowdStrike’s Falcon Fusion SOAR platform lets security operations teams coordinate automated response actions across endpoints, cloud workloads, and third‑
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17
Feb
CrowdStrike Wins Gartner Choice for Unified Auth & EDR – A Defender’s Edge

CrowdStrike Wins Gartner Choice for Unified Auth & EDR – A Defender’s Edge

CrowdStrike was named a Gartner Customers’ Choice in the 2026 Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for User Authentication. The
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17
Feb
Mentorship Monday: Community‑Powered Boost for Cyber Defense Talent

Mentorship Monday: Community‑Powered Boost for Cyber Defense Talent

The r/cybersecurity “Mentorship Monday” thread has become a crowdsourced knowledge hub where seasoned analysts and newcomers exchange career guidance,
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17
Feb
QR Code Phishing Surge Hits Web and Mobile: Threats Hide in Plain Sight

QR Code Phishing Surge Hits Web and Mobile: Threats Hide in Plain Sight

Threat actors are increasingly embedding malicious URLs and deep‑link payloads into QR‑code images that appear on posters, transit
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17
Feb
Odido Telecom Breach Exposes Customer Data, Highlights Telecom Attack Surface

Odido Telecom Breach Exposes Customer Data, Highlights Telecom Attack Surface

In February, Check Point’s threat‑intelligence report revealed that threat actors breached Odido, a major Dutch telecom operator, by
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