AI Security & Threats

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Feb
Nation‑State Hijacks Notepad++ Updates, Threatening Developer Supply Chains

Nation‑State Hijacks Notepad++ Updates, Threatening Developer Supply Chains

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 uncovered a supply‑chain attack on the popular Notepad++ editor, where a nation‑state actor
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12
Feb
Conpet Oil Pipeline Hit by Cyberattack, Exposing Energy Critical Infrastructure Gaps

Conpet Oil Pipeline Hit by Cyberattack, Exposing Energy Critical Infrastructure Gaps

Romania’s national oil pipeline operator, Conpet, suffered a cyber intrusion that crippled its internal IT environment and rendered its
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12
Feb
AI‑Driven Prompt RCE and 0‑Click Claude Exploit Spark New Threat Wave

AI‑Driven Prompt RCE and 0‑Click Claude Exploit Spark New Threat Wave

The latest ThreatsDay Bulletin reports a coordinated surge of AI‑powered attacks. Researchers uncovered a prompt‑injection remote code execution
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12
Feb
Kimwolf Botnet Weaponizes I2P, Flooding Anonymity Network with Massive Traffic

Kimwolf Botnet Weaponizes I2P, Flooding Anonymity Network with Massive Traffic

The Kimwolf botnet has begun abusing the I2P anonymity network’s open routing architecture to inject a torrent of unwanted
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12
Feb
Apple Issues Emergency Patch for Actively‑Exploited dyld Zero‑Day (CVE‑2026‑20700)

Apple Issues Emergency Patch for Actively‑Exploited dyld Zero‑Day (CVE‑2026‑20700)

Apple released emergency updates for iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS that fix a critical dyld memory‑corruption flaw (CVE‑
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12
Feb
AI‑Powered Zero‑Trust Auto‑Policy Engine Cuts Errors, Boosts Defense Speed

AI‑Powered Zero‑Trust Auto‑Policy Engine Cuts Errors, Boosts Defense Speed

VMware unveiled an AI‑driven platform that continuously watches network traffic, user behavior, and workload interactions across the enterprise. By
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12
Feb
VMware vDefend Adds Automated Micro‑Segmentation to Block Lateral Threats

VMware vDefend Adds Automated Micro‑Segmentation to Block Lateral Threats

VMware’s security team announced a major upgrade to its vDefend platform, embedding automated micro‑segmentation and continuous lateral‑movement
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12
Feb
Notepad++ Supply‑Chain Breach—Malicious Update Inserts Backdoor

Notepad++ Supply‑Chain Breach—Malicious Update Inserts Backdoor

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 discovered that threat actors had compromised the official Notepad++ build pipeline. By inserting malicious code
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12
Feb
LummaStealer Returns, Now Riding CastleLoader for Stealthier Delivery

LummaStealer Returns, Now Riding CastleLoader for Stealthier Delivery

Bitdefender’s threat‑research team has identified a new variant of the LummaStealer Trojan that now piggybacks on the CastleLoader
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12
Feb
Ransomware Cripples Romania’s National Oil Pipeline Operator, Threatens Grid Coordination

Ransomware Cripples Romania’s National Oil Pipeline Operator, Threatens Grid Coordination

Check Point’s weekly threat intel bulletin reported that a ransomware group breached Conpet, Romania’s state‑run oil pipeline
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