AI Security & Threats

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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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17
Feb
Spike in Recon Targets BeyondTrust RCE CVE‑2026‑1731 Signals Imminent Attack

Spike in Recon Targets BeyondTrust RCE CVE‑2026‑1731 Signals Imminent Attack

GreyNoise observed a sharp increase in reconnaissance traffic aimed at BeyondTrust’s remote administration suite. Multiple external IPs are probing
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17
Feb
AI‑Powered Supply‑Chain Attacks Rise: Lessons From Reddit Mentorship Thread

AI‑Powered Supply‑Chain Attacks Rise: Lessons From Reddit Mentorship Thread

A recent mentorship thread on r/cybersecurity gathered seasoned defenders and developers to dissect how AI‑assisted development tools are
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17
Feb
January Patch Tuesday Floods Networks with 114 CVEs, Including 3 Fresh Zero‑Days

January Patch Tuesday Floods Networks with 114 CVEs, Including 3 Fresh Zero‑Days

Krebs on Security reported that the January 2026 Patch Tuesday released 114 publicly disclosed vulnerabilities across major operating systems, office
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