12 Feb

Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly exploited by commercial spyware

Apple patched a zero-day vulnerability affecting every iOS version since 1.0, used in what the company calls an “extremely sophisticated attack” against targeted individuals. CVE-2026-20700,

Author rabih
12 Feb

Supply chain attacks now fuel a ‘self-reinforcing’ cybercrime economy

Cybercriminals are turning supply chain attacks into an industrial-scale operation, linking breaches, credential theft, and ransomware into a “self-reinforcing” ecosystem, researchers say. In its latest

Author rabih
12 Feb

Feeling brave? Ministry of Defence seeks £300K digital boss to manage £4.6B spend

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is offering between £270,000 to £300,000 for a senior digital leader who will oversee more than £4.6 billion in

Author rabih
12 Feb

Naming and shaming: How ransomware groups tighten the screws on victims

Ransomware When corporate data is exposed on a dedicated leak site, the consequences linger long after the attack fades from the news cycle 12 Feb

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12 Feb

Google: China’s APT31 used Gemini to plan cyberattacks against US orgs

A Chinese government hacking group that has been sanctioned for targeting America’s critical infrastructure used Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, to auto-analyze vulnerabilities and plan cyberattacks

Author rabih
12 Feb

Microsoft warns that poisoned AI buttons and links may betray your trust

Amid its ongoing promotion of AI’s wonders, Microsoft has warned customers it has found many instances of a technique that manipulates the technology to produce

Author rabih
11 Feb

Devilish devs spawn 287 Chrome extensions to flog your browser history to data brokers

They know where you’ve been and they’re going to share it. A security researcher has identified 287 Chrome extensions that allegedly exfiltrate browsing history data

Author rabih
11 Feb

Posting AI-generated caricatures on social media is risky, infosec killjoys warn

If you’ve seen the viral AI work pic trend where people are asking ChatGPT to “create a caricature of me and my job based on

Author rabih
11 Feb

Were telcos tipped off to *that* ancient Telnet bug? Cyber pros say the signs stack up

Telcos likely received advance warning about January’s critical Telnet vulnerability before its public disclosure, according to threat intelligence biz GreyNoise. Global Telnet traffic “fell off

Author rabih
11 Feb

Payroll pirates are conning help desks to steal workers’ identities and redirect paychecks

Exclusive When fraudsters go after people’s paychecks, “every employee on earth becomes a target,” according to Binary Defense security sleuth John Dwyer. In December 2025,

Author rabih
11 Feb

Notepad’s new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution

Just months after Microsoft added Markdown support to Notepad, researchers have found the feature can be abused to achieve remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as

Author rabih
11 Feb

Legacy systems blamed as ministers promise no repeat of Afghan breach

Legacy IT issues are hampering key technical measures designed to prevent highly sensitive data leaks, UK government officials say. On Tuesday, Parliament’s Science, Innovation and

Author rabih
10 Feb

Microsoft’s Valentine’s gift to admins: 6 exploited zero-day fixes

What better way to say I love you than with an update? Attackers exploited a whopping six Microsoft bugs as zero-days prior to Redmond releasing

Author rabih
10 Feb

AI agents spill secrets just by previewing malicious links

AI agents can shop for you, program for you, and, if you’re feeling bold, chat for you in a messaging app. But beware: attackers can

Author rabih
10 Feb

Singapore spent 11 months booting China-linked snoops out of telco networks

Singapore spent almost a year flushing a suspected China-linked espionage crew out of its telecom networks in what officials describe as the country’s largest cyber

Author rabih
10 Feb

Nearly 17,000 Volvo staff dinged in supplier breach

Nearly 17,000 Volvo employees had their personal data exposed after cybercriminals breached Conduent, an outsourcing giant that handles workforce benefits and back-office services. A filing

Author rabih
10 Feb

British Army splashes $86M on AI gear to speed up the battlefield kill chain

British soldiers are to get an array of AI-ready kit that should mean they don’t have to wait to see the “whites of their eyes”

Author rabih
10 Feb

Taxing times: Top IRS scams to look out for in 2026

It’s time to file your tax return. And cybercriminals are lurking to make an already stressful period even more edgy. Phil Muncaster 10 Feb 2026

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