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Key Findings: Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed an active "Shai-Hulud-like" supply chain worm campaign that has leveraged a cluster of at least 19 malicious npm packages. The malicious code embedded into the packages comes with capabilities to siphon system information, access tokens, environment secrets, and API keys from developer environments. The packages also include a weaponized GitHub Action that harvests CI/CD secrets and exfiltrates them, as well as a "McpInje

Key Findings Researchers executed 27 successful attacks against industry-leading password managers Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dashlane Attacks show how compromised servers and design flaws can expose encrypted vault data 1Password emerged as the most secure option due to its use of a Secret Key Background We often treat cloud-based password managers as digital safes that only we can open. These services rely on Zero-Knowledge Encryption, a marketing promise that the company sto

Key Findings: A new scam is targeting users by mimicking CAPTCHA verification systems The attack is an evolved version of the ClickFix attacks from early 2025 targeting restaurant bookings The multi-stage infection starts with a fake CAPTCHA, then triggers a PowerShell script to download malware The malware, known as an infostealer, targets cryptocurrency wallets, browser login data, and other sensitive information Background This research, shared with Hackread.com, indicates

Key Findings: CISA has added two actively exploited vulnerabilities in Roundcube webmail software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerabilities are CVE-2025-49113 (CVSS 9.9) and CVE-2025-68461 (CVSS 7.2). CVE-2025-49113 is a deserialization of untrusted data flaw that allows remote code execution by authenticated users. CVE-2025-68461 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the "animate" tag of an SVG document. Attackers have already weaponized

Key Findings A Russian-speaking, financially motivated threat actor has compromised over 600 FortiGate devices located in 55 countries between January 11 and February 18, 2026. The threat actor leveraged multiple commercial generative AI tools to automate various stages of the attack cycle, including tool development, attack planning, and command generation. No exploitation of FortiGate vulnerabilities was observed - the campaign succeeded by exploiting exposed management por

Key Findings: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two vulnerabilities affecting the RoundCube Webmail platform to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerabilities are: CVE-2025-49113 (CVSS score: 9.9) - A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows remote code execution. CVE-2025-68461 (CVSS score: 7.2) - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. These vulnerabilities have been actively exploited b

Key Findings Generative AI and agentic AI are increasingly used by threat actors to conduct faster and more targeted attacks. One capability that AI improves for threat actors is the ability to profile employees and craft tailored social engineering lures. However, AI can also be leveraged by defenders to turn the tables on threat actors and use their own tools against them. Background Threat actors are leveraging the advancements in AI, particularly generative AI and agentic

Key Findings China-linked hacking group UNC6201 has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-22769) in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines since at least 2024. The vulnerability is a hardcoded credential flaw that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain administrator-level access to affected systems. Hackers have used this access to deploy a novel backdoor malware called GrimBolt, which is more advanced and harder to detect than the previously used Bricks

Key Findings A suspected China-linked APT group, UNC6201, has been exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines since mid-2024. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-22769, has a CVSS score of 10.0 and involves hardcoded credentials that can be abused to gain unauthorized access and root-level persistence. The group has used the flaw to move laterally, maintain persistence, and deploy malware including SLAYSTYLE, BRICKSTORM, and a no

Key Findings Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities in four popular Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions with over 125 million collective installs. The vulnerable extensions are Live Server, Code Runner, Markdown Preview Enhanced, and Microsoft Live Preview. If successfully exploited, these vulnerabilities could allow threat actors to steal local files and execute code remotely. The researchers warn that a single malicious exte

Key Findings Chinese state-sponsored hackers, suspected to be part of the UNC6201 group, have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines since mid-2024. The vulnerability, CVE-2026-22769, has a CVSS score of 10/10 and allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full system access with root-level persistence. The hackers have been using a hardcoded administrator password, pulled from Apache Tomcat, to trigger the vulnerability for at

Key Findings Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated that AI assistants with web browsing or URL fetching capabilities, such as Microsoft Copilot and xAI Grok, can be abused as covert command-and-control (C2) relays by attackers. This technique allows attackers to blend their malicious communications into legitimate-looking AI assistant traffic, making detection and blocking significantly more challenging. The attack method, dubbed "AI as a C2 proxy," leverages the web ac

Key Findings Polish authorities have arrested a 47-year-old man accused of being an affiliate for the Phobos ransomware group. The suspect faces up to five years in prison for producing, obtaining, and sharing computer programs used to conduct cyberattacks. The arrest was part of a larger Europol-led operation called "Phobos Aetor" that targeted individuals involved with Phobos ransomware attacks. Background Phobos ransomware has claimed over 1,000 victims globally and receiv

Key Findings Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new information stealer that exfiltrated a victim's OpenClaw configuration environment. The incident marks a significant evolution in infostealer behavior, transitioning from stealing browser credentials to targeting the identities, settings, and "digital souls" of personal AI agents. The stolen files included openclaw.json with gateway tokens, device.json containing private cryptographic keys, and "soul" and memory file

Key Findings Microsoft warns of a new ClickFix variant that tricks users into running a malicious nslookup command through the Windows Run dialog to retrieve a second-stage payload via DNS. Attackers use cmd.exe to perform a DNS lookup against a hard-coded external server, and the `Name:` response is extracted and executed as the second-stage payload. This DNS-based approach allows attackers to signal and deliver payloads via their own infrastructure, reducing reliance on web

Key Findings Microsoft has disclosed details of a new version of the ClickFix social engineering tactic that uses DNS lookups to retrieve malware payloads. The attack tricks users into running commands through the Windows Run dialog that perform a DNS lookup to an external server controlled by the attackers. The DNS response is then executed as the second-stage payload, allowing the threat actors to reach infrastructure under their control and establish a new validation layer

Key Findings The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and older Privileged Remote Access (PRA) products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-1731, has a CVSS score of 9.9 and could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute remote commands without logging in. BeyondTrust released security updates on February 6, 2026, to address the critical vulnera

Key Findings 287 different Chrome browser extensions are actively stealing the web histories of roughly 37.4 million people These extensions, often disguised as "harmless tools" like ad blockers or search assistants, are feeding user data to a network of global corporations and data brokers The research team identified many of these tools sending user data in plain text and using "obfuscation" techniques to hide their tracks, scrambling history into codes before sending it of

Key Findings Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a previously undocumented threat actor, possibly affiliated with Russian intelligence services, that has been targeting Ukrainian organizations with the CANFAIL malware. The threat actor has primarily targeted defense, military, government, and energy organizations within the Ukrainian regional and national governments, but has also shown growing interest in aerospace, manufacturing with military/drone ties,

Key Findings Cisco Talos has discovered a new threat actor, UAT-9921, using a modular attack framework called VoidLink to target organizations in the technology and financial services sectors. VoidLink is a Linux-focused, highly capable attack framework that can compile and deploy plugins on-demand, potentially enabling AI-driven tool creation in the future. UAT-9921 is believed to have been active since at least 2019, even before the use of VoidLink, and has been observed in