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hackernews Feb 12, 2026 at 11:51

ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Prompt RCE, Claude 0-Click, RenEngine Loader, Auto 0-Days & 25+ Stories

Threat activity this week shows one consistent signal — attackers are leaning harder on what already works. Instead of flashy new exploits, many operations are built around quiet misuse of trusted tools, familiar workflows, and overlooked exposures that sit in plain sight. Another shift is how access is gained versus how it’s used. Initial entry points are getting simpler, while post-compromise

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hackernews Feb 12, 2026 at 10:30

The CTEM Divide: Why 84% of Security Programs Are Falling Behind

A new 2026 market intelligence study of 128 enterprise security decision-makers (available here) reveals a stark divide forming between organizations – one that has nothing to do with budget size or industry and everything to do with a single framework decision. Organizations implementing Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) demonstrate 50% better attack surface visibility, 23-point

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hackernews Feb 12, 2026 at 07:32

83% of Ivanti EPMM Exploits Linked to Single IP on Bulletproof Hosting Infrastructure

A significant chunk of the exploitation attempts targeting a newly disclosed security flaw in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) can be traced back to a single IP address on bulletproof hosting infrastructure offered by PROSPERO. Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise said it recorded 417 exploitation sessions from 8 unique source IP addresses between February 1 and 9, 2026. An estimated 346

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hackernews Feb 12, 2026 at 05:39

Apple Fixes Exploited Zero-Day Affecting iOS, macOS, and Apple Devices

Apple on Wednesday released iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS updates to address a zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited in sophisticated cyber attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20700 (CVSS score: N/A), has been described as a memory corruption issue in dyld, Apple's Dynamic Link Editor. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an

Related CVEs: CVE-2026-20700

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hackernews Feb 11, 2026 at 17:45

First Malicious Outlook Add-In Found Stealing 4,000+ Microsoft Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they said is the first known malicious Microsoft Outlook add-in detected in the wild. In this unusual supply chain attack detailed by Koi Security, an unknown attacker claimed the domain associated with a now-abandoned legitimate add-in to serve a fake Microsoft login page, stealing over 4,000 credentials in the process. The activity has been

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hackernews Feb 11, 2026 at 14:52

APT36 and SideCopy Launch Cross-Platform RAT Campaigns Against Indian Entities

Indian defense sector and government-aligned organizations have been targeted by multiple campaigns that are designed to compromise Windows and Linux environments with remote access trojans capable of stealing sensitive data and ensuring continued access to infected machines. The campaigns are characterized by the use of malware families like Geta RAT, Ares RAT, and DeskRAT, which are often

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hackernews Feb 11, 2026 at 13:28

Over 60 Software Vendors Issue Security Fixes Across OS, Cloud, and Network Platforms

It's Patch Tuesday, which means a number of software vendors have released patches for various security vulnerabilities impacting their products and services. Microsoft issued fixes for 59 flaws, including six actively exploited zero-days in various Windows components that could be abused to bypass security features, escalate privileges, and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Elsewhere

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hackernews Feb 11, 2026 at 11:30

Exposed Training Open the Door for Crypto-Mining in Fortune 500 Cloud Environments

Intentionally vulnerable training applications are widely used for security education, internal testing, and product demonstrations. Tools such as OWASP Juice Shop, DVWA, Hackazon, and bWAPP are designed to be insecure by default, making them useful for learning how common attack techniques work in controlled environments. The issue is not the applications themselves, but how they are often

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hackernews Feb 11, 2026 at 10:22

Microsoft Patches 59 Vulnerabilities Including Six Actively Exploited Zero-Days

Microsoft on Tuesday released security updates to address a set of 59 flaws across its software, including six vulnerabilities that it said have been exploited in the wild. Of the 59 flaws, five are rated Critical, 52 are rated Important, and two are rated Moderate in severity. Twenty-five of the patched vulnerabilities have been classified as privilege escalation, followed by remote code

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hackernews Feb 11, 2026 at 09:56

SSHStalker Botnet Uses IRC C2 to Control Linux Systems via Legacy Kernel Exploits

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet operation called SSHStalker that relies on the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) purposes. "The toolset blends stealth helpers with legacy-era Linux exploitation: Alongside log cleaners (utmp/wtmp/lastlog tampering) and rootkit-class artifacts, the actor keeps a large back-catalog of

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hackernews Feb 11, 2026 at 06:50

North Korea-Linked UNC1069 Uses AI Lures to Attack Cryptocurrency Organizations

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC1069 has been observed targeting the cryptocurrency sector to steal sensitive data from Windows and macOS systems with the ultimate goal of facilitating financial theft. "The intrusion relied on a social engineering scheme involving a compromised Telegram account, a fake Zoom meeting, a ClickFix infection vector, and reported usage of AI-generated

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hackernews Feb 10, 2026 at 17:44

DPRK Operatives Impersonate Professionals on LinkedIn to Infiltrate Companies

The information technology (IT) workers associated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are now applying to remote positions using real LinkedIn accounts of individuals they're impersonating, marking a new escalation of the fraudulent scheme. "These profiles often have verified workplace emails and identity badges, which DPRK operatives hope will make their fraudulent

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hackernews Feb 10, 2026 at 14:36

Reynolds Ransomware Embeds BYOVD Driver to Disable EDR Security Tools

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an emergent ransomware family dubbed Reynolds that comes embedded with a built-in bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) component for defense evasion purposes within the ransomware payload itself. BYOVD refers to an adversarial technique that abuses legitimate but flawed driver software to escalate privileges and disable Endpoint Detection

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hackernews Feb 10, 2026 at 13:59

From Ransomware to Residency: Inside the Rise of the Digital Parasite

Are ransomware and encryption still the defining signals of modern cyberattacks, or has the industry been too fixated on noise while missing a more dangerous shift happening quietly all around them? According to Picus Labs’ new Red Report 2026, which analyzed over 1.1 million malicious files and mapped 15.5 million adversarial actions observed across 2025, attackers are no longer optimizing for

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hackernews Feb 10, 2026 at 11:40

ZAST.AI Raises $6M Pre-A to Scale "Zero False Positive" AI-Powered Code Security

January 5, 2026, Seattle, USA — ZAST.AI announced the completion of a $6 million Pre-A funding round. This investment came from the well-known investment firm Hillhouse Capital, bringing ZAST.AI's total funding close to $10 million. This marks a recognition from leading capital markets of a new solution: ending the era of high false positive rates in security tools and making every alert

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hackernews Feb 10, 2026 at 10:24

Warlock Ransomware Breaches SmarterTools Through Unpatched SmarterMail Server

SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock (aka Storm-2603) ransomware gang breached its network by exploiting an unpatched SmarterMail instance. The incident took place on January 29, 2026, when a mail server that was not updated to the latest version was compromised, the company's Chief Commercial Officer, Derek Curtis, said. "Prior to the breach, we had approximately 30 servers/VMs

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hackernews Feb 10, 2026 at 08:22

Dutch Authorities Confirm Ivanti Zero-Day Exploit Exposed Employee Contact Data

The Netherlands' Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) and the Council for the Judiciary confirmed both agencies (Rvdr) have disclosed that their systems were impacted by cyber attacks that exploited the recently disclosed security flaws in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), according to a notice sent to the country's parliament on Friday. "On January 29, the National Cyber Security Center (

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hackernews Feb 10, 2026 at 04:38

Fortinet Patches Critical SQLi Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated Code Execution

Fortinet has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting FortiClientEMS that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on susceptible systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21643, has a CVSS rating of 9.1 out of a maximum of 10.0. "An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability [CWE-89] in FortiClientEMS may

Related CVEs: CVE-2026-21643

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hackernews Feb 09, 2026 at 17:01

China-Linked UNC3886 Targets Singapore Telecom Sector in Cyber Espionage Campaign

The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore on Monday revealed that the China-nexus cyber espionage group known as UNC3886 targeted its telecommunications sector. "UNC3886 had launched a deliberate, targeted, and well-planned campaign against Singapore's telecommunications sector," CSA said. "All four of Singapore's major telecommunications operators ('telcos') – M1, SIMBA Telecom, Singtel, and

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hackernews Feb 09, 2026 at 14:42

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Exploited for RCE in Multi-Stage Attacks on Exposed Servers

Microsoft has revealed that it observed a multi‑stage intrusion that involved the threat actors exploiting internet‑exposed SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) instances to obtain initial access and move laterally across the organization's network to other high-value assets. That said, the Microsoft Defender Security Research Team said it's not clear whether the activity weaponized recently

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