This signals continuity and roadmap stability for existing customers in the near term. “Standalone CyberArk availability is expected to continue, now backed by Palo Alto’s global scale, expanded support, Unit 42 threat intelligence, and AI-driven analytics for stronger real-time risk… Read More "Palo Alto closes privileged access gap with $25B CyberArk acquisition"
World Leaks, the cyber-criminal data extortion group which has targeted some of the world’s biggest companies, has added a novel, never-before-seen malware to their arsenal, research by Accenture Cybersecurity has revealed. Accenture has named the malware ‘RustyRocket’. It allows World… Read More "World Leaks Ransomware Adds Custom Malware ‘RustyRocket’ to Attacks"
Cryptocurrency’s frictionless, transnational, low-regulation transactions have long promised the ability to pay anyone in the world for anything. More than ever before, that anything includes human beings: victims of human trafficking forced into scam compounds and the sex trade on… Read More "Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding"
Ravie LakshmananFeb 12, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking News 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… Read More "AI Prompt RCE, Claude 0-Click, RenEngine Loader, Auto 0-Days & 25+ Stories"
“A fileless .NET stage loaded in memory, followed by process hollowing into msbuild.exe, is a clean ‘blend in’ move that leverages a legitimate .NET-capable binary and complicates attribution for simplistic detections,” Soroko said. “Fortinet’s rationale for msbuild.exe is especially useful… Read More "Phishing campaign chains old Office flaw with fileless XWorm RAT to evade detection"
Many government-backed cyber threat actors now use AI throughout the attack lifecycle, especially for reconnaissance and social engineering, a new Google study found. In a report published on February 12, ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Google Threat Intelligence Group… Read More "Nation-State Hackers Embrace Gemini AI for Malicious Campaigns"
Cyble’s research reveals the exposure of ChatGPT API keys online, potentially enabling large‑scale abuse and hidden AI risk. Executive Summary Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) observed large-scale, systematic exposure of ChatGPT API keys across the public internet. Over 5,000… Read More "The Rising Risk Of Exposed ChatGPT API Keys"
The Hacker NewsFeb 12, 2026Enterprise Security / Breach Prevention 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… Read More "Why 84% of Security Programs Are Falling Behind"
The so-called “AI skills” used to scale and execute AI operations are dangerously exposed to data theft, sabotage and disruption, TrendAI has warned. The newly named business unit of Trend Micro explained in a report published this week that AI… Read More "AI Skills Represent Dangerous New Attack Surface, Says TrendAI"
Consider the lifecycle of a typical microservice. In its journey from a developer’s laptop to production, it might generate a dozen distinct identities: a GitHub token for the repository, a CI/CD service account for the build, a registry credential to… Read More "Why short-lived systems need stronger identity governance"
