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Predator spyware hooks iOS SpringBoard to hide mic, camera activity
Intellexa's Predator spyware can hide iOS recording indicators while secretly streaming camera and microphone feeds to its operators.
- February 21, 2026
- 11:13 AM
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Amazon: AI-assisted hacker breached 600 Fortinet firewalls in 5 weeks
Amazon is warning that a Russian-speaking hacker used multiple generative AI services as part of a campaign that breached more than 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks.
- February 21, 2026
- 08:50 AM
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New Webinar: Defending Against Malicious Browser Extensions
Attackers are doubling down on malicious browser extensions as their method of choice, stealing data, intercepting cookies and tokens, logging keystrokes, and more.
Join Push Security for a teardown of malicious extension functionality, where you'll learn how to defend your organization from this growing attack vector.
This open-box 2-in-1 ASUS Chromebook is on sale for $150 & includes a stylus
There's a point where buying a budget computer stops being a compromise and starts being logical. And this new open-box ASUS Chromebook CM30 (2024) lands squarely there. For $149.99 (MSRP $329.99), this is not a "cheap laptop" — it's a "smart everyday device."
- February 21, 2026
- 08:11 AM
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Learn ethical hacking with this hands-on hacking course deal for $28
The All-in-One Super-Sized Ethical Hacking Bundle packages 14 courses and 118 hours of training into one place, and right now it's just $27.99 (MSRP $854). Instead of random tutorials, this follows a structured path: understand attacks, practice them safely, and learn how to defend against them.
- February 20, 2026
- 02:07 PM
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Japanese tech giant Advantest hit by ransomware attack
Advantest Corporation disclosed that its corporate network has been targeted in a ransomware attack that may have affected customer or employee data.
- February 20, 2026
- 01:30 PM
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CISA: BeyondTrust RCE flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks
Hackers are actively exploiting the CVE-2026-1731 vulnerability in the BeyondTrust Remote Support product, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns.
- February 20, 2026
- 12:02 PM
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Data breach at French bank registry impacts 1.2 million accounts
The French Ministry of Finance has published an announcement informing of a cybersecurity incident that has impacted 1.2 million accounts.
- February 20, 2026
- 11:20 AM
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Why the shift left dream has become a nightmare for security and developers
The "shift left" approach has increased pressure on developers, as speed demands override security checks in modern CI pipelines. Qualys explains how analyzing 34,000 public container images revealed 7.3% were malicious and why security must be enforced at the infrastructure layer by default.
- February 20, 2026
- 09:45 AM
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PayPal discloses data breach that exposed user info for 6 months
PayPal is notifying customers of a data breach after a software error in a loan application exposed their sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, for nearly 6 months last year.
- February 20, 2026
- 08:12 AM
- 5
Learn a language with structure, not guesswork in this Babbel deal
Right now, you can get lifetime access to all 14 Babbel languages for a one-time $159 (MSRP $646.20) with code LEARN before February 28 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
- February 20, 2026
- 07:12 AM
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Mississippi medical center closes all clinics after ransomware attack
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) closed all its clinic locations statewide on Thursday following a ransomware attack.
- February 20, 2026
- 06:50 AM
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FBI: Over $20 million stolen in surge of ATM malware attacks in 2025
The FBI warned that Americans lost more than $20 million last year amid a massive surge in ATM "jackpotting" attacks, in which criminals use malware to force cash machines to dispense money.
- February 20, 2026
- 05:08 AM
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Ukrainian gets 5 years for helping North Koreans infiltrate US firms
A Ukrainian national was sentenced to five years in prison for providing North Korean IT workers with stolen identities that helped them infiltrate U.S. companies.
- February 20, 2026
- 04:00 AM
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PromptSpy is the first known Android malware to use generative AI at runtime
Researchers have discovered the first known Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow, using Google's Gemini model to adapt its persistence across different devices.
- February 19, 2026
- 05:36 PM
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The Complete CompTIA & IT Exam Lifetime Access Training Bundle gives you ongoing access to learning paths across CompTIA, Cisco, AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Linux for just $39.99 (MSRP $2,748.75). Instead of one course, you're getting an entire certification ecosystem you can revisit anytime.
- February 19, 2026
- 02:11 PM
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Flaw in Grandstream VoIP phones allows stealthy eavesdropping
A critical vulnerability in Grandstream GXP1600 series VoIP phones allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain root privileges and silently eavesdrop on communications.
- February 19, 2026
- 12:16 PM
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Google blocked over 1.75 million Play Store app submissions in 2025
Google says that through 2025, it blocked more than 255,000 Android apps from obtaining excessive access to sensitive user data and rejected over 1.75 million apps from being published on Google Play due to policy violations.
- February 19, 2026
- 12:00 PM
- 0
CISA orders feds to patch actively exploited Dell flaw within 3 days
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered government agencies to patch their systems within three days against a maximum-severity Dell vulnerability that has been under active exploitation since mid-2024.
- February 19, 2026
- 10:30 AM
- 0
How infostealers turn stolen credentials into real identities
Infostealer dumps increasingly tie stolen credentials to real identities, linking usernames, cookies, and behavior across personal and enterprise accounts. Specops explains how analyzing 90,000 dumps shows reuse fuels enterprise risk and how continuous AD scanning disrupts that cycle.
- February 19, 2026
- 10:05 AM
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Nigerian man gets eight years in prison for hacking tax firms
A Nigerian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for hacking multiple tax preparation firms in Massachusetts and filing fraudulent tax returns seeking over $8.1 million in refunds.
- February 19, 2026
- 08:51 AM
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