Latest news as of 2/20/2026, 7:42:31 AM
The Register
The federal government's not the only thing shutting down on Oct. 1 The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday will cut its ties to - and funding for - the Center for Internet Security, a nonprofit that provides free and low-cost cybersecurity services to state and local governments.…
Bleeping Computer
The Metropolitan Police has secured a conviction in what is believed to be the world's largest cryptocurrency seizure, valued at more than £5.5 billion ($7.3 billion). [...]
Dark Reading
The Internet of Things (IoT) has made everything more interconnected than ever, but an important US government security initiative is stuck in limbo even as threat actors step up attacks on everything from medical gear to printers.
Dark Reading
The first known malicious MCP server is an AI integration tool that automatically sends email such as those related to password resets, account confirmations, security alerts, invoices, and receipts to threat actors.
Dark Reading
Akira ransomware actors are currently targeting SonicWall firewall customers vulnerable to a bug discovered last year.
The Register
MCP plus open source plus typosquatting … what could possibly go wrong? A fake npm package posing as Postmark's MCP (Model Context Protocol) server silently stole potentially thousands of emails a day by adding a single line of code that secretly copied outgoing messages to an attacker-controlled address.…
The Register
No personal info gulped as yet, but don't call for help Japan's largest brewery biz, Asahi, has shut down distribution systems following an online attack, and local drinkers will just have to make do with stocks as they stand.…
Bleeping Computer
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd (Asahi), the brewer of Japan's top-selling beer, has disclosed a cyberattack that disrupted several of its operations. [...]
Bleeping Computer
Threat actors claiming to represent the Medusa ransomware gang tempted a BBC correspondent to become an insider threat by offering a significant amount of money. [...]
The Hacker News
Threat actors have been observed using seemingly legitimate artificial intelligence (AI) tools and software to sneakily slip malware for future attacks on organizations worldwide. According to Trend Micro, the campaign is using productivity or AI-enhanced tools to deliver malware targeting various regions, including Europe, the Americas, and the Asia, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) region.