Latest news as of 2/18/2026, 11:14:59 AM
The Register
Atlantic Council warns US investors are fueling a market that undermines national security After years of being dominated by outsiders, the computer surveillance software industry is booming in the United States as investors rush into the ethically dodgy but highly lucrative field.…
Dark Reading
The data leak underscores the larger issue of proprietary or sensitive data being shared with GenAI by users who should know better.
Dark Reading
By weaponizing the ThrottleStop.sys driver, attackers are disrupting antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems.
The Register
Okta uncovers new phishing-as-a-service operation with 'multiple entities' falling victim Multiple attackers using a new phishing service dubbed VoidProxy to target organizations' Microsoft and Google accounts have successfully stolen users' credentials, multi-factor authentication codes, and session tokens in real time, according to security researchers.…
Bleeping Computer
Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing Exchange Online outage affecting customers throughout North America, blocking their access to emails. [...]
Dark Reading
Even when a vulnerability is serious, and a fix is available, actually securing cars is more difficult than one would hope.
Dark Reading
With legit sounding names, EvilAI's "productivity" apps are reviving classic threats like Trojans while adding new evasion capabilities against modern antivirus defenses.
Bleeping Computer
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting the agency to investigate Microsoft for failing to provide adequate security in its products, which led to ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations. [...]
Bleeping Computer
Apple warned customers last week that their devices were targeted in a new series of spyware attacks, according to the French national Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR). [...]
Bleeping Computer
Panama's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has disclosed that one of its computers may have been compromised in a cyberattack.. [...]