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FEB17
Keenadu Firmware Backdoor Infects Android Tablets via Signed OTA Updates

A new Android backdoor that's embedded deep into the device firmware can silently harvest data and remotely control its behavior, according to new findings from Kaspersky. The Russian cybersecurity vendor said it discovered the backdoor, dubbed Keenadu, in the firmware of devices associated with various brands, including Alldocube, with the compromise occurring during the firmware build phase.

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FEB17
VulnCheck Raises $25 Million in Series B Funding to Scale Vulnerability Intelligence

The latest funding round was led by Sorenson Capital and brings the total investment to $45 million. The post VulnCheck Raises $25 Million in Series B Funding to Scale Vulnerability Intelligence appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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FEB17
Hackers Offer to Sell Millions of Eurail User Records

Eurail has confirmed that the stolen data is up for sale, but it’s still trying to determine how many individuals are impacted. The post Hackers Offer to Sell Millions of Eurail User Records appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
FEB17
API Threats Grow in Scale as AI Expands the Blast Radius

New research shows attackers increasingly abusing APIs at machine speed as AI-driven systems widen exposure and amplify impact. The post API Threats Grow in Scale as AI Expands the Blast Radius appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Kevin Townsend
FEB17
Cyber Insights 2026: The Ongoing Fight to Secure Industrial Control Systems

As nation-state actors, ransomware groups, and aging infrastructure collide, organizations must rethink how they defend critical operations through resilience, visibility, and modern security strategies. The post Cyber Insights 2026: The Ongoing Fight to Secure Industrial Control Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Kevin Townsend
FEB17
Man Linked to Phobos Ransomware Arrested in Poland

Polish police said they found evidence of cybercrime on the 47-year-old suspect’s devices. The post Man Linked to Phobos Ransomware Arrested in Poland appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
FEB17
SmartLoader Attack Uses Trojanized Oura MCP Server to Deploy StealC Infostealer

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new SmartLoader campaign that involves distributing a trojanized version of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server associated with Oura Health to deliver an information stealer known as StealC. "The threat actors cloned a legitimate Oura MCP Server – a tool that connects AI assistants to Oura Ring health data – and built a deceptive

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FEB17
Webinar: How Modern SOC Teams Use AI and Context to Investigate Cloud Breaches Faster

Cloud attacks move fast — faster than most incident response teams. In data centers, investigations had time. Teams could collect disk images, review logs, and build timelines over days. In the cloud, infrastructure is short-lived. A compromised instance can disappear in minutes. Identities rotate. Logs expire. Evidence can vanish before analysis even begins. Cloud forensics is fundamentally

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FEB17
My Day Getting My Hands Dirty with an NDR System

My objectiveThe role of NDR in SOC workflowsStarting up the NDR systemHow AI complements the human responseWhat else did I try out?What could I see with NDR that I wouldn’t otherwise?Am I ready to be a network security analyst now? My objective As someone relatively inexperienced with network threat hunting, I wanted to get some hands-on experience using a network detection and response (

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FEB17
3 Threat Groups Started Targeting ICS/OT in 2025: Dragos 

Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos has published its 9th Year in Review OT/ICS Cybersecurity Report. The post 3 Threat Groups Started Targeting ICS/OT in 2025: Dragos appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
FEB17
Microsoft Finds “Summarize with AI” Prompts Manipulating Chatbot Recommendations

New research from Microsoft has revealed that legitimate businesses are gaming artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots via the "Summarize with AI" button that's being increasingly placed on websites in ways that mirror classic search engine poisoning (SEO). The new AI hijacking technique has been codenamed AI Recommendation Poisoning by the Microsoft Defender Security Research Team. The tech giant

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FEB17
Password Managers Vulnerable to Vault Compromise Under Malicious Server

Researchers at ETH Zurich have tested the security of Bitwarden, LastPass, Dashlane, and 1Password password managers. The post Password Managers Vulnerable to Vault Compromise Under Malicious Server appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
FEB17
Apple Tests End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging in iOS 26.4 Developer Beta

Apple on Monday released a new developer beta of iOS and iPadOS with support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Rich Communications Services (RCS) messages. The feature is currently available for testing in iOS and iPadOS 26.4 Beta, and is expected to be shipped to customers in a future update for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. "End-to-end encryption is in beta and is not available for all

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FEB16
Infostealer Steals OpenClaw AI Agent Configuration Files and Gateway Tokens

Cybersecurity researchers disclosed they have detected a case of an information stealer infection successfully exfiltrating a victim's OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot) configuration environment. "This finding marks a significant milestone in the evolution of infostealer behavior: the transition from stealing browser credentials to harvesting the 'souls' and identities of personal AI [

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FEB16
Study Uncovers 25 Password Recovery Attacks in Major Cloud Password Managers

A new study has found that multiple cloud-based password managers, including Bitwarden, Dashlane, and LastPass, are susceptible to password recovery attacks under certain conditions. "The attacks range in severity from integrity violations to the complete compromise of all vaults in an organization," researchers Matteo Scarlata, Giovanni Torrisi, Matilda Backendal, and Kenneth G. Paterson said.

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