Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-02-16 07:00 PST
- Weekly Recap: Outlook Add-Ins Hijack, 0-Day Patches, Wormable Botnet & AI Malware
The Hacker News • 2026-02-16 04:55 • thehackernews.com
This week’s recap shows how small gaps are turning into big entry points. Not always through new exploits, often through tools, add-ons, cloud setups, or workflows that people already trust and rarely question.
Another signal: attackers are mixing old and new methods. Legacy botnet tactics, modern cloud abuse, AI assistance, and supply-chain exposure are being used side by side, whichever path
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/weekly-recap-outlook-add-ins-hijack-0.html - CISA gives feds 3 days to patch actively exploited BeyondTrust flaw
BleepingComputer • 2026-02-16 04:33 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
CISA ordered U.S. government agencies on Friday to secure their BeyondTrust Remote Support instances against an actively exploited vulnerability within three days. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-beyondtrust-flaw-within-three-days/ - The Promptware Kill Chain
Schneier on Security • 2026-02-16 04:04 • www.schneier.com
Attacks against modern generative artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) pose a real threat. Yet discussions around these attacks and their potential defenses are dangerously myopic. The dominant narrative focuses on &…
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/the-promptware-kill-chain.html - Safe and Inclusive E‑Society: How Lithuania Is Bracing for AI‑Driven Cyber Fraud
The Hacker News • 2026-02-16 03:55 • thehackernews.com
Presentation of the KTU Consortium Mission ‘A Safe and Inclusive Digital Society’ at the Innovation Agency event ‘Innovation Breakfast: How Mission-Oriented Science and Innovation Programmes Will Address Societal Challenges’.Technologies are evolving fast, reshaping economies, governance, and daily life. Yet, as innovation accelerates, so do digital risks. Technological change is no longer
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/safe-and-inclusive-esociety-how.html - New ZeroDayRAT Mobile Spyware Enables Real-Time Surveillance and Data Theft
The Hacker News • 2026-02-16 02:24 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new mobile spyware platform dubbed ZeroDayRAT that’s being advertised on Telegram as a way to grab sensitive data and facilitate real-time surveillance on Android and iOS devices.
“The developer runs dedicated channels for sales, customer support, and regular updates, giving buyers a single point of access to a fully operational spyware
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/new-zerodayrat-mobile-spyware-enables.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
