Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-02-10 07:00 PST
- From Ransomware to Residency: Inside the Rise of the Digital Parasite
The Hacker News • 2026-02-10 05:59 • thehackernews.com
Are ransomware and encryption still the defining signals of modern cyberattacks, or has the industry been too fixated on noise while missing a more dangerous shift happening quietly all around them?
According to Picus Labs’ new Red Report 2026, which analyzed over 1.1 million malicious files and mapped 15.5 million adversarial actions observed across 2025, attackers are no longer optimizing for
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/from-ransomware-to-residency-inside.html - Fortinet Patches Critical SQLi Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated Code Execution
The Hacker News • 2026-02-10 05:30 • thehackernews.com
Fortinet has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting FortiClientEMS that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on susceptible systems.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21643, has a CVSS rating of 9.1 out of a maximum of 10.0.“An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’) vulnerability [CWE-89] in FortiClientEMS may
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/fortinet-patches-critical-sqli-flaw.html - Microsoft announces new mobile-style Windows security controls
BleepingComputer • 2026-02-10 05:16 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft wants to introduce smartphone-style app permission prompts in Windows 11 to request user consent before apps can access sensitive resources such as files, cameras, and microphones. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-announces-new-mobile-style-windows-security-controls/ - ZeroDayRAT malware grants full access to Android, iOS devices
BleepingComputer • 2026-02-10 05:00 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A new commercial mobile spyware platform dubbed ZeroDayRAT is being advertised to cybercriminals on Telegram as a tool that provides full remote control over compromised Android and iOS devices. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zerodayrat-malware-grants-full-access-to-android-ios-devices/ - AI-Generated Text and the Detection Arms Race
Schneier on Security • 2026-02-10 04:03 • www.schneier.comIn 2023, the science fiction literary magazine Clarkesworld stopped accepting new submissions because so many were generated by artificial intelligence. Near as the editors could tell, many submitters pasted the magazine’s detailed story guidelines into an AI and sent in the results. And they weren’t alone. Other fiction magazines have also https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/the-ai-generated-text-arms-race.html
- ZAST.AI Raises $6M Pre-A to Scale "Zero False Positive" AI-Powered Code Security
The Hacker News • 2026-02-10 03:40 • thehackernews.com
January 5, 2026, Seattle, USA — ZAST.AI announced the completion of a $6 million Pre-A funding round. This investment came from the well-known investment firm Hillhouse Capital, bringing ZAST.AI’s total funding close to $10 million. This marks a recognition from leading capital markets of a new solution: ending the era of high false positive rates in security tools and making every alert
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/zastai-raises-6m-pre-to-scale-zero.html - Warlock Ransomware Breaches SmarterTools Through Unpatched SmarterMail Server
The Hacker News • 2026-02-10 02:24 • thehackernews.com
SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock (aka Storm-2603) ransomware gang breached its network by exploiting an unpatched SmarterMail instance.
The incident took place on January 29, 2026, when a mail server that was not updated to the latest version was compromised, the company’s Chief Commercial Officer, Derek Curtis, said.
“Prior to the breach, we had approximately 30 servers/VMs
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/warlock-ransomware-breaches.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
