Weekly News - Firmware-level Android backdoor found on tablets from multiple manufacturers

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Get the Research Latest articles: LLMs change their answers based on who's asking Criminals create business website to sell RAT disguised as RMM tool Ex-Google engineers charged with orchestrating high-tech secrets extraction Google cleans house, bans 80,000 developer accounts from the Play Store Man gets five years for aiding North Korean IT employment scam 651 arrested, $4.3 million recovered in African cybercrime sweep The CISO view of fraud risk across the retail payment ecosystem Applying green energy tax policies to improve cybersecurity Quantum security is turning into a supply chain problem Uptime Kuma: Open-source monitoring tool New infosec products of the week: February 20, 2026 Microsoft reveals critical Windows Admin Center vulnerability (CVE-2026-26119) Poland restricts Chinese-made cars at protected military sites Data on 1.2 million French bank accounts accessed in registry breach Adidas investigates alleged data breach affecting 815,000 records Bug in widely used VoIP phones allows stealthy network footholds, call interception (CVE-2026-2329) PromptSpy: First Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow Men sentenced to 8 years in $1.3 million computer intrusion and tax fraud scheme UK sounds alarm on rising cyber risks to businesses Microsoft signals breakthrough in data storage that can last for generations Open-source benchmark EVMbench tests how well AI agents handle smart contract exploits Public mobile networks are being weaponized for combat drone operations Consumers feel less judged by AI debt collectors Attackers keep finding the same gaps in security programs China-linked hackers exploited Dell zero-day since 2024 (CVE-2026-22769) Microsoft Edge 145 lands with major enterprise security upgrades The era of the Digital Parasite: Why stealth has replaced ransomware Scammers exploit trust in Atlassian Jira to target organizations Notepad++ secures update channel in wake of supply chain compromise One stolen credential is all it takes to compromise everything Microsoft Defender update lets SOC teams manage, vet response tools Claude Sonnet 4.6 launches with improved coding and expanded developer tools AWS coding agents gain new plugin support across development tools The defense industrial base is a prime target for cyber disruption Everyone uses open source, but patching still moves too slowly SecureClaw: Dual stack open-source security plugin and skill for OpenClaw Design weaknesses in major password managers enable vault attacks, researchers say ISC2 webinar: Power up your exam prep! OT teams are losing the time advantage against industrial threat actors Pressure builds on Grok AI, Ireland launches investigation Firmware-level Android backdoor found on tablets from multiple manufacturers Phobos ransomware affiliate arrested in Poland Your encrypted data is already being stolen REMnux v8 brings AI integration to the Linux malware analysis toolkit Cybersecurity jobs available right now: February 17, 2026 LockBit 5.0 ransomware expands its reach across Windows, Linux, and ESXi Microsoft equips CISOs and AI risk leaders with a new security tool OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI UK sets course for stricter AI chatbot regulation ChatGPT gets new security feature to fight prompt injection attacks Google patches Chrome vulnerability with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2026-2441) Android 17 beta brings privacy, security, and performance changes Vim 9.2 adds scripting updates, diff improvements, and experimental Wayland support Security at AI speed: The new CISO reality Apple privacy labels often don't match what Chinese smart home apps do In GitHub's advisory pipeline, some advisories move faster than others MOS: Open-source modular OS for servers and homelabs Videos: Cybersecurity in cross-border logistics operations Don't panic over CISA's KEV list, use it smarter Industry news: Security Compass brings policy-driven security and compliance to agentic AI development Simbian AI Pentest Agent delivers continuous, context-aware penetration testing Redpanda brings identity, policy control, and data governance to AI agents Protectt.ai enhances AppProtectt with advanced RASP and AI-driven mobile threat protection Virtana expands MCP Server to bring full-stack enterprise context to AI agents Compliance Scorecard v10 delivers context-driven AI for explainable compliance decisions Brinqa targets manual bottlenecks in exposure management with integrated AI agents Securonix shifts security operations to measurable AI-driven productivity Cloud Range launches AI Validation Range to safely test and secure AI before deployment Qodo unveils AI-driven governance system for code quality control CYBERSPAN brings AI-driven, agentless network detection to MSSP environments Lasso's Intent Deputy secures AI agents through real-time behavioral intent analysis Palo Alto Networks intends to acquire Koi, advancing agentic endpoint security Booz Allen to acquire Defy Security, expanding global cyber reach ManageEngine adds causal and autonomous AI to Site24x7 to cut MTTR Malwarebytes brings Scam Guard to desktop with real-time scam protection HaystackID delivers audit-ready AI governance for high-risk, regulated environments Impart enables safe, in-app enforcement against AI-powered bots Passwork 7.4 enhances enterprise security with centralized User vault restrictions Copyright © 2026 Help Net Security, All rights reserved. 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