Weekly News - Threat actor leveraged Cisco SD-WAN zero-day since 2023

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Latest articles: IronCurtain: An open-source, safeguard layer for autonomous AI assistants Meta tightens grip on scam advertisers Europol goes after The Com's ransomware and extortion networks Android 17 second beta expands privacy controls for contacts, SMS and local networks Microsoft taps ASUS and Dell for the Windows 365 Cloud PC strategy Ransomware activity peaks outside business hours NATO greenlights iPhone and iPad for classified information handling Android app uses Bluetooth signals to detect nearby smart glasses DeVry University's CISO on higher education cybersecurity risk The CISO role keeps getting heavier Industrial networks continue to leak onto the internet New infosec products of the month: February 2026 AWS Security Hub Extended brings enterprise security under one roof Fraudsters integrate ChatGPT into global scam campaigns Telegram rises to top spot in job scam activity Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters seeks women for vishing attacks Samsung's Galaxy S26 turns privacy into a visible and invisible feature Wireshark 4.6.4 resolves dissector flaws, plugin compatibility issue The $19.5 million insider risk problem Open-source security debt grows across commercial software Review: Digital Forensics, Investigation, and Response, 5th Edition AI-driven DAST reduces manual setup and surfaces exploitable vulnerabilities Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: February 2026 Threat actor leveraged Cisco SD-WAN zero-day since 2023 (CVE-2026-20127) Anthropic's Remote Control feature brings Claude Code to mobile devices SolarWinds Serv-U hit by four critical RCE-level vulnerabilities Reddit fined $19.5 million for failing to protect children's personal data Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months for selling stolen cyber-exploit trade secrets CISA flags exploited FileZen command injection bug, patch now! (CVE-2026-25108) Apple blocks 18+ app downloads in select markets Cyber valuations climb as capital concentrates, AI security expands Microsoft adds domain libraries and Copilot integration to the quantum development kit Airline brands become launchpads for phishing, crypto fraud Edge systems take the brunt of internet-wide exploitation attempts Teenagers charged over public bike service breach that exposed 4.62 million records Microsoft expands Sovereign Cloud security with governance, local productivity and AI Self-spreading npm malware targets developers in new supply chain attack Windows 365 for Agents brings managed cloud PCs to autonomous workflows International operation dismantles fraud network, €400,000 seized Microsoft extends security patching for three Windows products at a price AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows Why SOCs are moving toward autonomous security operations in 2026 Security and complexity slow the next phase of enterprise AI agent adoption Cybersecurity jobs available right now: February 24, 2026 Fake troubleshooting tip on ClawHub leads to infostealer infection Spanish police arrest suspected Anonymous members over DDoS attacks on government sites Japanese chip-testing toolmaker Advantest suffers ransomware attack WhatsApp is adding another lock to your account Police seize 100,000 stolen Facebook credentials in cybercrime raid Perplexity AI lands on Samsung's next Galaxy lineup Claude Code scans, verifies, and patches code vulnerabilities The hidden security cost of treating labs like data centers Enterprises are racing to secure agentic AI deployments Coroot: Open-source observability and APM tool Identity verification systems are struggling with synthetic fraud Video: Binding Operational Directive 26-02 sets deadlines for edge device replacement Industry news: Illumio Insights brings agentless visibility and breach containment to hybrid environments AuthMind enhances identity observability to secure vaults, secrets, and NHIs Oculeus 2FN authenticates calls in real time to stop CLI spoofing N-able's Anomaly Detection feature identifies credential-based threats Varist Hybrid Detection Engine protects against AI-assisted malware Versa introduces cloud-based sovereign solution for enterprises of all sizes Backblaze launches two tools to automate endpoint backup management Anthropic acquires Vercept to expand the capabilities of AI computer use Lightrun brings live runtime context to AI site reliability engineering Intellicheck Desktop Application helps organizations combat identity theft APCON IntellaStore IV analyzes network traffic characteristics for further processing Netskope NewEdge AI Fast Path reduces latency for enterprise AI workloads SentinelOne addresses identity risk across endpoints, browsers, and AI workflows Veza expands platform with AI Access Agents for enterprise identity governance CloudCasa expands Red Hat OpenShift data protection across edge and hybrid cloud Forescout VistaroAI replaces prompt engineering with role-based AI automation Druva expands DruAI with autonomous agents for forensics and compliance Veeam Agent Commander unifies AI risk detection, protection, and recovery New Relic Agentic Platform brings governance and scale to AI agents Aikido Infinite introduces continuous, self-remediating AI penetration testing Arctic Wolf acquires Sevco Security to advance proactive exposure management Lenovo adds new AI-driven edge systems to ThinkEdge portfolio Copyright © 2026 Help Net Security, All rights reserved. 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