AI chatbots may deliver unequal answers depending on who is asking the question. A new study from the MIT Center for Constructive Communication finds that LLMs provide less accurate information, increase refusal rates, and sometimes adopt a different tone when…
ClickFix Campaign Abuses Compromised Sites to Deploy MIMICRAT RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ClickFix campaign that abuses compromised legitimate sites to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) called MIMICRAT (aka AstarionRAT). “The campaign demonstrates a high level of operational sophistication: compromised sites spanning…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-02-20 15h : 7 posts
7 posts were published in the last hour 13:40 : Google Blocks 1.75 Million Malicious Apps from Entering Play Store 13:40 : North Korean IT worker scam nets Ukrainian five-year sentence in the U.S. 13:40 : Keeper Security Extends KeeperPAM…
Google Blocks 1.75 Million Malicious Apps from Entering Play Store
Google has revealed that it blocked more than 1.75 million malicious or policy‑violating Android apps from reaching users through the Play Store in 2025, highlighting a major AI‑driven push to secure the mobile ecosystem against malware, fraud, and privacy abuse.…
North Korean IT worker scam nets Ukrainian five-year sentence in the U.S.
A Ukrainian man was sentenced to five years in the U.S. for helping North Korean IT workers use stolen identities to get hired by U.S. firms. Oleksandr “Alexander” Didenko, a 29-year-old Ukrainian national, has been sentenced to five years in…
Keeper Security Extends KeeperPAM
Keeper Security has expanded its Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform, KeeperPAM, with native support for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), enabling organisations to unify privileged access controls across Google Cloud, AWS and Microsoft Azure environments. The move addresses a growing security…
Ready to Move On: How to Evaluate, Select, and Deploy Modern Email Security
Part 4 of a 4-Part Series: The SEG Breakup Guide for MSPs The post Ready to Move On: How to Evaluate, Select, and Deploy Modern Email Security appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read…
Criminals create business website to sell RAT disguised as RMM tool
A RAT masquerading as legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software is being sold to cybercriminals as a service, Proofpoint researchers recently discovered. The fake RMM tool, called TrustConnect, was being marketed via an LLM-created website parked on trustconnectsoftware[.]com, supposedly…
Grandstream VoIP Phones Vulnerability Grants Attackers Root Privileges
A critical unauthenticated stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-2329, affecting Grandstream GXP1600 series VoIP phones. The vulnerability, rated as critical with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges on the affected devices without authentication. At its core, this is a classic memory…
Dramatic Escalation Frequency and Power of in DDoS Attacks
DDoS attack frequency has risen to ‘alarming levels,’ warns Radware report This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Dramatic Escalation Frequency and Power of in DDoS Attacks
Ring Cancels Its Partnership with Flock
It’s a demonstration of how toxic the surveillance-tech company Flock has become when Amazon’s Ring cancels the partnership between the two companies. As Hamilton Nolan advises, remove your Ring doorbell. This article has been indexed from Schneier on Security Read…
BeyondTrust Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
CISA has updated its KEV entry for CVE-2026-1731 to alert organizations of exploitation in ransomware attacks. The post BeyondTrust Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: BeyondTrust…
Ex-Google engineers charged with orchestrating high-tech secrets extraction
A federal grand jury has indicted three Silicon Valley engineers on charges in a scheme to steal trade secrets from Google and other leading technology companies. The indictment charges the three defendants with conspiracy to commit trade secret theft, theft…
CharlieKirk Grabber Malware Targets Windows Systems to Steal Login Credentials
CharlieKirk Grabber is a Python-based Windows infostealer that focuses on rapid “smash‑and‑grab” credential theft and data exfiltration rather than long-term system control or destructive behavior. It targets browser‑stored passwords, Wi‑Fi keys, Discord tokens, and gaming sessions, then exfiltrates the collected…
CISA gives federal agencies three days to patch actively exploited Dell bug
Hardcoded credential flaw in RecoverPoint already abused in espionage campaign Uncle Sam’s cyber defenders have given federal agencies just three days to patch a maximum-severity Dell bug that’s been under active exploitation since at least mid-2024.… This article has been…
Ploutus Malware Drains U.S. ATMs Without a Card or Account — FBI Issues Emergency FLASH Alert
A 19 February 2026 FBI FLASH (FLASH-20260219-001) warns banks and ATM operators about a rise in malware-enabled “jackpotting,” where criminals exploit physical access and software gaps to make machines pay out cash without a real transaction, a pattern now seen…
Silicon Valley Engineers Charged With Stealing Trade Secrets From Google and Other Tech Companies
Three Silicon Valley engineers have been indicted for allegedly stealing confidential technology data from Google and other major companies and transferring that information to unauthorized locations, including Iran. The defendants Samaneh Ghandali (41), Mohammadjavad “Mohammad” Khosravi (40), and Soroor Ghandali (32), all…
PoC Released for Critical Chrome 0-day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
A public proof-of-concept exploit has been released for CVE-2026-2441, a critical use-after-free zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome’s Blink CSS engine that Google confirmed is being actively exploited in the wild. Security researcher Shaheen Fazim reported the flaw on February 11,…
LLM-Generated Passwords Expose Major Security Flaws with Predictability, Repetition, and Weakness
Large language models, commonly known as LLMs, are increasingly being asked to generate passwords — and new research has shown that the passwords they produce are far weaker than they appear. A password like G7$kL9#mQ2&xP4!w may look convincingly random, but it carries…
How Enterprise CISOs Design Their Cyber Risk Management Strategy
For today’s CISOs, enterprise cyber risk management is no longer a technical exercise. It’s a leadership mandate that sits at the intersection of security, business risk, regulation, and executive accountability. Aligning proactive cybersecurity risk management strategies with the business’s overall…
Agentic AI in Cybersecurity is a Smarter, Faster Path to Resilience
Agentic AI is transforming cybersecurity by enabling autonomous threat detection, real-time response, and proactive defense across modern infrastructure. The post Agentic AI in Cybersecurity is a Smarter, Faster Path to Resilience appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been…
Android Malware Hijacks Google Gemini to Stay Hidden
A new Android malware implant using Google Gemini to perform persistence tasks was discovered on VirusTotal and analyzed by ESET This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Android Malware Hijacks Google Gemini to Stay Hidden
FBI: $20 Million Losses Caused by 700 ATM Jackpotting Attacks in 2025
The FBI has confirmed that the Ploutus malware, which has been around for over a decade, is still being used in the wild. The post FBI: $20 Million Losses Caused by 700 ATM Jackpotting Attacks in 2025 appeared first on…
Ukrainian National Sentenced to 5 Years in North Korea IT Worker Fraud Case
A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been sentenced to five years in prison in the U.S. for his role in facilitating North Korea’s fraudulent information technology (IT) worker scheme. In November 2025, Oleksandr “Alexander” Didenko pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy…