⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Skill Malware, 31Tbps DDoS, Notepad++ Hack, LLM Backdoors and More
Ravie LakshmananFeb 09, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity Cyber threats are no longer coming from just malware or exploits. They’re showing...
Year: 2026
Flickr’s 35M Users Affected by Third-Party Data Exposure
Image: San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Flickr has begun notifying users about a potential data exposure tied to a...
Romania’s national oil pipeline firm Conpet reports cyberattack
Romania’s national oil pipeline firm Conpet reports cyberattack Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026 Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet said...
How Top CISOs Solve Burnout and Speed up MTTR without Extra Hiring
Why do SOC teams keep burning out and missing SLAs even after spending big on security tools? Routine triage piles...
Bloody Wolf Targets Uzbekistan, Russia Using NetSupport RAT in Spear-Phishing Campaign
Ravie LakshmananFeb 09, 2026Threat Intelligence / Cyber Espionage The threat actor known as Bloody Wolf has been linked to a...
TeamPCP Worm Exploits Cloud Infrastructure to Build Criminal Infrastructure
Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a "massive campaign" that has systematically targeted cloud native environments to set up malicious...
BeyondTrust Fixes Critical Pre-Auth RCE Vulnerability in Remote Support and PRA
Ravie LakshmananFeb 09, 2026Enterprise Security / Network Security BeyondTrust has released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Remote...
Cyber Security Awareness 2026: Stay Safe Online
In 2026, we do almost everything online: payments, shopping, learning, and office work. That makes safety a daily need, not...
Snapchat Scams You Should Know and How to Stop Them
Snapchat feels fun and personal, which is precisely why scammers love it. If you have ever received a weird snap,...
Pig Butchering Scams: Inside a Rapidly Growing Global Fraud Operation
Pig Butchering scams have emerged as one of the most damaging forms of modern online fraud, blending long-term social engineering,...
AI Security: Quick Heal’s Predictive Threat Protection
Cyber attacks are no longer slow or simple. They are fast, smart and often fully automated. In this environment, waiting...
Polymorphic Viruses: Why They’re Harder to Detect Every Year
Cyber threats rarely stand still. Attackers keep finding new ways to slip past defences, and the polymorphic computer virus is...
Flickr moves to contain data exposure, warns users of phishing
Flickr moves to contain data exposure, warns users of phishing Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026 Flickr says a flaw at...
Weekly Update 490
09 February 2026 A big "thank you" to everyone who helped me troubleshoot the problem with my "Print Screen" button...
How to Check for Malicious Email Attachments? Tips for Staying Safe
Email attachments are one of the most common ways cybercriminals deliver malware and launch attacks against unsuspecting victims. These malicious...
