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Notepad++ patches flaw used to hijack update system

AndyC 19 February 2026

Notepad++ patches flaw used to hijack update system Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2026 Notepad++ patched a vulnerability that attackers used...

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Nation-state hack exploited hosting infrastructure to hijack Notepad++ updates

AndyC 3 February 2026

Nation-state hack exploited hosting infrastructure to hijack Notepad++ updates Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026 Notepad++ maintainer says nation-state attackers hijacked...

EDR killers explained: Beyond the drivers

AndyC 20 March 2026

In recent years, EDR killers have become one of the most commonly seen tools in modern ransomware intrusions: an attacker acquires high privileges, deploys such...

Face value: What it takes to fool facial recognition

AndyC 14 March 2026

ESET’s Jake Moore used smart glasses, deepfakes and face swaps to ‘hack’ widely-used facial recognition systems – and he'll demo it all at RSAC 2026...

Cyber fallout from the Iran war: What to have on your radar

AndyC 13 March 2026

The war in Iran was less than 24 hours old when it produced a historic first: the deliberate targeting of commercial data centers. On March...

Sednit reloaded: Back in the trenches

AndyC 11 March 2026

Since April 2024, Sednit’s advanced development team has reemerged with a modern toolkit centered on two paired implants, BeardShell and Covenant, each using a different...

What cybersecurity actually does for your business

AndyC 7 March 2026

Business Security The ability to continue operating safely in an unsafe environment where competitors cannot is a competitive advantage that is rarely measured or discussed...

How SMBs use threat research and MDR to build a defensive edge

AndyC 6 March 2026

Corporate IT and security teams have the unenviable task of keeping relentless and increasingly sophisticated adversaries at bay. They’re often faced with limited resources and...