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The number of vulnerabilities to be disclosed in 2026 is almost certain to exceed last year's total, and may be heading towards 100,000, according to new analysis. - Read more

We often describe cases of malware distribution under the guise of game cheats and pirated software. Sometimes such methods are used to spread complex malware that employs advanced techniques and sophisticated infection chains. In February 2026, researchers from Howler Cell announced the discovery of a mass campaign distributing pirated games infected with a previously unknown family of malware. It turned...

A financially motivated threat actor tracked as UNC1609 is using a ClickFix-style social engineering campaign to deploy multiple macOS malware families against crypto-focused organizations. According to new research from Google Cloud’s Mandiant, the activity recently targeted an employee at a company operating in the cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. The researchers said that the...

Mick Baccio, global security advisor at Splunk SURGe and Cisco Foundation AI, reveals how the experience of running cyber on a dime for a US presidential campaign has informed how he does security, and why the basics still matter - Read more

The year in figures 99% of all emails sent worldwide and 43.27% of all emails sent in the Russian web segment were spam 50% of all spam emails were sent from Russia Kaspersky Mail Anti-Virus blocked 144,722,674 malicious email attachments Our Anti-Phishing system thwarted 554,002,207 attempts to follow phishing links Phishing and scams in 2025 Entertainment-themed phishing attacks and scams In 2025, online streaming services remained...

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By: Max Gannon, Intelligence TeamMispadu is a long-standing Banking Trojan that has only continued to grow in popularity since its first observation in 2019. Although originally appearing in small numbers, at the time of this analysis Mispadu is the top Latin American Banking Trojan that Cofense sees. Current campaigns are seen on a weekly basis, with initial phishing emails bypassing...

Microsoft is publishing 55 vulnerabilities this February 2026 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft is aware of exploitation in the wild for six of today’s vulnerabilities, and notes public disclosure for three of those. Earlier in the month, Microsoft provided patches to address three browser vulnerabilities, which are not included in the Patch Tuesday count above.Windows/Office triple trouble: zero-day security feature bypass...