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International operation dismantles fraud network, €400,000 seized

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International operation dismantles fraud network, €400,000 seized 2026-02-24 at 12:55 By Sinisa Markovic A coordinated international operation supported by Eurojust dismantled a fraudulent call centre operating from three offices and targeting citizens throughout Europe. Authorities arrested 11 suspects and seized more than €400,000 in cash. Initial investigations identified victims in Latvia and Lithuania who lost […]

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Microsoft extends security patching for three Windows products at a price

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Microsoft extends security patching for three Windows products at a price 2026-02-24 at 11:38 By Sinisa Markovic Support is ending for three Windows products released in 2016, with deadlines beginning in October 2026. Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 LTSB will reach end of support on October 13, 2026, followed

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AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows

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AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows 2026-02-24 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz Underground forums include long threads about chatbots drafting phishing emails, generating code snippets, and coaching social engineering calls. A new study examined conversations captured between January 1, 2025 and July 31, 2025 across dozens of cybercrime forums to map how AI

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EU targets Meta over WhatsApp AI access restrictions

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EU targets Meta over WhatsApp AI access restrictions 2026-02-09 at 17:42 By Sinisa Markovic The European Commission believes Meta breached EU competition rules by blocking other AI assistants from accessing and interacting with users on WhatsApp. The case centers on a change Meta announced on 15 October 2025 to the WhatsApp Business Solution Terms. The

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Ransomware group breached SmarterTools via flaw in its SmarterMail deployment

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Ransomware group breached SmarterTools via flaw in its SmarterMail deployment 2026-02-09 at 17:18 By Zeljka Zorz SmarterTools, the company behind the popular Microsoft Exchange alternative SmarterMail, has been breached by a ransomware-wielding group that leveraged a recently fixed vulnerability in that solution. How did the SmarterTools breach happen? Derek Curtis, the firm’s Chief Operating Officer,

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European Commission hit by cyberattackers targeting mobile management platform

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European Commission hit by cyberattackers targeting mobile management platform 2026-02-09 at 16:02 By Zeljka Zorz The European Commission’s mobile device management platform was hacked but the incident was swiftly contained and no compromise of mobile devices was detected, EU’s executive branch announced on Friday. The intrusion was detected on January 30, 2026, by CERT-EU, the

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BeyondTrust fixes easy-to-exploit pre-auth RCE vulnerability in remote access tools (CVE-2026-1731)

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BeyondTrust fixes easy-to-exploit pre-auth RCE vulnerability in remote access tools (CVE-2026-1731) 2026-02-09 at 13:36 By Zeljka Zorz BeyondTrust fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-1731) in its Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) solutions and is urging self-hosted customers to apply the patch as soon a possible. Unlike the Remote Support zero-day

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Linux kernel 6.19 reaches stable release, kernel 7.0 work is already underway

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Linux kernel 6.19 reaches stable release, kernel 7.0 work is already underway 2026-02-09 at 13:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec Development activity on the Linux kernel continues into early 2026 with the stable release of version 6.19. Kernel maintainers have completed the pre-release cycle and merged the final set of changes into the mainline tree. The release

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OpenAI updates Europe privacy policy, adding new data categories

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OpenAI updates Europe privacy policy, adding new data categories 2026-02-09 at 13:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI has updated its Europe-facing privacy policy following the November 2024 EU revision, clarifying scope, expanding coverage, and detailing user controls. The updated document is longer, with dedicated sections for data controls and practical resources. It explains key controls and

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TikTok under EU pressure to change its addictive algorithm

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TikTok under EU pressure to change its addictive algorithm 2026-02-09 at 13:11 By Sinisa Markovic The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that say TikTok breaches the Digital Services Act due to its addictive design. The Commission opened a formal investigation into TikTok in February 2024. The probe examined whether the platform meets its obligations

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United Airlines CISO on building resilience when disruption is inevitable

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United Airlines CISO on building resilience when disruption is inevitable 2026-02-09 at 09:09 By Mirko Zorz Aviation runs on complex digital systems built for stability, safety, and long lifecycles. That reality creates a unique cybersecurity challenge for airlines, where disruption can quickly become an operational and public trust crisis. In this Help Net Security interview,

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AI agents behave like users, but don’t follow the same rules

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AI agents behave like users, but don’t follow the same rules 2026-02-09 at 08:19 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security and governance approaches to autonomous AI agents rely on static credentials, inconsistent controls, and limited visibility. Securing these agents requires the same rigor and traceability applied to human users, according to Cloud Security Alliance’s Securing Autonomous AI

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Allama: Open-source AI security automation

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Allama: Open-source AI security automation 2026-02-09 at 08:19 By Sinisa Markovic Allama is an open-source security automation platform that lets teams build visual workflows for threat detection and response. It includes integrations with 80+ types of tools and services typical in security operations, including SIEM systems, endpoint detection and response products, identity providers, and ticketing

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Week in review: Notepad++ supply chain attack details and targets, Patch Tuesday forecast

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Week in review: Notepad++ supply chain attack details and targets, Patch Tuesday forecast 2026-02-08 at 11:00 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Global Threat Map: Open-source real-time situational awareness platform Global Threat Map is an open-source project offering security teams a live

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CISA orders US federal agencies to replace unsupported edge devices

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CISA orders US federal agencies to replace unsupported edge devices 2026-02-06 at 18:24 By Zeljka Zorz The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a new binding operational directive aimed at reducing a long-standing cyber risk across federal networks: outdated “edge devices” that are not longer supported by vendors and aren’t receiving timely security

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State-backed phishing attacks targeting military officials and journalists on Signal

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State-backed phishing attacks targeting military officials and journalists on Signal 2026-02-06 at 16:53 By Zeljka Zorz German security authorities are warning that a likely state-backed hacking group is engaged in attempts at phishing senior political figures, military officials, diplomats, and investigative journalists across Germany and Europe via Signal. The authorities also noted that while these

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Poland’s energy control systems were breached through exposed VPN access

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Poland’s energy control systems were breached through exposed VPN access 2026-02-06 at 16:27 By Sinisa Markovic On 29 December 2025, coordinated cyberattacks unfolded across Poland’s critical infrastructure, targeting energy and industrial organizations. The attackers struck numerous wind and solar farms, a private manufacturing company, and a heat and power (CHP) plant, but failed to negatively

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Ransomware attackers are exploiting critical SmarterMail vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423)

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Ransomware attackers are exploiting critical SmarterMail vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423) 2026-02-06 at 13:12 By Zeljka Zorz For the third time in two weeks, CISA added a vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423) affecting SmarterTools’ SmarterMail email and collaboration server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and this one is being exploited in ransomware attacks. A glut of SmarterMail vulnerabilities On January

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Claude Opus 4.6 improves agentic performance and model safety

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Claude Opus 4.6 improves agentic performance and model safety 2026-02-06 at 12:13 By Sinisa Markovic Claude Opus 4.6 builds on earlier releases with improved coding performance and more consistent behavior in complex tasks. Opus 4.6 finds real vulnerabilities in codebases better than any other model (Source: Anthropic) According to Anthropic, the model applies more deliberate

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February 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Lots of OOB love this month

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February 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Lots of OOB love this month 2026-02-06 at 09:54 By Help Net Security Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Microsoft has been giving us a lot of love with a non-stop supply of patches starting with January 2026 Patch Tuesday. The January releases addressed 92 vulnerabilities in Windows

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