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February 2026

APT28 Uses Microsoft Office CVE-2026-21509 in Espionage-Focused Malware Attacks

APT28 Uses Microsoft Office CVE-2026-21509 in Espionage-Focused Malware Attacks

Ravie LakshmananFeb 03, 2026Vulnerability / Malware The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 (aka UAC-0001) has been attributed to attacks exploiting a newly disclosed security flaw in Microsoft Office as part of a campaign… 

Mozilla Adds One-Click Option to Disable Generative AI Features in Firefox

Mozilla Adds One-Click Option to Disable Generative AI Features in Firefox

Ravie LakshmananFeb 03, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Privacy Mozilla on Monday announced a new controls section in its Firefox desktop browser settings that allows users to completely turn off generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features. “It provides… 

Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

Ravie LakshmananFeb 03, 2026Malware / Open Source A China-linked threat actor known as Lotus Blossom has been attributed with medium confidence to the recently discovered compromise of the infrastructure hosting Notepad++. The attack enabled the…