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February 2026

Proxy Botnet, Office Zero-Day, MongoDB Ransoms, AI Hijacks & New Threats

Proxy Botnet, Office Zero-Day, MongoDB Ransoms, AI Hijacks & New Threats

Ravie LakshmananFeb 02, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity Every week brings new discoveries, attacks, and defenses that shape the state of cybersecurity. Some threats are stopped quickly, while others go unseen until they cause real damage.… 

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Securing the Mid-Market Across the Complete Threat Lifecycle

Securing the Mid-Market Across the Complete Threat Lifecycle

The Hacker NewsFeb 02, 2026Threat Detection / Endpoint Security For mid-market organizations, cybersecurity is a constant balancing act. Proactive, preventative security measures are essential to protect an expanding attack surface. Combined with effective protection that… 

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Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users

Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users

Ravie LakshmananFeb 02, 2026Threat Intelligence / Malware The maintainer of Notepad++ has revealed that state-sponsored attackers hijacked the utility’s update mechanism to redirect update traffic to malicious servers instead. “The attack involved [an] infrastructure-level compromise… 

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eScan Antivirus Update Servers Compromised to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware

eScan Antivirus Update Servers Compromised to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware

The update infrastructure for eScan antivirus, a security solution developed by Indian cybersecurity company MicroWorld Technologies, has been compromised by unknown attackers to deliver a persistent downloader to enterprise and consumer systems. “Malicious updates were… 

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Open VSX Supply Chain Attack Used Compromised Dev Account to Spread GlassWorm

Open VSX Supply Chain Attack Used Compromised Dev Account to Spread GlassWorm

Ravie LakshmananFeb 02, 2026Developer Tools / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a supply chain attack targeting the Open VSX Registry in which unidentified threat actors compromised a legitimate developer’s resources to push malicious… 

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