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Notepad++ Fixes Hijacked Update Mechanism Used to Deliver Targeted Malware

Notepad++ Fixes Hijacked Update Mechanism Used to Deliver Targeted Malware

Ravie LakshmananFeb 18, 2026Vulnerability / Application Security Notepad++ has released a security fix to plug gaps that were exploited by an advanced threat actor from China to hijack the software update mechanism to selectively deliver… 

CISA Flags Four Security Flaws Under Active Exploitation in Latest KEV Update

CISA Flags Four Security Flaws Under Active Exploitation in Latest KEV Update

Ravie LakshmananFeb 18, 2026Threat Intelligence / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the… 

Researchers Show Copilot and Grok Can Be Abused as Malware C2 Proxies

Researchers Show Copilot and Grok Can Be Abused as Malware C2 Proxies

Ravie LakshmananFeb 17, 2026Malware / Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that artificial intelligence (AI) assistants that support web browsing or URL fetching capabilities can be turned into stealthy command-and-control (C2) relays, a technique that… 

Keenadu Firmware Backdoor Infects Android Tablets via Signed OTA Updates

Keenadu Firmware Backdoor Infects Android Tablets via Signed OTA Updates

A new Android backdoor that’s embedded deep into the device firmware can silently harvest data and remotely control its behavior, according to new findings from Kaspersky. The Russian cybersecurity vendor said it discovered the backdoor,… 

SmartLoader Attack Uses Trojanized Oura MCP Server to Deploy StealC Infostealer

SmartLoader Attack Uses Trojanized Oura MCP Server to Deploy StealC Infostealer

Ravie LakshmananFeb 17, 2026Infostealer / Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new SmartLoader campaign that involves distributing a trojanized version of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server associated with Oura Health to… 

How Modern SOC Teams Use AI and Context to Investigate Cloud Breaches Faster

How Modern SOC Teams Use AI and Context to Investigate Cloud Breaches Faster

The Hacker NewsFeb 17, 2026Cloud Security / Digital Forensics Cloud attacks move fast — faster than most incident response teams. In data centers, investigations had time. Teams could collect disk images, review logs, and build…