Security Issues, Vulnerabilities, Exploits & Government Alerts
Ravie LakshmananFeb 11, 2026Patch Tuesday / Vulnerability It’s Patch Tuesday, which means a number of software vendors have released patches for various security vulnerabilities impacting their products and services. Microsoft issued fixes for 59 flaws,…
WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) unveiled its 2025 Year in Review today, spotlighting bold achievements that strengthened the nation’s cyber and physical security in 2025. The report underscores CISA’s commitment to…
The Hacker NewsFeb 11, 2026Identity Security / Threat Exposure Intentionally vulnerable training applications are widely used for security education, internal testing, and product demonstrations. Tools such as OWASP Juice Shop, DVWA, Hackazon, and bWAPP are…
Microsoft on Tuesday released security updates to address a set of 59 flaws across its software, including six vulnerabilities that it said have been exploited in the wild. Of the 59 flaws, five are rated…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 11, 2026Linux / Botnet Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet operation called SSHStalker that relies on the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) purposes. “The toolset blends…
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC1069 has been observed targeting the cryptocurrency sector to steal sensitive data from Windows and macOS systems with the ultimate goal of facilitating financial theft. “The intrusion relied…
The information technology (IT) workers associated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are now applying to remote positions using real LinkedIn accounts of individuals they’re impersonating, marking a new escalation of the fraudulent…
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an emergent ransomware family dubbed Reynolds that comes embedded with a built-in bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) component for defense evasion purposes within the ransomware payload itself. BYOVD…
Are ransomware and encryption still the defining signals of modern cyberattacks, or has the industry been too fixated on noise while missing a more dangerous shift happening quietly all around them? According to Picus Labs’…
WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today released a new guide to help operational technology (OT) owners and operators implement secure communications and advise OT manufacturers on reducing barriers and improving usability. The guide, Barriers to…