A hacktivist has scraped more than half-a-million payment records from a provider of consumer-grade “stalkerware” phone surveillance apps, exposing the email addresses and partial payment information of customers who paid to spy on others. The…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 09, 2026Vulnerability / Endpoint Security Microsoft has revealed that it observed a multi‑stage intrusion that involved the threat actors exploiting internet‑exposed SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) instances to obtain initial access and move…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Apple’s entry-level iPad may soon receive Apple Intelligence features powered by a new A18 processor, upgrading from the current A16 chip. This update aims…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 09, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity Cyber threats are no longer coming from just malware or exploits. They’re showing up inside the tools, platforms, and ecosystems organizations use every day. As companies connect AI,…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Apple’s OS 26.3 code references M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips but notably omits the M5 Pro, raising questions about Apple’s silicon strategy. A…
Apple’s high-level employees keep leaving. While some might consider this a troubling state of affairs, given that the departures of talented people can be both the cause and effect of low morale at a company,…
Why do SOC teams keep burning out and missing SLAs even after spending big on security tools? Routine triage piles up, senior specialists get dragged into basic validation, and MTTR climbs, while stealthy threats still…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 09, 2026Threat Intelligence / Cyber Espionage The threat actor known as Bloody Wolf has been linked to a campaign targeting Uzbekistan and Russia to infect systems with a remote access trojan known as…
Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a “massive campaign” that has systematically targeted cloud native environments to set up malicious infrastructure for follow-on exploitation. The activity, observed around December 25, 2025, and described as “worm-driven,”…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 09, 2026Enterprise Security / Network Security BeyondTrust has released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) products that, if successfully exploited, could result in…