Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Nation-State Hackers Escalate Attacks on U.S. Defense Industrial Base, Report Finds Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • February 10, 2026 Image: Ramunas Bruzas/Shutterstock A recent threat intelligence report by Google reveals a concerning trend of escalating cyberattacks aimed at the U.S. defense industrial base.…
Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday Addresses 54 Vulnerabilities, Including Six Zero-Day Flaws In a significant update, Microsoft has rolled out its February 2026 Patch Tuesday, which addresses 54 vulnerabilities across its software ecosystem, six of which qualify as critical zero-day vulnerabilities. This timely intervention is vital for organizations that rely…
Cybersecurity Alert: TxTag Exposes 1.2 Million Credit Card Details In a troubling development within the cybersecurity realm, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has come under scrutiny for its electronic toll collection system, TxTag, which has allegedly exposed sensitive personal and financial information of approximately 1.2 million users. Security researcher…
Endpoint Security Microsoft Introduces Two New Desktop Security Initiatives Greg Sirico • February 10, 2026 Image: Shutterstock Microsoft has announced significant updates to its Windows operating system aiming to bolster runtime security and enhance user awareness regarding app permissions on sensitive desktop resources, such as files, cameras, and microphones. As…
Security Breach at Colorado Children’s Eye Care Clinic: Data Vulnerability Exposed On February 10, 2026, a proposed class-action lawsuit was filed in Colorado’s federal district court, alleging that a children’s eye care clinic in Colorado, along with its medical billing provider, had neglected to adequately protect sensitive patient and customer…
Recent law enforcement actions led by Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have resulted in the apprehension of an individual alleged to have hacked into the database of Warid Telecom, a prominent telecom provider in Pakistan, Uganda, and Congo. The hacker is accused of exposing sensitive customer data on a publicly…
Data Governance, Data Security Series B Funding Bolsters AI Agent Security Across Diverse SaaS Platforms Michael Novinson ( MichaelNovinson) • February 10, 2026 Ofer Klein, Co-founder and CEO, Reco (Image: Reco) A New York-based startup, led by the former CEO of IoT platform Kwik, has successfully raised $30 million to…
McLaren Health Care Corp. Settles $14 Million Data Breach Lawsuit In a significant development in the realm of data protection, McLaren Health Care Corp. has reached a settlement of $14 million related to a major data breach that exposed sensitive information of a substantial number of individuals. This settlement comes…
Yahoo-owned Flickr, one of the leading global platforms for online photo management and sharing, has recently confronted significant security vulnerabilities that exposed its database and servers to potential exploitation by malicious actors. The recent discovery was made by Ibrahim Raafat, a security researcher from Egypt. He identified critical SQL injection…