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Ukraine Police Alerted to Potential Large-Scale Cyberattack Similar to NotPetya

Ukrainian Authorities Warn of Potential Cyber Attacks Leading Up to National Holiday The Ukrainian Secret Service (SBU) has issued a stern warning regarding impending cyber threats that could target both governmental and private sectors in the upcoming days. Officials anticipate a surge in malicious activity reminiscent of the NotPetya ransomware…

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17-Year-Old Russian Hacker Behind Development of BlackPOS Malware Used in TARGET Data Breach

Title: BlackPOS Malware Developer Linked to Target Data Breach Recent investigations have uncovered that the data breach at Target during the holiday season was part of a much larger, complex international hacking operation. This campaign is believed to have compromised approximately 110 million credit and debit card accounts, alongside a…

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NCSC Unveils New OT Security Guidelines for Nuclear Reactors

Critical Infrastructure Security, Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Four Principles Positioning the Nuclear Ecosystem for Long-Term Cyber Resilience Elizabeth McAndrew-Benavides • February 13, 2026 Image: Shutterstock Recently, the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), alongside the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI, released new…

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OpenSSH Issues Patch for Newly Discovered Pre-Auth Double Free Vulnerability

The OpenSSH maintainers have announced the release of OpenSSH 9.2, which aims to rectify several security vulnerabilities, notably a memory safety issue identified in the OpenSSH server (sshd). This vulnerability, cataloged as CVE-2023-25136, is classified as a pre-authentication double free vulnerability that was introduced with version 9.1. The maintainers clarified…

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Hackers Leverage New Flash Zero-Day Vulnerability to Spread FinFisher Spyware

Recent reports have unveiled the resurgence of FinSpy, a notorious surveillance malware, which is now targeting high-profile users via a fresh Adobe Flash zero-day exploit embedded within Microsoft Office documents. This significant threat was uncovered by security experts from Kaspersky Labs, who identified a vulnerability in Adobe Flash that is…

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20 Million Credit Cards Stolen in South Korea: Data Breach Affects 40% of the Population

Insider Threat Leads to Massive Data Breach in South Korea In a significant breach of financial security, sensitive data from at least 20 million customers was compromised due to the actions of an insider employee in South Korea. The individual, who had worked as a temporary consultant at the Korean…

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Live Webinar: Ensuring Audit-Ready Data Disposal in a High-Risk Compliance Landscape

Explore key topics such as Data Backup and Recovery, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Data Security. Presented by Blancco 60 Minutes As businesses increasingly modernize their infrastructures to meet demands for AI integration, cloud computing, and sustainability, the management of end-of-life technology has surfaced as a significant risk factor. With…

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