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Weekly Report: New Hacking Techniques and Critical CVEs 10 Feb – 16 Feb 2026

Critical vulnerabilities dominated with Microsoft Patch Tuesday addressing 6 zero-days (CVE-2026-21510, CVE-2026-21513, CVE-2026-21514, CVE-2026-21519, CVE-2026-21533) exploited in Windows Shell and Office. ZLAN ICS devices face complete takeover via CVE-2026-XXXX series. Warlock ransomware exploited CVE-2026-23760 in SmarterMail. TeamPCP worm compromised 60K cloud servers. North Korea’s UNC1069 deployed AI deepfakes against crypto firms. FileZen command injection (CVE-2026-25108)… Read More »Weekly Report: New Hacking Techniques and Critical CVEs 10 Feb – 16 Feb 2026

Weekly Cybersecurity Intelligence Report Cyber Threats & Breaches 10 Feb – 16 Feb 2026

The week of February 10-16, 2026 marked a dangerous acceleration in attacker timelines and technique sophistication. BeyondTrust confirmed active in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2026-1731 (CVSS 9.9) just 7 days after patch release. Warlock ransomware operators executed a textbook 6-7 day dwell time strategy against SmarterTools before encryption. North Korea’s UNC1069 escalated social engineering with AI-generated deepfake… Read More »Weekly Cybersecurity Intelligence Report Cyber Threats & Breaches 10 Feb – 16 Feb 2026

Spain’s Ministry of Science Cyberattack

Date of Incident: 2023 Overview: In 2023, Spain’s Ministry of Science suffered a significant cyberattack, leading to the partial shutdown of its IT systems and suspension of key administrative services impacting researchers, universities, and students. The breach involved the use of custom PowerShell scripts for lateral movement and ransomware deployment, exploiting valid accounts for initial… Read More »Spain’s Ministry of Science Cyberattack

SonicWall cloud backup hack leading to Marquis ransomware attack

Date of Incident: August 2025 Overview: In August 2025, a breach involving SonicWall’s cloud backup led to a ransomware attack on Marquis Software Systems, significantly impacting numerous US banks and credit unions. The attack exploited vulnerabilities in SonicWall’s firewall management system. Threat actors gained unauthorized access, stole firewall configuration files, and used them for lateral… Read More »SonicWall cloud backup hack leading to Marquis ransomware attack

Panel Brief | Top Breaches in Cyber Security in 2025

Executive Summary By the end of 2025, one reality became impossible to ignore: the barrier to executing high-impact cyberattacks has collapsed. The most damaging breaches of the year were not driven by novel zero-days or exotic techniques. Instead, they reflected something more concerning-capabilities once limited to nation-state or elite criminal groups are now widely accessible.… Read More »Panel Brief | Top Breaches in Cyber Security in 2025

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