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Application security

Open-source vulnerabilities per codebase surge by 107%

Laura FrenchFebruary 26, 2026

The Black Duck 2026 OSSRA report explores AI as one of several factors in the historic increase.

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Google disrupts decade-long China-linked UNC2814 espionage campaign

Steve ZurierFebruary 25, 2026

GTIG points out that this campaign had no overlaps with other PRC activities, such as Salt Typhoon.

Threat Management

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Laura FrenchFebruary 25, 2026

Attackers gained speed as AI-enabled attacks and zero-day exploitation significantly increased.

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North Korea’s Lazarus Group targets US, Middle East healthcare sectors

Steve ZurierFebruary 24, 2026

Threat actor focuses on identity-based attacks followed by a ransomware drop.

Application security

SANDWORM_MODE: Shai-Hulud with an AI twist

Laura FrenchFebruary 24, 2026

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Threat group leverages LLMs to compromise 600 FortiGate firewalls

Steve ZurierFebruary 23, 2026

Amazon Threat Intelligence said the attacks happened over five weeks in 55 countries.

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Laura FrenchFebruary 20, 2026

The FBI FLASH alert highlights the threat of Ploutus malware, which exploits XFS software.

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CISA update: BeyondTrust RCE exploited in ransomware attacks

Steve ZurierFebruary 20, 2026

Experts say if teams can’t patch right away, take the portal offline to protect against potential ransomware attacks.

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