Predator spyware hooks iOS SpringBoard to hide mic, camera activity post, februari 21, 2026februari 23, 2026 Intellexa’s Predator spyware can hide iOS recording indicators while secretly streaming camera and microphone feeds to its operators. The malware does not exploit any iOS vulnerability but leverages previously obtained kernel-level access to hijack system indicators that would otherwise expose its surveillance operation. Apple introduced recording indicators on the status bar… Continue Reading
GitLab Threat Intelligence Team reveals North Korean tradecraft post, februari 19, 2026februari 23, 2026 Gain threat intelligence about North Korea’s Contagious Interview and fake IT worker campaigns and learn how GitLab disrupted their operations. Continue Reading
How tenaciously Palantir courted Switzerland post, februari 18, 2026februari 23, 2026 The controversial tech company Palantir provides surveillance technology to militaries and intelligence services around the world. In Switzerland, however, its pitches have been rejected by both government authorities and the army. Internal documents have now revealed why. Continue Reading
OWASP Top 10 For AgenticApplications 2026 post, februari 16, 2026februari 23, 2026 Agentic AI systems are moving quickly from pilots to production across finance, healthcare, defense, critical infrastructure, and the public sector. Unlike task-specific automations, agents plan, decide, and act across multiple steps and systems, often on behalf of users and teams. The Agentic Security Initiative has already begun defining safeguards for… Continue Reading
Odido-hackers kwamen binnen via phishing, deden zich voor als ICT-afdeling post, februari 13, 2026april 29, 2026 De criminelen die bij Odido hebben ingebroken, kwamen binnen door in te loggen op het account van individuele klantenservicemedewerkers. Het wachtwoord wisten ze per mail te verkrijgen via phishing, het ontfutselen van inloggegevens. Dat melden bronnen aan de NOS. Nadat ze het wachtwoord hadden bemachtigd, belden de criminelen de medewerkers op… Continue Reading
Dutch Authorities Confirm Ivanti Zero-Day Exploit Exposed Employee Contact Data post, februari 10, 2026februari 11, 2026 The Netherlands’ Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) and the Council for the Judiciary confirmed both agencies (Rvdr) have disclosed that their systems were impacted by cyber attacks that exploited the recently disclosed security flaws in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), according to a notice sent to the country’s parliament on… Continue Reading
Russian Hackers Weaponize Microsoft Office Bug in Just 3 Days post, februari 3, 2026februari 4, 2026 In the latest illustration of how quickly attackers can exploit newly disclosed flaws, Russia’s notorious APT28 cyber-espionage group has begun abusing a recently patched Microsoft vulnerability to steal emails and deploy malicious payloads against organizations in Central and Eastern Europe. CVE-2026-21509 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Office… Continue Reading
DOJ Reveals Jeffrey Epstein Employed An Elite Hacker With Global Cyber Connections post, februari 3, 2026februari 4, 2026 Newly disclosed Department of Justice documents suggest that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have maintained a close relationship with a highly skilled and internationally connected hacker, according to statements made by a confidential informant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2017. The claims, contained in a heavily redacted… Continue Reading
Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users post, februari 2, 2026februari 2, 2026 The maintainer of Notepad++ has revealed that state-sponsored attackers hijacked the utility’s update mechanism to redirect update traffic to malicious servers instead. “The attack involved [an] infrastructure-level compromise that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic destined for notepad-plus-plus.org,” developer Don Ho said. “The compromise occurred at the hosting… Continue Reading
How the KGB Discovered Computer Viruses post, februari 2, 2026februari 4, 2026 A 1989 internal memo warned the Soviet security apparatus about a new threat: malicious software that was spreading among users across the USSR and even within the KGB itself. In this post I will review an archival KGB document on computer viruses available through the Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research… Continue Reading