North Korea Goes Full AI While Windows Notepad Becomes an Attack Vector

I’ve been tracking some particularly interesting developments this week that show just how creative threat actors are getting. From North Korean hackers using deepfakes to infiltrate crypto companies to a Windows Notepad vulnerability that caught everyone off guard, we’re seeing attack methods that would have seemed like science fiction just a few years ago.

When Your Video Call Isn’t Really a Video Call

The most fascinating story has to be North Korea’s UNC1069 group and their sophisticated campaign against cryptocurrency firms. These aren’t your typical phishing attempts – they’re using deepfake video calls to build trust with targets before deploying their payloads.

Apple’s Zero-Day Wake-Up Call: Why Nevada’s Response Shows How It’s Done

Hey everyone – Emma here with some thoughts on a few stories that caught my attention this week. While the security world was busy debating whether AI bots are plotting our demise (spoiler: they’re not), Apple quietly dropped some patches that deserve our immediate attention.

The Zero-Day That Matters

Apple just patched a zero-day that was being exploited in what they’re calling “extremely sophisticated attacks” targeting specific individuals. Now, Apple doesn’t throw around terms like “extremely sophisticated” lightly – when they say that, it usually means nation-state level activity or something close to it.

Six Zero-Days in One Month: Microsoft’s Rough February and What It Means for Our Defenses

February’s barely two weeks old, and we’re already dealing with some serious security headaches. Microsoft just dropped their Patch Tuesday updates addressing 58 vulnerabilities – including six zero-days that are actively being exploited in the wild. Meanwhile, mobile threats are evolving with new spyware targeting both Android and iOS, and the industry is throwing serious money at AI-powered security solutions.

The Stealth Shift: Why Cyber Attackers Are Going Underground While We’re Still Fighting the Last War

Remember when ransomware was the big scary monster keeping us all up at night? Well, according to some new research from Picus Labs, we might be fighting the last war while attackers have quietly shifted tactics right under our noses.

Their Red Report 2026 analyzed over 1.1 million malicious files and tracked 15.5 million adversarial actions throughout 2025, and what they found should make us all take a step back. The era of loud, disruptive ransomware attacks might be giving way to something far more insidious: what they’re calling “digital parasites”.

Microsoft’s Zero-Day Nightmare and Why Fake Software Sites Are Getting Scarier

February brought us one of those weeks that makes you question whether you’ve had enough coffee or if the threat environment really is getting this chaotic. We’re looking at six actively exploited zero-days from Microsoft, fake software distribution sites that are getting more sophisticated, and ransomware groups that are basically embedding their own anti-security toolkit right into their payloads.

Six Zero-Days and a Blast from the Past: February’s Security Wake-Up Call

February’s Patch Tuesday just dropped, and honestly, it’s one of those releases that makes you want to grab an extra cup of coffee before diving in. Microsoft patched six actively exploited zero-days this month – that’s not a typo, six – while threat actors are simultaneously getting nostalgic with IRC-based botnets. Sometimes I wonder if attackers are just trolling us at this point.

Remote Access Tools Under Fire: Why February’s Critical Flaws Should Change Your Security Strategy

I’ve been watching a troubling pattern emerge this month that’s got me thinking we need to seriously reconsider how we approach remote access security. February started with a bang – and not the good kind – with critical vulnerabilities hitting some of the most trusted names in remote support software.

The BeyondTrust Wake-Up Call

Let’s start with the big one. BeyondTrust just warned customers about a critical RCE flaw affecting their Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access software. What makes this particularly concerning isn’t just the CVSS score – it’s that unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code remotely.

When Trust Becomes a Weapon: The Troubling Evolution of Attack Techniques

I’ve been watching this week’s security news with growing concern, and there’s a pattern emerging that we need to talk about. Attackers aren’t just getting more sophisticated – they’re systematically exploiting the very foundations of trust that our security models depend on.

The BYOVD Problem Gets Worse

Let’s start with what’s probably the most immediately concerning development: Black Basta has started bundling vulnerable drivers with their ransomware. This isn’t just another ransomware evolution – it’s a fundamental shift in how these groups are approaching defense evasion.

Cloud Environments Under Siege: Why Traditional Perimeter Security Isn’t Enough Anymore

I’ve been watching the security news roll in this week, and there’s a clear pattern emerging that we need to talk about. Cloud infrastructure has become the new frontier for threat actors, and they’re getting increasingly sophisticated about it. Three separate incidents from just the past few days paint a picture of how attackers are adapting faster than our defenses.

When Your Own Tools Become Attack Vectors: SmarterMail and SolarWinds Hit by Supply Chain Attacks

You know that sinking feeling when you realize the very tools meant to protect your organization might be the ones letting attackers in? That’s exactly what happened this week with two separate incidents that should make us all take a hard look at our vendor security practices.

The most striking case involves SmarterTools, which got breached by the Warlock ransomware gang through vulnerabilities in their own SmarterMail product. Think about the irony here – a company that builds email security solutions getting compromised through flaws in that very same software. It’s like a locksmith getting robbed because their own locks were faulty.