SecurityWeek https://www.securityweek.com/ Cybersecurity News, Insights & Analysis Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:20:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.securityweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-SecurityWeek-Icon-32x32.jpeg SecurityWeek https://www.securityweek.com/ 32 32 Over 300 Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Leaking or Stealing User Data https://www.securityweek.com/over-300-malicious-chrome-extensions-caught-leaking-or-stealing-user-data/ <![CDATA[Ionut Arghire]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Malware & Threats]]> <![CDATA[Chrome]]> <![CDATA[data leak]]> <![CDATA[data theft]]> <![CDATA[extensions]]> <![CDATA[Featured]]> <![CDATA[malware]]> https://www.securityweek.com/?p=45378 <![CDATA[

With more than 37 million combined downloads, the extensions expose users to tracking and personal information theft.

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]]> In Other News: Google Looks at AI Abuse, Trump Pauses China Bans, Disney’s $2.7M Fine https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-google-looks-at-ai-abuse-trump-pauses-china-bans-disneys-2-7m-fine/ <![CDATA[SecurityWeek News]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:01:16 +0000 <![CDATA[Government]]> <![CDATA[Privacy & Compliance]]> <![CDATA[In Other News]]> https://www.securityweek.com/?p=45377 <![CDATA[

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: vulnerabilities at 277 water systems, DoD employee acting as money mule, 200 airports exposed by flaw.

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Check Point Announces Trio of Acquisitions Amid Solid 2025 Earnings Beat https://www.securityweek.com/check-point-announces-trio-of-acquisitions-amid-solid-2025-earnings-beat/ <![CDATA[Eduard Kovacs]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:35:11 +0000 <![CDATA[M&A Tracker]]> <![CDATA[Acquisition]]> <![CDATA[Check Point]]> <![CDATA[Cyata]]> <![CDATA[Cyclops]]> <![CDATA[Rotate]]> https://www.securityweek.com/?p=45373 <![CDATA[

Check Point has acquired Israeli cybersecurity companies Cyata, Cyclops, and Rotate.

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Dutch Carrier Odido Discloses Data Breach Impacting 6 Million https://www.securityweek.com/dutch-carrier-odido-discloses-data-breach-impacting-6-million/ <![CDATA[Ionut Arghire]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:20 +0000 <![CDATA[Data Breaches]]> <![CDATA[data breach]]> <![CDATA[Odido]]> <![CDATA[telecom]]> https://www.securityweek.com/?p=45371 <![CDATA[

Hackers stole personal information such as names, addresses, and phone numbers from a customer contact system.

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BeyondTrust Vulnerability Targeted by Hackers Within 24 Hours of PoC Release https://www.securityweek.com/beyondtrust-vulnerability-targeted-by-hackers-within-24-hours-of-poc-release/ <![CDATA[Eduard Kovacs]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:01:15 +0000 <![CDATA[Vulnerabilities]]> <![CDATA[BeyondTrust]]> <![CDATA[exploited]]> <![CDATA[Featured]]> <![CDATA[vulnerability]]> https://www.securityweek.com/?p=45370 <![CDATA[

Exploitation attempts target CVE-2026-1731, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support.

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CISA Warns of Exploited SolarWinds, Notepad++, Microsoft Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-solarwinds-notepad-microsoft-vulnerabilities/ <![CDATA[Ionut Arghire]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:36:04 +0000 <![CDATA[Vulnerabilities]]> <![CDATA[CISA]]> <![CDATA[CISA KEV]]> <![CDATA[exploited]]> <![CDATA[Notepad++]]> <![CDATA[SolarWinds]]> <![CDATA[vulnerability]]> https://www.securityweek.com/?p=45369 <![CDATA[

Disclosed at the end of January, the SolarWinds vulnerability was likely exploited as a zero-day since December 2025.

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Chrome 145 Patches 11 Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-145-patches-11-vulnerabilities/ <![CDATA[Ionut Arghire]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:18:22 +0000 <![CDATA[Vulnerabilities]]> <![CDATA[Chrome]]> <![CDATA[vulnerability]]> https://www.securityweek.com/?p=45368 <![CDATA[

Three of the security defects are high-severity flaws, two of which were found and reported by Google.

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China Revives Tianfu Cup Hacking Contest Under Increased Secrecy https://www.securityweek.com/china-revives-tianfu-cup-hacking-contest-under-increased-secrecy/ <![CDATA[Eduard Kovacs]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:49:26 +0000 <![CDATA[Government]]> <![CDATA[Vulnerabilities]]> <![CDATA[China]]> <![CDATA[exploit]]> <![CDATA[Featured]]> <![CDATA[hacking competition]]> <![CDATA[Tianfu Cup]]> https://www.securityweek.com/?p=45367 <![CDATA[

Rewards for exploits are reportedly much smaller than in the contest’s glory days.

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How to Eliminate the Technical Debt of Insecure AI-Assisted Software Development https://www.securityweek.com/how-to-eliminate-the-technical-debt-of-insecure-ai-assisted-software-development/ <![CDATA[Matias Madou]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]> <![CDATA[Vulnerabilities]]> <![CDATA[AI]]> <![CDATA[SDLC]]> <![CDATA[Software]]> https://www.securityweek.com/?p=45366 <![CDATA[

Developers must view AI as a collaborator to be closely monitored, rather than an autonomous entity to be unleashed. Without such a mindset, crippling tech debt is inevitable.

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ApolloMD Data Breach Impacts 626,000 Individuals https://www.securityweek.com/apollomd-data-breach-impacts-626000-individuals/ <![CDATA[Ionut Arghire]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:23:33 +0000 <![CDATA[Data Breaches]]> <![CDATA[ApolloMD]]> <![CDATA[data breach]]> <![CDATA[healthcare]]> https://www.securityweek.com/?p=45365 <![CDATA[

The company says hackers stole the personal information of patients of affiliated physicians and practices.

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