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So ticken KI-Agenten für Cybersicherheit

Feb 23, 2026 4:00 PM

Tags: ai, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, hacker, soc

Immer mehr Security-Operation-Centers (SOC) setzen im Kampf gegen Hacker und Downtimes auf die Hilfe künstlicher Intelligenz. KI-Agenten, die wie SOC-Teams miteinander autonom kollaborieren, sind in diesem Zusammenhang die neueste Evolutionsstufe. Ontinue wirft einen Blick unter die Haube solcher Multi-Agenten-Systeme.”‹ Multi-Agenten-Systeme (MAS), bestehend aus hochspezialisierten KI-Agenten, die im Verbund miteinander arbeiten, sind vor allem im Cybersecurity-Kontext…
Hacker stiehlt Daten von Tausenden RTL-Mitarbeitern

Feb 23, 2026 2:00 PM

Tags: access, cyberattack, dark-web, group, hacker, mail, phishing, social-engineering

Ein Hacker hat sich Zugriff auf Mitarbeiterdaten von RTL verschafft.Die RTL Group wurde offenbar Opfer einer Cyberattacke. Wie Cybernews berichtet, brüstet sich ein Cyberkrimineller namens LuneBF mit gestohlenen Daten von mehr als 27.000 Mitarbeitern der Mediengruppe. In seinem Darknet-Post behauptet der Angreifer, sich Zugriff auf die Intranet-Website der RTL Group verschafft zu haben.Als Beweis für…
Hackers Use Excel Exploit to Hide XWorm 7.2 in JPEG Files, Hijack PCs

Feb 23, 2026 2:00 PM

Tags: encryption, exploit, hacker, malicious, malware, password, phishing, wifi, windows

A new phishing campaign is spreading XWorm 7.2 via malicious Excel files, hiding the malware in Windows processes, and using AES encryption to steal passwords and Wi-Fi keys. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-excel-exploit-xworm-7-2-jpeg-files-hijack-pcs/
Von unerfahrenem Hacker: Hunderte Firewalls mithilfe von KI infiltriert

Feb 23, 2026 12:01 PM

Tags: ai, firewall, fortinet, hacker

Innerhalb weniger Wochen hat ein unerfahrener Angreifer laut AWS dank KI-Nutzung weltweit über 600 Fortinet-Firewalls kompromittiert. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/von-unerfahrenem-hacker-hunderte-firewalls-mithilfe-von-ki-infiltriert-2602-205719.html
13 ways attackers use generative AI to exploit your systems

Feb 23, 2026 9:01 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, captcha, ceo, chatgpt, ciso, cloud, credentials, crypto, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, fraud, google, government, group, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, law, LLM, login, malicious, malware, marketplace, network, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, ransomware, resilience, risk, saas, scam, service, social-engineering, startup, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day

Facilitating malware development: AI can also be used to generate more sophisticated, or less labour-intensive, malware.For example, cybercriminals are using gen AI to create malicious HTML documents. The XWorm attack, initiated by HTML smuggling, which contains malicious code that downloads and runs the malware, bears the hallmarks of development via AI.”The loader’s detailed line-by-line description…
13 ways attackers use generative AI to exploit your systems

Feb 23, 2026 9:01 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, captcha, ceo, chatgpt, ciso, cloud, credentials, crypto, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, fraud, google, government, group, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, law, LLM, login, malicious, malware, marketplace, network, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, ransomware, resilience, risk, saas, scam, service, social-engineering, startup, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day

Facilitating malware development: AI can also be used to generate more sophisticated, or less labour-intensive, malware.For example, cybercriminals are using gen AI to create malicious HTML documents. The XWorm attack, initiated by HTML smuggling, which contains malicious code that downloads and runs the malware, bears the hallmarks of development via AI.”The loader’s detailed line-by-line description…
North Korean Hackers Exploit Fake IT Worker Schemes and Malicious Interview Lures

Feb 23, 2026 9:01 AM

Tags: credentials, cyber, exploit, hacker, jobs, malicious, malware, north-korea, software, threat

North Korean state-backed hackers are running large-scale fake IT worker and “Contagious Interview” campaigns that abuse developer hiring workflows to deliver JavaScript-based malware, steal code and credentials, and covertly generate revenue for the regime. Since at least 2022, North Korean threat actors have impersonated recruiters and hiring managers, luring software developers into executing booby-trapped code…
DPRK-Linked Hackers Continue Aggressive Crypto Attacks One Year After Bybit Breach

Feb 23, 2026 8:00 AM

Tags: attack, breach, crypto, cyber, hacker, korea, north-korea, theft, threat

DPRK-linked operators are maintaining a relentless focus on the crypto sector, with activity accelerating rather than slowing in the year since the record-breaking Bybit breach. On 21 February 2025, threat actors linked to North Korea stole around 1.46 billion dollars in cryptoassets from Dubai-based exchange Bybit, in what remains the largest confirmed crypto theft to date. By…
Luxury hotel stays for just Euro0.01. Spanish police arrest hacker

Feb 22, 2026 10:01 PM

Tags: hacker

Spanish police arrested a 20-year-old hacker accused of booking luxury hotel rooms worth up to Euro1,000 a night for just one cent before being caught. Spanish police arrested a 20-year-old man in Madrid after allegedly manipulating the online payment system of a travel and hotel booking website to secure luxury hotel stays for just Euro0.01…
Hackers Hide Pulsar RAT Inside PNG Images in New NPM Supply Chain Attack

Feb 22, 2026 3:01 PM

Tags: antivirus, attack, cybersecurity, hacker, rat, supply-chain, windows

Cybersecurity researchers at Veracode reveal a typosquatting attack that disguises Pulsar RAT as images to bypass Windows security and antivirus programs. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-pulsar-rat-png-images-npm-supply-chain-attack/
Hochleistungstechnologien Cybersicherheit in der Formel 1

Feb 22, 2026 7:02 AM

Tags: cyersecurity, hacker

Ein Formel-1-Rennstall steht für innovative Technologie und eine große Öffentlichkeit. Er ist ein mittelständisches Hightech-Unternehmen mit entsprechendem Bedarf an IT-Sicherheit. Hacker sollten nicht das Tempo in Sachen Cyberrisiken bestimmen. Deshalb muss ein Partner für IT-Sicherheit spezifische Gefahren erkennen, analysieren und auf sie reagieren können. So kann ein Team wie Scuderia Ferrari HP Cyberangreifer ausbremsen und……
RTL Group: Hacker-Abgriff von Mitarbeiterdaten aus dem Intranet

Feb 22, 2026 5:02 AM

Tags: group, hacker

First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/rtl-group-hacker-abgriff-mitarbeiterdaten-intranet
Amazon: AI-assisted hacker breached 600 Fortinet firewalls in 5 weeks

Feb 21, 2026 6:02 PM

Tags: ai, firewall, fortinet, hacker, russia, service

Amazon is warning that a Russian-speaking hacker used multiple generative AI services as part of a campaign that breached more than 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ai-assisted-hacker-breached-600-fortigate-firewalls-in-5-weeks/
Amazon: AI-assisted hacker breached 600 FortiGate firewalls in 5 weeks

Feb 21, 2026 4:00 PM

Tags: ai, firewall, hacker, russia, service

Amazon is warning that a Russian-speaking hacker used multiple generative AI services as part of a campaign that breached more than 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ai-assisted-hacker-breached-600-fortigate-firewalls-in-5-weeks/
EC-Council Expands AI Certification Portfolio to Strengthen U.S. AI Workforce Readiness and Security

Feb 21, 2026 11:02 AM

Tags: ai, ciso, credentials, cybersecurity, hacker, risk

With $5.5 trillion in global AI risk exposure and 700,000 U.S. workers needing reskilling, four new AI certifications and Certified CISO v4 help close the gap between AI adoption and workforce readiness.EC-Council, creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a global leader in applied cybersecurity education, today launched its Enterprise AI Credential…
So ticken KI-Agenten für Cybersicherheit wirklich “‹

Feb 21, 2026 10:01 AM

Tags: ai, cyersecurity, detection, hacker, soc

Immer mehr Security Operation Centers (SOC) setzen im Kampf gegen Hacker und Downtimes auf die Hilfe künstlicher Intelligenz. KI-Agenten, die wie SOC-Teams miteinander autonom kollaborieren, sind in diesem Zusammenhang die neueste Evolutionsstufe. Ontinue, der führende Experte für Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR), wirft einen Blick unter die Haube solcher Multi-Agenten-Systeme. Multi-Agenten-Systeme (MAS), bestehend… First…
Spanish police say they have arrested hacker who booked luxury hotel rooms for just one cent

Feb 21, 2026 1:01 AM

Tags: hacker

Spain’s police force has announced that it has arrested a 20-year-old man who they claim managed to book luxury hotel rooms worth up to Euro1,000 a night for just one euro cent. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/spanish-police-say-they-have-arrested-hacker-who-booked-luxury-hotel-rooms-for-just-one-cent
TDL 016 – Speed, Risk, and Responsibility in the Age of AI – Rafael Ramirez

Feb 20, 2026 9:02 PM

Tags: access, ai, antivirus, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, country, cyber, data, defense, detection, dns, firewall, governance, government, hacker, ibm, incident response, intelligence, Internet, law, linkedin, login, mfa, microsoft, network, risk, saas, service, skills, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-trust

Summary In a recent episode of The Defenders Log, host David Redekop sat down with cyber security expert Rafael Ramirez to navigate the rapidly shifting landscape of AI security. As we move deeper into 2026, the duo explored how artificial intelligence has evolved from simple chatbots into powerful, autonomous “agentic” systems. The Double-Edged Sword of…
Romanian hacker faces up to 7 years for breaching Oregon emergency management department

Feb 20, 2026 9:02 PM

Tags: computer, hacker, identity

In court on Thursday, Catalin Dragomir pleaded guilty to obtaining information from a protected computer and one count of aggravated identity theft. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/romanian-hacker-faces-7-years-oregon-breach
BeyondTrust RCE flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks

Feb 20, 2026 7:01 PM

Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerability

Hackers are actively exploiting the CVE-2026-1731 vulnerability in the BeyondTrust Remote Support product, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-beyondtrust-rce-flaw-now-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/
Don’t trust TrustConnect: This fake remote support tool only helps hackers

Feb 20, 2026 6:01 PM

Tags: access, business, crypto, detection, hacker, malicious, malware, rat, software, tool

Attackers use a dual-purpose website: The TrustConnect website has realistic marketing language, feature descriptions, and documentation that serves both as a public-facing front to promote the software and as a backend portal for customers who purchase access to the tool’s malicious services.”Cybercriminals are instructed to sign up for a ‘free trial,’ instructed on how to…
Hackers breach contractor linked to Ukraine’s central bank collectible coin store

Feb 20, 2026 2:01 PM

Tags: access, breach, data, email, finance, hacker, phone, ukraine

The National Bank of Ukraine announced that attackers may have gained access to users’ personal data, including names, phone numbers, email addresses and delivery addresses, in a recent cyberattack. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-breach-ukraine-national-bank-contractor
Real-Time Risk Detection with Automated Vulnerability Assessment Tools

Feb 20, 2026 12:02 PM

Tags: cve, detection, exploit, flaw, hacker, intelligence, risk, threat, tool, vulnerability

The global vulnerability landscape continues to expand rapidly, with thousands of new CVEs published every year. Thus, allowing hackers to weaponize newly disclosed flaws at an instant. Public reporting and threat intelligence analyses consistently show that exploitation often begins within days, and sometimes hours, of disclosure. That reality has fundamentally changed what “vulnerability assessment tools”……
Cyberangriff: Hacker will Daten von RTL erbeutet haben

Feb 20, 2026 10:01 AM

Tags: cyberattack, group, hacker

Ein Hacker behauptet, im Besitz persönlicher Daten von über 27.000 Mitarbeitern der RTL Group zu sein. RTL untersucht den Vorfall. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/cyberangriff-hacker-will-daten-von-rtl-erbeutet-haben-2602-205640.html
Hackers Exploit Critical BeyondTrust Vulnerability to Deploy VShell and SparkRAT

Feb 20, 2026 9:01 AM

Tags: access, attack, backdoor, cve, cyber, data-breach, exploit, hacker, identity, software, vulnerability

Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in BeyondTrust’s remote support software to deploy the VShell backdoor and SparkRAT remote access trojan, enabling full compromise of exposed systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1731, is being used in real-world attacks against multiple industries across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific. BeyondTrust is an identity and access management…
10 Passwordless-Optionen für Unternehmen

Feb 20, 2026 6:01 AM

Tags: access, ai, apple, authentication, ciso, cloud, control, crypto, endpoint, fido, github, google, hacker, Hardware, iam, identity, infrastructure, mfa, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, okta, passkey, password, service, software, tool, vpn

Um Passwörter hinter sich zu lassen, gibt es bessere Lösungen. Wir zeigen Ihnen zehn. Passwörter sind seit Jahrzehnten der Authentifizierungsstandard für Computersysteme, obwohl sie sich immer wieder aufs Neue als anfällig für diverse Cyberangriffsformen erwiesen haben und kompromittierte Benutzerkonten auf regelmäßiger Basis zum Einfallstor für kriminelle Hacker werden. Ein Mittel für CISOs, um diesem Problem…
Smartphone-Kaperung: PromptSpy-Hacker missbrauchen Google-KI

Feb 20, 2026 5:01 AM

Tags: ai, google, hacker

First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/smartphone-kaperung-promptspy-hacker-missbrauch-google-ki
Your Most Dangerous User Is Not Human: How AI Agents and MCP Servers Broke the Internal API Walled Garden

Feb 20, 2026 1:01 AM

Tags: access, ai, api, attack, business, ciso, data, defense, email, exploit, governance, guide, hacker, malicious, microsoft, network, office, risk, threat, tool, vulnerability, waf

Highlights The Perimeter is Porous: Modern Agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) have effectively turned internal data centers inside out, making the “internal API” security model obsolete. The “Confused Deputy” Risk: Legitimate AI agents act as trusted internal entities but can be exploited to bypass Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, as seen in…
FBI says ATM ‘jackpotting’ attacks are on the rise, and netting hackers millions in stolen cash

Feb 20, 2026 12:00 AM

Tags: attack, breach, hacker

The FBI says hacks that trick ATMs into spitting out cash on demand are rising, with hundreds of attacks in the past year alone netting hackers millions in stolen bills. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/fbi-says-atm-jackpotting-attacks-are-on-the-rise-and-netting-hackers-millions-in-stolen-cash/
Threat groups use AI to speed up and scale cyberattacks

Feb 19, 2026 7:01 PM

Tags: ai, breach, cyberattack, exploit, group, hacker, network, threat, vulnerability

A report from Palo Alto Networks finds hackers are increasingly using stolen identities and exploiting critical vulnerabilities within minutes of disclosure. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/threat-groups-ai-speed-scale-cyberattacks/812439/