2/12/2026 February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 ~ The Cyber Beat Palo Alto Chose Not to Tie China to Hacking Campaign for Fear of Retaliation From Beijing, Sources SayNation-State Hackers Embrace Gemini AI for Malicious Campaigns, Google FindsLazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI EcosystemsKim Jong Un Chooses Teen Daughter as Heir, Says SeoulCloudflare Rises 5% as AI Agent Wave Led by Viral Moltbot Boosts Security DemandCheck Point Software Lifts Profit Outlook as AI-Driven Cyber Threats SurgeAI Skills Represent Dangerous New Attack Surface, Says TrendAIThose ‘Summarize With AI’ Buttons May Be Lying to YouCrypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is ExplodingGuthrie Doorbell Video Delayed by Difficult Data Recovery, but Privacy Advocates Still WorryFTC Push for Age Verification a ‘Major Landmark’ for Spread of the ToolWhatsApp Says Russia Tried to Fully Block Platform, Push Users to State AppOdido Data Breach Exposes Personal Info of 6.2 Million CustomersRomania’s Oil Pipeline Operator Conpet Confirms Data Stolen in AttackFake AI Chrome Extensions With 300K Users Steal Credentials, EmailsWorld Leaks Ransomware Group Adds Stealthy, Custom Malware ‘RustyRocket’ to Attacks83% of Ivanti EPMM Exploits Linked to Single IP on Bulletproof Hosting InfrastructureCritical BeyondTrust RCE Flaw Now Exploited in Attacks, Patch NowWordPress Plugin With 900K Installs Vulnerable to Critical RCE FlawApple Fixes Exploited Zero-Day Affecting iOS, macOS, and Other DevicesMicrosoft: New Windows LNK Spoofing Issues Aren’t VulnerabilitiesBitwarden Introduces ‘Cupid Vault’ for Secure Password SharingA Hard Truth in Munich: Cyber Defense Runs Through Silicon ValleyU.S. Wants Cyber Partnerships to Send ‘Coordinated, Strategic Message’ to Adversaries Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Published by The Cyber Beat View all posts by The Cyber Beat