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SSHStalker Botnet Uses IRC C2 to Control Linux Systems via Legacy Kernel Exploits

CryptoFebruary 12, 2026

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet operation called SSHStalker that relies on the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) purposes.…...

North Korea-Linked UNC1069 Uses AI Lures to Attack Cryptocurrency Organizations

CryptoFebruary 12, 2026

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC1069 has been observed targeting the cryptocurrency sector to steal sensitive data from Windows and macOS systems with the ultimate goal of facilitatin…...

? Weekly Recap: AI Skill Malware, 31Tbps DDoS, Notepad++ Hack, LLM Backdoors and More

CryptoFebruary 10, 2026

Cyber threats are no longer coming from just malware or exploits. They’re showing up inside the tools, platforms, and ecosystems organizations use every day. As companies connect AI, cloud apps, deve…...

OpenClaw Integrates VirusTotal Scanning to Detect Malicious ClawHub Skills

CryptoFebruary 9, 2026

OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot and Clawdbot) has announced that it's partnering with Google-owned VirusTotal to scan skills that are being uploaded to ClawHub, its skill marketplace, as part of broader e…...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Codespaces RCE, AsyncRAT C2, BYOVD Abuse, AI Cloud Intrusions & 15+ Stories

CryptoFebruary 6, 2026

This week didn’t produce one big headline. It produced many small signals — the kind that quietly shape what attacks will look like next. Researchers tracked intrusions that start in ordinary places…...

Microsoft Warns Python Infostealers Target macOS via Fake Ads and Installers

CryptoFebruary 5, 2026

Microsoft has warned that information-stealing attacks are "rapidly expanding" beyond Windows to target Apple macOS environments by leveraging cross-platform languages like Python and abusing trusted…...

Researchers Find 341 Malicious ClawHub Skills Stealing Data from OpenClaw Users

CryptoFebruary 3, 2026

A security audit of 2,857 skills on ClawHub has found 341 malicious skills across multiple campaigns, according to new findings from Koi Security, exposing users to new supply chain risks. ClawHub i…...

? Weekly Recap: Proxy Botnet, Office Zero-Day, MongoDB Ransoms, AI Hijacks & New Threats

CryptoFebruary 3, 2026

Every week brings new discoveries, attacks, and defenses that shape the state of cybersecurity. Some threats are stopped quickly, while others go unseen until they cause real damage. Sometimes a sin…...

Open VSX Supply Chain Attack Used Compromised Dev Account to Spread GlassWorm

CryptoFebruary 3, 2026

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a supply chain attack targeting the Open VSX Registry in which unidentified threat actors compromised a legitimate developer's resources to push ma…...

Researchers Find 175,000 Publicly Exposed Ollama AI Servers Across 130 Countries

CryptoJanuary 31, 2026

A new joint investigation by SentinelOne SentinelLABS, and Censys has revealed that the open-source artificial intelligence (AI) deployment has created a vast "unmanaged, publicly accessible layer of…...