Day: February 17, 2026

3 min read

• apache
• backdoor
• Brickstorm
• China
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• dell technologies
• Google Threat Intelligence Group
• Grimbolt
• hacking
• Malware
• Mandiant
• Research
• Silk Typhoon
• Threats
• UNC5221
• UNC6201
• virtual machines
• vulnerability
• Zero-day
• zero-day exploit

Chinese hackers exploited a Dell zero-day for 18 months before anyone noticed

Cyber Scoop February 17, 2026

Google: Chinese state attackers going after Dell zero-day since...

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2 min read

• 8Base
• cybercrime
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Phobos
• Poland
• ransomware

Polish authorities arrest alleged Phobos ransomware affiliate

Cyber Scoop February 17, 2026

Polish authorities arrest alleged Phobos ransomware affiliate | CyberScoop...

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3 min read

• Agentic AI
• AI
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• Koi Security
• mergers and acquisitions
• Money
• Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks’ Koi acquisition is all about keeping AI agents in check

Cyber Scoop February 17, 2026

Palo Alto Networks to acquire Koi for agentic AI...

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14 min read

• AI
• Asia
• cyber crime
• Cyber Threats
• DNS
• Domain Name System
• Infoblox Threat Intel
• Japan
• lookalikes
• malvertising
• pig butchering
• RDGA
• scam
• Threat Intel

Banners, Bots and Butchers: An Automated Long Con Targeting Japan, Asia, and Beyond

Infoblox February 17, 2026

Executive Summary Over the past few months, we investigated...

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6 min read

• Asset Inventory
• Asset Visibility
• CMDB Enrichment
• Company
• servicenow
• Universal Asset Insights

Leveraging Infoblox Universal Asset Insights™ to Visualize ServiceNow CMDB Accuracy

Infoblox February 17, 2026

Overview & Challenges The ServiceNow Configuration Management Database (CMDB)...

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5 min read

• Asset Inventory
• Asset Visibility
• CMDB Enrichment
• Company
• IT Operations
• servicenow
• Universal Asset Insights

Closing the CMDB Trust Gap Starts with the Network

Infoblox February 17, 2026

For years, CIOs and infrastructure leaders have invested heavily...

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8 min read

• AI
• Commentary
• critical infrastructure
• Cybersecurity
• data centers
• op-ed
• operational technology
• secure-by-design
• software bill of materials
• supply chain

Why ‘secure-by-design’ systems are non-negotiable in the AI era

Cyber Scoop February 17, 2026

Why ‘secure-by-design’ systems are non-negotiable in the AI era...

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4 min read

• access management
• AI
• credential theft
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• data breaches
• identity
• incident response
• initial access
• misconfiguration
• Palo Alto Networks
• ransomware
• Research
• Salesloft
• Salesloft Drift
• Social engineering
• stolen credentials
• Technology
• Threats
• Unit 42

Unit 42: Nearly two-thirds of breaches now start with identity abuse

Cyber Scoop February 17, 2026

Unit 42: Nearly two-thirds of breaches now start with...

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4 min read

• Boniface Mwangi
• Cellebrite
• Citizen Lab
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• Kenya
• Privacy

Citizen Lab links Cellebrite to the hacking of a Kenyan presidential candidate’s phone

Cyber Scoop February 17, 2026

Citizen Lab links Cellebrite to the hacking of a...

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