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Dark Web News Analysis Cybersecurity intelligence from February 24, 2026, has identified a high-priority data dump involving Upwork. The leak, published by a user named “baatld”, is particularly dangerous as it specifically separates targets into “Recruiters” and “Freelancers,” providing a roadmap for highly targeted social engineering within the platform’s ecosystem. ...

Dark Web News Analysis Cybersecurity intelligence from February 24, 2026, confirms a landmark defensive victory for the UAE Cyber Security Council. In a statement released Saturday, the Council detailed the neutralization of an organized operation intended to disrupt essential services and compromise national stability. The offensive represented a significant escalation ...

Strategic Insight: The “Long Game” of Cyber Espionage Analysis from the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum (February 19-20, 2026) reveals a significant evolution in Russia’s cyber doctrine. According to Oleksandr Potii, head of Ukraine’s SSSCIP, cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are now rarely “stand-alone” incidents. Instead, they serve as the digital ...

Dark Web News Analysis Cybersecurity intelligence from February 24, 2026, follows the official confirmation that the Land Bank, South Africa’s state-owned specialist agricultural lender, has fallen victim to a sophisticated ransomware campaign. While the bank initially reported “disruptions to internal IT systems” in mid-January, the full scope of the encryption ...

Web News Analysis Cybersecurity intelligence from February 2026 highlights a severe, previously undocumented capability of the Predator commercial spyware, developed by the US-sanctioned surveillance firm Intellexa. Researchers at mobile security firm Jamf have detailed exactly how Predator operators can actively listen and record video on compromised iPhones without triggering Apple’s ...

Dark Web News Analysis Cybersecurity intelligence from February 2026 has confirmed two catastrophic data exposures involving artificial intelligence services. Rather than sophisticated hacking campaigns, both incidents stem from fundamental cloud security misconfigurations that left highly sensitive data accessible to the public internet. Incident 1: IDMerit KYC Database Exposure An unprotected ...

Dark Web News Analysis Cybersecurity intelligence and breach notifications from February 2026 have confirmed a highly sensitive data exposure incident involving PayPal Working Capital (PPWC). Rather than an external intrusion of PayPal’s core payment infrastructure, the breach stemmed from an internal software defect—a code change within the PPWC loan application ...

Dark Web News Analysis Cybersecurity intelligence from February 2026 confirms that a database containing sensitive information of McDonald’s Indonesia workers has been made available for download on several underground forums. The breach, which allegedly took place in October 2025, is reported to have stemmed from a vulnerability within a third-party ...

Dark Web News Analysis Cybersecurity intelligence from February 19, 2026, has identified a critical data exposure targeting the Population and Civil Registry Office (Dukcapil) of North Bengkulu Regency. Given Dukcapil’s strategic role in managing national population data, the exposure of its internal officials’ profiles is a serious threat to bureaucratic ...