Threat Intelligence Snapshot: Week 7, 2026
Exchange URL Rule Failure Sparks Mass Email Quarantine, ZeroDayRAT Spyware, SSH Botnets and DPRK LinkedIn Fraud Expand Global Threat Landscape
Marina Gomez
February 12, 2026
Exchange URL Rule Failure Sparks Mass Email Quarantine, ZeroDayRAT Spyware, SSH Botnets and DPRK LinkedIn Fraud Expand Global Threat Landscape
GitHub repositories used to distribute SmartLoader and Lumma Stealer | Yemen’s Houthis to resume attacks on Israeli ships
Urgent patches for actively exploited VMware zero-day | ENISA launches NIS360 to assess cyber maturity and criticality across NIS2 sectors
Chinese state-sponsored Salt Typhoon exploits Cisco router vulnerabilitieS | US signals efforts toward normalizing relations with Russia
Chinese state-sponsored Salt Typhoon exploits Cisco router vulnerabilities | Eurosystem updates the TIBER-EU framework to align with DORA
Mirai-based botnet exploits zero-day, Ivanti Secure Connect zero-days are actively exploited in the wild | US imposes sanctions on a
Malware designed to terminate Siemens engineering processes, Mirai targets Juniper SSR devices | Italy’s Data Protection Authority fines OpenAI for
Russian state-sponsored Earth Koshchei targets high-profile EU Orgs, Lazarus Group evolves its infection chain | ECB Calls for Stronger Bank
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The Gentlemen Accelerates Ransomware Operations Through Scalable Affiliate Model | Russia Threatens European Drone Producers, Publishes Addresses Online
Famous Chollima Abused npm Dependency Chaining to Deliver OtterCookie and Install SSH Backdoors | Italian National Cybersecurity Agency Publishes Resolution on NIS2 Directive Compliance
Anthropic’s Mythos Preview can reportedly discover and exploit software vulnerabilities autonomously. But the claims remain unverified, and the real challenge is operational: accelerating patch cycles, automating incident response, and preparing for disclosure volumes that manual processes cannot absorb. We assess what organizations need to do now.
Iranian-Linked Threat Actors Target Programmable Logic Controllers Across US Critical Infrastructure | US-Iran Ceasefire Falters Within Hours as Lebanon Death Toll Mounts and Gulf Strikes Continue