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News•Feb 27, 2026
National Cyber Security Bill and NIS2: Senior Management’s Compliance Guide
The EU’s NIS2 Directive now obligates senior management to approve, oversee, and assume responsibility for cybersecurity risk, a shift echoed by Ireland’s forthcoming National Cyber Security Bill. The draft legislation mirrors NIS2’s Article 20, imposing personal liability, temporary bans, and fines up to €10 million or 2 % of global turnover for essential entities. Boards must identify who falls under the “management board” definition, document oversight duties, and receive ongoing cyber‑risk training. Early preparation is critical as Ireland plans to introduce the bill in 2026 after missing the original EU deadline.
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 27, 2026
OpenClaw Vulnerability Exposes How an Open-Source AI Agent Can Be Hijacked
OpenClaw, an open‑source AI agent that quickly amassed over 100,000 GitHub stars, was found to contain a critical vulnerability that lets any website a developer visits hijack the local agent via an unauthenticated WebSocket connection. The flaw bypasses rate‑limiting and...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 26, 2026
Samsung SDS Identifies Top Cybersecurity Threats of 2026 as AI Risks Escalate
Samsung SDS released its 2026 cybersecurity outlook, highlighting five priority threats: AI‑driven attacks, ransomware, cloud misconfigurations, phishing/account takeovers, and data security gaps. The report, based on 667 Korean security professionals, warns that generative AI and autonomous agents will intensify phishing,...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 25, 2026
U.S. Sanctions Russian Broker Over Zero-Day Exploits Theft
The United States has sanctioned Russian cyber‑exploit broker Operation Zero, its director Sergey Zelenyuk, and a UAE‑based front company for stealing eight zero‑day vulnerabilities from a U.S. defense contractor. Australian insider Peter Williams allegedly sold the exploits for roughly $1.3 million...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 24, 2026
AI Content Generation Systems Face Global Pressure Over Privacy and Deepfake Risks
Data protection authorities from 61 countries issued a joint warning that AI content generation systems, especially those creating realistic images and videos, pose serious privacy and deep‑fake risks. The statement cites recent incidents, such as Grok’s non‑consensual “nudified” images, and...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 20, 2026
Two Petabytes Worth Data of Israeli’s Siphoned, Says Cyber Head
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate disclosed that roughly two petabytes—equivalent to 100 National Library of Israel archives—have been exfiltrated from citizens and institutions over recent years. The breach scale eclipses prior megabyte‑ and terabyte‑level incidents, marking an unprecedented data loss. Concurrently,...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 19, 2026
Advantest Cyberattack Triggers Ransomware Investigation Across Internal Network
Advantest Corp., a Tokyo‑listed semiconductor test equipment maker, disclosed a cyberattack that surfaced on February 15, when unusual activity triggered its incident‑response protocols. Preliminary analysis suggests an unauthorized third party infiltrated parts of the internal network and deployed ransomware, prompting...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 19, 2026
Mozilla Firefox Issues Emergency Patch for Heap Buffer Overflow in Firefox V147
Mozilla released an out‑of‑band update, Firefox v147.0.4, to fix a high‑severity heap buffer overflow in the libvpx video codec (CVE‑2026‑2447). The flaw, discovered by researcher jayjayjazz, could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted VP8/VP9 video streams. Parallel patches...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 17, 2026
DSS Files Charges Against El-Rufai Over Alleged NSA Phone Interception
The Department of State Services has filed a three‑count criminal charge against former Kaduna governor Nasir El‑Rufai for allegedly intercepting the telephone communications of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. Prosecutors say El‑Rufai admitted the illegal interception during a televised interview on 13 February 2026,...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 13, 2026
The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Escalating Breaches, Regulatory Crackdowns, and Global Cybercrime Developments
The Cyber Express weekly roundup highlights a series of high‑profile cyber incidents across continents. The European Commission’s mobile device management system was breached but contained within nine hours, while Senegal’s national identity services were crippled by ransomware. In Australia, FIIG...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 13, 2026
60,000 Records Exposed in Cyberattack on Uzbekistan Government
Uzbekistan’s Digital Technologies Ministry confirmed that a cyberattack on three government information systems in late January exposed roughly 60,000 individual data records, not the personal data of 15 million citizens as earlier rumors suggested. The breach, which lasted from January 27‑30, was...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 13, 2026
8,000+ ChatGPT API Keys Left Publicly Accessible
Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs uncovered more than 8,000 publicly accessible ChatGPT API keys, including over 5,000 GitHub repositories and roughly 3,000 live production websites. The keys were hard‑coded in source code, configuration files, and client‑side JavaScript, making them instantly...
By The Cyber Express