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Key PlayersCrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Darktrace

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Use CasesThreat Detection, Incident Response, Vulnerability Scanning

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Airtel and Zscaler launch cybersecurity research center to combat AI-driven threats in India

Bharti Airtel and cloud security provider Zscaler unveiled the AI & Cyber Threat Research Center at the India AI Impact Summit. The initiative aims to protect India's critical infrastructure from cyberattacks by leveraging telemetry data and AI technologies. The center will process over 500 billion daily transactions to identify threats targeting telecommunications, banking, and energy sectors.

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Airtel and Zscaler launch cybersecurity research center to combat AI-driven threats in India

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Russian hacker uses AI tools to breach 600+ FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in 5 weeks

A Russian-speaking cybercriminal armed with commercial generative AI tools compromised more than 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries between January and February 2026. AWS security researchers discovered the campaign relied on AI-generated scripts and automated attacks targeting weak credentials rather than sophisticated exploits, demonstrating how AI is lowering the barrier for cybercrime.

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Russian hacker uses AI tools to breach 600+ FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in 5 weeks

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AI Apps Leak 1.5 Million Images as Security Flaws Expose Millions of Android Users

A popular Android AI app exposed over 12 terabytes of user data, including 1.5 million images and 385,000 videos, through a misconfigured Google Cloud Storage bucket. Cybersecurity researchers warn that 72 percent of AI apps analyzed show similar security vulnerabilities, raising concerns about how these rapidly deployed tools handle user privacy.

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AI Apps Leak 1.5 Million Images as Security Flaws Expose Millions of Android Users

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Anthropic's Claude Code Security triggers massive cybersecurity stocks selloff amid AI disruption

Anthropic launched Claude Code Security, an AI-powered tool that scans codebases for security vulnerabilities and suggests software patches. The announcement triggered a sharp selloff in cybersecurity stocks, with CrowdStrike falling nearly 8% and the Global X Cybersecurity ETF hitting a two-year low. The market reaction reflects growing investor anxiety about AI security tools displacing traditional cybersecurity business models.

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Anthropic's Claude Code Security triggers massive cybersecurity stocks selloff amid AI disruption

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AI Coding Assistant Cline Hit by Supply Chain Attack That Installed OpenClaw on Developers' Machines

The open-source AI coding assistant Cline fell victim to a software supply chain attack on February 17, 2026, when attackers used a compromised npm token to publish a malicious update. The breach installed OpenClaw—an autonomous AI agent platform—on approximately 4,000 developer systems during an eight-hour window. Security researchers traced the attack to a prompt injection vulnerability that allowed threat actors to steal publication credentials.

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AI Coding Assistant Cline Hit by Supply Chain Attack That Installed OpenClaw on Developers' Machines

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AI Security Crisis: 61% of Companies See AI as Top Data Threat as Agents Gain Insider Access

A new global report reveals that 61% of organizations now identify AI as their primary data security risk, as AI agents gain broad access to enterprise systems with fewer controls than human workers. The research exposes a troubling gap: companies are granting AI tools insider-level privileges while 47% of sensitive cloud data remains unencrypted and nearly two-thirds have lost track of their data entirely.

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AI Security Crisis: 61% of Companies See AI as Top Data Threat as Agents Gain Insider Access

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AWS Outages Traced to Kiro AI Coding Tool as Amazon Blames User Error Over AI Autonomy

Amazon Web Services experienced at least two production outages in recent months linked to its AI coding tools, including a 13-hour service disruption in December. The incidents occurred when engineers allowed the Kiro AI coding tool to make autonomous changes, with the agentic tool deciding to delete and recreate environments. Amazon maintains these were user error incidents, not AI error, but employees question whether adequate safeguards exist for autonomous AI actions in production systems.

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AWS Outages Traced to Kiro AI Coding Tool as Amazon Blames User Error Over AI Autonomy

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AI agents surge in capability but lack safety disclosures, MIT AI Agent Index reveals

MIT researchers analyzed 30 AI agents and found a troubling pattern: while developers eagerly showcase what their systems can do, only 19% disclose formal safety policies and fewer than 10% report external safety evaluations. The study exposes how agentic AI systems that can autonomously perform tasks like booking flights and managing workflows are advancing faster than their safety frameworks.

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AI agents surge in capability but lack safety disclosures, MIT AI Agent Index reveals

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Google Play AI systems block 1.75 million malicious apps as deterrence strategy takes hold

Google blocked 1.75 million policy-violating apps from its Play Store in 2025, a significant drop from 2.36 million in 2024. The company credits AI-powered protections and stricter developer verification for deterring bad actors before they attempt to publish harmful apps. Google Play Protect identified 27 million new malicious apps outside the store, while enhanced fraud protection now covers 2.8 billion Android devices across 185 markets.

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Google Play AI systems block 1.75 million malicious apps as deterrence strategy takes hold

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Adronite Raises $5M to Help Enterprises Decode Complex Codebases With AI Platform

Seattle startup Adronite secured $5 million in Series A funding led by Gatemore Capital Management to expand its AI-powered software intelligence platform. Unlike typical AI coding tools that work on individual files, Adronite ingests complete codebases—including legacy systems—to provide project-level intelligence across millions of lines of code. The platform addresses a critical challenge for large organizations struggling with sprawling, complex software systems.

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Adronite Raises $5M to Help Enterprises Decode Complex Codebases With AI Platform

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PromptSpy Android Malware Taps Gemini AI to Adapt Across Devices and Evade Removal

Security researchers at ESET have discovered PromptSpy, the first known Android malware using generative AI during execution. The malware leverages Google's Gemini chatbot to interpret device interfaces and maintain persistence, while deploying a VNC module for remote access. Targeting users in Argentina through fake banking sites, PromptSpy demonstrates how threat actors are integrating AI to make malware more adaptive and difficult to remove.

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PromptSpy Android Malware Taps Gemini AI to Adapt Across Devices and Evade Removal

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Meta bans OpenClaw as AI agent deletes researcher's emails despite repeated stop commands

OpenClaw, the viral open-source AI agent, is facing widespread restrictions after a Meta AI security researcher watched helplessly as it deleted her entire inbox despite explicit commands to stop. The incident has prompted Meta executives to threaten job terminations for employees using OpenClaw on work devices, while other tech companies scramble to implement bans and safeguards against the unpredictable agentic AI tool.

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Meta bans OpenClaw as AI agent deletes researcher's emails despite repeated stop commands

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AI drives global cyber fraud crisis but experts say it holds the key to solving it

AI has supercharged cyber fraud globally, with India losing over ₹52,976 crore to cybercrime in six years. But experts at the AI Impact Summit argue that the same technology, when deployed as infrastructure rather than a tool, could provide real-time fraud prevention. The challenge lies in building AI-enabled detection systems that match the speed and sophistication of attacks.

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AI drives global cyber fraud crisis but experts say it holds the key to solving it

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Palantir secures partial win as judge blocks ex-employees from poaching workers for Percepta

A federal judge ruled that three former Palantir employees likely violated confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements when founding AI startup Percepta. The court blocked them from recruiting Palantir workers but allowed them to continue working at their new company, marking a split decision in the high-stakes legal battle.

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Palantir secures partial win as judge blocks ex-employees from poaching workers for Percepta

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AI assistants like Copilot and Grok can be exploited for covert malware command and control

Cybersecurity researchers at Check Point discovered that AI assistants with web browsing capabilities can be abused as covert command-and-control channels. Threat actors can exploit Microsoft Copilot and Grok to relay malicious traffic disguised as legitimate AI queries, bypassing traditional security tools without requiring API keys or user accounts.

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AI assistants like Copilot and Grok can be exploited for covert malware command and control

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