New infosec products of the week: February 20, 2026

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Compliance Scorecard, Impart Security, Redpanda, and Virtana. Impart enables safe, in-app enforcement against AI-powered bots Impart Security has launched Progra… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: February 20, 2026

PromptSpy: First Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow

ESET researchers have discovered PromptSpy, the first known Android malware to abuse generative AI as part of its execution flow in order to achieve persistence. This marks the first time generative AI has been deployed in this way. Because the attacke… Continue reading PromptSpy: First Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow

Men sentenced to 8 years in $1.3 million computer intrusion and tax fraud scheme

Matthew A. Akande, a Nigerian national, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court to eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a scheme to break into Massachusetts tax preparation firms’ computer networks and fi… Continue reading Men sentenced to 8 years in $1.3 million computer intrusion and tax fraud scheme

Public mobile networks are being weaponized for combat drone operations

On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched a coordinated drone strike on five airfields inside Russia, disabling or destroying aircrafts. The attack involved more than 100 drones carrying explosive payloads and targeting aircraft on the ground. The drones used … Continue reading Public mobile networks are being weaponized for combat drone operations

Consumers feel less judged by AI debt collectors

Debt collection agencies are starting to use automated voice systems and AI-driven messaging to handle consumer calls. These systems help scale outreach, reduce call center staffing demands, and offer 24/7 service. A new study covering 11 European coun… Continue reading Consumers feel less judged by AI debt collectors

Microsoft Defender update lets SOC teams manage, vet response tools

Microsoft introduced library management in Microsoft Defender to help security analysts working with live response manage scripts and tools they use to triage, investigate and remediate threats. The library management interface allows analysts to organ… Continue reading Microsoft Defender update lets SOC teams manage, vet response tools

AWS coding agents gain new plugin support across development tools

AI coding assistants have become a routine part of many development workflows, helping engineers write, test, and deploy code from IDEs or command line interfaces. One recent change in this ecosystem makes it possible for those agents to interact with … Continue reading AWS coding agents gain new plugin support across development tools

AWS coding agents gain new plugin support across development tools

AI coding assistants have become a routine part of many development workflows, helping engineers write, test, and deploy code from IDEs or command line interfaces. One recent change in this ecosystem makes it possible for those agents to interact with … Continue reading AWS coding agents gain new plugin support across development tools

OT teams are losing the time advantage against industrial threat actors

In many industrial environments, internet-facing gateways, remote access appliances, and boundary systems sit close enough to production networks that attackers can move from IT intrusion to operational disruption with limited resistance. Dragos’ 2026 … Continue reading OT teams are losing the time advantage against industrial threat actors