February 2026

Google has released an emergency update to patch an actively exploited zero-day—the first Chrome zero-day of the year.

A hobby coding experiment reportedly exposed live camera feeds, microphones, and floor plans from thousands of robot vacuums worldwide.

Microsoft researchers found a ClickFix campaign that uses the nslookup tool to have users infect their own system with a Remote Access Trojan.

A list of topics we covered in the week of February 9 to February 15 of 2026

Researchers have uncovered 30 Chrome extensions stealing user data. Here’s how to check your browser and remove any malicious extensions step by step.

Olympic merchandise is already being used as bait. We’ve identified nearly 20 fake shop sites targeting fans globally.

The once popular Outlook add-in AgreeTo was turned into a powerful phishing kit after the developer abandoned the project.

Landmark trials now underway allege Meta failed to protect children from sexual exploitation, grooming, and addiction-driven design.

Apple issued security updates for all devices which include a patch for an actively exploited zero-day—tracked as CVE-2026-20700.

AI-assisted website builders are making it far easier for scammers to impersonate well-known and trusted brands, including Malwarebytes.