Cyber news in February 2026

Who was in the news most?

1. Palo Alto Networks 5
2. Google 4
3. CrowdStrike 4
4. BleepingComputer 3
5. Zscaler 3
6. FBI 3
7. OpenAI 3
8. Anthropic 3
9. Claude 2
10. Agentic AI Security 2
11. Smart Contract 2
12. OpenClaw 2
13. Quantum Key Distribution 2
14. Koi 2
15. Nikesh Arora 2

Counts are events (one per story, however many outlets carried it) on this desk in February 2026 that named each person, company or body. Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

Which stories did the most outlets carry?

1. Feb 24 Hegseth, Anthropic CEO set to meet as debate grows over military AI use 17
2. Feb 17 Terrorism charges filed in alleged 2024 Taylor Swift concert plot 13
3. Feb 18 MDI Ventures Scales Cybersecurity Portfolio via Telkom Indonesia Synergies 8
4. Feb 18 Quantonation closes €220m quantum and deep-physics fund 7
5. Feb 23 Cybersecurity stocks slide after Anthropic AI tool launch 4
6. Feb 25 clickondetroit.com: “Discord postpones age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency” 4
7. Feb 17 PR Newswire: “Palo Alto Networks Announces Intent to Acquire Koi to Secure the Agentic Endpoint” 3
8. Feb 17 Crypto.com says it received ISO/IEC 42001 AI certification 2
9. Feb 18 bleepingcomputer.com: “Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails” 2
10. Feb 18 Moonwell reports $1.78m exploit over alleged AI-generated code 2
11. Feb 17 Palo Alto Networks Slumps 6% on Weak Guidance Despite Koi AI Acquisition 2
12. Feb 18 NCA warns of rise in child sexual abuse; says potential offenders exist in every community 2
13. Feb 17 Letters used in hardware wallet phishing campaigns, experts say 2
14. Feb 18 Thales to recruit more than 9,000 employees in 2026 2
15. Feb 18 CompTIA launches SecAI+ certification for AI security skills 2

What kind of news was it?

1. Security 37
2. Ransomware 4
3. Regulation 2
4. Threat intelligence 2
5. Data breach 1
6. Vulnerability 1

Categories come from the pipeline's classifier; how they are assigned.

Week by week

1. Feb 16The week of February 16 to 22, 202623
2. Feb 23The week of February 23 to March 1, 202611