Global Cyber Crisis Alert: Breaking Cyber Incidents, Exploited Vulnerabilities, and Data Breaches in the Last 24 Hours

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CYBERDUDEBIVASH® Global Threat Intelligence & Incident Authority Report
Time Window Analyzed: Feb 07, 2026 (12:00 PM IST) → Feb 08, 2026
Prepared by: CYBERDUDEBIVASH® Global Cyber Threat Intelligence Division

The last 24 hours have marked one of the most volatile cybersecurity periods observed in early 2026. From record-breaking distributed denial-of-service attacks exceeding anything previously documented, to ransomware operations crippling national infrastructure, universities, government ministries, and global platforms, the threat landscape has entered a phase of accelerated convergence. Attack velocity, automation, AI-assisted exploitation, and geopolitical intent are no longer emerging trends—they are the present operating reality.

This CYBERDUDEBIVASH® Authority Report consolidates verified incident disclosures, leak-site intelligence, vulnerability exploitation data, breach confirmations, and threat research published globally within the last 24 hours. The analysis is structured not as a news digest, but as an operational intelligence narrative designed for CISOs, SOC leaders, security architects, threat hunters, researchers, and policy stakeholders.

What follows is a deep, practitioner-grade breakdown of what happened, why it matters, how attackers executed their operations, and what defensive actions must be prioritized immediately.

SRecord-Breaking Global Cyber Incidents (Last 24 Hours)

The 31.4 Tbps DDoS Event: A New Ceiling for Global Disruption

In a historic escalation of distributed denial-of-service capability, a coordinated botnet attributed to the AISURU / Kimwolf infrastructure cluster launched a volumetric DDoS attack peaking at 31.4 terabits per second. This event surpasses all previously recorded attacks, redefining both attacker capacity and defender assumptions.

The attack leveraged a hybrid botnet architecture combining:

• Compromised IoT and edge devices

• Reflected amplification vectors (UDP-based)

• High-bandwidth cloud-origin traffic

• Coordinated layer 3, 4, and selective layer 7 floods

The strategic implication is profound. Traditional DDoS mitigation models based on capacity planning are now insufficient. The attackers demonstrated not only raw throughput but adaptive attack modulation, shifting vectors in near real-time to bypass automated scrubbing.

CYBERDUDEBIVASH® analysis indicates this was not a random stress test. The infrastructure overlap with prior geopolitical targeting campaigns suggests rehearsal for critical infrastructure disruption scenarios.

Romanian Energy Infrastructure Disrupted: Conpet Ransomware Incident

Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet confirmed operational disruption following a ransomware intrusion claimed by the Qilin ransomware group. Attackers exfiltrated nearly 1 terabyte of sensitive data, including:

• Financial and accounting records

• Pipeline operational documentation

• Internal communications

• Vendor and contractual data

This incident reinforces a critical trend: ransomware groups are no longer targeting only IT systems—they are deliberately attacking operational technology (OT) adjacencies to maximize geopolitical and economic pressure.

CYBERDUDEBIVASH® threat telemetry shows Qilin expanding its targeting profile toward energy, logistics, and transport sectors across Eastern Europe.

Italy’s La Sapienza University Taken Offline

Europe’s largest university by enrollment, La Sapienza University of Rome, suffered a ransomware attack attributed to the pro-Russian group Femwar02. Academic portals, student access systems, internal research platforms, and administrative services were rendered inaccessible.

This attack highlights a persistent strategic focus on:

• Academic research environments

• Government-linked education systems

• Institutions with high international collaboration footprints

The timing coincides with increased geopolitical tensions, reinforcing the use of cyber operations as influence and disruption tools rather than purely financial crimes.

Spain’s Ministry of Science Partially Shuts Down IT Systems

Spain’s Ministry of Science initiated emergency containment procedures after breach claims surfaced on underground forums. As a precautionary measure, multiple IT systems were taken offline to prevent lateral movement and data compromise.

While full forensic results are pending, early indicators suggest:

• Possible credential compromise

• Potential exposure of research funding systems

• Elevated risk of intellectual property theft

CYBERDUDEBIVASH® notes that government agencies increasingly favor rapid shutdown over silent investigation—a shift driven by the speed of modern attacker dwell times.

Dutch National Data Centers: Total Compromise Declared

Perhaps the most alarming disclosure in the last 24 hours came from Dutch law enforcement. Authorities confirmed a severe compromise affecting all national data centers, prompting calls for complete shutdowns and full infrastructure migrations.

This represents a catastrophic failure scenario involving:

• Shared service providers

• Interconnected government workloads

• Potential long-term persistence by advanced threat actors

This incident underscores systemic risk in centralized data architectures and the urgent need for zero-trust segmentation at national scales.

 Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities (Last 24 Hours)

Vulnerability exploitation has overtaken phishing as the primary initial access vector in 2026. The following CVEs were either disclosed, confirmed exploited, or escalated within the last 24 hours.

CVE-2026-25049 — n8n Workflow Automation RCE

A critical flaw in the n8n open-source workflow automation platform allows unauthenticated access and potential remote code execution. Active exploitation has been observed, with attackers deploying malicious workflows to establish persistence.

Attackers are abusing automation platforms not as targets, but as force multipliers—turning legitimate orchestration tools into attack launchpads.

Immediate patching is non-negotiable.

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CVE-2026-24423 — SmarterMail Unauthenticated RCE

This vulnerability has been actively leveraged in ransomware campaigns and was added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog within hours of confirmation.

Affected SmarterMail servers are being scanned and exploited at scale, often within minutes of exposure.

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CVE-2026-24858 — Rapid Exploitation Backdoor Creation

This vulnerability is notable for its speed. Attackers establish backdoor admin accounts and exfiltrate configurations within seconds of identifying a vulnerable target.

This pattern aligns with automated exploitation frameworks driven by AI-assisted reconnaissance.

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CVE-2026-21509 — Mass Attention Vulnerability

With over 74 analytical publications in 24 hours, this vulnerability has reached critical mass awareness. While technical specifics vary, the consensus is high exploitation potential across multiple environments.

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CVE-2025-14847 — MongoDB “MongoBleed”

Though disclosed earlier, exploitation surged in the last 24 hours. Unauthenticated MongoDB instances are being drained of data at scale, reinforcing the continued risk of misconfiguration in database deployments.

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 Additional Exploitation Notes

Federal agencies have been ordered to replace unsupported edge devices amid ongoing state-sponsored campaigns. A Windows privilege escalation zero-day exploited by ransomware prompted an emergency patch release.

Confirmed Global Data Breaches (Last 24 Hours)

The volume and diversity of data breaches disclosed in the last 24 hours reflect a broad-spectrum assault on consumer platforms, financial services, education, and digital ecosystems.

Major confirmed or reported breaches include:

• Flickr (third-party email system exposure)

• Substack (email and phone number theft notifications resurfacing)

• Air France (2M+ passenger records)

• ManoMano (37.8M customer records)

• BridgePay (payment gateway ransomware)

• Moltbook AI Forum (API token exposure within minutes)

• Betterment (social engineering compromise)

• Crypto exchanges (account takeovers halting withdrawals)

• PowerSchool (62M student records, Feb 2026 disclosure)

• GrubHub (customer, merchant, and driver data)

The recurring root causes remain:

• Identity compromise

• Third-party trust abuse

• API misconfigurations

• Credential reuse

• Insufficient behavioral detection

Threat Intelligence Highlights (Last 24 Hours)

Security research organizations released multiple high-impact reports confirming strategic shifts in attacker behavior.

Key findings include:

• Unit 42 identifying TGR-STA-1030 targeting 70+ government entities across 37 countries

• German BSI confirming state-sponsored phishing via Signal

• Cisco reporting vulnerability exploitation surpassing phishing

• Trend Micro documenting AI-fication of threat operations

• FortiGuard confirming active exploitation of SD-WAN, email, and collaboration platforms

• Dark Reading exposing EDR-killer techniques

• CSIS documenting new ransomware victims including healthcare and defense contractors

CYBERDUDEBIVASH® Strategic Assessment

The last 24 hours confirm a hard truth: cybersecurity is no longer reactive defense. It is continuous conflict management.

We are witnessing:

• Industrialized exploitation pipelines

• AI-driven reconnaissance and attack orchestration

• Convergence of cybercrime and state operations

• Collapse of perimeter-based security assumptions

Organizations that fail to adapt to this reality will not be breached “if”, but “when”.

CYBERDUDEBIVASH® Defensive Guidance (Immediate Actions)

Security leaders must prioritize:

• Emergency patching of exploited CVEs

• DDoS readiness beyond historical baselines

• Continuous threat intelligence ingestion

• Zero-trust enforcement across IT and OT

• SOC automation to counter attacker speed

• Credential and identity hardening

• Third-party risk reassessment

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Closing Statement

This was not an anomaly.
This was not an outlier.
This is the new normal.

CYBERDUDEBIVASH® will continue to monitor, analyze, and publish authoritative intelligence to help organizations survive and operate securely in an era of permanent cyber conflict.

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