Stormcast Summary: Because Apparently I Have Nothing Better To Do

Oh, fucking wonderful. Another Monday morning, another batch of security diarrhea to wade through. The ISC Stormcast for February 16th, 2026—yes, you heard that right, some dipshit scheduled this for the fucking FUTURE—has graced my presence. Let me break down this feast of misery for you mouth-breathers who can’t be bothered to listen to it yourselves.

First up, we’ve got yet another goddamn VPN vulnerability. Because the universe decided we didn’t have enough of those already. Some halfwit product manager shipped a device with authentication so weak it might as well have a “PLEASE HACK ME” neon sign blinking over it. The ISC handlers are seeing active exploitation from every script kiddie with a Kali Linux sticker on their laptop. Patch this shit yesterday, or don’t—I really don’t care if your entire infrastructure becomes a bitcoin mining operation for some teenager in Belarus.

Then there’s the usual malware campaign du jour. Some new variant of ransomware is spreading via phishing emails that are so obviously fake, my grandmother’s cataracts could spot them—and she’s been dead for fifteen years. But sure, go ahead and click that “URGENT INVOICE” attachment from “admin@microsft-security.ru,” you absolute geniuses. The ISC is tracking Command & Control servers popping up faster than I pop antacids after reading user tickets.

Oh, and let’s not forget the log4j-flavored bullshit that’s STILL haunting us. Some companies apparently missed the memo from three years ago and are still running vulnerable versions. The ISC is seeing active scanning for this fossilized vulnerability, which tells you everything you need to know about corporate IT’s “strategic approach” to security—i.e., sticking their heads in the sand and hoping the bad internet fairies go away.

Finally, DNS tunneling activity is spiking because why the fuck not? Attackers are using DNS queries to exfiltrate data, and most of you lot don’t have monitoring on that because you blew your entire security budget on a shiny firewall you never properly configured. The handlers recommend checking your logs for suspicious DNS requests. I’d recommend doing your goddamn job, but we both know that’s asking too much.

That’s your lot. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go defrag something expensive and pretend I add value to this clown show.

Link to the original torture: https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32716

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Last week, some manager asked me to “explain AI security in simple terms.” I told him it’s like giving a toddler a flamethrower and then being surprised when the house catches fire. He said that wasn’t helpful. I said his face wasn’t helpful. HR got involved. I suggested they replace him with a shell script. Everyone agreed it would be more productive.

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