Handler on Duty: Xavier Mertens
Threat Level: green
Podcast Detail
SANS Stormcast Wednesday, February 18th, 2026: IR Phishing; Neenadu Android Backdoor; NiFi Bugs; LLMs Phishing; Encrypted RCS
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| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Orlando | Mar 29th - Apr 3rd 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Amsterdam | Apr 20th - Apr 25th 2026 |
Fake Incident Report Used in Phishing Campaign
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Fake%20Incident%20Report%20Used%20in%20Phishing%20Campaign/32722
Divide and conquer: how the new Keenadu backdoor exposed links between major Android botnets https://securelist.com/keenadu-android-backdoor/118913/
CVE-2026-25903: Apache NiFi: Missing Authorization of Restricted Permissions for Component Updates https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q1/166
The Next Frontier of Runtime Assembly Attacks: Leveraging LLMs to Generate Phishing JavaScript in Real Time
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/real-time-malicious-javascript-through-llms/
Encrypted RCS in iOS/iPadOS
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ios-ipados-release-notes/ios-ipados-26_4-release-notes
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Orlando | Mar 29th - Apr 3rd 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Amsterdam | Apr 20th - Apr 25th 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | San Diego | May 11th - May 16th 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Online | Arabian Standard Time | Jun 20th - Jun 25th 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Riyadh | Jun 20th - Jun 25th 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Washington | Jul 13th - Jul 18th 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Online | British Summer Time | Jul 27th - Aug 1st 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Las Vegas | Sep 21st - Sep 26th 2026 |





