Weekly Cyber Security News 05/02/2026

Let’s catch up on the more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news gathered from articles across the web this week. This is what we have been reading about on our coffee break!

On first glance, a eye watering headline. However it comes down to them leaving credentials in an S3 bucket… It would have happened anyway:

• AWS intruder achieved admin access in under 10 minutes thanks to AI assist, researchers say

Good old contractors…

• Coinbase confirms insider breach linked to leaked support tool screenshots

Have you updated Notepad++ recently? You might want to check things out:

• Notepad++ infrastructure hijacked by Chinese APT in sophisticated supply chain attack