‘Starkiller’ Phishing Service Proxies Real Login Pages, MFA - Most phishing websites are little more than static copies of login pages for popular online destinations, and they are often quickly taken down by anti-abuse activists and security firms. But a stealthy new phishing-as-a-service offering lets customers sidestep both of these pitfalls: It uses cleverly...
News alert: Award nominations reveal a shift from AI hype to a sharper focus on governing agentic AI - WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2026, CyberNewswire: The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards today published early nomination insights from the 2026 program, highlighting a shift in vendor emphasis from broad AI positioning toward governance frameworks, identity architecture, and measurable accountability. Produced...
Telegram channels expose rapid weaponization of SmarterMail flaws - Underground Telegram channels shared SmarterMail exploit PoCs and stolen admin credentials within days of disclosure. Flare explains how monitoring these communities reveals rapid weaponization of CVE-2026-24423 and CVE-2026-23760 tied to ransomware activity.
Glendale man gets 5 years in prison for role in darknet drug ring - A Glendale man was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his role in a darknet drug trafficking operation that sold cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and ketamine to customers across the United States.
News alert: Link11’s ‘AI Management Dashboard’ makes AI traffic, AI access policies enforceable - FRANKFURT, Feb. 19, 2026, CyberNewswire — Link11 launches its new “ AI Management Dashboard ”, closing a critical gap in how companies manage AI traffic. Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing internet traffic. But while many companies are already feeling the strain of AI crawlers on...
Flaws in popular VSCode extensions expose developers to attacks - Vulnerabilities with high to critical severity ratings affecting popular Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extensions collectively downloaded more than 128 million times could be exploited to steal local files and execute code remotely.