Latest news as of 2/18/2026, 5:02:44 AM
Bleeping Computer
A 21-year old former U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty to charges of hacking and extorting at least ten telecommunications and technology companies in the country. [...]
Dark Reading
While many organizations are eagerly integrating AI into their workflows and cybersecurity practices, some remain undecided and even concerned about potential drawbacks of AI deployment.
The Register
'Deeply penetrated' Gaskar 'to the very tonsils of demilitarization' Ukrainian hackers claim to have taken out the IT infrastructure at Russia's Gaskar Integration plant, one of the largest suppliers of drones for its army, and also destroyed massive amounts of technical data related to drone production. …
Bleeping Computer
Luxury fashion giant Louis Vuitton confirmed that breaches impacting customers in the UK, South Korea, and Turkey stem from the same security incident, which is believed to be linked to the ShinyHunters extortion group. [...]
The Register
Two Russian suspects in cuffs, seven warrants out International cops shut down more than 100 servers belonging to the pro-Russian NoName057(16) network this week as part of the Europol-led Operation Eastwood.…
Dark Reading
A group of female cybersecurity pioneers will share what they've learned about navigating a field dominated by men, in order to help other women empower themselves and pursue successful cybersecurity careers.
Dark Reading
A threat actor with likely links to the Abyss ransomware group is leveraging an apparent zero-day vulnerability to deploy the "Overstep" backdoor on fully up-to-date appliances.
The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant of a known malware loader called Matanbuchus that packs in significant features to enhance its stealth and evade detection. Matanbuchus is the name given to a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) offering that can act as a conduit for next-stage payloads, including Cobalt Strike beacons and ransomware. First advertised in February 2021 on
Bleeping Computer
To quash speculation of a cyberattack or BGP hijack incident causing the recent 1.1.1.1 Resolver service outage, Cloudflare explains in a post mortem that the incident was caused by an internal misconfiguration. [...]
Bleeping Computer
A threat actor has been deploying a previously unseen malware called OVERSTEP that modifies the boot process of fully-patched but no longer supported SonicWall Secure Mobile Access appliances. [...]