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Hackers Weaponize AI Tools: Watch CrowdStrike Stop the Attack

Feb 19, 2026 By CrowdStrike In CrowdStrike
Your AI tools just became the perfect hiding spot for hackers. Cybercriminals have found a new attack vector: weaponizing the AI assistants your team uses every day. In this live demonstration, we show how adversaries can turn tools like Claude into persistent backdoors and how CrowdStrike Falcon stops them cold. TIMESTAMPS: WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:– How hackers exploit AI automation features to create backdoors– Why password resets and patches won't stop this attack– How behavioral detection catches threats hiding in legitimate tools– Real-time threat prevention in action.
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AI-Assisted Social Engineering Attacks Continue to Rise

Feb 19, 2026 By KnowBe4 Team In KnowBe4
Social engineering remained the top initial access vector for cyberattacks in 2025, with increasing assistance from AI tools, according to a report from ThreatDown. The researchers warn that AI will likely become a core component of social engineering attacks throughout 2026. “Deepfake voice, image, and video impersonation now requires minimal expertise and only a handful of reference images or seconds of audio,” the researchers write.
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Acronis H2 2025 Cyberthreats Report: Cyberattacks Surge as Phishing, Ransomware, and AI-Driven Threats Escalate

Acronis H2 2025 Cyberthreats Report: Cyberattacks Surge as Phishing, Ransomware, and AI-Driven Threats Escalate

Feb 18, 2026 By Acronis In Acronis
Global organisations face AI-enhanced cybercrime, record ransomware incidents, and an uptick in phishing attacks, highlighting the need for strong cyber defences.
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Phishing Kit Attacks Are Now Everywhere: How SOC Analysts Can Detect Them

Phishing Kit Attacks Are Now Everywhere: How SOC Analysts Can Detect Them

Feb 18, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Phishing kits have changed the speed of compromise. Attackers no longer need malware or complex tooling. With ready-made phishing platforms, they can launch large-scale credential theft campaigns that bypass MFA and deliver valid sessions almost instantly. By the time an alert reaches the SOC, the attacker may already be inside. Stopping these attacks now depends on seeing the full phishing chain early, before stolen access turns into business damage.
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Protecting Your Finances from Cyber Threats: A Comprehensive Guide

Protecting Your Finances from Cyber Threats: A Comprehensive Guide

Feb 18, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Welcome to the digital age, where convenience often comes at the cost of security. As cyber threats continue to evolve, safeguarding your financial information has never been more critical. In this guide, we'll explore practical strategies to protect your finances from cybercriminals and ensure your hard-earned money stays safe.
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Why Browser-Based Attacks Are Becoming a Major Endpoint Risk

Feb 17, 2026 By Kim Maibaum In WatchGuard
In today’s corporate environments, browsers have become one of the most active entry points for endpoints. They are at the center of daily workflows, a gateway to SaaS applications, cloud services, and critical business resources, which places them high on attacker radars.
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Inside Modern API Attacks: What We Learn from the 2026 API ThreatStats Report

Feb 17, 2026 By Wallarm In Wallarm
API security has been a growing concern for years. However, while it was always seen as important, it often came second to application security or hardening infrastructure. In 2025, the picture changed. Wallarm’s 2026 API ThreatStats Report revealed that APIs are now the primary attack surface for digital business, and not because bad actors discovered new zero-days, but because of compounding failures in identity, exposure, and abuse.
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Dangling DNS in the AI Era: The Silent Attack Surface Expanding Beneath Your Feet

Feb 17, 2026 By Matt MacKinnon In IONIX
Artificial intelligence is accelerating digital transformation at an unprecedented pace. New AI-driven applications, copilots, data pipelines, APIs, and cloud services are spinning up faster than ever before. But while innovation moves at machine speed, governance often lags behind. The result? A rapidly expanding external attack surface filled with forgotten assets, abandoned cloud resources, and misconfigured DNS records — many of them quietly waiting to be hijacked.
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Warning: Attackers Are Using DKIM Replay Attacks to Bypass Security Filters

Feb 17, 2026 By KnowBe4 Team In KnowBe4
Cybercriminals are abusing legitimate invoices and dispute notifications from popular services to send scam emails that bypass security filters, according to researchers at Kaseya’s INKY. The attackers have used this technique to impersonate PayPal, Apple, DocuSign, HelloSign, and others. “These platforms often allow users to enter a ‘seller name’ or add a custom note when creating an invoice or notification,” the researchers write.
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How to Respond After an Active Directory Compromise: Step-by-Step Active Directory Response and Recovery Playbook

Feb 17, 2026 By Fidelis Security In Fidelis Security
Enterprise IT relies heavily on Active Directory (AD) for user, access, and authentication management. A compromise can harm systems, data, and accounts. Why Swift Response Matters A fast, effective response can contain an AD incident, while delays can turn it into a major organizational crisis, including: A clear AD response plan is essential to systematically: Long downtime, damage to organization’s reputation, and problems with compliance can result from neglecting proactive AD recovery.
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