Dark Web Tax Refund Fraud Surges in 2026 as Underground Markets Industrialize the Filing Season CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 20266 mins0 As the 2026 U.S. tax filing season began in late January, the traditional tax landscape faced an…continue reading..
Ransomware Gangs Escalate Pressure with ‘Name-and-Shame’ Leak Sites, Turning Cyberattacks into Public Crises CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 20267 mins0 Ransomware has evolved far beyond simple encryption malware. Modern ransomware actors deploy complex psychological, technical, and strategic…continue reading..
Odyssey Stealer Targets macOS Users in Sophisticated Crypto-Theft Campaign, Security Researchers Warn CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 20268 mins0 Malware targeting macOS systems, once considered comparatively safe relative to Windows, has grown significantly more sophisticated, with…continue reading..
Ukrainian Malware Operator’s Fake Death Plot Unravels in January’s “Dark Web Roast,” Exposing Chaos Inside Cybercrime Circles CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 20266 mins0 Welcome to the first Dark Web Roast of 2026 published by trelix— a monthly undercover look at…continue reading..
LummaStealer Resurfaces with CastleLoader, Marking a Dangerous Evolution in Infostealer Campaigns CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 20267 mins0 In early 2026, researchers published a comprehensive analysis revealing that LummaStealer, once significantly disrupted by international law…continue reading..
Police Dismantle JokerOTP Network, Arrest Key Seller in MFA Bypass Operation CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 20264 mins0 In a significant breakthrough in the fight against online fraud, Dutch law enforcement authorities have arrested a…continue reading..
Researchers Uncovers Ransomware Campaign Abusing Employee Monitoring and SimpleHelp RMM Tools for Stealthy Network Takeovers CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 20269 mins0 Recent incident response engagements by Huntress Tactical Response have identified multiple sophisticated intrusions in which legitimate remote…continue reading..
First-Ever Malicious Outlook Add-In “AgreeToSteal” Exposed, 4,000 Microsoft Credentials Compromised in Supply-Chain Breach CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 20268 mins0 In February 2026, cybersecurity researchers publicly disclosed one of the most concerning supply-chain attacks to date affecting…continue reading..
Microsoft Patches High-Severity Notepad Flaw (CVE-2026-20841) That Could Allow Remote Code Execution via Malicious Markdown Files CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 20266 mins0 In February 2026, Microsoft addressed a serious security flaw in its Windows Notepad application — now tracked…continue reading..
Apple Rushes Emergency Updates to Patch Zero-Day Exploited in ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Targeted Attacks CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 20264 mins0 Apple has released a series of critical security updates across its operating system ecosystem to address a…continue reading..
