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Biggest this week
- Westcon-Comstor posts record US$3.37B first-half sales as APAC demand for AI, cloud and cyber accelerates — Reseller News (NZ), 2d ago
- GitHub Octoverse 2026 — Simon Willison (AI), 4d ago
- Binance Suffers Security Breach Affecting $6.3 Billion in Assets, Nearly $3 Billion Frozen — The Hacker News, 2d ago
- Upwind Security Raises $400 Million at $3.8 Billion Valuation — SecurityWeek, 4d ago
- Binance hit by record $6.3 billion crypto hack, scrambles to freeze funds — The Record, 2d ago
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Attacker Relentlessly Scans for Credentials by Impersonating AI Bots
The threat actor lurked behind bots posing as agents from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and others to find exposed data.
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Digitate adds AI agents for patch planning, service desks, and SAP operations
Digitate has announced ignio Hummingbird, the latest release of its agentic AIOps platform. Hummingbird introduces AI agents that bring operational expertise to specific IT tasks, move from diagnosis through approved action and ve…
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345,000 email addresses stolen in cyberattack on Germany’s far-right party AfD
Over 345,000 unique email addresses were exposed in the September 2026 breach at German far-right political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Breach notification service Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) added the data to its databa…
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Swimlane connects custom detections to AI-led investigation and response
Swimlane has announced new capabilities in the Swimlane Turbine platform that allow security teams to run their own detection logic against large volumes of data and send resulting alerts directly into Swimlane AI SOC for investig…
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VikingCloud gives businesses a scorecard for AI governance readiness
VikingCloud has launched AI Governance Services, a new set of compliance and risk assessments that find the AI tools in use across a business, show where security controls fall short, and deliver a remediation plan to close the ga…
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InfraTrust report warns of exploited flaws in critical network infrastructure
Attackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities across critical network infrastructure, and PHP flaws known as "PHP2Shell" put the web management interfaces of firewalls, VPNs, application delivery controllers, and other applian…
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Upwind Security Raises $400 Million at $3.8 Billion Valuation
The massive funding round comes just days after reports emerged that Upwind had attracted acquisition interest from several companies, including Datadog The post Upwind Security Raises $400 Million at $3.8 Billion Valuation appear…
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The October inflection point for vibe game development
I've written before about how November 2025 was an inflection point for coding agents - the point where Opus 4.5 and GPT-5.1 crossed a tipping point that meant their respective coding agents became reliable daily drivers for softw…
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Even after PHP2Shell, blast radius matters more than a CVSS score
PHP2Shell shows how quickly attackers can exploit critical vulnerabilities, often before organizations have time to patch. Token Security explains why limiting the access of service accounts, API keys, and AI agents is just as imp…
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Chrome and Firefox Updates Patch Over 200 Vulnerabilities
The Chrome 156 update fixes 52 bugs, while Firefox 159 was rolled out with 167 security patches. The post Chrome and Firefox Updates Patch Over 200 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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Upwind secures $400 million to protect AI across endpoints, code, and cloud
Upwind Security has raised $400 million in Series C funding to expand its cloud and AI security platform, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $800 million. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round, with participation …
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How Rapid7 InsightGovCloud Supports BOD 22-01 Compliance
An introduction to CISA’s BOD 22-01 Issued nearly four years ago, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Binding Operational Directive 22-01 (BOD 22-01) has been adopted across both public and private sec…
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TLS Flaws Found in GoAhead Web Server Used in Hundreds of Millions of Devices
FoxIO disclosed three GoAhead TLS bugs that can let revoked certificates through or expose some encrypted sessions to eavesdroppers. The post TLS Flaws Found in GoAhead Web Server Used in Hundreds of Millions of Devices appeared f…
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Dan McCrum’s Backstory of Wirecard, Germany’s Biggest Post-War Fraud Scandal
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Oct. 28, 2026 – Listen to the Podcast Episode Award winning investigative reporter Dan McCrum joined the Financial Times in 2007. He has covere…
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Hackers Target Critical Oracle E-Business Suite RCE Flaw Days After Security Patch
Threat actors are beginning to probe for a newly patched critical vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), according to threat intelligence firm Defused Cyber. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-101767 (CVSS score: 9…
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Fake ChatGPT, Claude apps spread malware via signed AI binaries
Attackers are distributing malware through fake ChatGPT and Claude desktop applications, using legitimate, digitally signed executables from OpenAI and Anthropic to load malicious code onto victims’ Windows systems, according to C…
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Tailscale fixes SSH flaws allowing lateral movement within tailnets
Tailscale, the company behind the popular software-defined mesh networking and connectivity platform of the same name, has shipped fixes for several vulnerabilities, including some in Tailscale SSH that could let an attacker who a…
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Hackers now scanning systems for recently-patched Oracle flaw
Attackers have begun probing the Internet for systems unpatched against a recently disclosed critical Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) vulnerability. [...]
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Ukrainian ransomware hacker sentenced, $11 million reward offered for co-conspirator
A Ukrainian national who participated in ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, government entities, law firms, and other businesses was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison. Artem Stryzhak, 36, pleaded guilty in Decem…
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit PHP2Shell to Root Firewalls
The attackers chained PHP2Shell and Fragnesia exploits and hacked two servers of a US government-affiliated organization. The post China-Linked Hackers Exploit PHP2Shell to Root Firewalls appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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FBI seizes ‘bulletproof’ hosting site accused of facilitating child abuse, money laundering
The FBI seized the domain of a “bulletproof” hosting provider accused of facilitating a range of cybercrimes, including money laundering and the distribution of child sexual abuse material.
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Critical 16-Year-Old UEFI Flaw Can Run Code Before Secure Boot on Network-Booting Servers
A critical 16-year-old flaw in EDK II, the open-source code that most hardware makers use to build UEFI firmware, can allow an attacker to run code on a machine before its operating system loads, but only while the machine is boot…
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FBI seizes Virtualine, bulletproof hosting provider that promised to shield criminals from police
The FBI has seized virtualine.net, the domain of a bulletproof hosting provider that laundered money for its criminal customers and kept a forum trading in child sexual abuse material online despite repeated warnings from police a…
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Wazuh and AI for Enhanced SOC Workflows
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of this decade's defining technologies. From healthcare and finance to manufacturing and education, organizations increasingly rely on AI to automate repetitive tasks, uncover patterns h…
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Adobe Fixes 8 Critical Campaign Classic Flaws Allowing Code Execution and Security Bypass
Adobe has released patches to address multiple critical security flaws in Campaign Classic that, if successfully exploited, could result in arbitrary code execution, security feature bypass, and privilege escalation. The list of e…
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Towed in style – down the River Nile!
When I first visited stunning Luxor back in 2022 (on my first trip to Egypt), I heard that tourist boats ply the great Nile River on the Luxor Aswan route, and that it comes highly recommended for exploring firsthand. Just four (f…
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Studying Fraudulent North Korean IT Workers
Researchers set up a fake start-up company to study fraudulent North Korean IT workers.
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How the ClickFix tactic exploits trust, and what you can do about it
Social engineering appeals to people’s better nature, and cybercriminals know this. That’s why it’s still one of the most widely used attacker tactics. And one specific technique is becoming more and more widespread, according to …
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Long-Hidden Flaws Patched in EPICS Research Facility Control Software
Four EPICS Base flaws found by an autonomous system could let attackers crash processes at particle accelerators and fusion labs. The post Long-Hidden Flaws Patched in EPICS Research Facility Control Software appeared first on Sec…
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CISA warns of hackers now exploiting critical Node2Shell flaw
On Tuesday, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed that hackers have begun exploiting a critical Brotli vulnerability known as Node2Shell, Broccoli2Shell, and HTTP2Shell. [...]
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Nobody Trusts the Security Questionnaire. We Rely on It Anyway.
The process that gates nearly every B2B deal is a self-assessment the sender distrusts and the receiver accepts. There is finally a better basis for trust between companies. The post Nobody Trusts the Security Questionnaire. We Re…
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American Organizations Under Attack: Skyw4lker Device Code Phishing Campaign Exposed
Modern phishing campaigns can compromise American businesses without relying on traditional credential theft. Attackers can abuse legitimate cloud services, authentication mechanisms, and trusted business workflows to gain access …
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Data breach at Sony-owned internet provider compromises 2.6 million customer records
Attackers who broke into the So-net member database made off with personal information belonging to more than 2.58 million current and former customers, along with the email passwords of 54,401 users, Sony Network Communications h…
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Quoting Terk Terkowitz
If your work does not benefit from current AI tooling, that is a finding, not a failing. Document why, share it with your community of peers, bring it to your manager, and work to find solutions. An engineer who can explain where …
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Millions of security cameras at risk: DoS vulnerability in Intelbras devices
During our research, we discovered a denial-of-service vulnerability that could affect millions of Intelbras IP camera systems built on the platform platform of a popular Chinese manufacturer.
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Secrets Management Firm Infisical Valued at $600 Million After $40 Million Raise
The company will use the Series B funds to expand its platform for securing AI agents’ access to sensitive systems. The post Secrets Management Firm Infisical Valued at $600 Million After $40 Million Raise appeared first on Securi…
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Nefilim and Hive ransomware affiliate gets 70 months in prison
A Ukrainian national was sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, government entities, and high-revenue businesses worldwide between 2018 and 2021. [...]
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CISA updates ScubaGear and ScubaGoggles, and says Microsoft 365 checks get faster
CISA released ScubaGear v2.0 and ScubaGoggles v1.1.0, new versions of the open-source tools it publishes to check Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace settings against its security baselines. The agency calls ScubaGear v2.0 the most…
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ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History
ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.
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Hackers Start Probing Fresh Oracle EBS Vulnerability
CVE-2026-101767 is an unauthenticated SQL injection that can be exploited for remote code execution. The post Hackers Start Probing Fresh Oracle EBS Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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CISA Warns of Node2Shell Exploitation as Honeypots Log Attack Attempts
CISA added the Brotli flaw to its KEV catalog, and two honeypot operators logged attempts, including one that used a broken exploit. The post CISA Warns of Node2Shell Exploitation as Honeypots Log Attack Attempts appeared first on…
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Anthropic's Unreleased AI Model Chains Flaws Into Working Chrome, Safari, Windows and Linux Exploits
An unreleased Anthropic AI model found security flaws in Chrome, Safari, Android, Windows, and Linux and chained them into working proof-of-concept exploits, the company said in its latest report. The exploits were built in the la…
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FBI Seizes Virtualine Domain Over Alleged Criminal Hosting and Bitcoin Money Laundering
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the seizure of a domain associated with a bulletproof hosting provider (BPH) named Virtualine. The move was in response to the service being used to commit and facilitate p…
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Japan's GMO Offers $1 Million Bounty to Catch Hackers Behind FX Trading Cloud Breach
Japan's GMO Internet Group is offering up to $1 million in total for tips that help catch the attackers who breached its Onamae.com Desktop Cloud service, after refusing to pay an extortion demand. The reward program opened on Oct…
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Bellini Capital CISO on AI security governance and the limits of patching faster
In this Help Net Security interview, Brian Blakley, CISO at Bellini Capital, explains why AI makes finding vulnerabilities faster while fixing them still takes time. He argues that “patch faster” is not enough and that teams need …
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Tailscale Patches SSH Flaws That Could Let Hacked Devices Gain Root Access on Other Servers
Tailscale has released version 1.104.4 to fix flaws in its built-in SSH server that could let an attacker reach services and files on other servers that only the root user should be able to touch. The flaws are in how Tailscale SS…
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ShinyHunters-Exploited Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day Turns Out to Be Three Chained Flaws
The critical Oracle PeopleSoft bug that ShinyHunters has exploited since May is not one flaw but three chained together, the researchers who reported it said this week. Oracle patched all three under a single identifier, CVE-2026-…
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AbuseBox: Open-source monitor for blacklists, DNS, SSL and email records
AbuseBox is a free, open-source tool that checks IP addresses and domains against 60 DNS blacklists, pulls reputation scores from AbuseIPDB, inspects DNS, SSL and email-authentication records, and sends an alert when something cha…
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Third Serengeti Sweep Tops 1,400 Arrests as Investigations Mature
Interpol's annual Operation Serengeti, now on its third iteration, led to 1,462 arrests across 20 African countries and the US, recovering $105 million in stolen funds.
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Adobe Commerce PolyShell Attacks Breach Hundreds of Stores as Brotli Exploit Traffic Emerges
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added two vulnerabilities impacting Adobe Commerce and Magento, and Google's Brotli decoder library to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, …
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