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- Westcon-Comstor posts record US$3.37B first-half sales as APAC demand for AI, cloud and cyber accelerates — Reseller News (NZ), 3d 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, 3d 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, 3d ago
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WordPress Backdoor Rebuilds Itself After Cleanup Using Files, Database, and Shared Memory
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a WordPress compromise in which threat actors deployed multiple persistence mechanisms to ensure that the final payload kept returning without having to infect the site again. The backd…
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Hacker Conversations: Rob Juncker, a Knock at the Door and a Moral Compass
Rob Juncker is chief product and technology officer at Mimecast. Is he a hacker? “Unequivocally yes,” he says. The post Hacker Conversations: Rob Juncker, a Knock at the Door and a Moral Compass appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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The Day-One Hole in Zero Trust Architecture
Zero Trust can verify users once they are established, but onboarding creates a gap where organizations must decide who to trust before strong authentication exists. Specops explains why identity verification should begin before c…
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Preparing governments for an era of interconnected cyber risk
According to this year’s Microsoft Digital Defense Report, government agencies and services were the sector most impacted by cyber threats in 2026, accounting for 27% of observed activity, up from 17% in 2025. The post Preparing g…
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Insights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report
Read highlights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report, which reflects a security environment that continues to grow more interconnected. The post Insights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report appeared first on M…
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Preparing governments for an era of interconnected cyber risk
According to this year’s Microsoft Digital Defense Report, government agencies and services were the sector most impacted by cyber threats in 2026, accounting for 27% of observed activity, up from 17% in 2025. The post Preparing g…
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Insights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report
Read highlights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report, which reflects a security environment that continues to grow more interconnected. The post Insights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report appeared first on M…
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Huntress Tragic Quadrant: Top Cyber Threats Wrecking Businesses
The Huntress Tragic Quadrant ranks the cyber threats hitting businesses most, from RMM abuse to AiTM, ClickFix, using real SOC data.
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Pentagon breach exposes personal data of more than 3 million people
The Pentagon’s Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is notifying millions of people that hackers gained access to their personal data. The breach affects 2.76 million living individuals, a group that can include current and former …
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Ferry – Cross the… Zhujiang!
A pretty intense workweek is now behind me. Now for some catch-up with my texts and photos (for blogposts such as this one) – and some sleep! How wonderful it is to go for a ride on a nice ship across the seas and oceans. And even…
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Microsoft enables Windows settings backup by default for orgs
Microsoft announced that Windows settings backup and restore is now enabled by default on all Microsoft Entra-joined or Microsoft Entra hybrid-joined enterprise systems upgraded to Windows 11 26H2. [...]
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Connected Cars Are a Surveillance Platform
Researchers at Northeastern University, in collaboration with Consumer Reports , evaluated how much modern cars spy in their drivers: To determine this, CR dug through thousands of pages of automakers’ privacy policies and asked q…
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FBI tells ShinyHunters members to turn themselves in, after arrest of alleged leader
The FBI has a very simple message for the ShinyHunters gang: give yourselves up. On Tuesday, FBI cyber division assistant director Brett Leatherman released a video, thanking the Dutch police for arresting a 24-year-old man they b…
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ShinyHunters suspect arrested, and is now investigated over alleged murder plots
An alleged key figure in the ShinyHunters cybercrime group has been arrested in the Netherlands, and - in a sinister twist - the 24-year-old suspect is also being investigated for attempting to arrange two murders. Read more in my…
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Treasury Blacklists Most-Wanted ATM Malware Developer and His Network
The US government continues its crackdown on Tren de Aragua over its ATM jackpotting scheme. The post Treasury Blacklists Most-Wanted ATM Malware Developer and His Network appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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Some car apps are slipping owners’ data to big tech companies
The app that comes with your car may be sharing what it knows about you with some of the biggest tech companies. Northeastern University researchers tested 21 vehicles and 30 carmaker apps and found some sending vehicle identifica…
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Hackers stole Pentagon personnel records of over 3 million people
The Pentagon's Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is notifying millions of military service members that hackers stole their data after breaching the Pentagon's human resources management system in October 2025. [...]
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500,000 Active Credentials Left Exposed on GitHub
Roughly 200,000 of the credentials were exposed after GitHub enabled push protections by default. The post 500,000 Active Credentials Left Exposed on GitHub appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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The Secrets of the US Spyware King
In an exclusive interview with WIRED, Paragon Solutions CEO Andrew Boyd reveals the limits of the company’s promise to keep bad actors from abusing its powerful espionage tool.
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Metamask discloses security incident affecting its infrastructure
On Thursday, cryptocurrency wallet provider MetaMask has disclosed an ongoing infrastructure security incident affecting some of its infrastructure. [...]
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Quoting Matthew Green
[..] Put these pieces together and you have the two halves of a worm: a payload that hijacks the agent, and an agent that will carry the payload to the next agent. Agents in separately-isolated sandboxes discovered that they could…
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MetaMask Security Incident Prompts Exit of Affected Ethereum Validators
MetaMask on Thursday said it's responding to what it described as an "ongoing security incident" impacting part of its infrastructure. "We are actively addressing and remediating the issue internally, in coordination with external…
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Employment scam victims tripled at financial firms in 21 countries
Reported victims of employment scams more than tripled over the past 12 months at more than 370 banks and other financial institutions in 21 countries. The 258% rise outran every other scam type, while total reported scams across …
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Product showcase: Proton Drive end-to-end encrypted cloud storage
Proton Drive is an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage service for storing, synchronizing, backing up, and sharing files. It also includes Proton Docs and Proton Sheets, allowing users to create and collaborate on documents and spr…
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He Built This City
I visited the Museum of the City of New York today and got to see He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model , the 50 x27 feet model of the city built over a 21 year period from balsa wood and cardboard. It exceeded my already high ex…
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Attackers have been exploiting critical Zimbra flaw to steal emails
A simple email gives the attackers the ability to remotely inject OS commands.
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Russian state hackers use new RedFlick technique to push malware
The Russian state actor Star Blizzard has been using a new malware installation tactic dubbed "RedFlick" to deploy its signature CosmicPulse backdoor. [...]
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Automakers routinely share personally identifiable connected-car data with third parties, report says
A new study reveals fresh details about how drivers are exposed to a web of large corporations participating in the advertising ecosystem.
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After reports on suicide deaths, Pentagon puts Cyber Command on notice
An August 31 memo obtained by Recorded Future News shows that the Pentagon's assistant secretary for cyber policy made specific demands of U.S. Cyber Command leadership after reports of a cluster of suicide deaths.
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Over 543,000 valid credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories
More than 543,000 credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories were still valid in July despite the platform's security measures to prevent accidental leaks of sensitive data. [...]
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Defender Exclusion Abuse: How Attackers Hide Malware from MDAV
See how attackers like GootKit and WhisperGate abuse Windows Defender exclusions to hide malware from AV scans — and how Huntress detects it.
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Attackers Abuse MSP360 to Deploy ScreenConnect in Dual-RMM Phishing Attacks
Microsoft has warned of phishing campaigns distributing an installer for the MSP360 Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software under the guise of meeting invitations, PDF-themed lures, software update prompts, and other socia…
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National cyber director defends private-sector hacking program, urges focus on security basics
Letting businesses help the government deter cybercrime will benefit all Americans, Sean Cairncross said.
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Russia's Star Blizzard Ditches ClickFix to Widen Phishing Net
The APT actor is using a new tactic, dubbed RedFlick, against Ukrainian-linked targets such as NGOs, think tanks, and journalists to deploy its CosmicPulse backdoor.
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Higher education is under siege, and fragmented security is making it harder to respond
Higher education faces a difficult security equation. Universities hold large volumes of sensitive student, financial, health, and research data while supporting open networks, distributed users, legacy infrastructure, and increas…
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Microsoft to block Entra ID script injection attacks starting October
Microsoft has reminded customers that the Entra ID authentication system will get better protection against external script injection attacks starting next month. [...]
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Russian FSB-linked hackers scale up phishing attacks against Ukraine supporters
The Russian state-backed hacking group Star Blizzard has expanded its phishing operations this year, using a new technique that makes it easier to infect victims with malware.
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Know Your Enemy: Browser-Based Attack Techniques in 2026
Given that the browser is where business apps are accessed and used, it makes sense that attacks are happening there too. Most breaches today begin in a browser session. Often, they never leave it, with the entire attack chain fro…
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Conference in Guangzhou; then up its tower and, oh, the view!
The fall-2026 conference marathon is in full swing, and this is coming to you (not quite) live from our Russian++ partner conference in Guangzhou, China. It s all as per: ~100 key partners representing 90+ companies from 30+ citie…
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Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates
The move will be part of a major overhaul of the ecosystem for website authentication.
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Russian APT Star Blizzard Uses ‘RedFlick’ Infection Chain in Recent Attacks
The state-sponsored group has launched larger-scale phishing campaigns to deploy the CosmicPulse backdoor. The post Russian APT Star Blizzard Uses RedFlick Infection Chain in Recent Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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US-Focused CSuite Phishing Steals Microsoft 365 Sessions and Deploys RMM Tools for Remote Access
ANY.RUN researchers traced a US-focused CSuite phishing campaign across 351 sandbox analyses, with 51% of submissions coming from the United States. Technology, manufacturing, government, and consulting organizations showed the hi…
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ShinyHunters Defiant After FBI Calls on Members to Come Forward
In the wake of a suspected leader’s arrest, ShinyHunters says it never intended to publish data stolen from the FBI. The post ShinyHunters Defiant After FBI Calls on Members to Come Forward appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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China-nexus UAT-11587 targets government and policy organizations across Asia with Antino backdoor
Cisco Talos uncovered a cluster of activity we track as UAT-11587 targeting government and policy organizations across Asia, including in Taiwan, India, the Philippines, and Cambodia, to deliver a previously undocumented backdoor …
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WaterISAC reckons with range of threats after summer of cyberattacks
Internet-exposed tech, PLCs, outside integrators and inside protections are all factors the water sector’s information sharing and analysis center is watching. The post WaterISAC reckons with range of threats after summer of cyber…
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How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.
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Signal brings encrypted local backups to iOS and desktop, adds cross-platform restore
Signal users who switch from an Android phone to an iPhone, or the other way around, can take their message history with them, and backups can be restored on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows. The option is part of a set of b…
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OpenSSL Fixes High-Severity DTLS Flaw That Can Leak Heap Memory Unencrypted
A High-severity OpenSSL flaw can leak heap memory to the other side of a DTLS connection or crash the program, OpenSSL said on September 29 as it released fixes. DTLS, the TLS variant used for UDP traffic, resends a handshake mess…
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OWASP Noir: Open-source static analysis tool
OWASP Noir is an open-source static analysis tool that reads an application s source code and lists the endpoints it exposes: paths, HTTP methods, parameters, headers, and cookies, each tied to the file and line it came from. Here…
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Determined Attacker Uploads Malicious Webshells to Parks and Rec Management Platform Servers
Huntress SOC found a threat actor exploiting a file upload flaw in recreation management to breach 3 municipal servers and steal payment data.
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