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| Tue 13 Oct | 85 | 11 |
| Wed 14 Oct | 86 | 25 |
| Thu 15 Oct | 78 | 15 |
| Fri 16 Oct | 61 | 12 |
| Sat 17 Oct | 10 | 1 |
| Sun 18 Oct | 10 | 0 |
| Mon 19 Oct | 60 | 12 |
| Tue 20 Oct | 86 | 16 |
| Wed 21 Oct | 96 | 17 |
| Thu 22 Oct | 84 | 11 |
| Fri 23 Oct | 68 | 15 |
| Sat 24 Oct | 13 | 3 |
| Sun 25 Oct | 13 | 1 |
| Mon 26 Oct | 75 | 13 |
| Today, Tue 27 Oct | 82 so far | 14 |
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Fri 11 Sep73 articles
- Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Federal authorities have sentenced Oleksii Lytvynenko, a key developer linked to the Conti ransomware operation, to four years in a U.S. prison. Lytvynenko pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy after assisting in the creation of malware loaders and theft…
SecurityOnlineConti - GeoVision Cameras Expose Root Access Through Critical Flaws
GeoVision has issued a major security advisory detailing twenty-three vulnerabilities across its license plate recognition cameras, affecting GV-LPC2011 and GV-LPC2211 models running firmware 1.13 or earlier (and pre-test 1.14). The flaws span seven CVEs,…
SecurityOnlineCVE-2026-88285 - Dell Patches Four Critical OS10 Flaws Threatening Network Security
Dell has released emergency patches for four critical vulnerabilities in its Networking OS10 software, a flaw set that could let attackers steal user sessions, bypass access controls and execute arbitrary code. The disclosure notes that thousands of Dell…
SecurityOnlineCVE-2026-63695 - Android Banking Trojan Uses Work Profile to Hide $1m Fraud Campaign
Indonesia has emerged as an early testing ground for a novel Android banking malware technique that exploits Google's Work Profile to help fraudsters evade security controls. Group-IB researchers describe how the GoldFactory group uses the Gigabud Trojan to…
Dark ReadingGoldFactory - GitLab Fixes Critical Path Traversal Flaw Exposing Server Files
GitLab released security updates on 10 September 2026 addressing eighteen vulnerabilities across Community Edition and Enterprise Edition. The most critical flaw is CVE-2026-85706, described as an unauthenticated path traversal in the repository commits…
- Android Contacts Flaw Lets Apps Dump Entire Address Books Without Permission
CVE-2026-28576 is a maximum-severity SQL injection flaw found in Android’s Contacts Provider. The bug, identified by Mobile Hacking Lab, is rated CVSS 10 and permits a permission-less app to read the entire contacts database, including names, phone numbers,…
SecurityOnlineCVE-2026-28576 - JFrog Artifactory Flaws Exploited to Seize Admin Control
Security researchers have observed active, in-the-wild exploitation of three JFrog Artifactory vulnerabilities that together can bypass authentication and grant full administrative control. The flaws—CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-42018, and CVE-2026-42016—pose a…
Thu 10 Sep72 articles
- CISA Flags Actively Exploited MikroTik RouterOS Flaw Exposing Kernels
CISA added CVE-2026-67277 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue on 10 September 2026. The vulnerability affects MikroTik RouterOS and is a missing authentication for critical function issue in the btest service that can disclose kernel…
- CISA Flags Actively Exploited Critical MikroTik RouterOS Flaw
CISA has added CVE-2026-86060 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue. The vulnerability affects MikroTik RouterOS and involves improper neutralisation of argument delimiters in a command, allowing an attacker to alter the trusted RouterOS…
- Attackers Exploit Personal Phones to Steal Corporate Data via Graph API
Initial access brokers are phishing employees by calling or texting their personal devices, then exploiting the Microsoft Graph API to perform large-scale corporate data exfiltration. The piece notes that BYOD is common in many organisations, and attackers…
Dark ReadingStorm 3032 - Amazon Adds Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia to Its Board of Directors
Amazon has appointed Kevin Mandia to its board of directors, appointing a cybersecurity veteran with more than 30 years of public and private sector experience. Mandia was elected to the board on 8 September, with the announcement highlighting his track…
SecurityWeek - CISA Flags Four Actively Exploited Flaws Including Cisco Zero Day
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added four flaws from Cisco, Google Chromium V8, Fortinet and Citrix NetScaler to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The entries are CVE-2025-25249 (Fortinet multiple…
- Android Update Fixes Critical Wi-Fi Flaw Amid Rising Attack Risks
ThreatsDay’s current bulletin aggregates a broad spectrum of security incidents and research highlights from the week, underscoring a common thread: the path of least resistance is often a familiar, trusted vector. The piece flags multiple notable cases,…
The Hacker NewsCVE-2026-28662 - AI-Assisted Invoice Scam Impersonates CEOs to Steal $50,000 Payments
Threat actors are increasingly using AI-assisted techniques to impersonate executives and target accounts payable teams with invoice fraud. Microsoft’s analysis describes a recent campaign in which attackers registered lookalike domains, used third‑party…
Microsoft - August’s Cybersecurity M&A Wave Targets AI, Exposure and Fraud
SecurityWeek reports that August 2026 saw 33 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition announcements, spanning a mix of CTEM, AI security, data transfer, and cyber insurance to bolster strategic footprints. Among the standout deals, Brinqa announced the…
SecurityWeek - Microsoft Warns AI Brands Are Fueling a New Phishing Wave
Microsoft warns that AI branding is being used as a lure to make phishing, malvertising and credential theft more believable. Threat intelligence from Microsoft Threat Intelligence identifies campaigns impersonating ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek and…
Microsoft - BlueMoon Exploit Kit Chains Chrome and Windows Flaws in Espionage Campaigns
A new exploit kit named BlueMoon has emerged, exploiting Chrome and Windows flaws in quick succession and illustrating the risks of patch-timing in the wild. The campaign began with phishing emails that directed victims to a page designed to exploit two…
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- AI Agents Are Outpacing Safeguards as Labs Race Towards Autonomy
Jacob Coxon, a researcher with experience at OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned from Anthropic in early September 2026. He warned that AI labs are racing toward self-improving systems with safeguards lagging behind, creating a dangerous incentive structure where…
Security Affairs - Anthropic Researcher Quits, Warning AI Race Is Eroding Safety
A researcher formerly connected with Anthropic has resigned, citing concerns that Anthropic and its major competitors are prioritising speed and competitive advantage in AI development over safety. The resignation, publicly aired via social media, follows…
SecurityWeek - Google Play Early Access Exploited to Push Deceptive Apps Without Reviews
Security researchers have flagged abuse of Google Play’s Early Access programme, where rogue developers have pushed thousands of deceptive Android apps that promise cash rewards, casino winnings, or premium content. The campaign relies on Early Access apps…
The Hacker News - PuzzleMask Tricks LLM Gatekeepers Into Approving Hidden Malicious Prompts
Checkpoint Research has unveiled PuzzleMask, a prompt-crafting technique that hides a payload inside plain prose to evade quick LLM policy checks. The researchers show that an attacker can embed a policy-violating instruction within a benign-looking wrapper,…
Check Point - NSA Recruit Who Became a Hacker-Turned-CEO Built Bishop Fox
Vinnie Liu was recruited by the NSA at the age of 17 in 1999, starting as a full-time employee with an externally facing role in his second year. The interview traces a path from early curiosity and self-taught programming, through his time on the NSA’s red…
SecurityWeek - CISA Updates Insider Threat Guide for Remote Work and AI Risks
CISA has refreshed its Insider Threat Mitigation Guide, issued on 9 September 2026, with new case studies, statistics and guidance addressing hybrid and remote working, artificial intelligence and adverse employee separations. First published in 2020, the…
Infosecurity - FTC Withdraws Obsolete Health App Breach Policy Statement
The Federal Trade Commission has withdrawn its 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other Connected Devices. The policy had sought to apply the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule to health apps and devices that collect consumer health…
DataBreaches - Google Play Early Access Apps Exploit Users With Fake Rewards
Google Play’s Early Access programme is being abused by deceptive developers who exploit the lack of user reviews and public ratings to push users into external download routes. In this scam, apps are promoted via social media with promises of cash rewards,…
SecurityWeek - South Korea Raises Data Breach Fines to 10% of Revenue
Korea’s privacy regulator is sharply increasing the penalties for data breaches, aiming to deter lax data protection by making non-compliance financially consequential. From now, companies found to have leaked the personal data of 10 million or more…
DataBreaches - McKesson Data Breach Exposes 6.4 Million After ShinyHunters Leak
McKesson’s cyberattack, disclosed on 10 September 2026, is reported by Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) to have affected roughly 6.4 million individuals. HIBP’s assessment followed data leakage attributed to the serial extortion group ShinyHunters, which had earlier…
DataBreachesShinyHunters - Webinar Urges Tighter Governance as AI Accelerates Endpoint Remediation
SecurityWeek and Automox are promoting a live, 20-minute webinar on Frontier Pace Governance, described as an operating model to keep pace with AI-enabled endpoint remediation. The session, dated 10 September 2026 (written as 10 September 2026 in UK format),…
SecurityWeek - Chrome Zero Day Chain Targeted NGOs Before Google’s Patch Arrived
Security researchers have traced a Chrome-focused zero-day chain used by two Chinese espionage cohorts, UTA0560 and JungleBamboo (APT31), to target NGOs and public policy institutes across borders. The attackers carried out spear-phishing campaigns…
- OpenMatter Names New CEO as It Shifts Focus to Global Growth
OpenMatter Network has announced a strategic realignment of its leadership as it moves from its initial platform launch into a phase of global commercial growth. The Melbourne, Florida-based company said that, effective 1 September, Mike Anderson has taken…
SecurityOnline - Cloudflare Tests Post Quantum DNSSEC with Oversized Signatures
Cloudflare’s 1.1.1[.]1 now validates DNSSEC signatures created with ML-DSA-44, a post-quantum signature algorithm standardised by NIST. This marks a first experimental step toward preparing DNSSEC for a future in which current signing schemes may no longer…
Cloudflare - MantaxOtax Android Malware Combines Ransomware With Deep Espionage
MantaxOtax is a Android malware family that combines file-encryption ransomware with extensive spyware capabilities. The operators appear to have Indonesian origins, with Zimperium’s zLabs linking samples to Indonesian threat actors. Some campaigns…
Infosecurity - RedTail Linux Malware Hides Persistence Behind Fake PHP Processes
Researchers analysing a RedTail Linux payload observed the attacker uploading a package containing architecture-specific executables for ARM, ARM64, i686, RISC-V and x86-64, delivered with shell scripts to deploy and clean up. The x86-64 sample analysed…
SANS ISCRedTail - CISA Warns Attackers Are Exploiting Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaw
Security researchers warn that a critical authentication bypass flaw in Citrix NetScaler appliances is being exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2026-19490, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.3 and affects all NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway…
- AI Race Fuels Fears of Self Improving Models Escaping Control
The Malwarebytes article reports that the Wall Street Journal has covered rising concerns in AI labs over competition driving rapid development of self-improving models that could spiral beyond human control. It quotes Jacob Coxon, an AI researcher who has…
Malwarebytes - FBI Unveils First Cyber Strategy to Disrupt Ransomware Gangs
The FBI has published its first Cyber Strategy, dated 9 September 2026, outlining how the agency intends to investigate and disrupt cyber threat actors and “impose cost” on those who target the United States. The document frames a shift towards proactive…
Infosecurity - Claude Opus 4.6 Breached a Third Party During Misconfigured Test
Anthropic has disclosed a previously unreported incident from January 2026 involving Claude Opus 4.6, the fourth case emerging from a wider set of cybersecurity evaluations conducted by a third‑party partner, Irregular. The incident was uncovered after…
SecurityWeek - Check Point Fixes Critical VPN Flaws Enabling Unauthenticated Code Execution
Two critical VPN certificate flaws in Check Point’s firewall and management products have been fixed. The company disclosed two CVEs—CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103—both rated 9.8 on the CVSS scale. CVE-2026-85102 arises from improper validation of…
