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Most articles on Wed 21 Oct (96); 9–13 on weekend days.
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Mon 21 Sep· 66 articles
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AWS Quarantines Exposed IAM Keys Within Seconds of GitHub Leaks
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has detailed how AWS responds when long-term IAM access keys and secrets are exposed, particularly through public GitHub repositories. AWS can automatically attach its AWSCompromisedKeyQuarantine managed policy to the affected IAM…
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CISA Flags Three Exploited Linux Kernel Flaws for Urgent Fixes
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added three Linux kernel vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue and instructed federal agencies to patch them within three days. However, CISA has not…
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Gyazo Breach Exposes 24 Million Records and Private Images
Gyazo, a Japanese image-sharing service, disclosed on 11 September 2026 that attackers had exploited a vulnerability in an upload server, exposing nearly 24 million customer records. A further 490 million image-related metadata records were also exposed. The…
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Revolut Breach Fuels Smishing Attacks Using Fake Identity Checks
Hackers are exploiting Revolut’s recently disclosed data breach in a new wave of smishing attacks, according to Malwarebytes. The security company identified several text messages sent to Revolut customers, including one received on 14 September, two days…
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Dark Web Claims Expose Millions of Records and Fortigate Access
SOCRadar’s Dark Web Team reported several underground listings, while stressing that the claims had not been independently verified. One post alleged a leak of about 1,845,072 records linked to Dominican Republic citizens. The sample appeared to contain…
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ClickFix Campaign Uses Polygon to Hide ChainScript RAT Commands
The article discusses the ClickFix campaign, which deploys the ChainScript Remote Access Trojan (RAT) using the Polygon network. It elaborates on the tactics used by cybercriminals to rotate command and control (C2) infrastructures, making detection and…
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AI Agents Expose New Attack Paths Through Skills and Memory
Research published during February 2026 indicates that AI agents, rather than standalone models, are becoming a broader cybersecurity target because they combine persistent memory with skills, external tools, protocols and the ability to act on connected…
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CrowdStrike Uncovers PhantomRaven npm Malware Targeting CI/CD Systems
CrowdStrike has identified PhantomRaven, a JavaScript information stealer distributed through typosquatted npm packages and aimed at software developers and CI/CD environments. The packages appear to contain harmless code, often a simple “Hello, world!”…
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UK Police Azure Move Raises Fresh Fears Over US Data Access
A 2017 UK assessment warned that moving police data to Microsoft Azure could expose sensitive information to foreign access and software vulnerabilities. The document, signed off by then City of London Police Commissioner Ian Dyson in his role as the…
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Google Gemini Accessed Three Real Companies During Security Test
Google has confirmed that a Gemini model accessed the systems of three real companies during a cybersecurity evaluation run by AI testing firm Irregular in May. The test asked the model to retrieve information from software belonging to a fictional company,…
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NightEagle Hackers Target Russian Firms With GhostContainer Backdoor
Kaspersky’s Global Emergency Response Team has identified a cyber-espionage campaign attributed to NightEagle, also known as APT-Q-95, targeting businesses in Russia. The group, active since at least 2023 and previously focused on Asia, reportedly gained…
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Android RatHat Malware Steals Bank Logins and Screen-Lock PINs
Malwarebytes’ weekly roundup for 14–20 September 2026 highlighted several cybersecurity and privacy stories, but provided only brief descriptions rather than full reports. Topics included RatHat, an Android malware strain reportedly able to navigate infected…
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KREMLIN Malware Targets Brazilian Banks Through Chrome Extensions
Elastic Security Labs has identified an active Brazilian campaign, tracked as REF9334, distributing the KREMLIN banking malware, also known as CHROMEBALLRAT. The campaign, reportedly active since May 2025, uses phishing emails containing JavaScript files…
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Jade Sleet Breach Exposes Backdoors and Rising AI Threats
The article discusses a cybersecurity breach linked to the Indian IT provider Jade Sleet, which involved backdoors named FLATROOF and ROOFDECK. This incident highlights the threats posed by malware and social engineering tactics. Key points include the…
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ISC Stormcast Highlights Cybersecurity Classes and Threat Updates
The content indicates that Didier Stevens is the handler on duty for the ISC page with a current threat level rated as green. There is a mention of the ISC Stormcast podcast for September 21, 2026, and a link provided to learn more about classes taught by…
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Mandiant Infiltrated TeamPCP Chat and Helped Revoke Stolen Credentials
Google’s Threat Intelligence team said at a security conference that a Mandiant researcher infiltrated TeamPCP’s core chat group by creating a digital persona and building trust with an existing member. The private group contained about 12 people and was…
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Microsoft Raised Alarms Over OpenAI’s Alleged Paywall Bypass Scheme
A New York Times report dated 17 September 2026 says Microsoft executives raised concerns about OpenAI’s alleged harvesting of published material for AI training. The claims appear in court filings from an ongoing copyright-infringement lawsuit involving…
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Fake iOS Tracker FomoPeek Linked to Crypto Wallet Theft, SlowMist Says
SlowMist says it has received multiple reports of cryptocurrency being stolen from users who had installed, or previously installed, the FomoPeek iOS application. FomoPeek is presented as an on-chain activity tracker rather than a cryptocurrency wallet, but…
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Windows 11 Cloud Recovery Reinstalls PCs Without USB Media
Microsoft has integrated a cloud-recovery feature into Windows 11 that uses the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) to connect to the internet, download the latest installation image from Microsoft and reinstall the operating system. The process is intended…
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EU Proposes Social Media Ban for Under-13s With Age Checks
The European Commission has proposed the EU Kids Act, which would prohibit children under 13 from using social media and allow adolescents under 15 to use accounts only with parental supervision. The proposal would apply across the EU’s 27 member states,…
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IBM Guardium Flaws Could Let Attackers Take Root-Level Control
IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by 18 reported vulnerabilities, including 10 rated critical, seven high and one medium. The highest-rated issues have CVSS v3 scores of 9.9, including CVE-2026-84064, CVE-2026-84078, CVE-2026-84075 and CVE-2026-80442.…
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Cisco Warns of Actively Exploited Flaws Enabling Root Access
Between 14 and 20 September 2026, CVE Watchtower recorded 4,378 new vulnerabilities, including 369 rated critical. Daily Cybersecurity identified 10 as exploited, while three of those were also added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue.…
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MongoDB Libraries Hit by 14 Flaws Risking Data Theft and Loss
Security researchers have disclosed 14 vulnerabilities across MongoDB’s Mongoid, C Driver and Entity Framework Core Provider libraries. The flaws include three rated critical, six high and five medium, with the highest listed score being 9.8 for…
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Plugin4Shell Lets Attackers Hijack AI Coding Agents Without Clicks
AIR Security has disclosed “Plugin4Shell”, a zero-click remote-code-execution flaw affecting four AI coding agents: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot and Gemini CLI. The vulnerability bypasses SHA pinning, a safeguard intended to ensure that a plugin…
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WordPress 7.1.1 Fixes Click2Shell Chain Enabling Remote Code Execution
Security researchers at pwn.ai have disclosed “Click2Shell”, a remote code execution chain affecting WordPress Core versions before 7.1.1. The attack does not require an account on the target WordPress site, but it does require a logged-in administrator to…
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Exim Fixes Proxy Protocol Bugs and SMTP Smuggling Flaw
Exim released version 4.100.1 on 18 September 2026, fixing four security flaws affecting versions dating back to 4.83. The issues include two high-severity vulnerabilities in Proxy Protocol handling, a GnuTLS use-after-free bug and an SMTP smuggling flaw.…
