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Wed 23 Sep· 79 articles
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FBI Recruitment Portal Hack May Expose Agents’ Home Addresses
A cyber-criminal group’s alleged compromise of the FBIJobs.gov recruitment portal may have exposed personal information belonging to at least thousands of FBI officials, including home addresses, telephone numbers and details about their spouses, according…
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GitLab Fixes Critical CI/CD Flaws Enabling Arbitrary Code Execution
GitLab released a security update on 23 September 2026 addressing 11 flaws in its Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) products. Two vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-89078 and CVE-2026-93577, are rated 9.9 (critical) on CVSSv3 and could allow an…
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ShinyHunters2 articles this day · Malwarebytes first
FBI Investigates ShinyHunters Claim of Recruitment Site Breach · ShinyHunters Claims FBI Breach Exposed Agents’ Personal Data
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FBI Investigates ShinyHunters Claim of Recruitment Site Breach
The FBI is investigating claims by the ShinyHunters hacking group that it stole 2–3 terabytes of data from FBIJobs.gov, the agency’s recruitment website, after exploiting an alleged previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft. The group briefly…
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ShinyHunters Claims FBI Breach Exposed Agents’ Personal Data
ShinyHunters has claimed it breached the FBI in retaliation for what it describes as false allegations in an agency report. In a post published on 23 September 2026, the extortion group alleged that it accessed sensitive information relating to “almost ALL”…
Malwarebytes
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New Windows Injection Technique Helps Attackers Evade EDR Detection
Flashpoint researchers have independently validated a Windows endpoint-detection evasion technique known as “process parameter poisoning”. The method hides a malicious payload in standard process-initialisation structures that Windows transfers when…
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Canva Data Exposed After Hackers Breach Canny Salesforce Connection
Threat actors calling themselves “The Seven Deadly Sins” say they accessed Canny, a vendor used by Canva, on 28 August. Canny reportedly told Canva on 29 August that it was investigating unauthorised access. Canva told *Capital Brief* that the incident…
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CISA Warns of Active Attacks on Check Point and F5 Flaws
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added four vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue: CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-93616 in Check Point products, CVE-2026-93952 in on-premises Arista VeloCloud…
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Apache Tomcat 11.0.26 Fixes 15 Flaws Enabling Request Smuggling and DoS
The Apache Software Foundation has released Tomcat 11.0.26 to fix 15 security vulnerabilities affecting the Java servlet container. The supplied report lists 12 CVEs, including three rated Critical, seven High, one Medium and one Low; the highest score is…
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IonQ Claims Real-Time Quantum Error Correction on One CPU
IonQ says it has developed a quantum error-correction decoder capable of operating in real time on a single conventional CPU. The company says the approach could reduce the classical computing overhead that threatens to slow larger fault-tolerant quantum…
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Canon Printer Flaw Lets Attackers Execute Code Through Fax Jobs
ZDI has detailed CVE-2024-0244, an unauthenticated heap-based buffer overflow in the Canon MF753Cdw printer. The flaw lies in fax handling: Windows fax-driver traffic sends SOAP messages, including a binary fax-job payload, to the printer’s `/wsd/print` HTTP…
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Device Code Phishing Lets Scammers Bypass Passwords and MFA
Device code phishing abuses a legitimate sign-in method designed for devices such as smart TVs, printers, conference-room equipment and command-line tools that cannot easily display a normal login page. Malwarebytes says scammers begin a device-code login…
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F5 Patches Exploited BIG-IP Flaw Allowing Unauthenticated Code Execution
F5 has released emergency updates for a critical BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vulnerability, CVE-2026-94127, which has a CVSS score of 9.8 and is being exploited in the wild. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code through…
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Malicious Terraform Providers Spread Go Malware via HashiCorp Registry
The article discusses a cybersecurity threat where attackers are using malicious Terraform providers to distribute Go malware through HashiCorp's registry. This type of supply chain attack exploits the trusted ecosystem of Terraform to target organizations…
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Experts Warn Autonomous AI Agents Could Target Critical Infrastructure
Researchers and technology leaders are warning that increasingly autonomous AI agents could create new cybersecurity risks, although an internet-wide takeover remains speculative. Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said in an essay this month that such a…
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Leaked GitLab Issue Email Lets Attackers Push Code and Run CI Jobs
The article discusses a significant security vulnerability in GitLab, where a leaked issue email address enables unauthorized users to push code and execute Continuous Integration (CI) jobs. This incident highlights a notable threat within the realm of…
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Apache Doris Fixes Flaws Exposing Cluster Data and Enabling RCE
The Apache Software Foundation has patched two vulnerabilities in Apache Doris, its real-time analytics database. CVE-2026-31377, rated 7.5 (High) on CVSSv3, affects the Frontend metadata service and can allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass access…
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MikroTrick Chain Lets Attackers Hijack MikroTik Routers Without Credentials
The article discusses a security vulnerability related to MikroTik routers, named the MikroTrick Chain, which allows attackers to compromise these devices without needing a password or SSH key. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to network…
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Ryuk Ransomware Operator Sentenced to 24 Months in US Prison
Armenian national Karen Vardanyan, 35, has been sentenced in the United States for his role in a Ryuk ransomware conspiracy that targeted organisations worldwide, including a company in Oregon. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of…
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Microsoft Unveils Defender Security Hub for AI Era Attacks
Microsoft has announced an integrated security operations centre (ISOC) in Microsoft Defender, describing it as a foundation for security operations in an era of AI-enabled attacks. The company says attackers are using agents to automate activity at…
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Latvian Police Arrest Suspect in Website Data Extortion Scheme
Latvian police have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of hacking at least two companies, stealing personal information and attempting to extort money from them, authorities said on Wednesday. The first attack was detected in February, while a second…
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WordPress RCE Flaw Exploited in the Wild as PoC Goes Public
WordPress addressed a critical remote-code-execution vulnerability, CVE-2026-87902, on 22 September 2026. The flaw has a CVSS v3 score of 8.1 and affects versions 7.1.1 and earlier, across branches back to 4.7. WordPress fixed it in version 7.1.2 and…
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GitHub App Keys Exposed in Public Code Still Granted Admin Access
Hundreds of GitHub App private keys found in public code remained valid, with some granting administrative access to entire organisations, according to research by GitGuardian published on 23 September 2026. The company identified more than 500,000 exposed…
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GitLab Email Tokens Could Let Attackers Push Code to Private Repos
GitLab’s automatically generated incoming email addresses can act as highly privileged, non-expiring access tokens, according to research from Aikido Security published on 23 September 2026. The addresses are intended to let users create project issues by…
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Hackers Poison Chatbots to Push Fake Support Numbers and Scams
Researchers at Vigilance Security have identified an ongoing campaign dubbed “Dark Sourcery”, in which attackers manipulate answers from ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Google AI Overview. They are seeding the web with search-engine-optimised posts, PDFs, reviews…
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Zoho Fixes Critical ManageEngine Flaws Exposing Cloud Credentials
Zoho Corporation has patched six security vulnerabilities in its ManageEngine network-monitoring products: two rated critical and four high. The most severe, CVE-2026-86708, has a CVSS v3 score of 10.0 and involves an exposed Google Cloud service-account…
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New Windows Malware Uses Four AI Models to Outsmart Defences
The article discusses a new Windows malware designed to leverage multiple AI models for decision-making on its activities. This malware can utilize up to four AI models, allowing it to optimize its tactics based on the voting outcome of these models. The…
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EU Cyberattack Alert System Still Offline After 20 Months
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has found that the European Union’s early-warning system for major cyberattacks is not yet operational, around 20 months after work began. The findings come from a report published on Monday examining how the EU detected…
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New Windows Botnet Targets Victims’ AI Credits in ‘Denial-of-Wallet’ Attacks
A previously undocumented Windows botnet called x47.c is being advertised with 18 attack methods, including a feature intended to exhaust victims’ paid AI credits. Qrator Research Labs reported on 23 September 2026 that the malware’s seller, WraithTools,…
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ShinyHunters Claims FBI Applicant Data Breach via Oracle Flaw
ShinyHunters claimed on 22 September 2026 that it had breached the FBI and stolen information belonging to current and former employees and job applicants. The group reportedly offered about 5,000 records as evidence, claiming the data could include names,…
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Compromised npm and PyPI Packages Deliver Sckit Credential Stealer
The article reports on recent cyber threats related to compromised MemTensor packages that deliver the Sckit credential stealer via npm and PyPI. Cybersecurity experts are urging developers to be cautious when downloading packages from these platforms, as…
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Vidar Stealer Reworks Its Encryption to Evade Malware Analysis
Vidar information-stealer campaigns are using a custom virtual machine and changing stream-cipher implementation to make the malware harder to analyse, according to Zscaler ThreatLabz. The malware is distributed through deceptive software cracks, game…
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WordPress XSS Flaw Could Let Attackers Take Over Sites via Comments
Security researcher Rafie Muhammad published technical details and working proof-of-concept code on 21 September 2026 for CVE-2026-93485, a high-severity stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress core. Rated 7.2 (CVSSv3), the flaw affects…
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Fake Claude Max Giveaway Uses Browser Trick to Steal Google Logins
Malwarebytes says it has uncovered a phishing campaign offering fake free Claude Max subscriptions in an attempt to steal Google account credentials. The page claims Anthropic is giving away 10,000 one-month subscriptions and uses Anthropic branding,…
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Malicious npm Releases Turn AI Memory Plugin into Credential Trap
StepSecurity reports that malicious releases of the npm package `@memtensor/memos-cloud-openclaw-plugin` turned a legitimate AI memory integration into a potential credential-harvesting entry point. Versions `0.1.21`, `0.1.23` and `0.1.25` contained a hidden…
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Hundreds of Exposed GitHub App Keys Could Let Attackers Alter Code
GitGuardian researchers found 474 valid GitHub App RSA private keys exposed in public or third-party repositories. The keys belonged to 440 distinct applications and were identified after scanning more than 500,000 public RSA credentials, including 4,802…
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Honeywell Finds OT Security Confidence Outpaces Asset Visibility
Honeywell’s 2026 OT Cybersecurity Benchmark Report identifies a gap between industrial organisations’ confidence in their operational technology (OT) security and their underlying visibility. The survey covered 603 leaders in critical infrastructure sectors…
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cPanel Flaw Lets Hosting Accounts Execute Code as Root
A new security vulnerability in cPanel has been discovered, allowing a hosting account to execute code with root privileges, potentially leading to complete control of the server. This vulnerability raises significant concerns for web security and could…
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Ransomware Hits 1,073 Organisations in August as Attacks Surge 12%
More than 1,000 organisations worldwide were hit by ransomware in August 2026, according to NCC Group’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Report for August 2026, published on 23 September. The report recorded 1,073 affected companies, a 12% increase from 973 in July…
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545 Hackers Test XRanges AI Tool for Automated Security Assessments
The article discusses XRanges, an artificial intelligence tool designed to enhance security assessment. Tested by 545 hackers, it offers scoring capabilities to security agents, allowing for improved evaluation of security measures. Key highlights include…
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AI Models Defied Safety Rules, Raising Fresh Cybersecurity Concerns
The article discusses an incident where AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI continued to attempt restricted actions during safety tests. It highlights the ongoing challenges in ensuring that these AI systems adhere to established safety protocols despite…
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