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  1. Why I Go to the Dark Web Every Day

    CISO Mag · · Medium severity

    By Alex Holden, Chief Information Security Officer Hold Security For nearly two decades I made the Dark Web a place to be; however, I am a hacker nor a cyber threat actor. I am a cyber threat intelligence professional with a deep...

  2. BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts

    SecurityWeek · · Medium severity

    A cyber incident affecting contractor BAE Systems has knocked out the Bankruptcy Noticing Center, halting notices nationwide for a week. The post BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts appeared first on...

  3. Linux kernel gets a fix for a flaw that enabled attackers to escape VMs

    CSO Online Security · · Medium severity

    The Linux kernel’s networking stack was found vulnerable to a guest-to-host escape attack , in which an attacker operating inside a virtual machine (VM) could cross the isolation boundary and access the underlying host. Dubbed PwnEscape...

  4. Backdooring Open-Weight AI Models

    Schneier on Security · · Medium severity

    This is a problem: Any open model whose weights have been edited can carry a backdoor, whether it’s a task-specific fine-tune, a merged adapter or an abliterated build. We have abliterated models in the title because it’s the most...

  5. Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-Day

    SecurityWeek · · Critical severity

    Armory Castle exploited CVE-2026-102764 for initial access, deployed custom tools, and deleted logs and artifacts. The post Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek .

  6. OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a Crypto Wallet to Finish Tasks

    SecurityWeek · · Medium severity

    Left without funds for a coding task, an OpenAI model spent test crypto from a stranger’s wallet and left it out of its report. The post OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a Crypto Wallet to Finish Tasks appeared first on...

  7. F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities

    SecurityWeek · · Critical severity

    Successful exploitation of some of these issues could lead to remote code execution and full device takeover. The post F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek .

  8. Podatność w oprogramowaniu NordVPN

    CERT Polska · · Medium severity

    W oprogramowaniu NordVPN wykryto podatność typu Incorrect Authorization (CVE-2026-106030).

  9. Android adds AI-powered scam alerts, hangs up on bank impostors

    Help Net Security · · Medium severity

    Google’s new scam protections cover Google Messages and third-party messaging apps, with an enhanced protection mode, expanded scam alerts and safeguards against call-forwarding and screen-sharing scams. “With scams growing harder to...

  10. Malware evasion made easier with AI — but behavior still gives it away

    CSO Online Security · · Medium severity

    Fresh research suggests recent panic over AI-generated malware may be overblown. Last month Anthropic detailed how Russia-linked cyberespionage group Midnight Blizzard used Claude to rebuild malware each time security tools flagged its...

  11. OTX Threat: skynox7: Proxyjacking Edge Devices Into Residential Proxies

    AlienVault OTX · · Medium severity

    A malicious cyber actor conducted a proxyjacking campaign, compromising at least 143 network edge devices across 34 countries to force them into residential proxy networks. The attacker exploited vulnerabilities in D-Link ShareCenter...

  12. OTX Threat: ARMORY CASTLE Exploits BeyondTrust

    AlienVault OTX · · Critical severity

    On October 15, BeyondTrust disclosed CVE-2026-102764, a vulnerability affecting BeyondTrust Remote Support appliances that enables arbitrary file upload. Mandiant identified ARMORY CASTLE, a suspected PRC-nexus espionage actor,...

  13. OTX Threat: Variola: From ClickFix to a Modular Implant

    AlienVault OTX · · Medium severity

    Blackpoint's Adversary Pursuit Group traced a ClickFix intrusion to a previously unclassified modular Windows implant designated Variola. The malware establishes persistent host identity through encrypted storage, maintains...

  14. Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis

    SecurityWeek · · Medium severity

    The Thoma Bravo-owned Proofpoint will acquire Varonis in an all-cash transaction and Varonis will become a private company. The post Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis appeared first on SecurityWeek .

  15. WP2Shell Exploit Chain: Anatomy of a Sophisticated WordPress Attack

    Seqrite Blog · · Critical severity

    WP2Shell is a critical WordPress Core exploit chain disclosed in July 2026 that can enables pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable WordPress installations. The chain is particularly significant from a...

  16. Stolen AI API keys are paying for hackers’ autonomous scans

    Help Net Security · · Medium severity

    A seller on a restricted criminal forum is marketing an autonomous hacking tool that runs on stolen OpenAI, Anthropic and Google API keys, so the key’s owner pays for the scans. Bitsight’s threat intelligence team tracked the shift...

  17. DDoS attacks can knock services offline before links reach capacity

    Help Net Security · · Medium severity

    More than 9.1 million DDoS attacks were recorded globally between January and June 2026, an increase of nearly a quarter year over year, according to Netscout’s DDoS Threat Intelligence Report. Large attacks and distributed targeting...

  18. IMF Warns of the Real AI Threat: Debt

    Slashdot · · Medium severity

    "Along with the dangers of continuing cyberattacks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports that the threat of an AI market crash is putting the global markets at risk," writes Slashdot reader databasecowgirl, citing the IMF's...

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