Cyber Attacks
French supermarket fridges heated to 50°C in cyberattack
Hackers reportedly raised temperatures in French retail refrigeration units, spoiling food stocks and impacting operations in the Netherlands.
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Attackers Remotely Hijack Supermarket Fridges in France, Raising Temperatures to 50°C
Cybercriminals reportedly altered cooling settings at major French chains, causing units to heat up and forcing the disposal of perishable goods.
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Canonical Confirms Second DDoS Attack Disrupted Ubuntu and Corporate Websites
Canonical confirmed on October 8 that its primary web properties faced a sustained distributed denial-of-service attack, marking the second such incident this year.
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Oleg Korniev Pleads Guilty in US for Leading YMCO Money Mule Network
A dual citizen admitted to running a scheme that recruited thousands of Americans to launder millions for cybercriminals.
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Researchers expose Unicode gaps in Chromium allowing convincing phishing lookalikes
Security experts found that specific Cyrillic characters bypass Chromium's display rules, enabling fake domains to appear as trusted brands without Punycode warnings.
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Russian Repair Expert Exposes Sophisticated Counterfeit RTX 4090 with Fake Die
A GPU technician revealed a high-effort scam involving a fake graphics card with dummy silicon and swapped memory chips sold for $350.
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Phishing emails now target AI assistants with hidden prompt injection instructions
Attackers embed concealed commands in emails to manipulate AI inbox summarizers into generating fraudulent to-do items for recipients.
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Bitdefender Finds Uninstallable Malware in Budget Android Phones
Bitdefender discovered the Midnight Mimosa campaign, which embeds persistent malware in the firmware of low-cost Android devices sold online.
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FBI Announces Third Arrest in ShinyHunters Probe as AI Finds New Bug
Federal agents expand crackdown on extortion crew while Anthropic's Mythos model uncovers a second exploited vulnerability that humans likely missed.
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Cisco Talos Tracks UAT-11985 Campaign Bypassing Google MFA via AI-Like Lures
Researchers identify a spear-phishing operation using AI-assisted event invitations to steal credentials from Taiwanese research affiliates by intercepting Google authentication sessions.
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Microsoft President Says AI Lacks Safety Rules That Govern Milk
Brad Smith told ITV that artificial intelligence faces fewer safety regulations than dairy products, hoping the UK will lead on policy.
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Japan orders cyber defense upgrades after wave of data leaks hits millions
Tokyo issues urgent instructions to ministries and companies following sophisticated attacks that exposed customer records at major firms.
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Half of CISOs Consider Quitting as AI Threats and Stress Surge in 2026 Survey
New data reveals 68% of security leaders report increased stress, with half considering leaving the profession due to complex AI-driven threats.
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Kerala Police signs three-year MoU with Cyble for cybercrime threat intelligence
The agreement integrates AI-driven threat data into the state's cyber operations to help investigators track illicit online criminal activity.
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UK NCSC Seeks Input on External Attack Surface Management Procurement Decisions
The UK National Cyber Security Centre is recruiting security leaders to share their experiences evaluating and adopting EASM solutions for upcoming research.
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Tabung Haji Restores Services After October 8 Cyberattack, Confirms Depositor Funds Safe
Malaysia’s pilgrimage savings agency resumed operations after security checks, confirming that all depositor funds remain secure following the incident.
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Seoul National University Reports 28 Hacking Incidents and Data Leaks Since 2021
SNU disclosed 28 cyberattacks and over 1,100 leaked personal records to lawmakers, with departmental systems facing the most frequent targeting.
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Midnight Mimosa Firmware Malware Infects MediaTek Android Phones at Factory
Bitdefender researchers found the malware embedded in device firmware, granting operators silent control over low-cost Android phones before users power them on.
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CEOs Rank Cyber-Enabled Fraud Above Ransomware in 2026 WEF Outlook
World Economic Forum data shows executive concern shifting from ransomware to industrialized fraud as AI accelerates cyber risk globally.
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US Agencies Link Integrity Technology Group to China-Backed Infrastructure Attacks
CISA, FBI, and NSA warn that a Chinese firm aids state-linked hackers in stealing data from critical sectors using botnets and scanning tools.
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Attackers Abuse Microsoft Power BI to Distribute ScreenConnect RMM Clients
Threat actors used trusted Microsoft infrastructure to deliver remote monitoring tools, establishing persistent access through sophisticated phishing lures.
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NVIDIA Patches DCGM Exporter Flaw CVE-2026-47483 Exposing GPU Servers to Resource Exhaustion
NVIDIA released a patch for a high-severity vulnerability in DCGM Exporter that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash GPU monitoring and disrupt AI workloads.
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FBI: FortiBleed Attackers Can Lock Victims Out of Their Own Firewalls
Investigators reveal that threat actors are deleting admin accounts to trap themselves inside compromised FortiGate devices while blocking legitimate users.
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Check Point Reports 48% Rise in Global Cyber Attacks for September 2026
Organizations faced an average of 2,803 weekly cyber attacks in September 2026, marking a significant surge from last year, according to Check Point Research data.