Cyber Attacks
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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Malware & Ransomware
Casbaneiro Trojan Targets Latin America With Conditional C2 Activation
August 2026 campaign uses geofencing and language checks to hide banking theft until victims visit targeted financial sites, evading sandbox analysis.
Malware & Ransomware
Qilin and Settra Ransomware Groups Exploit Palo Alto VPN Flaw
ReliaQuest confirms ransomware operators are actively abusing a high-severity authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks products to gain initial access.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Threat Intelligence
OpenAI Bans Russian and Iranian Influence Networks for Using ChatGPT
A new report details how two covert operations used generative AI to accelerate traditional disinformation campaigns targeting Western media outlets.
Malware & Ransomware
Flashpoint Report: CastleStealer Now Evades Chromium Encryption and Runs Remote Commands
New analysis shows the C# stealer has added remote execution, bypasses browser encryption, and uses encrypted TCP for data exfiltration.
Malware & Ransomware
Ransomware Tracker: N0N Group Leads 23 Leak-Site Claims in 24 Hours
Data desk analysis shows 23 unverified ransomware leak claims in a single day, with N0N accounting for more than half of the reported activity.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Threat Intelligence
Filigran Reveals Speaker Lineup for Debut THREAD Cybersecurity Event in Paris
Filigran has confirmed speakers from the FBI, Thales, Accenture and Centrica for its inaugural THREAD conference scheduled for October 15 in Paris.
Cyber Attacks
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.
Threat Intelligence
Ukrainian drones strike Yandex data center in Russia, disrupting cloud services
A drone attack on a Yandex facility in Sasovo caused a major fire, taking down cloud infrastructure and threatening two key AI supercomputers.
Cyber Attacks
Ubuntu Website and ISO Downloads Inoperable Amid Ongoing DDoS Attack
Canonical's Ubuntu resources are currently inaccessible due to a confirmed distributed denial of service attack targeting web and download services.
Cyber Attacks
WorkNest Secure Earns CREST STAR-FS Accreditation for Financial Red Teaming
WorkNest Secure has secured CREST STAR-FS accreditation, validating its capacity to conduct intelligence-led red team assessments for high-risk financial services organizations.
Cyber Attacks
Project Reclaimer Adds 128-Player Multiplayer and Forge Tools to Halo 3 on PC
A community-built launcher for Halo: The Master Chief Collection enables massive multiplayer matches, expanded modding, and dedicated servers for PC users.