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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-14 BleepingComputer

FBI raids DPRK IT worker laptop farms in Texas, US nationals arrested

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has disrupted the Famous Chollima threat group's operations by arresting two suspects, charging 14 individuals, and seizing nearly 187 laptops used in North Korean remote IT worker schemes. [...]

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Important BleepingComputer

2026-10-14 BleepingComputer

Ledger asks sellers across Asia to halt sales after supply-chain attack

Ledger has asked resellers and distributors of its wallets in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Hong Kong to suspend device sales and remove products from shelves while it investigates device tampering. [...]

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Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-14 BleepingComputer

Cisco patches new Secure Email Gateway zero-day exploited in attacks

Cisco has patched another actively exploited zero-day flaw in its Secure Email Gateway (SEG) that lets remote unauthenticated attackers execute commands with root privileges. [...]

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-14 BleepingComputer

Microsoft fixes VPN issues caused by September Windows updates

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused Always On VPN connection issues after installing the September 2026 Windows 11 security updates. [...]

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-14 BleepingComputer

The Blind Spots of Agentic Pentesting and How to Close Them

AI-powered penetration testing can uncover complex attack paths, but safety restrictions and network limitations leave many assets and vulnerabilities untested. Picus Security explains how combining agentic pentesting with exposure validation and breach simulation can help close these gaps. [...]

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Important BleepingComputer

2026-10-14 BleepingComputer

Global takedown hits network behind 1 billion phishing messages

A massive cybercriminal ecosystem facilitating more than a billion malicious messages targeting over 75,000 organizations across 150 countries has been disrupted by law enforcement agencies and partners worldwide. [...]

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Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-14 BleepingComputer

CISA warns admins to immediately fix Ivanti flaw exploited as zero-day

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urged security teams to immediately patch an Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) flaw exploited in zero-day attacks since at least October 1st. [...]

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Important BleepingComputer

2026-10-14 BleepingComputer

Hirudo Android malware replaces banking apps to evade security checks

A new Android malware called Hirudo steals bank account credentials by replacing legitimate banking apps with modified versions that disable security checks. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-14 BleepingComputer

Microsoft: Recent Windows updates may trigger Remote Desktop failures

Microsoft has confirmed that non-admin users may be unable to connect to devices via Remote Desktop after installing recent Windows updates if the "Administrator protection" security feature is enabled. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly planting spy device in office

A Saudi OpenAI engineer has been arrested for allegedly planting a hidden recording device in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco offices to secretly record sensitive conversations. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Critical CVE-2026-39919 BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

Ghostscript flaw lets hackers hijack servers via PDF uploads

A critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-39919) in the Ghostscript interpreter and rendering engine could allow remote code execution through specially crafted PDF files. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

Anthropic warns self-replicating AI could spread to your smart devices

Anthropic is warning that small AI models could soon be able to self-replicate across consumer IoT devices, from Android TV boxes to smart ovens, creating distributed botnets capable of running AI workloads without relying on data centers. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

Microsoft October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 1,411 flaws, 3 zero-days

Today is Microsoft's October 2026 Patch Tuesday, with security updates addressing a record-breaking 1,411 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5126657 extended security update

Microsoft released the Windows 10 KB5126657 extended security update, which includes this month's record-breaking October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes and a few bug fixes and changes. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reached end of support

Microsoft announced today that devices running Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions have reached the end of support and will no longer receive monthly security and non-security preview updates. [...]

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

UK Housing Ombudsman Service investigates 'security incident'

The U.K. Housing Ombudsman Service is investigating a third-party IT security incident that impacted its case management system on Tuesday. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

Windows 11 KB5127648 & KB5126653 cumulative updates released

Microsoft has released the Patch Tuesday Windows 11 KB5127648 and KB5126653 cumulative updates for versions 26H2/25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs, and add new features. [...]

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Important BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

TFG London cyberattack disrupts systems at Hobbs and Whistles retailers

TFG London detected a cybersecurity incident that impacted IT systems used by the Phase Eight, Hobbs, and Whistles premium fashion brands. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

Ivanti warns of Connect Secure zero-day exploited in attacks

Ivanti urged customers on Tuesday to immediately patch an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in the Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) remote access gateway. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Important CVE-2026-105445 BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

Docker Hub flaw let attackers impersonate users, tamper with images

Docker has disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-105445) in Docker Hub that let attackers access another user's container repositories using a personal access token (PAT). [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Important BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

The MFA Gaps Attackers are Still Exploiting

Attackers continue exploiting gaps in MFA coverage, using stolen credentials to access VPNs, RDP, and Windows systems that still rely on passwords alone. Specops explains why protecting cloud applications isn't enough and how organizations can close these authentication gaps. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Important BleepingComputer

2026-10-13 BleepingComputer

SAP warns of maximum severity OAuth2 SSRF security flaw

SAP has addressed 20 security flaws across multiple products in its October 2026 security updates, including a maximum-severity vulnerability in the Cloud SDK for Python. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-12 BleepingComputer

Norway fines Microsoft ad firm $9.6 million over Grindr data sharing

Norway's Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) has fined Microsoft-owned advertising company Xandr NOK 92 million ($9.6M) for unlawfully processing and sharing sensitive data belonging to Grindr users in the country. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-12 BleepingComputer

Yandex confirms service outage as users lose access to cloud files

Russian cloud services provider Yandex announced that drone attacks damaged three of its data centers, forcing it to shut down two facilities and partially disable a third. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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