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Important BleepingComputer

2026-10-08 BleepingComputer

FakeGit malware campaign returns with 17,610 malicious GitHub repos

More than 17,000 fake repositories on GitHub are distributing the SmartLoader malware after the FakeGit campaign reactivated earlier this month to push the StealC infostealer. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-08 BleepingComputer

Cisco warns of critical flaws allowing Nexus switch takeover

Cisco released security advisories for five critical vulnerabilities in its NX-OS data center network operating system that could be exploited to run arbitrary code with root privileges on Nexus switches. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-08 BleepingComputer

OAuth grants pile up faster than you can review them. Here's how to keep up.

OAuth grants create data highways between SaaS apps, AI agents, and other tools. And, they are multiplying faster than any security team can review them. As the recent Klue breach showed, attackers are taking notice and exploiting forgotten OAuth grants to gain access to corporate data. This article covers why OAuth risks are so hard [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-08 BleepingComputer

Uranium crypto exchange hacker convicted for stealing $53 million

A Maryland man was found guilty of stealing more than $53 million after hacking the decentralized crypto exchange Uranium Finance twice in April 2021. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-08 BleepingComputer

Microsoft Teams to get support for third-party deepfake detection tools

Microsoft will soon introduce support for third-party deepfake detection solutions and impersonation protection in Teams meetings. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-08 BleepingComputer

ASOS links data breach to social engineering attack, credential theft

ASOS is sending updates to affected customers about the cybersecurity incident it suffered earlier this week, confirming that hackers accessed some personal data. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-08 BleepingComputer

Owner of Empire cybercrime market gets 40 years in prison

The co-creator of Empire Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces before its shutdown, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions from 2018 to 2020. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-08 BleepingComputer

Samsung Galaxy S26 hacked three more times at Pwn2Own Ireland

​​​On the second day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2026, security researchers collected $232,500 in cash awards after exploiting 45 unique zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-07 BleepingComputer

Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments

The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers for decryptors while claiming to use proprietary technology to recover encrypted data. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-10-07 BleepingComputer

FBI: Ongoing FortiBleed attacks lock out FortiGate VPN admins

The FBI is warning that FortiBleed attacks are still ongoing, targeting exposed Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and SSL VPN gateways and locking out legitimate administrators. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-07 BleepingComputer

Hackers hijack Google domains after breaching ccTLD registries

Hackers obtained unauthorized HTTPS certificates for several Google domains and hijacked domains in the country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) for Ghana, American Samoa, and Sierra Leone after compromising third-party operators and modifying authoritative DNS records. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-07 BleepingComputer

Microsoft Outlook to block MSIX attachments starting November

Microsoft announced that it will add .msix and .msixbundle attachments to the list of blocked attachments in Outlook Web and the new Outlook Windows client starting next month. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-10-07 BleepingComputer

PoeLLM malware infects exposed AI servers in cryptomining attacks

A cryptomining campaign targeting exposed AI services is using PoeLLM malware to turn compromised servers into scanners and exploit launchpads. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-07 BleepingComputer

Ransomware has a new target. Is your backup ready?

Ransomware groups are increasingly targeting backup infrastructure to eliminate recovery options and increase pressure on victims to pay. Kaseya explains why organizations need isolated, immutable, and regularly tested backups that attackers cannot easily reach. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical CVE-2026-21589 BleepingComputer

2026-10-07 BleepingComputer

Hackers exploit critical Atlassian flaw after public PoC release

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-21589) affecting multiple Atlassian product families, including Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket, is being exploited in attacks that do not require authentication. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-10-07 BleepingComputer

SonicWall warns of max severity SSRF flaw in SMA1000 gateways

SonicWall has released hotfixes to address a maximum-severity server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw in SMA1000 series appliances. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-07 BleepingComputer

Musician sent to prison for $10 million streaming fraud using AI bots

A North Carolina musician was sentenced to 18 months in prison for collecting more than $10 million in royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music in a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-07 BleepingComputer

Advantest confirms personal information stolen in ransomware attack

Advantest Corporation is notifying affected individuals that a ransomware attack earlier this year exposed their personally identifiable data. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-06 BleepingComputer

Ninja Forms plugin flaw exploited to hack WordPress sites

Hackers are exploiting stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in two unrelated WordPress plugins, Ninja Forms and WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce, to install backdoors and create rogue admin accounts. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-06 BleepingComputer

Hackers exploit 32 zero-days on first day of Pwn2Own Ireland

On the first day of the Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 competition, security researchers hacked the Samsung Galaxy S26 twice and earned $388,500 after exploiting 32 zero-days. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical CVE-2026-21589 BleepingComputer

2026-10-06 BleepingComputer

Atlassian warns of critical file-access flaw in Jira, Confluence

Atlassian is warning customers of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21589, that can be exploited for arbitrary file-access in multiple self-hosted Data Center products, including Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-10-06 BleepingComputer

ASOS confirms data breach after “HACKED” in-app notifications

UK fashion retailer ASOS confirmed a data breach Tuesday after hackers sent unauthorized push notifications through its mobile app while claiming to have stolen customer data from the company's Snowflake environment. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-06 BleepingComputer

Fake ChatGPT, Gemini Sites steal advertising accounts, MFA codes

A new campaign targeting ad account managers uses fake ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity sites that steal login credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes through browser-in-browser attacks. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-10-06 BleepingComputer

How to secure RMM software: 8 controls MSPs should test

RMM platforms give MSPs privileged access across customer environments, making their security controls critical to limiting risk. Acronis outlines eight controls MSPs should test when evaluating RMM software, from patching and privileged access to recovery and tenant isolation. [...]

Fix: Review advisory findings, isolate suspect endpoints, and verify threat signatures.

Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory