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Today’s cybersecurity news highlights significant vulnerabilities and trends. Microsoft’s October 2026 Patch Tuesday addressed a record 1,411 flaws, including three zero-day vulnerabilities, emphasizing the critical need for timely updates. Ivanti Connect Secure is under scrutiny for zero-day vulnerabilities that allow attackers to gain root access, with the U.S. CISA listing it as a known exploited vulnerability. Meanwhile, small AI models are raising alarms for their potential to self-replicate across IoT devices, posing new security risks. In retail, Ahold Delhaize is investigating a cyberattack that forced the company to disconnect systems, while recent attacks have also disrupted refrigeration systems in French supermarkets, leading to significant food waste. Additionally, vulnerabilities in Docker Hub and GitLab highlight ongoing risks in software supply chains, underscoring the importance of robust security measures across platforms.
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Discover the 9 most dangerous identity-based threats in 2026, from AI phishing attacks and deepfake authentication bypass to MFA fatigue and harvest-now-decrypt-later quantum threats. Learn why legacy authentication fails against each one and how phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication chang...
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added four vulnerabilities impacting SimpleHelp, Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server, and D-Link DIR-823X series routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.
The list of vulnera...
Discover the 13 hidden costs of password-based authentication, from $70-per-reset help desk overhead to SMS OTP fees and breach exposure. Includes a simple ROI worksheet formula to calculate your organization's annual password tax and build the business case for passwordless authentication
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Run a quick self-audit against 10 warning signs that your authentication stack has critical vulnerabilities. Each sign includes a diagnostic check, an explanation of why it's dangerous, and a concrete fix. Covers SMS OTP risk, bot detection gaps, session management failures, and more.
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Most phishing advice is written for the person staring at a suspicious email. This guide is for the other kind of victim: The website owner whose legitimate site has been quietly turned into the attacker’s weapon.
You didn’t send the message or build the fake login page. You just woke up to a browse...
Explore the 15 most expensive credential stuffing attacks of the decade. Learn the critical authentication lessons to protect your business from account takeover.
The post 15 Costliest Credential Stuffing Attack Examples of the Decade (and the Authentication Lessons They Teach) appeared first on Sec...
Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information disclosure. For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 147.0.7727.116-1~deb12u1.
CISA said a federal Cisco Firepower ASA device was infected with the FIRESTARTER backdoor in Sept 2025, and it survived security patches. CISA revealed that a U.S. federal civilian agency’s Cisco Firepower device running ASA software was compromised in September 2025 by the FIRESTARTER backdoor. The...
California lawmakers are fast-tracking A.B. 1709—a sweeping bill that would ban anyone under 16 from using social media and force every user, regardless of age, to verify their identity before accessing social platforms.
That means that under this bill, all Californians would be required to submit h...
Clinic students Emily Ko and Zoe Lee at the Technology Law and Policy Clinic at the NYU School of Law were the principal authors of this post.
Courts are not private forums for business disputes. They are public institutions, and their records belong to the public. But too often, courts forget that...
Home security giant ADT has confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion group threatened to leak stolen data unless a ransom is paid. [...]
Unit 42 analyzes npm supply chain evolution post-Shai Hulud. Discover wormable malware, CI/CD persistence, multi-stage attacks and more.
The post The npm Threat Landscape: Attack Surface and Mitigations appeared first on Unit 42.
Science news:
Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced genomes alongside global datasets. The research reveals that these bizarre, intelligent creatures likely originated deep in the ocean over 100 million years ago, su...
An April 30 deadline is looming to extend expiring Section 702 powers, and the newest legislation to re-up it is drawing fire from the left and right.
The post Latest spy power reauthorization bill leaves critics unimpressed appeared first on CyberScoop.
A side-channel attack that allows a fiber-optic cable to be used as a microphone.
Cybersecurity agencies in the U.S. and U.K. are warning about a custom malware called Firestarter persisting on Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall devices running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) or Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. [...]
Unit 42 research reports that TGR-STA-1030 remains an active threat, particularly in Central and South America.
The post TGR-STA-1030: New Activity in Central and South America appeared first on Unit 42.
Microsoft is rolling out Windows Update improvements that give users more control over how updates are installed while reducing disruption from frequent or poorly timed restarts. [...]
US House Republicans have introduced two major privacy proposals that would reshape how US companies collect, process, and retain consumer data: the SECURE Data Act for general consumer privacy and the GUARD Financial Data Act for financial institutions.
The bills would cre...
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking permission from the California city of San Clemente to install an Anduril Industries surveillance tower on a cliff that would allow for constant monitoring of entire coastal neighborhoods.Â
The proposed tower is Anduril's Sentry, part of the Autonomous...