> TODAY'S SUMMARY (13 articles)
Today's cyber news highlights significant threats and trends in the cybersecurity landscape. A major cyber heist at French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa resulted in fraudulent transactions amounting to $133 million, showcasing the risks posed by service provider vulnerabilities. Additionally, scammers are exploiting trusted brands through fake gift card schemes to harvest personal information, emphasizing the need for consumer vigilance. The rise in hacks targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices has raised alarms about critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, SonicWall has issued patches for multiple vulnerabilities, including a serious SSL-VPN authentication bypass flaw that has already been exploited. Lastly, sensitive credentials, such as passwords and API keys, have been found exposed in public GitHub repositories, highlighting the persistent issue of poor security practices among developers.
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Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
A bug in GoBalance, a tool many dark-web sites use to stay reachable during attacks, lets anyone work out the secret key that controls a site's .onion address using only public information, and then take that address over.
Searchlight Cyber, which disclosed the flaw on October 8, says an attacker w...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
In my last article, I described the SOC Triangle, the longstanding trade-off among quality, consistency and cost efficiency in security operations.
AI is starting to loosen that constraint by enabling certain kinds of work with greater depth and consistency, without req...
As AI adoption accelerates, ISACA is expanding its certification portfolio with a governance-focused credential designed to help professionals manage AI securely
SimpleLogin is an email alias service from Proton that forwards messages to an existing mailbox. Users create addresses for registrations, purchases, and correspondence, giving them control over where their primary email address is shared. The service is open source and supports self-hosting. Gettin...
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Intel NPU Driver;
- A...
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly perform Reverse
Map Table (RMP) checks when the IOMMU accessed certain host buffers. A
local attacker with hypervisor access could possibly use this to trigger an
out-of-bounds condition and compromise the integrity of SEV-SNP guest
memory....
Flax Typhoon and other APTs used MicroScan and FishHub to scan and hack US and foreign critical infrastructure.
The post US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Intel NPU Driver;
- A...
It was discovered that the i.MX clock driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle certain memory allocation failure conditions, leading to a
null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3114)
Several s...
Citrix has warned IT administrators to patch systems immediately against a new critical vulnerability affecting NetScaler ADC networking appliances and NetScaler Gateway secure remote access solutions. [...]
Three research teams broke into Google's Pixel 10 on October 8 at Pwn2Own Ireland, a hacking contest in Cork whose rules require every target to be fully patched. The contest pays researchers to show working exploits and passes the flaws to the vendors. One of the three Pixel exploits earned Ikotas...
OSS Scanner sends unreviewed, model-generated vulnerability reports to open source maintainers that opt in.
The post Anthropic Fast-Tracks AI Bug Reports to OSS Maintainers, Taps 11 Firms for OT Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Citrix has released patches for yet another critical security flaw impacting NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway that could result in remote code execution or denial-of-service (DoS) under certain conditions.
"CVE-2026-107406 is a memory overflow vulnerability that may lead to remote code execution...
Ten leading AI firms have committed to make data protection improvements following a call for evidence by the UK’s Information Commissioner's Office
CrowdStrike analyzes open directories left by an attacker who used the ARTEX AI pentest tool and LLMs to breach South Korean financial firms. CrowdStrike published a research on a campaign against South Korean financial organizations that ran from late September to early October 2026 and ended with...
In August 2026, the food and animal safety organisation Neogen was the target of a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion attempt. The group later published data it claimed had been obtained from Neogen. The data consisted largely of corporate contact records and included 436k unique email addresses f...