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The latest cybersecurity news — data breaches, zero-days, ransomware, CVEs and threat intelligence. Aggregated from Krebs on Security, Bleeping Computer, The Hacker News and more.

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Dev.to Oct 16, 7:09 PM

Flash Loan Attack Vector Analysis: HTX

Flash Loan Attack Vector Analysis: HTX Target Protocol: HTX (TVL: $4146.4M) HTX – Flash‑Loan Attack‑Vector Technical Security & Audit Report Prepared by: [Yo...

Dev.to Oct 16, 7:05 PM

China's AI Export Draft Spares API Calls and Public Weights. Overseas Deploys Aren't

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Dev.to Oct 16, 7:01 PM

Prioritizing the six DolphinScheduler CVEs: severity, exposure and patch order

Prioritizing the six DolphinScheduler CVEs: severity, exposure and patch order The published ratings Apache rates one of the six flaws critical, two importan...

The Hacker News (Security) Oct 16, 5:48 PM

Researchers Demonstrate OpenBSD Root Exploit Chaining 37-Year-Old Shared-Memory Bug

A local privilege escalation exploit published today gains root on OpenBSD 7.9 by chaining a roughly 37-year-old integer overflow with a separate kernel flaw...

TechSpot Oct 16, 5:47 PM

Researchers say an ad platform could identify targets and install spyware through online ads, no click needed

A new investigation by Citizen Lab has uncovered a large-scale covert operation designed to install spyware through online advertising. Dubbed "AdFection" by...

ForexLive Oct 16, 5:31 PM

AI names fall as the Nasdaq comes under fresh pressure

The pressure is back on tech stocks today, led by CoreWeave once again.The market continues to smell a rat in the neocloud space and it's being joined by som...

Bleeping Computer Oct 16, 5:20 PM

Zero-click attacks used targeted ads to deliver Candiru spyware

Candiru spyware was delivered to devices at Al Jazeera Media Network via targeted online advertisements in a zero-click attack that required only rendering t...

Computerworld Oct 16, 5:00 PM

October Patch Tuesday: 1,408 CVEs, 1 exploited flaw and a SharePoint surprise

Microsoft’s October 2026 Patch Tuesday is the year’s largest release, with 1,408 CVEs requiring customer action, 72 of them rated critical. September, the pr...

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Computerworld Oct 16, 4:58 PM

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates: Keeping up with the latest fixes

Long before Taco Tuesday became part of the pop-culture vernacular, Tuesdays were synonymous with security — and for anyone in the tech world, they still are...

CNBC Oct 16, 4:27 PM

OpenAI Saudi national bugging case shows threat to U.S. leadership in AI: DNI Clayton

AI "amplifies" existing cybersecurity risks toward U.S. digital infrastructure, Clayton said on "Squawk Box."

CryptoSlate Oct 16, 3:20 PM

Microsoft exposes how USDT-funded phishing network targeted 75,000 organizations

Domain seizures and account shutdowns hit YAM Store and phishing-kit services, while reported asset freezes remain unquantified. Read the full story on Crypt...

Computerworld Oct 16, 3:14 PM

Xbow spent $40K on AI and cracked Google Chrome wide open

A chain of vulnerabilities in Google’s Chrome browser could have enabled researchers to take control of one billion Windows machines worldwide — and it cost ...

TechRadar Oct 16, 3:00 PM

Fake calendar invites hit thousands of businesses in Microsoft credential phishing campaign

Hundreds of thousands of spam emails are carrying .ics attachments or calendar invites.

Al Jazeera Oct 16, 2:12 PM

How Israeli firm’s ‘zero-click’ malware attack poses global security risk

A new ‘zero-click’ hack uses ads to target victims without any action needed on their part. 

Dark Reading Oct 16, 2:00 PM

When Your Ransomware Negotiator Works for the Other Side

The shocking arrest of a well-known ransomware negotiator reveals the critical need for vendor program oversight.

TechRadar Oct 16, 12:02 PM

IPVanish has launched its Black Friday VPN deals for 2026 — old lower prices on its new look plans

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Bleeping Computer Oct 16, 12:01 PM

Burger King Japan data breach exposes 11 million customer records

Burger King Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of global fast-food giant Burger King, disclosed a major data breach after attackers accessed a server containing ...

ForexLive Oct 16, 11:51 AM

investingLive European session wrap: Dollar slips as stocks steady and yields edge a little higher

Headlines:Gold shrugs off hot inflation data as market focus may be shifting to growth concernsHow have interest rate expectations changed after this week's ...

CoinDesk Oct 16, 10:24 AM

Scammer gets scammed in Ledger spy-chip exploit, loses almost $5 million in bitcoin

Chainalysis says a fraudster who tricked people through fake online jobs became one of the biggest victims of the compromised hardware wallets.

U.Today Oct 16, 10:05 AM

Ledger, Again: Another Attack, Another Phishing Wave: How Can Users Protect Themselves?

As Ledger is past the supply chain incident, scammers aren't giving up on opportunity to steal even more money from investors.

Mashable Oct 16, 7:00 AM

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The Hacker News (Security) Oct 16, 6:55 AM

China-Linked Hackers Exploited BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Take Over Remote Support Servers

The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as Armory Castle (previously UNC5221 or Warp Panda) exploited a newly disclosed security flaw in BeyondTrust Re...

Bleeping Computer Oct 16, 6:18 AM

BeyondTrust patches zero-day exploited in attacks since August

BeyondTrust warned customers on Thursday to patch a critical flaw in its Remote Support (RS) that has been exploited in zero-day attacks since late August. [...

The Hacker News (Security) Oct 16, 4:59 AM

PEERSTITCH Malware Deployed via FortiOS Flaw Bypasses Checks on Tagged VPN Sessions

A suspected advanced threat actor has been observed exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS to deliver a previously unreported memory-resident ARM64 m...

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Computerworld Oct 16, 1:04 AM

No click required: How the ad industry became a pipeline for mercenary spyware

That ad you just scrolled past on your phone but barely spared a look or click? It could be tracking your movements and collecting your data, without you hav...

SiliconANGLE Oct 15, 10:48 PM

Proofpoint agrees to buy data security company Varonis for $6.3B in cash

Months of speculation over the future of data security company Varonis Systems Inc. ended today when Thoma Bravo-owned cybersecurity firm Proofpoint Inc. agr...

Dark Reading Oct 15, 10:10 PM

SecTor 2026 Reveals a Rapidly Shifting Cybersecurity Landscape

The event closed in Toronto last week, with experts sharing critical perspectives on emerging risks, drawing record attendance and marking 22% growth.

Decrypt Oct 15, 9:46 PM

Google Says It Just Cracked One of Quantum Computing's Biggest Bottlenecks

Google's Willow chip cut errors 40x on the scarce “magic states” quantum computers burn through, a step toward smaller, useful machines—and toward ones that ...

Dark Reading Oct 15, 8:43 PM

AI Slop Isn't Just for Social Media; It's Ruining Cyberattacks, Too

Don't buy the hype! AI has been dumbing down cyberattacks, and serious threat actors are barely touching it.

Ars Technica Oct 15, 8:32 PM

Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware

The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads.

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