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970,000 Medi-Cal Members Affected by Paradigm Healthcare Data Breach

Security Week - Tue, 10/20/2026 - 5:33am

Paradigm Healthcare Services detected an intrusion in October 2025, but it took nearly a year to start notifying affected individuals.

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Siemens Software Center Vulnerability Exploited in ClickFix Malware Attacks

Security Week - Mon, 10/19/2026 - 2:15pm

Attackers paired a genuine, signed copy of Siemens Software Center with malicious DLLs to infect Windows PCs via ClickFix lures.

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Drupal Warns of Fast Exploitation Risk for Critical Core RCE Flaw

Security Week - Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:47am

Critical flaws impact the Entity List and Field UI modules, and exploit paths exist with contributed modules.

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Rank Math PRO WordPress Plugin Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

Security Week - Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:20am

Hackers injected malware into Rank Math PRO version 3.0.123 packages distributed between October 15 and October 16.

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ConnectWise Suspends Cloud Services in Response to Cyberattack

Security Week - Mon, 10/19/2026 - 9:16am

The services remain unavailable as the company continues remediation and security validation.

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Plex2Shell Exploit Chain Weaponized Against Plex Servers Hours After Disclosure

Security Week - Mon, 10/19/2026 - 8:44am

Threat actors have been observed delivering cryptocurrency miners and proxy software.

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One Compromised Login Exposed Millions of California Students’ Records

Security Week - Mon, 10/19/2026 - 7:55am

Intruders used compromised credentials to access an ETS SFTP server, copying records of California students back to 2006.

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Exploited Fortinet Bug Linked to Stealthy FortiGate Implant in Telecom Hack

Security Week - Mon, 10/19/2026 - 7:13am

The persistent, stealthy FortiGate implant was deployed against a telecommunications organization.

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MITRE ATT&CK v20 Catalogs AI Abuse, MFA Bypass, Water Utility Attacks

Security Week - Mon, 10/19/2026 - 5:37am

Defenders get 15 new detection strategies, six for Enterprise and nine for ICS, backed by 38 analytics.

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Anthropic Acquires Confidential AI Startup Opaque Systems

Security Week - Mon, 10/19/2026 - 3:45am

Opaque Systems has developed technology that lets AI systems use sensitive data while keeping it protected by the underlying hardware.

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US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26% as AI Security Engineer Demand Soars

Security Week - Sun, 10/18/2026 - 7:00am

CyberSN’s Cybersecurity Jobs Report provides visibility into the US cybersecurity job market. It’s a mixed bag.

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Israeli Ad Firm Doubled as Candiru’s Zero-Click Spyware Delivery Channel

Security Week - Sat, 10/17/2026 - 7:00am

Israeli company Discover-Tech’s ads allow threat actors to fingerprint and track devices at scale and infect selected targets.

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In Other News: ICS-Sniper Attack, Hacking XWorm Malware Operators, $250k Chrome Exploit

Security Week - Fri, 10/16/2026 - 10:09am

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: BofA adds 1,000 patching contractors, KGB RAT pairs data theft with jump scares, and Langflow flaw under attack.

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BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts

Security Week - Fri, 10/16/2026 - 7:46am

A cyber incident affecting contractor BAE Systems has knocked out the Bankruptcy Noticing Center, halting notices nationwide for a week.

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Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-Day

Security Week - Fri, 10/16/2026 - 6:53am

Armory Castle exploited CVE-2026-102764 for initial access, deployed custom tools, and deleted logs and artifacts.

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OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a Crypto Wallet to Finish Tasks

Security Week - Fri, 10/16/2026 - 6:32am

Left without funds for a coding task, an OpenAI model spent test crypto from a stranger’s wallet and left it out of its report.

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F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities

Security Week - Fri, 10/16/2026 - 5:54am

Successful exploitation of some of these issues could lead to remote code execution and full device takeover.

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Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office

Security Week - Fri, 10/16/2026 - 3:55am

In addition to RCE flaws, Microsoft fixed multiple information disclosure bugs and a security bypass issue in Office.

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Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis

Security Week - Fri, 10/16/2026 - 3:12am

The Thoma Bravo-owned Proofpoint will acquire Varonis in an all-cash transaction and Varonis will become a private company.

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Context Is King in the Fight Against Modern Cyberattacks

Security Week - Thu, 10/15/2026 - 1:42pm

Contextual defense helps security teams connect the signals, anticipate what comes next, and stop threats before they escalate.

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