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Google Domains Impacted by Recent ccTLD Hijacks

Security Week - Fri, 10/09/2026 - 7:43am

Hackers hijacked the .gh, .sl, and .as ccTLDs and obtained HTTPS certificates for several Google domains.

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Unpatched AhsayCBS Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild

Security Week - Fri, 10/09/2026 - 6:23am

The flaws, CVE-2026-105133 and CVE-2026-105134, allow attackers to bypass authentication and inject OS commands.

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Pre-Baked Firmware Malware Hits Budget Android Devices in 150+ Countries

Security Week - Fri, 10/09/2026 - 5:55am

Midnight Mimosa is the name given to a malware campaign primarily running preinstalled on low-cost Android devices.

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US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools

Security Week - Fri, 10/09/2026 - 4:36am

Flax Typhoon and other APTs used MicroScan and FishHub to scan and hack US and foreign critical infrastructure.

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Anthropic Fast-Tracks AI Bug Reports to OSS Maintainers, Taps 11 Firms for OT Security

Security Week - Fri, 10/09/2026 - 4:19am

OSS Scanner sends unreviewed, model-generated vulnerability reports to open source maintainers that opt in.

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Citrix Urges Immediate Patching of Critical NetScaler Vulnerability

Security Week - Fri, 10/09/2026 - 2:53am

The security defect, tracked as CVE-2026-107406, could lead to remote code execution or denial-of-service.

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Google Pixel 10 Exploits Earned Hackers $560,000 at Pwn2Own

Security Week - Fri, 10/09/2026 - 2:39am

$1.2 million was paid out at Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 for exploits targeting phones, printers, smart speakers, smart home hubs, and AI infrastructure and coding tools.

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Formula Predicts When AI Chatbots Are at Risk of Turning Bad

Security Week - Fri, 10/09/2026 - 12:12am

Researchers from George Washington University have published a paper examining whether the time and cause of AI going rogue can be predicted.

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Cisco Patches a Dozen Critical Vulnerabilities

Security Week - Thu, 10/08/2026 - 11:28am

The security defects could lead to unauthorized access, information leaks, privilege escalation, DoS attacks, and remote code execution.

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Security Awareness Training Isn’t Dead, but It Needs a Rethink

Security Week - Thu, 10/08/2026 - 10:30am

All enterprises conduct security awareness training for their employees. But whether this has tangible benefits is debatable.

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Attackers Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerability Within Hours of PoC Publication

Security Week - Thu, 10/08/2026 - 10:04am

Threat actors have started targeting CVE-2026-21589, a critical vulnerability in Atlassian’s self-hosted Data Center products.

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US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward

Security Week - Thu, 10/08/2026 - 8:46am

Zhang Yu was charged alongside Xu Zewei, who was extradited from Italy to the US in April 2026.

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SonicWall and Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities

Security Week - Thu, 10/08/2026 - 8:37am

Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities could allow attackers to bypass authentication, execute arbitrary code, and elevate their privileges.

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Rein Security Raises $25 Million to Guard AI Agents at Runtime

Security Week - Thu, 10/08/2026 - 7:11am

The cybersecurity startup will invest in product innovation, agentic research, and employee base expansion.

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TP-Link Faces State Lawsuits and New Scrutiny Over ISP Router Flaws

Security Week - Thu, 10/08/2026 - 6:24am

SEC Consult has published technical details on vulnerabilities mentioned in a complaint filed by several US states.

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Fake Decryption Tools Masked $11M Markup in Ransomware Recovery Scheme

Security Week - Thu, 10/08/2026 - 5:27am

Zohar Pinhasi was paying ransoms to obtain decryption keys and then charging victims substantially more for remediation.

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Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million

Security Week - Thu, 10/08/2026 - 4:23am

The figure is far higher than the counts that surfaced in earlier filings and patient notifications.

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FortiBleed Attackers Locking Victims Out of Fortinet Devices

Security Week - Thu, 10/08/2026 - 3:52am

Attackers are creating new accounts and deleting existing ones and passwords to prevent legitimate access.

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Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts

Security Week - Wed, 10/07/2026 - 10:15am

Southern Company is notifying customers that their utility account information was accessed by hackers.

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Qilin Ransomware Suspect Arrested in Japan, Extradited to Germany

Security Week - Wed, 10/07/2026 - 9:47am

The individual was detained in May and has been extradited to Germany to face hacking charges.

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