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Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Healthcare Cybersecurity

Security Week - Mon, 10/05/2026 - 6:42am

More than 730 cyber breaches affected over 270 million Americans last year, costing an average of $10 million per breach.

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Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan

Security Week - Mon, 10/05/2026 - 3:16am

Known as Rey, the suspect is reportedly helping the FBI identify and locate other members of the extortion group.

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Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day Hits Appliances Patched Days Earlier

Security Week - Mon, 10/05/2026 - 1:14am

Citrix has confirmed that a new zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2026-88779, emerged just days after two other exploited flaws were patched.

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Trump Names National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Lead a New Federal AI Task Force

Security Week - Sun, 10/04/2026 - 10:57am

The announcement comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White House last week.

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doxx.net Raises $38 Million to Prevent AI Agent-on-the-Internet Misadventures

Security Week - Sat, 10/03/2026 - 7:45am

doxx.net’s new ADN platform prevents agentic misadventure while the agent is operating under the user’s authority.

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Fortra Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in BoKS

Security Week - Sat, 10/03/2026 - 7:34am

The bugs could lead to authentication bypass, shell command execution, and memory corruption.

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In Other News: $15K iCloud Spoofing Bugs, AI Policy Experts Phished, Adblocker Spies on AI Chats

Security Week - Fri, 10/02/2026 - 10:30am

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Kiteworks patches over 100 vulnerabilities, Microsoft publishes 2026 Digital Defense Report, AI finds 24 Android app flaws.

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macOS Users Targeted by Fake Zoom Installer Carrying CloudSyncD Backdoor

Security Week - Fri, 10/02/2026 - 9:15am

The dropper “carries a complete universal Mach-O inside itself, roughly 756 KB in the development build, and extracts it at runtime.

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Crypto Scammers Hijack Microsoft’s Official X Account

Security Week - Fri, 10/02/2026 - 7:46am

Hackers used the account, which has 13 million followers, to amplify a Clippy-themed cryptocurrency account.

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In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US

Security Week - Fri, 10/02/2026 - 7:14am

Amir Barati, an alleged member of the Mabna Institute, was indicted for targeting universities, private organizations, and government entities in the US and abroad.

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Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks

Security Week - Fri, 10/02/2026 - 5:34am

The China-based hacking group has been exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities since July 2025.

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AI Agents Aimed SQL Injection at US and Canadian Government Sites

Security Week - Fri, 10/02/2026 - 4:38am

The attacks targeted the US Department of Education and Library and Archives Canada, and researchers linked some agents to OpenAI.

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Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action

Security Week - Fri, 10/02/2026 - 4:07am

CVE-2026-104286 is a critical-severity path traversal vulnerability that could allow attackers to write arbitrary files to the system.

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Zero Trust Creator Says Model Holds Firm Against AI-Assisted Attacks

Security Week - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 2:00pm

Fifteen years after coining the framework, John Kindervag insists zero trust still works in the AI era—if you get the implementation right.

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Osavul Lands $10 Million to Spot Hostile Intent Across Cyber, Physical Domains

Security Week - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 1:16pm

Hybrid risk intelligence company Osavul has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by 33N Ventures.

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Hacker Conversations: Rob Juncker, a Knock at the Door and a Moral Compass

Security Week - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 10:30am

Rob Juncker is chief product and technology officer at Mimecast. Is he a hacker? “Unequivocally yes,” he says.

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Enterprises Struggle to Prepare for AI and Quantum Threats, PwC Says

Security Week - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 10:30am

PwC’s survey found that only 22% of leaders would use fully autonomous AI for cyber defense, while just 21% are implementing quantum-resistant security measures.

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Police Shut Down KillSec Ransomware, Identify Alleged Teen Leader

Security Week - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 10:17am

Police took control of KillSec’s leak site and secured at least 110 terabytes of data stolen from victims.

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AI Has Changed Attack Speed, Not Security Fundamentals

Security Week - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 9:15am

As AI accelerates vulnerability discovery and exploitation, so-called virtual patching still comes down to defense-in-depth and strong application security fundamentals.

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Zimbra Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild Prior to Public Disclosure

Security Week - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 8:55am

Under certain conditions, CVE-2026-73570 can be exploited via specially crafted emails without user interaction.

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