September, 2026 - Security Ticks

WordPress adds automated security checks to block risky plugin releases 2026-09-10 at 13:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec WordPress’ automated security review will now assess every plugin release before it is distributed through the WordPress.org update API. Releases considered a potential security risk will be blocked automatically. “A plugin can be secure today and introduce a vulnerability, […]

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Organizations Warned of Cisco Secure FMC Exploitation

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Organizations Warned of Cisco Secure FMC Exploitation 2026-09-10 at 13:06 By Eduard Kovacs Cisco and CISA have flagged exploitation of CVE-2026-20079, a vulnerability disclosed in March 2026. The post Organizations Warned of Cisco Secure FMC Exploitation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Hunter Biden’s meme coin crushed 4 out of 5 buyers while one mystery trader raked in $1M: ‘classic rug pull’

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Hunter Biden’s meme coin crushed 4 out of 5 buyers while one mystery trader raked in $1M: ‘classic rug pull’ 2026-09-10 at 13:00 By Ariel Zilber Four out of five people who bought into Hunter Biden’s new meme coin saw their investments go up in smoke during the cryptocurrency’s spectacular launch-day collapse This article is […]

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The Detection Gap: MITRE ATT&CK T1047

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The Detection Gap: MITRE ATT&CK T1047 2026-09-10 at 13:00 By Kirk Hasty MITRE ATT&CK Walkthrough: T1047 (Windows Management Instrumentation) This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

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Fake GTA 6 download delivers malware-packed bundle to impatient gamers

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Fake GTA 6 download delivers malware-packed bundle to impatient gamers 2026-09-10 at 12:51 By Sinisa Markovic Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) is still three months from release, but cybercriminals are not waiting for the launch date. Security firm Huntress found malware disguised as a leaked copy of the game, aimed at fans hoping to […]

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Apple is building photo verification for the people who need it most

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Apple is building photo verification for the people who need it most 2026-09-10 at 11:18 By Anamarija Pogorelec Apple has introduced Apple Reference Image, an opt-in feature designed to verify the authenticity of photos taken with iPhone 18 Pro models. Apple Reference Image provides users with an unalterable reference photo, visually confirming what the sensor […]

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Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon who quit AI role over fears of racing into extinction says people are ‘begging’ for regulation

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Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon who quit AI role over fears of racing into extinction says people are ‘begging’ for regulation 2026-09-10 at 10:22 By Fox News Jacob Coxon left his position at Anthropic over concerns AI companies aren’t acting responsibly. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original […]

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Cybercriminals are building phishing pages that exist only inside victims’ browsers

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Cybercriminals are building phishing pages that exist only inside victims’ browsers 2026-09-10 at 10:14 By Sinisa Markovic A phishing campaign routes victims through genuine Microsoft OAuth and Teams infrastructure before showing them a fake login page built entirely inside their own browser, according to researchers at Barracuda. “Instead of delivering a phishing page from a […]

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New ‘ShieldCrash’ Zero-Day Exploit Targets Microsoft Defender

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New ‘ShieldCrash’ Zero-Day Exploit Targets Microsoft Defender 2026-09-10 at 10:09 By Ionut Arghire The exploit provides full System privileges on Windows machines running the September 2026 patches. The post New ‘ShieldCrash’ Zero-Day Exploit Targets Microsoft Defender appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Fortinet Code Execution Flaw Exploited in PivotC2 RAT Attacks

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Fortinet Code Execution Flaw Exploited in PivotC2 RAT Attacks 2026-09-10 at 09:33 By Ionut Arghire The high-severity, unauthenticated vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-25249 was patched in January 2026. The post Fortinet Code Execution Flaw Exploited in PivotC2 RAT Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Product showcase: GitGuardian Honeytoken catches credential theft as it happens

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Product showcase: GitGuardian Honeytoken catches credential theft as it happens 2026-09-10 at 08:30 By Help Net Security Credential harvesting on developer machines has widened. Earlier infostealers worked from a short list of known targets, mostly browser stores and a few cloud credential paths. The families active now cast a much wider net. Shai-Hulud, for instance, […]

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AI adoption brings new security headaches for already stretched CISOs

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AI adoption brings new security headaches for already stretched CISOs 2026-09-10 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec CISOs are taking on AI governance without a matching increase in resources or expertise, adding to an already broad remit spanning data protection, identity, resilience and compliance, according to Proofpoint’s 2026 Voice of the CISO report. The Al mandate […]

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A new open standard locks AI weights to approved hardware

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A new open standard locks AI weights to approved hardware 2026-09-10 at 07:10 By Anamarija Pogorelec OPAQUE, a confidential computing company that runs AI workloads inside hardware-isolated environments so operators cannot inspect them, released an open standard that lets AI model builders decide when and where their weights can be decrypted once those weights leave […]

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US sanctions Xinbi scam marketplace, restrains $52M in crypto

Kevin Mandia joins the Amazon board with 30-plus years in cybersecurity

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Kevin Mandia joins the Amazon board with 30-plus years in cybersecurity 2026-09-10 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz Amazon elected Kevin Mandia to its Board of Directors on September 8. Mandia founded Mandiant and served as its CEO before Google acquired the firm in September 2022, and he has worked against cyber threats in the public […]

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Experts warn AI could kill us all — this is how an apocalyptic doomsday scenario could play out

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Experts warn AI could kill us all — this is how an apocalyptic doomsday scenario could play out 2026-09-10 at 01:56 By Rikki Schlott, Michael Kaplan AI is not yet going after humanity, but there are those who believe that it is a very near, very real, very scary possibility. This article is an excerpt […]

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Elon Musk threatens to sue over Alex Gibney’s controversial documentary as lawyer says flick reeks of bias

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Elon Musk threatens to sue over Alex Gibney’s controversial documentary as lawyer says flick reeks of bias 2026-09-10 at 01:30 By Ariel Zilber Elon Musk is threatening to sue over documentarian Alex Gibney’s new movie about him, saying the film’s insinuation that Musk influenced the 2024 election in President Trump’s favor reeks of defamation. This […]

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OpenSSL’s new alpha build speeds up post-quantum crypto

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OpenSSL’s new alpha build speeds up post-quantum crypto 2026-09-10 at 01:15 By Sinisa Markovic The OpenSSL project released the first alpha of OpenSSL 4.1.0, giving developers an early look at a version built for encrypted communication over unreliable connections and faster post-quantum cryptography. This marks the opening test build for a version still months from […]

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Four Spy Groups Used the Same Chrome and Windows Exploit Kit Within a Week

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Four Spy Groups Used the Same Chrome and Windows Exploit Kit Within a Week 2026-09-10 at 01:02 By Multiple espionage-motivated threat activity clusters have been found deploying a previously undocumented exploit kit called BlueMoon that chains together multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. The first in-the-wild use of BlueMoon has been attributed to […]

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