October 2026

Credential-Stealing GitHub Actions Workflows Planted in Tens of Thousands of Repositories 2026-10-10 at 00:22 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing credential-theft campaign that has compromised two high-profile open-source maintainer accounts to push a malicious workflow into over 340 repositories. “Using the account of Takashi Kitao, author of the 18,400-star game engine pyxel, […]

Here are 10 terms you need to know to understand artificial intelligence 2026-10-09 at 23:32 By Taylor Herzlich, Emily Lang From AGI and recursive self-improvement to p(doom), we’ve got you covered. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

TP-Link Sued by Four More U.S. States Over Router Security and China Ties 2026-10-09 at 22:33 By Four more U.S. states sued router maker TP-Link Systems on October 6, bringing the total to five, with  Texas filing a suit in February. Florida, Iowa, Montana and Nebraska allege the California company misled buyers about how secure […]

Researchers Publish Working Exploit for Pre-Auth AnyDesk Linux Flaw That Gives Root Access 2026-10-09 at 22:33 By Security researchers have published a full working exploit for a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw in AnyDesk Linux that gives attackers root access before anyone approves the connection. AnyDesk patched the flaw in version 8.0.3 in June, but its changelog described the […]

Anthropic Launches Free AI Vulnerability Scanner for Open-Source Projects 2026-10-09 at 22:33 By Anthropic on Thursday unveiled OSS Scanner as an opt-in vulnerability scanner to help secure the open-source ecosystem using artificial intelligence (AI). “It’s an opt-in service informed by our experience using Claude to find vulnerabilities during Project Glasswing,” Anthropic said. “Projects that join […]

FBI Arrests Another ShinyHunters Suspect Reportedly Involved in Its Jobs Portal Hack 2026-10-09 at 20:45 By The FBI has arrested another suspected co-conspirator of ShinyHunters, FBI Director Kash Patel said on October 9 in a post on X. ShinyHunters is the extortion group that said in September it had breached the FBI’s jobs portal and stolen sensitive data […]

P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Data Theft and Remote Commands 2026-10-09 at 19:29 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously unseen variant of the DarkSword iOS exploit kit called P7 DarkSword. “Compared with the variants we usually observe, P7 reduces its on-device footprint, adds on-device keychain and crypto-wallet theft, and […]

8,500+ European Wind, Solar Systems Exposed 2026-10-09 at 19:00 By The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) and cybersecurity organization Modat discovered more than 8,500 exposed systems linked to European wind farms and solar parks.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Stock bull market nears 4-year anniversary driven by AI spending — but there are looming risks 2026-10-09 at 18:13 By Reuters As bull markets go, the current one could be classified as middle-aged. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

AI-Powered Pentest Tool Used to Breach South Korean Banks 2026-10-09 at 18:00 By Infrastructure for a targeted campaign against South Korean financial institutions has been discovered.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Flax Typhoon Exploits Five Flaws as CISA Sets October 11 Deadline for Federal Agencies 2026-10-09 at 16:27 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added five security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following their abuse by a China-linked threat actor known as Flax Typhoon. The vulnerabilities in question […]

The AI Velocity Paradox: Why Security Is Decades Behind AI Ambition 2026-10-09 at 15:29 By As enterprises race to deploy autonomous AI agents to accelerate business, a new report reveals they are tethered to security architectures built for a different era. The “Horizons of Identity Security” report from SailPoint highlights a critical “velocity paradox,” in […]