October 2026

MALFEX npm Package 'imgdecode' Hides Shellcode Loader in Windows Native Addon 2026-10-17 at 14:54 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that’s part of a recently disclosed software supply chain attack campaign dubbed MALFEX. The package, named “imgdecode,” was uploaded to the package registry on September 30, 2026, by a user named “malfexteste8.” […]

Hackers Use Compromised ConnectWise Credential to Sign In to 173 Microsoft 365 Tenants 2026-10-17 at 10:05 By Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm related to an active campaign in which unknown threat actors are abusing a compromised Microsoft 365 (M365) credential belonging to ConnectWise Cloud Backup (formerly SkyKick) to gain unauthorized access to customers’ M365 […]

Fake babes, stolen jokes: AI-generated women are ripping off comics to promote porn sites, reports find 2026-10-17 at 01:24 By Ariel Zilber A crop of busty, AI-generated women is stealing jokes from real stand-up comedians — racking up millions of views on Instagram while steering fans toward adult subscription sites including OnlyFans and Fanvue. This […]

Apple-1 computer complete with Wozniak signature and unique letter from Jobs sells for $1.15M 2026-10-17 at 00:01 By Titus Wu Apple co-founder Wozniak’s signature is on the motherboard, which still fully operates. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Researchers Demonstrate OpenBSD Root Exploit Chaining 37-Year-Old Shared-Memory Bug 2026-10-16 at 21:39 By A local privilege escalation exploit published today gains root on OpenBSD 7.9 by chaining a roughly 37-year-old integer overflow with a separate kernel flaw, bypassing OpenBSD’s KARL kernel-address randomization and its SMAP and SMEP hardware protections. Security firm Calif, which found and […]

Attackers Tampered with AOMEI Backupper's Update Servers for Minutes to Deliver a Backdoor 2026-10-16 at 20:47 By Attackers repeatedly changed the files that AOMEI Backupper fetches from the vendor’s own update servers, in windows of five to ten minutes at a time between May and July 2026, so that any copy of the Windows backup […]

Over 40% of Americans have felt duped by AI ads before, new survey suggests 2026-10-16 at 20:38 By SWNS More than half said they do not trust products advertised with AI to match their descriptions. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Internet brutally mocks Saudi OpenAI ‘spy’ over startled-looking surveillance photo 2026-10-16 at 19:59 By Ariel Zilber Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was caught on camera peering behind a television in an executive conference room at OpenAI’s San Francisco offices. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Security Guard Assaulted in What Police Call a Hate Crime 2026-10-16 at 19:30 By A security guard was punched in the face twice, held in a chokehold and told to “go back to [his] country” in an attack police have labelled a hate crime. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine's RSS Feed […]

UAT-11985 Uses Fake Event Invites to Target Taiwan Research Affiliates With Google AitM Phishing 2026-10-16 at 19:30 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an advanced persistent threat (APT) spear-phishing campaign that has targeted individuals affiliated with Taiwan research organizations to direct victims to an adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing framework designed to harvest their Google account […]

AI Hacking Breach Hits 16 Financial Institutions, Leaks 100,000 Records 2026-10-16 at 19:00 By The financial sector was recently targeted by an AI hacking attack.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine's RSS Feed View Original Source

OpenAI Claims Model Helped Solve Insider Threat Concern 2026-10-16 at 18:18 By OpenAI claims it used its own model to mediate an insider threat concern, but some are questioning the details of this incident.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine's RSS Feed View Original Source