October 2026

Ledger implant tests Bitcoin ETFs as safer custodial solutions than hardware wallets

Ledger implant tests Bitcoin ETFs as safer custodial solutions than hardware wallets 2026-10-12 at 17:07 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The discovery of an unauthorized Ledger hardware implant reignited debate on whether Bitcoin ETFs are safer than self-custodying Bitcoin via hardware wallet devices. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year

Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year 2026-10-12 at 16:21 By Eduard Kovacs The outage hit the main Ubuntu and Canonical websites, including the Ubuntu blog and developer portal. The post Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Bring Your Own Agent: Your Employees’ Assistants Are Already Logged In

Bring Your Own Agent: Your Employees’ Assistants Are Already Logged In 2026-10-12 at 16:21 By The personal AI agents rollout is going about as smoothly as expected: Amazon now blocks Meta’s Muse because it doesn’t identify itself as a bot while browsing; Instinct keeps raising privacy concerns; and the horror stories from pretty much every […]

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Ledger Finds Unauthorized Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis-Sold Wallet Amid Fund Theft Reports

Ledger Finds Unauthorized Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis-Sold Wallet Amid Fund Theft Reports 2026-10-12 at 16:21 By Cryptocurrency hardware maker Ledger has temporarily paused sales of its products via Cryptobilis following reports of stolen funds linked to devices sold by the reseller. On Friday, the company said it was investigating reports of loss of funds from […]

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Bricksforge WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

Bricksforge WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild 2026-10-12 at 16:14 By Eduard Kovacs The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-85097 can allow threat actors to take control of the targeted WordPress websites. The post Bricksforge WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Applied Materials unveils $5B research facility in Silicon Valley in bid to streamline AI chipmaking

Applied Materials unveils $5B research facility in Silicon Valley in bid to streamline AI chipmaking 2026-10-12 at 16:14 By Thomas Barrabi The Santa Clara-based firm – a key supplier of equipment and software that tech giants like TSMC, Intel and Samsung use to build chips – is aiming to achieve faster breakthroughs by having scientists, […]

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Attackers Exploit CVSS 10.0 Bricksforge WordPress Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated RCE

Attackers Exploit CVSS 10.0 Bricksforge WordPress Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated RCE 2026-10-12 at 15:02 By A maximum-severity security flaw impacting the Bricksforge plugin for WordPress has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Patchstack. The critical vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-85097 (CVSS score: 10.0), which allows unauthenticated attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP […]

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Australia proposes leverage caps for crypto-settled derivatives

Australia proposes leverage caps for crypto-settled derivatives 2026-10-12 at 14:41 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra ASIC’s proposal would extend leverage limits and protections against negative balances to certain derivatives settled in digital assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Mastermind of 15,000-Mule Cybercrime Laundering Network Pleads Guilty in US

Mastermind of 15,000-Mule Cybercrime Laundering Network Pleads Guilty in US 2026-10-12 at 14:24 By Ionut Arghire Oleg Korniev was a leader of YMCO, a sophisticated network of money mules that helped hackers move funds outside the US. The post Mastermind of 15,000-Mule Cybercrime Laundering Network Pleads Guilty in US appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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BTC price support holds ahead of US CPI data: Three things Bitcoin traders need to know this week

BTC price support holds ahead of US CPI data: Three things Bitcoin traders need to know this week 2026-10-12 at 14:14 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin traders braced for inflation-based volatility after BTC price action preserved key weekly support around $82,500. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People

iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People 2026-10-12 at 14:05 By Ionut Arghire Hackers stole patients’ personal information, including names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers. The post iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Microsoft’s new model helps AI agents judge their next move

Microsoft’s new model helps AI agents judge their next move 2026-10-12 at 14:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft-Decision-1 is a small decision-scoring model. Given a situation, a question and a fixed set of answer options, it returns a calibrated probability for each option. “This model is designed for routing, classification, prioritization, verification, and workflow control, making […]

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Low-cost Android phones are arriving with malware that owners can’t uninstall

Low-cost Android phones are arriving with malware that owners can’t uninstall 2026-10-12 at 13:53 By Sinisa Markovic People who buy low-cost Android phones from online marketplaces may be carrying malware that was placed on the device before it reached them, Bitdefender has found. The campaign, dubbed Midnight Mimosa, runs on budget Android devices from different […]

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Critical SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaw Targeted in 135 Exploitation Attempts After Patch

Critical SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaw Targeted in 135 Exploitation Attempts After Patch 2026-10-12 at 13:36 By Threat actors have been observed exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 appliances within days of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102255 (CVSS score: 10.0), is a case of pre-authenticated server-side […]

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Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe

Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe 2026-10-12 at 13:32 By Eduard Kovacs The suspect is believed to be Edward Dubrovsky, a Canadian cybersecurity executive who was visiting the United States for a conference. The post Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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AI safety ‘doomers’ pouring cash into Minnesota’s Senate race for Sanders-backed lefty Peggy Flanagan

AI safety ‘doomers’ pouring cash into Minnesota’s Senate race for Sanders-backed lefty Peggy Flanagan 2026-10-12 at 13:00 By Thomas Barrabi Silicon Valley AI safety “doomers” are flooding Minnesota’s Senate race with donations for Bernie Sanders-backed Democrat Peggy Flanagan – who has called the tech an “existential threat” to humanity, The Post has learned. This article […]

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Hidden implant in Ledger hardware wallets linked to $93M theft

Hidden implant in Ledger hardware wallets linked to $93M theft 2026-10-12 at 12:46 By Zeljka Zorz Three days after customers in Southeast Asia began reporting drained wallets, Ledger says the damage is limited. In its 72-hour update on X on October 11, the Paris-based hardware wallet maker said “all confirmed cases related to the disclosed […]

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Kraken parent clears Dubai’s final hurdle for dirham trading rollout

Kraken parent clears Dubai’s final hurdle for dirham trading rollout 2026-10-12 at 12:41 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Payward received full market approval from Dubai’s VARA to expand its digital asset services in the UAE, building on the preliminary approval received in May. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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