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  • Friendly-faced California tech CEO arrested by feds for allegedly hiding $300M Chinese secret

    Friendly-faced California tech CEO arrested by feds for allegedly hiding $300M Chinese secret 2026-10-01 at 22:52 By Ben Chapman Federal agents on Wednesday arrested a California tech CEO who’s accused of smuggling more than $300 million in restricted AI chips into China. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post…

  • OpenAI ousts 3 employees who allegedly shared confidential info with AI safety group

    OpenAI ousts 3 employees who allegedly shared confidential info with AI safety group 2026-10-01 at 22:17 By Thomas Barrabi Sam Altman’s OpenAI has reportedly “parted ways” with three researchers after they allegedly shared confidential information with a third-party AI safety group. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View…

  • Anthropic plans blockbuster IPO before Thanksgiving despite its warnings of ‘existential risks to humanity’: report

    Anthropic plans blockbuster IPO before Thanksgiving despite its warnings of ‘existential risks to humanity’: report 2026-10-01 at 22:07 By Thomas Barrabi The AI giant, known for its Claude chatbot, could begin formal marketing for the IPO by as soon as the week of Nov. 9, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. That…

  • Google’s AI push in schools fuels plunging test scores — as kids left ‘dependent’ on chatbots: report

    Google’s AI push in schools fuels plunging test scores — as kids left ‘dependent’ on chatbots: report 2026-10-01 at 21:58 By Thomas Barrabi Google’s aggressive AI push in schools has caused many students to become “academically and emotionally dependent” on the technology, according to an alarming report. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

  • 50,000 Europeans call on EU to ease stablecoin rewards restrictions in MiCA review

    50,000 Europeans call on EU to ease stablecoin rewards restrictions in MiCA review 2026-10-01 at 21:45 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar A 50,000-letter campaign is pressing Brussels to rethink stablecoin rewards as EU central banks seek broader changes to MiCA’s stablecoin rules. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • ‘Gets it done’: Trump has a new AI concierge for all government requests — here’s what it can do

    ‘Gets it done’: Trump has a new AI concierge for all government requests — here’s what it can do 2026-10-01 at 21:37 By Ben Cost This brings new meaning to artificial intelligence. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

  • Illinois will postpone implementation of crypto tax following lawsuit

    Illinois will postpone implementation of crypto tax following lawsuit 2026-10-01 at 21:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright State officials agreed to delay the 0.2% crypto tax for six months after lawsuits and industry pushback claimed the bill was rushed through the legislature. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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

    Zero Trust Creator Says Model Holds Firm Against AI-Assisted Attacks 2026-10-01 at 21:00 By Kevin Townsend Fifteen years after coining the framework, John Kindervag insists zero trust still works in the AI era—if you get the implementation right. The post Zero Trust Creator Says Model Holds Firm Against AI-Assisted Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

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

    Osavul Lands $10 Million to Spot Hostile Intent Across Cyber, Physical Domains 2026-10-01 at 20:16 By SecurityWeek News Hybrid risk intelligence company Osavul has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by 33N Ventures. The post Osavul Lands $10 Million to Spot Hostile Intent Across Cyber, Physical Domains appeared first on SecurityWeek.…

  • Trump, AI Executives Sign Voluntary AI Safety Accord

    Trump, AI Executives Sign Voluntary AI Safety Accord 2026-10-01 at 20:00 By Breaking down the voluntary AI safety accord signed by President Trump and AI executives.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

  • Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Suspected of Running KillSec, Seize Ransomware Leak Site and Servers

    Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Suspected of Running KillSec, Seize Ransomware Leak Site and Servers 2026-10-01 at 19:55 By Police in Spain have arrested a 16-year-old whom investigators suspect of running the KillSec ransomware group. KillSec is accused of stealing data from organizations and threatening to publish it on its leak site unless they paid. The 16-year-old…

  • ThreatsDay: AI-Powered Zero-Day Chain, 543K Live Secrets, Model Inspection RCE and 13 More Stories

    ThreatsDay: AI-Powered Zero-Day Chain, 543K Live Secrets, Model Inspection RCE and 13 More Stories 2026-10-01 at 19:45 By This week, the useful words are boring ones: inspect, cache, compile, store, trust. Each sounds harmless. Each can become an attack path when a system does a little more than people expect. A model check can run…

  • New York, Wyoming regulators sign pact to coordinate crypto oversight 

    New York, Wyoming regulators sign pact to coordinate crypto oversight  2026-10-01 at 19:12 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The agreement will allow the two state regulators to share supervisory information, streamline licensing reviews and coordinate examinations and enforcement actions involving digital asset firms. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Bitcoin fights for local uptrend as US bond yields drop from new 24-year highs

    Bitcoin fights for local uptrend as US bond yields drop from new 24-year highs 2026-10-01 at 18:55 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg US bond yields fell sharply around Thursday’s Wall Street open as Bitcoin price action sought to preserve a local trend of higher lows. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

  • NEAR Intents suffers $3.8M exploit after assistance with Bitget breach

    NEAR Intents suffers $3.8M exploit after assistance with Bitget breach 2026-10-01 at 18:43 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The platform said it will compensate users affected by the hack, which stemmed from a bug that affected deposits and withdrawals. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Cybersecurity Awareness Month Drives Home a Key Challenge: Agentic AI

    Cybersecurity Awareness Month Drives Home a Key Challenge: Agentic AI 2026-10-01 at 18:30 By As AI continues to evolve, governance is struggling to keep pace. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

  • WordPress Backdoor Rebuilds Itself After Cleanup Using Files, Database, and Shared Memory

    WordPress Backdoor Rebuilds Itself After Cleanup Using Files, Database, and Shared Memory 2026-10-01 at 17:37 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a WordPress compromise in which threat actors deployed multiple persistence mechanisms to ensure that the final payload kept returning without having to infect the site again. The backdoor has been codenamed SC after…

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

    Hacker Conversations: Rob Juncker, a Knock at the Door and a Moral Compass 2026-10-01 at 17:30 By Kevin Townsend Rob Juncker is chief product and technology officer at Mimecast. Is he a hacker? “Unequivocally yes,” he says. The post Hacker Conversations: Rob Juncker, a Knock at the Door and a Moral Compass appeared first on…

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

    Enterprises Struggle to Prepare for AI and Quantum Threats, PwC Says 2026-10-01 at 17:30 By Kevin Townsend 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. The post Enterprises Struggle to Prepare for AI and Quantum Threats, PwC Says appeared…

  • Police Shut Down KillSec Ransomware, Identify Alleged Teen Leader

    Police Shut Down KillSec Ransomware, Identify Alleged Teen Leader 2026-10-01 at 17:17 By Eduard Kovacs Police took control of KillSec’s leak site and secured at least 110 terabytes of data stolen from victims. The post Police Shut Down KillSec Ransomware, Identify Alleged Teen Leader appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek…

  • Day in the Life of a Cyber Research Communicator: From Threats to Takeaways

    Day in the Life of a Cyber Research Communicator: From Threats to Takeaways 2026-10-01 at 17:00 By Karl Sigler Cybersecurity research, threat intel, and novel findings produce no shortage of information. Every day brings new vulnerabilities, malware campaigns, proof-of-concept exploits, threat reports, headlines, and predictions about what comes next. This article is an excerpt from…

  • 16-year-old suspected leader of KillSec ransomware group arrested

    16-year-old suspected leader of KillSec ransomware group arrested 2026-10-01 at 16:59 By Sinisa Markovic A 16-year-old is suspected of being the main operator of KillSec, a ransomware group that Eurojust says is responsible for almost 1,000 attacks worldwide. Seizure notice (Source: Eurojust) According to Eurojust, KillSec has been active since 2024. The group got into…

  • DeepKeep’s AI Lens flags coding agent data leaks and routes destructive commands for approval

    DeepKeep’s AI Lens flags coding agent data leaks and routes destructive commands for approval 2026-10-01 at 16:57 By Industry News DeepKeep has announced AI Lens for Developers, a new extension to the company’s AI usage control and runtime protection modules to secure software developers and their coding agents that can write, modify, and execute code…

  • Exabeam brings AI-assisted security investigations to data that must stay on-premises

    Exabeam brings AI-assisted security investigations to data that must stay on-premises 2026-10-01 at 16:50 By Industry News Exabeam has introduced a new wave of capabilities that bring the Agentic SOC to life in the cloud and on-premises environments, combining AI-driven investigation, execution, and governance. Analyst workflows alone can’t keep pace with machine-speed threats or the…

  • RadarFirst helps teams investigate AI bias, data exposure and unintended actions

    RadarFirst helps teams investigate AI bias, data exposure and unintended actions 2026-10-01 at 16:39 By Industry News RadarFirst has announced the general availability of Radar AI Incident Management, a purpose-built solution that helps organizations investigate, manage, and document AI-related incidents. As organizations deploy AI across customer experiences, employee workflows, business operations, and decision-making processes, adverse…

  • Sophos uses agentic AI to show businesses which security fixes deserve funding

    Sophos uses agentic AI to show businesses which security fixes deserve funding 2026-10-01 at 16:25 By Industry News Sophos has launched Sophos CISO Advantage, an agentic AI-enabled solution that connects security operations to security strategy. The solution gives organizations a picture of their cyber risk, a prioritized plan to reduce it, and measurable proof of…

  • AI Has Changed Attack Speed, Not Security Fundamentals

    AI Has Changed Attack Speed, Not Security Fundamentals 2026-10-01 at 16:15 By Joshua Goldfarb As AI accelerates vulnerability discovery and exploitation, so-called virtual patching still comes down to defense-in-depth and strong application security fundamentals. The post AI Has Changed Attack Speed, Not Security Fundamentals appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek…

  • Warlock Ransomware Attackers Hit Water and Telecom Operators

    Warlock Ransomware Attackers Hit Water and Telecom Operators 2026-10-01 at 16:00 By Threat Hunter Team China-nexus group behind Warlock is still exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities, attacking organizations in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries, hitting critical infrastructure, government, and education organizations. This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

  • Zimbra Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild Prior to Public Disclosure

    Zimbra Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild Prior to Public Disclosure 2026-10-01 at 15:55 By Ionut Arghire Under certain conditions, CVE-2026-73570 can be exploited via specially crafted emails without user interaction. The post Zimbra Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild Prior to Public Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original…

  • TIKTOUK: Tracing a WordPress Credential Collection Toolkit

    TIKTOUK: Tracing a WordPress Credential Collection Toolkit 2026-10-01 at 15:41 By Maor Gabay TIKTOUK brings together WordPress probing, collection of exposed configuration data, recovery of encrypted email credentials, and JavaScript secret scanning. Its two Python components and Go-based Linux crawler turn website responses into structured results for a central hub: an HTTP service that distributes…

  • Symantec CBX is Here

    Symantec CBX is Here 2026-10-01 at 15:40 By Adam Bromwich The answer to AI-accelerated threats is now available worldwide This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

  • How Financial Services Companies Can Modernize Their Software Supply Chain

    How Financial Services Companies Can Modernize Their Software Supply Chain 2026-10-01 at 14:45 By Every security leader at a bank, insurer, or asset manager has had a version of this conversation: Security wants to eliminate a class of vulnerabilities. Engineering explains what it would take to upgrade the platform where they live. Somebody prices out…

  • OpenAI Disrupts Reasoning Extraction Campaign Linked to Moonshot AI Associates

    OpenAI Disrupts Reasoning Extraction Campaign Linked to Moonshot AI Associates 2026-10-01 at 14:34 By OpenAI on Wednesday said it identified and disrupted a coordinated distillation campaign that was designed to illicitly extract protected reasoning from its artificial intelligence (AI) models. A “core cluster of the activity,” going back to the first week of July, has…

  • CISA Adds Exploited Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Auth Bypass to KEV

    CISA Adds Exploited Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Auth Bypass to KEV 2026-10-01 at 14:34 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a critical authentication bypass flaw impacting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV), following reports of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-76504 (CVSS score: 9.8),…

  • Armadin raises $255.5 million to expand AI offensive security platform

    Armadin raises $255.5 million to expand AI offensive security platform 2026-10-01 at 14:16 By Industry News Armadin has raised $255.5 million in Series B funding co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Accel that brings the company’s valuation to over $2.5 billion. The round includes participation from new investors Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) and Redpoint. Existing…

  • Treasury Blacklists Most-Wanted ATM Malware Developer and His Network

    Treasury Blacklists Most-Wanted ATM Malware Developer and His Network 2026-10-01 at 13:51 By Eduard Kovacs The US government continues its crackdown on Tren de Aragua over its ATM jackpotting scheme. The post Treasury Blacklists Most-Wanted ATM Malware Developer and His Network appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • Tokenized assets don’t always mirror traditional markets, Dune finds

    Tokenized assets don’t always mirror traditional markets, Dune finds 2026-10-01 at 13:50 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Dune found that tokenized markets show different trading patterns from traditional markets, with RWA value reaching $34.5 billion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Zammad Zero-Days Exploited in AI-Powered DIVD Hack

    Zammad Zero-Days Exploited in AI-Powered DIVD Hack 2026-10-01 at 13:42 By Ionut Arghire The flaws were chained to hijack sessions, achieve remote code execution, and elevate privileges to root. The post Zammad Zero-Days Exploited in AI-Powered DIVD Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • Bitcoin trapped below $86K as PCE changes cloud inflation reading

    Bitcoin trapped below $86K as PCE changes cloud inflation reading 2026-10-01 at 13:30 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin erased its post-PCE gains as analysts cautioned that methodology changes complicated the lower-than-expected inflation reading. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • New Cisco SD-WAN zero-day exploited in-the-wild (CVE-2026-76504)

    New Cisco SD-WAN zero-day exploited in-the-wild (CVE-2026-76504) 2026-10-01 at 13:18 By Zeljka Zorz For the fifth time this year, Cisco revealed attackers have exploited a vulnerability (CVE-2026-76504) in its SD-WAN solution in zero-day attacks. The vendor’s incident responders became aware of active exploitation of this vulnerability in September 2026, after getting pinged and resolving a…

  • Binance’s EU services face scrutiny over licensing exemption: Report

    Binance’s EU services face scrutiny over licensing exemption: Report 2026-10-01 at 13:07 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz EU regulators are reportedly examining Binance’s use of a MiCA exemption to serve customers as ESMA seeks stronger enforcement powers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Tech companies launching their own programs to train grads because they ‘can’t rely’ on Ivy Leagues

    Tech companies launching their own programs to train grads because they ‘can’t rely’ on Ivy Leagues 2026-10-01 at 13:00 By Lydia Moynihan “It used to be the case that you could rely on somebody who went to an Ivy or Ivy-equivalent to be top notch,” said Palantir’s Jordan Hirsch. “But that’s not the case anymore.”…

  • Some car apps are slipping owners’ data to big tech companies

    Some car apps are slipping owners’ data to big tech companies 2026-10-01 at 12:52 By Sinisa Markovic The app that comes with your car may be sharing what it knows about you with some of the biggest tech companies. Northeastern University researchers tested 21 vehicles and 30 carmaker apps and found some sending vehicle identification…

  • 500,000 Active Credentials Left Exposed on GitHub

    500,000 Active Credentials Left Exposed on GitHub 2026-10-01 at 12:43 By Ionut Arghire Roughly 200,000 of the credentials were exposed after GitHub enabled push protections by default. The post 500,000 Active Credentials Left Exposed on GitHub appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • Chainalysis beats most Celsius claims, but ‘audit’ lawsuit survives

    Chainalysis beats most Celsius claims, but ‘audit’ lawsuit survives 2026-10-01 at 12:09 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Chainalysis still faces an aiding-and-abetting claim over Celsius’ disputed $3.3 billion audit after a judge dismissed 15 other claims. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Cisco Patches Exploited Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day Vulnerability

    Cisco Patches Exploited Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day Vulnerability 2026-10-01 at 11:26 By Ionut Arghire The flaw could allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to access vulnerable appliances with administrative privileges. The post Cisco Patches Exploited Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders

    Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders 2026-10-01 at 10:52 By Eduard Kovacs The company says its new frontier AI model found a critical vulnerability in software used by hospitals worldwide. The post Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is…

  • Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Argon to Trusted Cyber Defenders, Plans Guardrail-Free Version

    Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Argon to Trusted Cyber Defenders, Plans Guardrail-Free Version 2026-10-01 at 10:49 By Google on Wednesday announced its latest frontier artificial intelligence (AI) model, Gemini 4 Argon, that it said is being rolled out to a set of trusted cyber defenders through its Fairwind Program. “It delivers frontier performance in complex…

  • Sentinel Envelope Plus adds software protection without source code changes

    Sentinel Envelope Plus adds software protection without source code changes 2026-10-01 at 10:38 By Industry News Thales has announced Sentinel Envelope Plus, a new addition to its Sentinel Envelope software protection solution that significantly hardens compiled applications against AI-assisted reverse engineering, automated zero-day vulnerability discovery, and automated exploit generation. Sentinel Envelope Plus applies multiple layers…

  • BlackFog adds prompt protection and governance for agentic AI

    BlackFog adds prompt protection and governance for agentic AI 2026-10-01 at 10:25 By Industry News BlackFog has announced the launch of ADX Vision 2.0, expanding its AI security capabilities to help organizations govern and control the use of generative and agentic AI across the enterprise. As employees move from simply interacting with AI tools to…

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