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  • Chinese spies impersonate White House, Anthropic figures to phish AI policy experts

    Chinese spies impersonate White House, Anthropic figures to phish AI policy experts 2026-10-02 at 13:21 By Sinisa Markovic A China-aligned espionage group has been posing as a former White House official and a prominent economist to get into the cloud accounts of AI policy experts in the US, Proofpoint have found. The group, which the…

  • Bitcoin reaches for $87K as short liquidations top $120M

    Bitcoin reaches for $87K as short liquidations top $120M 2026-10-02 at 12:37 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin buyers broke through a wall of ask liquidity to reach new October BTC price highs near $87,800, with the area immediately above now a new resistance hurdle. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

  • Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks

    Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks 2026-10-02 at 12:34 By Ionut Arghire The China-based hacking group has been exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities since July 2025. The post Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • Aave founder says V3 unaffected after third-party adapter exploit drains $305K

    Aave founder says V3 unaffected after third-party adapter exploit drains $305K 2026-10-02 at 12:30 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Aave founder Stani Kulechov said Aave v3 was unaffected after an attacker exploited a third-party adapter to drain about $305,000 from two Safe multisig wallets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Porsche’s ‘long haul’ Web3 project ends in less than four years

    Porsche’s ‘long haul’ Web3 project ends in less than four years 2026-10-02 at 12:18 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Porsche is winding down its Web3 project and Pioneers Circle community as trading activity in its 911 NFT collection falls sharply from early levels. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Preventing AI Data Breaches and Leaks

    Preventing AI Data Breaches and Leaks 2026-10-02 at 12:00 By Approximately 612,000 UK businesses experienced a cybersecurity breach in the past year, according to the UK Government’s Cyber security breaches survey with OpenAI and Anthropic most recently having committed data breaches from uninstructed cyberattacks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS…

  • Disinformation, Defense and Democracy: A Look as This Year’s Election Security

    Disinformation, Defense and Democracy: A Look as This Year’s Election Security 2026-10-02 at 12:00 By Securing the electoral process is essential to ensuring Americans’ voices are heard, and that they trust they have been heard. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

  • Critical FortiMail zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-104286)

    Critical FortiMail zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-104286) 2026-10-02 at 11:50 By Sinisa Markovic Fortinet is warning customers that attackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-104286) in FortiMail, its email security gateway. Fortinet says the flaw has been reported to be exploited in the wild, and urges customers to apply the workaround it shared until…

  • AI Agents Aimed SQL Injection at US and Canadian Government Sites

    AI Agents Aimed SQL Injection at US and Canadian Government Sites 2026-10-02 at 11:38 By Eduard Kovacs The attacks targeted the US Department of Education and Library and Archives Canada, and researchers linked some agents to OpenAI. The post AI Agents Aimed SQL Injection at US and Canadian Government Sites appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

  • Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action

    Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action 2026-10-02 at 11:07 By Ionut Arghire CVE-2026-104286 is a critical-severity path traversal vulnerability that could allow attackers to write arbitrary files to the system. The post Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original…

  • Android 17 Advanced Protection Locks Accessibility Services to Verified Accessibility Tools

    Android 17 Advanced Protection Locks Accessibility Services to Verified Accessibility Tools 2026-10-02 at 11:01 By Google has announced a new security measure that limits access to Android’s accessibility services to verified applications classified as Accessibility Tools when Advanced Protection is enabled. With malicious Android applications abusing the API serving as the main conduit for malware…

  • Critical FortiMail Zero-Day Flaw Exploited in Attacks Allows Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Writes

    Critical FortiMail Zero-Day Flaw Exploited in Attacks Allows Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Writes 2026-10-02 at 09:31 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on Thursday, added a critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiMail to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-104286 (CVSS score: 9.8), allows…

  • Criminal recruiters want people on your payroll

    Criminal recruiters want people on your payroll 2026-10-02 at 09:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Legitimate employee access can let criminals circumvent security controls that would be difficult to overcome from outside an organization. Routine actions such as information lookups, account resets, transaction approvals and shipment changes can become services sold to criminal customers, according to Intel…

  • Android 17 makes it harder for spyware to cover its tracks

    Android 17 makes it harder for spyware to cover its tracks 2026-10-02 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec When a journalist suspects their phone has been hacked, the first question is whether any trace of the attack is left. Google has added six features to Advanced Protection in Android 17, including one that keeps a copy…

  • South Korea advances tokenized securities rules ahead of 2027 rollout

    South Korea advances tokenized securities rules ahead of 2027 rollout 2026-10-02 at 08:08 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra South Korea’s financial regulator proposed detailed rules for tokenized securities, including capital requirements, OTC trading licenses and retail investment limits. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Zano exploiter created 36.9M unauthorized ZANO before blockchain rollback

    Zano exploiter created 36.9M unauthorized ZANO before blockchain rollback 2026-10-02 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng The unauthorized coins were indistinguishable from legitimate ZANO, leaving the team unable to remove them without rolling back the blockchain. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Botnets, adversarial attacks and data poisoning top leaders’ AI threat list

    Botnets, adversarial attacks and data poisoning top leaders’ AI threat list 2026-10-02 at 08:00 By Sinisa Markovic Companies are putting more money into AI while naming attacks on AI systems as the threat they are least ready to face. PwC surveyed 3,934 business and technology leaders in 71 countries between May and July 2026. Half…

  • AI agents keep access to company data after their work is done

    AI agents keep access to company data after their work is done 2026-10-02 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec IT teams responsible for identity security are concerned about AI agents’ ongoing access to company systems and the actions they take on users’ behalf, according to a Delinea’s 2026 Identity Security Report: The AI Enforcement Gap. “Written…

  • Core Lightning warns attackers are targeting unpatched nodes

    Core Lightning warns attackers are targeting unpatched nodes 2026-10-02 at 07:18 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng Node operators running version 26.06.7 or earlier were told to upgrade immediately. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • New infosec products of the week: October 2, 2026

    New infosec products of the week: October 2, 2026 2026-10-02 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from BlackFog, Genea, Vega, and Thales. Vega II brings security-trained AI and lasting memory to the SOC Vega has introduced Vega II, its biggest platform release…

  • SEC moves to clear custody hurdle for advisers offering crypto

    SEC moves to clear custody hurdle for advisers offering crypto 2026-10-02 at 06:59 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng Custody requirements have kept some investment advisers from offering certain crypto to clients, a regulatory hurdle the SEC’s proposal could remove. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Ethereum’s zkAPI brings privacy-preserving API payments to mainnet

    Ethereum’s zkAPI brings privacy-preserving API payments to mainnet 2026-10-02 at 06:34 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Ethereum’s zkAPI is now live on mainnet, turning an earlier zero-knowledge API payment proposal into a working implementation for private, prepaid access. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • NEAR Intents says its identified the hacker, gives 48-hour ultimatum

    NEAR Intents says its identified the hacker, gives 48-hour ultimatum 2026-10-02 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng “We have identified you, sir,” NEAR Intents general manager Alex Shevchenko said on Friday after the protocol was hacked for $3.8 million. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • China warns foreign spies about crypto, Singapore dominates Asia: Asia Express

    China warns foreign spies about crypto, Singapore dominates Asia: Asia Express 2026-10-02 at 02:17 By Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton Singapore’s crypto economy grows 55%, South Korea set to make crypto market makers legal, and Chinese spy ministry warns would-be foreign spies it’s watching the blockchain. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

  • Small California company creates the world’s most boring robot — but it’ll save you hours a day

    Small California company creates the world’s most boring robot — but it’ll save you hours a day 2026-10-02 at 01:57 By Sheetal Banchariya The company published an unedited, hour-long video of the robot handling an entire hotel laundry room on its own.  This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post…

  • Evernorth clears shareholder vote ahead of Nasdaq debut with 473M XRP treasury

    Evernorth clears shareholder vote ahead of Nasdaq debut with 473M XRP treasury 2026-10-02 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Evernorth expects to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN after its SPAC merger closes, with an XRP treasury worth roughly $710 million at current prices. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

  • Trump to host 3rd ‘exclusive’ memecoin event amid corruption claims

    Trump to host 3rd ‘exclusive’ memecoin event amid corruption claims 2026-10-02 at 00:00 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The president is scheduled to appear at his golf club in Washington, DC, at a Nov. 22 dinner for his top 185 memecoin holders, following similar events in May 2025 and April 2026. This article is an…

  • 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…

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