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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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), […]
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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 […]
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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
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