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Japan Sees Sharp Rise in Web Data Leaks Amid Mobile API Abuse and Metabase Attacks

Japan Sees Sharp Rise in Web Data Leaks Amid Mobile API Abuse and Metabase Attacks 2026-10-08 at 18:45 By Attackers behind a string of personal data leaks at Japanese organizations have abused APIs for mobile apps and targeted known software flaws, the JPCERT Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) said. The Tokyo-based center, which takes incident reports, based […]

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Trump admin cuts off Microsoft from major visa program, accuses tech giant of fraud and abuse

Trump admin cuts off Microsoft from major visa program, accuses tech giant of fraud and abuse 2026-10-08 at 18:29 By Emily Goodin “If you do the math, for every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with one and a half foreign indentured servants,” Vice President JD Vance said Thursday. This article is […]

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Cisco Patches a Dozen Critical Vulnerabilities

Cisco Patches a Dozen Critical Vulnerabilities 2026-10-08 at 18:28 By Ionut Arghire The security defects could lead to unauthorized access, information leaks, privilege escalation, DoS attacks, and remote code execution. The post Cisco Patches a Dozen Critical Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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UAC-0099 Targets Ukrainian Government Personnel With ASHVEIN RAT Hiding Commands in HTML

UAC-0099 Targets Ukrainian Government Personnel With ASHVEIN RAT Hiding Commands in HTML 2026-10-08 at 18:26 By The Russia-aligned threat actor known as UAC-0099 has been attributed to a previously undocumented .NET infostealer and remote access trojan (RAT) codenamed ASHVEIN. According to TrendAI, the malware has been put to use in attacks targeting Ukrainian government personnel. […]

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Frustrating study reveals male AI agents got paid more than women — proving office sexism withstands virtual reality

Frustrating study reveals male AI agents got paid more than women — proving office sexism withstands virtual reality 2026-10-08 at 17:43 By Ben Cost AI is replacing everything except workplace bias. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

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Security Awareness Training Isn’t Dead, but It Needs a Rethink

Security Awareness Training Isn’t Dead, but It Needs a Rethink 2026-10-08 at 17:30 By Kevin Townsend All enterprises conduct security awareness training for their employees. But whether this has tangible benefits is debatable. The post Security Awareness Training Isn’t Dead, but It Needs a Rethink appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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ARTEX AI Pentesting Tool Used in Data Theft Attacks on South Korean Financial Firms

ARTEX AI Pentesting Tool Used in Data Theft Attacks on South Korean Financial Firms 2026-10-08 at 17:12 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a targeted campaign aimed at South Korean financial organizations that used an artificial intelligence (AI) pen testing tool named ARTEX to carry out the attacks. The activity, per CrowdStrike Intelligence, was […]

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Attackers Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerability Within Hours of PoC Publication

Attackers Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerability Within Hours of PoC Publication 2026-10-08 at 17:04 By Eduard Kovacs Threat actors have started targeting CVE-2026-21589, a critical vulnerability in Atlassian’s self-hosted Data Center products. The post Attackers Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerability Within Hours of PoC Publication appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: Securing the Next 250 Years

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: Securing the Next 250 Years 2026-10-08 at 17:00 By This year, the United States of America celebrated their 250th birthday, but Cybersecurity Awareness Month is already looking toward the future with the goal of securing the next 250 years together. This article is an excerpt from LevelBlue Blog View Original Source

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The phone was compromised before the user turned it on: the rise of Midnight Mimosa

The phone was compromised before the user turned it on: the rise of Midnight Mimosa 2026-10-08 at 15:57 By Adrian Mihai GOZOB Bitdefender’s security researchers have identified a malware campaign (dubbed Midnight Mimosa) running on low-cost, multi-brand Android devices built on MediaTek platforms. This article is an excerpt from Bitdefender Labs View Original Source

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Authorities seize sites selling hacked, stolen intimate images of 17,000 women and girls

Authorities seize sites selling hacked, stolen intimate images of 17,000 women and girls 2026-10-08 at 15:51 By Sinisa Markovic The FBI and French law enforcement have seized two websites that sold hacked and stolen sexually explicit images and videos of young women and girls, and arrested their suspected administrator in northern France. Seizure notice (Source: […]

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US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward

US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward 2026-10-08 at 15:46 By Eduard Kovacs Zhang Yu was charged alongside Xu Zewei, who was extradited from Italy to the US in April 2026. The post US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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SonicWall and Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities

SonicWall and Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities 2026-10-08 at 15:37 By Ionut Arghire Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities could allow attackers to bypass authentication, execute arbitrary code, and elevate their privileges. The post SonicWall and Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Anthropic’s new budget model gets much better at ignoring hidden commands

Anthropic’s new budget model gets much better at ignoring hidden commands 2026-10-08 at 14:24 By Anamarija Pogorelec Anthropic’s Claude Haiku 5.5 model, designed for quick, repetitive workloads and speed-sensitive tasks, is now better at finding vulnerabilities and writing exploits than its predecessor. The company has given it stricter cybersecurity safeguards than Haiku 4.5, though lighter […]

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Wazza Phishkit Targets Banking, Government, and Manufacturing Across the US, EU, and Australia

Wazza Phishkit Targets Banking, Government, and Manufacturing Across the US, EU, and Australia 2026-10-08 at 13:30 By Phishing kits are no longer limited to copying a familiar login page and waiting for a victim to enter credentials. Attackers are increasingly building filtering, session management, and traffic controls into the infrastructure that delivers the phishing page […]

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Cryptomining botnet hides C2 addresses in GitHub poem, infects over 3,400 servers

Cryptomining botnet hides C2 addresses in GitHub poem, infects over 3,400 servers 2026-10-08 at 13:24 By Sinisa Markovic Thousands of hijacked servers have been looking up their command and control (C2) server in a poem posted on GitHub, according to Black Lotus Labs. The malware reading it, dubbed PoeLLM, breaks into exposed AI services and […]

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