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Social Engineering Detection Moves Into the Live Conversation

Social Engineering Detection Moves Into the Live Conversation 2026-10-06 at 11:38 By Kevin Townsend Companies are pouring time and dollars into security awareness training, but little evidence shows it actually works against social engineering. The post Social Engineering Detection Moves Into the Live Conversation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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Critical Atlassian Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Known Files Across 8 Products

Critical Atlassian Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Known Files Across 8 Products 2026-10-06 at 09:58 By A critical flaw in 8 Atlassian Data Center products, which customers host themselves, allows an attacker with no login access to read specific files in each product’s web application root directory. The attacker must already know a file’s exact […]

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FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Patch Failure Led to ShinyHunters Breach

FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Patch Failure Led to ShinyHunters Breach 2026-10-06 at 09:56 By The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed an Accenture contractor for their alleged role in a ShinyHunters-breach that led to the theft of personal details of thousands of bureau employees. That’s according to a report from Reuters, citing […]

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U.S. Bank CISO says the security role keeps growing and no one can own all of it

U.S. Bank CISO says the security role keeps growing and no one can own all of it 2026-10-06 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz In this interview with Help Net Security, Ann Barron-DiCamillo, EVP, CISO at U.S. Bank, talks about how the CISO role has grown to cover fraud, resilience, third-party risk, and AI governance. She […]

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Denmark Says Attackers Accessed CPR Data for 8.8 Million People via Company Account

Denmark Says Attackers Accessed CPR Data for 8.8 Million People via Company Account 2026-10-06 at 09:00 By Unauthorized parties have gained access to the names, addresses, and personal identification numbers of about 8.8 million people, living and dead, in Denmark’s national population register, the country’s digitalization ministry said on October 5. They used a private Danish […]

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ClickFix Smuggles Payloads Through Browser Cache to Bypass Windows Run Limits

ClickFix Smuggles Payloads Through Browser Cache to Bypass Windows Run Limits 2026-10-06 at 08:22 By A new type of ClickFix attack is using compromised websites to trick users into executing a malicious payload cached in a web browser’s cache. “Instead of downloading and executing remote payloads like the typical attack pattern, in this attack, the […]

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Reflection’s Beam trails top open models on coding tests but claims lower inference compute

Reflection’s Beam trails top open models on coding tests but claims lower inference compute 2026-10-06 at 08:22 By Anamarija Pogorelec Reflection AI has built Beam, a 501-billion-parameter open-weight model for coding and agent tasks, and plans to publish the weights under an Apache 2.0 license later this month. Open-weight means developers can download the trained […]

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NIS2 compliance: 7 low-cost steps to secure credentials

NIS2 compliance: 7 low-cost steps to secure credentials 2026-10-06 at 08:00 By Help Net Security Security budgets rarely stretch to cover a full NIS2 programme in one pass. Credential controls are where a constrained team can start, because they make access visible, revocable, and reviewable without new infrastructure. NIS2 compliance rests on risk-management measures that […]

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Product showcase: Webroot Mobile Security screens texts, blocks risky sites, and checks for data leaks

Product showcase: Webroot Mobile Security screens texts, blocks risky sites, and checks for data leaks 2026-10-06 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Webroot Mobile Security combines device security checks, Safari protection, text scam filtering, and data breach monitoring. It is available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. The app requires an active Webroot subscription and is […]

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: October 6, 2026

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: October 6, 2026 2026-10-06 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Associate IAM Engineer New York City Office of Technology & Innovation | USA | On-site – View job details As an Associate IAM Engineer, you will support daily identity and access management operations in Microsoft Entra ID and related platforms. You […]

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McDonald’s hit with lawsuit alleging AI-powered menu price-fixing

McDonald’s hit with lawsuit alleging AI-powered menu price-fixing 2026-10-06 at 01:59 By Reuters Reuters reported that McDonald’s pricing engine uses machine-learning algorithms to continually analyze data from millions of daily transactions across its nearly 14,000 restaurants. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

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Senior Dem lawmaker Jim Clyburn admits he’s clueless about AI: ‘I didn’t know what that was until about a week ago’

Senior Dem lawmaker Jim Clyburn admits he’s clueless about AI: ‘I didn’t know what that was until about a week ago’ 2026-10-06 at 01:24 By Ariel Zilber A shocking clip of a senior Democratic lawmaker admitting he’s clueless about AI – declaring, “I didn’t know what that was till about a week ago” – is […]

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Crypto PAC announces support for 32 House candidates in US midterms

Crypto PAC announces support for 32 House candidates in US midterms 2026-10-06 at 00:42 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Fairshake said it would financially back 32 House candidates who all voted in favor of the CLARITY market structure bill in 2025, as the bill remains in limbo in the Senate. This article is an excerpt […]

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FinCEN withdraws proposed crypto mixing rule over ‘legitimate activity’ concerns

FinCEN withdraws proposed crypto mixing rule over ‘legitimate activity’ concerns 2026-10-05 at 23:46 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The bureau under the US Treasury said it was withdrawing two proposed rules on unhosted wallets and crypto mixers ”as part of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

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Modern Treasury seeks US trust bank charter for digital asset custody

Modern Treasury seeks US trust bank charter for digital asset custody 2026-10-05 at 22:53 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The payments infrastructure company is seeking federal approval to offer stablecoin custody and related fiat services through a limited-purpose national trust bank. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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S&P Global brings risk assessments to growing crypto lending vault sector

S&P Global brings risk assessments to growing crypto lending vault sector 2026-10-05 at 20:58 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar S&P Global’s new framework evaluates digital asset lending vaults across six risk categories as deposits in the sector climb to about $10 billion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto framework after failed CLARITY vote

CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto framework after failed CLARITY vote 2026-10-05 at 20:40 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright CFTC Chair Michael Selig claimed that the agency was using its “existing statutory authorities“ to address crypto regulation after Congress failed to advance a market structure bill. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View […]

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Treasury yields at 5% threaten extending Bitcoin’s best quarter since 2017

Treasury yields at 5% threaten extending Bitcoin’s best quarter since 2017 2026-10-05 at 19:53 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Weak US jobs data has narrowed expectations for another Fed hike in October, offering Bitcoin some relief as investors continue to embrace the debasement trade. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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