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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 […]

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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 […]

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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

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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 […]

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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

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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

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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 […]

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