IT Security News: today roundup Anthropic reduced Claude safety guardrails for vetted cybersecurity defenders. Attackers abused legitimate corporate access to breach Denmark's population register. Food waste trucks mapped mobile network coverage across Cornwall. ClickFix attacks store malicious payloads disguised as…
CrowdStrike Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Proactive Security Platforms, Q3 2026
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Verify it, don’t assume it: why untested security controls are making life easy for attackers
This year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme, “Don’t Make It Easy for Them”, is usually read as advice for individuals. Cynthia Overby, director of…
Telegram Account Behind ASOS Rogue Notification Tied to Gaming Trading
A Group-IB researcher has found the Telegram account linked to the unauthorized ASOS customer notification previously engaged in gaming-item trading
AI-powered phishkit arms criminals with account-hijacking tools in 10 minutes
BlueKit puts account-hijacking tools in more criminals’ hands, making it easier to target you with convincing fake login pages and scam messages.
16 Malicious Firefox Extensions Impersonate Crypto Wallets to Steal Seed Phrases and Private Keys
16 malicious Firefox extensions that impersonate cryptocurrency wallets to intercept recovery phrases and private keys during wallet imports. Disguised as…
KR: Coupang files lawsuits against 620 billion won fine over data leak
The Coupang breach in South Korea has stayed in the news cycle for nine months and may offer a useful case study in how not to respond to an incident. In…
FBI Warns FortiBleed Remains Active After Amassing 86,644 Fortinet Device Credentials
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Secret Service (USSS) on Tuesday warned that the FortiBleed credential harvesting campaign remains an…
Encrypted instructions trick Copilot CLI into spilling developer secrets
GitHub Copilot CLI can be made to read sensitive files from a developer’s machine and send their contents to an attacker from a single web page. Security…
US government lagging in transition to post-quantum encryption, GAO finds
Auditors warned that agencies risked leaving sensitive data exposed to future decryption attacks.
Apple’s Verified Photography System
Apple just released a system called “Reference Image.” It can verify the image is exactly as taken by an iPhone—new models only—without tying it to a…
Core to Cloud Appoints David Brown as Managing Director
UK cybersecurity specialist Core to Cloud has appointed David Brown as Managing Director, strengthening its leadership team as the company looks to expand…
Alleged ATM malware creator appears in Nebraska court after arrest
Jonathan Greig reports: The alleged mastermind behind a strain of malware used to empty ATMs of millions of dollars appeared in court for the first time…
The Sixth Voice of the CISO Data Shows Cyber Risk Has Moved Inside the Workflow
The 2026 findings are not just a year-over-year shift. They mark the latest point in a five-year arc where resilience, AI governance, human risk, and…
Another ShinyHunters suspect arrested
The net is tightening around the Shiny Hunters cybercrime group following the reported arrest of a second member.
Writing the Next Chapter
Dark Reading is about to begin a new decade in its storied history, and we have some breaking news of our own to share.
wolfSSH 1.6.0 Fixes 5 Security Flaws Including Critical MITM Host Key Verification Bypass
wolfSSL has released wolfSSH 1.6.0 to fix five security flaws, including a critical host key verification bypass that could let an attacker impersonate an…
Half of Cybersecurity Pros Still Rely on Passwords Despite Security Concerns
A Yubico survey identified a significant gap between awareness and adoption of secure methods of authentication in enterprises
FortiBleed still a bleeding nuisance as FBI confirms ongoing attacks
Tens of thousands more victims and more ransomware groups getting in on the act
Chrome 155 Update Patches 247 Vulnerabilities
Google has released Chrome version 155, addressing a total of 247 security vulnerabilities in what represents one of the browser’s most substantial…
Anthropic Creates Three Tiers for Claude Cyber Access
Anthropic created three access tiers for Claude’s offensive security use, matching cyber capabilities and safeguards to the user’s level of trust.…
Internet Scanning in VirusTotal: hunting infrastructure by what it exposes
Until now, an IP report in VirusTotal told you a lot about reputation, who hosts it, what resolves to it (passive DNS) and which files talk to it . It…
Advantest confirms personal information stolen in ransomware attack
Advantest Corporation is notifying affected individuals that a ransomware attack earlier this year exposed their personally identifiable data. […]
Cybercrime Detective Explains Cybersecurity Jargon in 60-Second Videos for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 7 October 2026 – Heimdal today officially launches the “Cyber in 60” weekly video series in which Adam Pilton, a former cybercrime…
Insignary Launches Clarity AIR to Detect Undeclared Open-Source and AI-Written Code
Toronto, Canada, 8th October 2026, CyberNewswire