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Chainalysis Confirms Intrusion Into Internal Tools and Exposure of Customer Identity Data
American blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis said it was the target of a cybersecurity incident in which an external actor accessed non-sensitive…
AI penetration testing tools compared: what autonomous pentesting actually validates
Validation in AI pentesting is the process that ensures a simulated exploit or vulnerability is legitimate, reproducible, and poses a security risk to the…
Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims
Named “Volta-Autodoxer,” the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card…
Fake IT help desk callers got by on little more than names and email addresses
Attackers posing as IT help desk staff contacted employees by phone, email and Microsoft Teams in the third quarter of 2026 and talked them into opening…
Appraisal by AI: Model-driven victim prioritization in the VOLTA infostealer
The self-deleting VOLTA infostealer steals credentials, sessions, and cryptocurrency wallets. Then, it uses LLMs to profile victims and rank their most…
Apple Debuts First-Ever Touchscreen Mac
Apple brings out touchscreen MacBook Pro for first time, after resisting the trend for decades, on heels of M6 Macs, iPhone Duo
Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run
A US court sentenced Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months for pro-Assad attacks on media, businesses, and government entities.
YARA-X 1.22.1 Release, (Sat, Oct 31st)
YARA-X&#;x26;#;39;s 1.22.1 is a bugfix version, it brings 2 bugfixes.
Wireshark 5.0.0rc1 Release, (Sat, Oct 31st)
Wireshark Release Candidate 5.0.0 was published: soon we can expect a new major version of Wireshark.
OpenAI election war room, FEC filing disruption, Gemini Carbon debut
OpenAI opens an election war room https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/28/openai-election-war-room-interference-01137690 Hack attempt disrupts FEC…
YARA-X 1.22.0 Release, (Sun, Oct 25th)
YARA-X&#;x26;#;39;s 1.22.0 release brings 11 improvements and 9 bugfixes.
AI Governance Security Policy: Enterprise Framework 2026
By HOC Team | Updated October, 2026 | Read time 24 min. AI Governance Policy & Compliance AI…
What exactly is ISOC? And what does it mean for you?
Gartner recently released a new category of assessing security tools: the Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC). Even though SIEM isn’t going…
China-Linked Hackers Exploited VMware ESX Zero-Day to Reduce Audit Trail Visibility
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware ESX to its Known Exploited…
Google Unveils Gemini 4 Carbon: Frontier AI Model Built for Cyber Defense
HOC Shorts Google officially announced Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model optimized for autonomous cyber defense,…
Attackers Exploit Critical Drupal Commerce Core Vulnerability CVE-2026-118539
Drupal warns that attackers are exploiting a critical authorization flaw in Commerce Core, putting vulnerable online stores at risk. Drupal warns that…
Attackers Chain Three Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws to Gain Unauthenticated Root Access
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added two security flaws impacting Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) to its Known…
Attackers Exploit PHP2Shell Flaws in Internet-Exposed Palo Alto Networks Management Interfaces
Palo Alto Networks on Wednesday warned that threat actors are exploiting the recently patched PHP2Shell vulnerabilities against publicly-accessible…
Scammers rebuild fake shopping sites within hours of a takedown
One retail scam used more than 1,200 look-alike .shop domains sharing a single IP address. The sites reused HTML, JavaScript and payment-page designs…