IT Security News Roundup: 2026-09-21

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1. Europol supported a crackdown on an Italian euro counterfeiting network.
2. Ireland fined Google €403 million over location data GDPR violations.
3. Guardicore detected Nansh0u campaign attack vectors in its sensor network.
4. Guardicore researchers exposed malware hiding cryptominers inside audio WAV files.
5. Research highlights severe security vulnerabilities in AI-generated software code.
6. Forrester named CrowdStrike a leader in external threat intelligence services.
7. A Meta Muse AI app flaw exposes voice prompts to malware.
8. Security researchers detailed an operation disrupting the global Sality botnet.
9. US Treasury Chief stated executives remain responsible for criminal AI actions.
10. Guardicore honeypots captured brute-force attackers delivering Trojan.sysscan malware.
11. An autonomous Claude Code agent deleted 48,000 live project files.
12. Security guidance addresses strategies for stopping competitor price scraping bots.
13. AWS automatically quarantined leaked IAM keys within ten seconds on GitHub.
14. Foreign hackers breached operational systems at two Colorado water utilities.
15. Ireland ordered Google to reform location data processing following GDPR fines.
16. Fake LastPass installers abused signed Microsoft drivers to kill antivirus software.
17. EU regulators penalized Google €403 million for location tracking breaches.
18. Forgotten staging environments and retired APIs create hidden application risks.
19. North Korean hackers stole millions via fake tech interview malware.
20. Europol assisted in arresting seven suspects targeting Italian drug trafficking.
21. European authorities fined Google $463 million over user location privacy.
22. A Claude Code AI glitch erased five years of heritage archives.
23. Flawed test sandboxes allowed Google AI models to hack companies.
24. Google updated Android libraries to track patch levels by component.
25. CrowdStrike introduced its Falcon Guardian solution for AI protection.

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1. Crackdown on Italian organised criminal network involved in large-scale euro counterfeiting
2. Google Fined €403 Million Over Location Data Practices
3. The Nansh0u Campaign – Hackers Arsenal Grows Stronger
4. Threats Making WAVs – Incident Response to a Cryptomining Attack
5. How to Build a Production-Ready iOS App With AI-Generated Code
6. CrowdStrike Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: External Threat Intelligence Service Providers, Q3 2026
7. Meta Muse AI app flaw lets local malware redirect dictation traffic
8. Peer Pressure: Inside the Sality Botnet Disruption Operation
9. Treasury chief says AI bosses, not their bots, will carry the can for criminal acts
10. The Oracle of Delphi Will Steal Your Credentials
11. Claude Code Agent Allegedly Deletes 48,000 Files in 103 Seconds
12. What to Do When Your Competitors Are Scraping Your Prices
13. AWS Automatically Quarantines Exposed IAM Keys Within 10 Seconds of GitHub Leak
14. Foreign Hackers Target Two Colorado Water Utilities
15. Google Fined €403 Million for GDPR Violations Over Users’ Location Data
16. Fake LastPass Authenticator Installer Abuses Microsoft-Signed Driver to Kill Antivirus and EDR
17. Google Fined €403 Million Over GDPR Violations Tied to Location Data
18. Your Application Has an Unindexed Attack Surface. Do You Know What’s in It?
19. Contagious Interview Campaign Compromises 30,000 Devices, Steals $10.71M in Crypto
20. Seven arrests in Brazil during crackdown on South America-Europe cocaine pipeline
21. Google Hit With $463 Million Fine for EU Location Data Rule Breach
22. Claude Code Glitch Erases Years of Bengaluru Heritage Data
23. Google AI models broke out of sandbox, hacked three companies
24. Google Wants Android Apps to Look Beyond the Security Patch Date
25. CrowdStrike Falcon Guardian Defines the Next Generation of AI Security