If you’ve ever wondered whether your background qualifies you for a career in cybersecurity, you’re not alone — and you’re probably more prepared than you…
The Credential Layer Is Expanding Faster Than Security Teams Can See It
Every modern enterprise depends on credentials. This is how humans, systems, and now AI, all connect to data, services, and each other securely.…
Former Engineer Jailed for Ransomware-Style Cyberattack
A former employee of a New Jersey-based industrial company has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for launching a computer network attack and…
PoeLLM Malware Infects 3,400+ Servers to Expand Crypto Mining Botnet
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new malware family that has been observed targeting exposed artificial intelligence (AI) and large…
Apple Tightens macOS Full Disk Access Controls
Apple has announced stricter controls for Full Disk Access permissions in macOS following concerns that AI agents and other applications are exploiting…
Unpatched Critical LMCache Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code Remotely
A critical vulnerability in LMCache, open-source software that speeds up large language model (LLM) servers such as vLLM, lets an attacker run code on the…
MALFEX npm Campaign Uses Three Malware Delivery Chains
A long-running malware campaign on the npm registry is using malicious JavaScript packages to compromise Windows systems with remote-access malware,…
Realtek Jungle SDK Exploit Attempts Deliver Cling Botnet With STUN-Based C2
Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw impacting the Realtek Jungle software development kit (SDK) to…
Copy, Paste, Compromised: How ClickFix Attacks Work and How CrowdStrike Stops Them
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Need for Speed: AI-Driven Attacks Are Changing Security Strategies
AI-powered attacks are fast, relentless, and automated. How security teams can keep up is top of mind, according to the latest Dark Reading reader poll.
Microsoft Outlook to block MSIX attachments starting November
Microsoft announced that it will add .msix and .msixbundle attachments to the list of blocked attachments in Outlook Web and the new Outlook Windows…
Response Overview and Colonel Clustered – Grouping Burp Responses by Content
Two Burp Suite extensions that group responses by content: Response Overview, a BApp with a threshold you set, and Colonel Clustered, which picks its own.
AI doesn’t change singular importance of phishing-resistant authentication, Okta says
The company presented new data about the prevalence of different forms of social-engineering attacks, saying identity fundamentals still matter in the AI…
Star Blizzard Phishing Campaign with RedFlick
Russian state-sponsored threat group Star Blizzard has expanded its phishing operations with a new malware delivery technique dubbed RedFlick, according…
The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos
The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI,…
A new kind of magnetism could unlock faster, more efficient computers
Scientists have discovered evidence of altermagnetism in a thin, highly tunable material that could help electronics use electron spin instead of relying…
PoeLLM malware infects exposed AI servers in cryptomining attacks
A cryptomining campaign targeting exposed AI services is using PoeLLM malware to turn compromised servers into scanners and exploit launchpads. […]
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-07 18h : 21 posts
21 posts published in the last hour 15:31PoeLLM malware has assembled a sweeping botnet, taking technical cues from a poem 15:31Two-week Europol task force identifies 18 sexually abused children worldwide 15:31FortiBleed Attack Campaign Exploiting Fortinet Firewalls and VPNs – FBI…
PoeLLM malware has assembled a sweeping botnet, taking technical cues from a poem
More than 3,400 servers have been compromised by malware that hides its infrastructure coordinates in a poem.
Two-week Europol task force identifies 18 sexually abused children worldwide
The Victim Identification Task Force brings together experts from across the globe to combat child sexual exploitation. During the VIDTF, specialists…
FortiBleed Attack Campaign Exploiting Fortinet Firewalls and VPNs – FBI Warns
The FBI and U.S. Secret Service have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning that the ongoing FortiBleed campaign is targeting internet-facing…
Rural Health Transformation Funding Can Strengthen Care and Cyber Resilience
The Rural Health Transformation Program gives states a timely opportunity to modernize rural care, connectivity, and cybersecurity together.
EY Data Breach Exposes Goldman Sachs and Man Group Clients’ Tax and Financial Data
Ernst & Young (EY) has warned that a data breach exposed personal and financial information belonging to clients of Goldman Sachs’ wealth management…
FBI warns that FortiBleed credential-harvesting attacks are locking out firewall users
An initial access broker is working with various ransomware groups in a global campaign.