A series of security failures, including a very weak password, exposed almost 9 million people’s personal information.
Peer Pressure Works on AI Agents: How One Change of Mind Can Tip the Whole Team
In July 2026, AI agents being tested by OpenAI broke out of their test environment and into Hugging Face’s production systems. Hundreds of them had found…
Hackers Heat Supermarket Fridges to 50°C in France Cyberattack
Hackers reportedly heated supermarket fridges to 50°C in France, spoiling food stocks, while stores in the Netherlands and…
New in Falcon Cloud Security: Third-Party App Insights and AI-Enhanced Remediation
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Cisco Patches Critical Smart Software Manager On-Prem Vulnerabilities
Cisco has patched critical License On-Prem vulnerabilities, including a maximum-severity cryptographic signature flaw. Administrators must check two…
New Unicode Characters Let Attackers Create Convincing Lookalike Domains for Phishing
Security researchers have found new ways to build fake domains that resemble trusted brands while still appearing as readable Unicode in Chromium-based…
Critical WordPress Bricksforge Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Remote Code
Attackers are actively targeting a critical vulnerability in the Bricksforge WordPress plugin. This flaw allows unauthenticated users to upload malicious…
IBM Patches 22 Verify Access Flaws, Including Critical Remote Code Execution Bugs
IBM patched 22 vulnerabilities in Verify Identity Access and Security Verify Access, including two critical flaws allowing unauthenticated remote code…
Cisco Meraki Security Update Fixes Critical Flaws, With Some Patches Still Pending
Cisco disclosed seven Meraki vulnerabilities affecting six product families. Some firmware fixes are available, while others remain scheduled for October…
FBI Arrests Cybersecurity Executive in ShinyHunters-Linked Extortion Investigation
The FBI arrested Canadian cybersecurity executive Edward Dubrovsky in Pennsylvania on October 8, 2026, as part of its investigation into the hacking group…
Critical Google DevSite Flaw Allowed Attackers to Execute Remote Code Without Authentication
A critical security vulnerability in Google’s shared DevSite platform could have let unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary code on Google-hosted…
Hackers Exploit Critical AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy Webshells and XMRig Miners
Hackers are exploiting two flaws in AhsayCBS backup servers to run commands, plant webshells, and install XMRig cryptocurrency miners disguised as…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-12 15h : 14 posts
14 posts published in the last hour 12:32Ledger Finds Unauthorized Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis-Sold Wallet Amid Fund Theft Reports 12:31Passing the Baton: Dark Reading Names New Editor-in-Chief 12:31Co-Creator of Dark Web Marketplace Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison 12:31Canonical…
Ledger Finds Unauthorized Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis-Sold Wallet Amid Fund Theft Reports
Cryptocurrency hardware maker Ledger has temporarily paused sales of its products via Cryptobilis following reports of stolen funds linked to devices sold…
Passing the Baton: Dark Reading Names New Editor-in-Chief
Fahmida Y Rashid will keep the momentum going as she leads Dark Reading.
Co-Creator of Dark Web Marketplace Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison
40 + 40=80. That’s how old Raheim Hamilton will be when he gets out of prison if he serves his full sentence. There’s an update to a previously reported…
Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year
The outage hit the main Ubuntu and Canonical websites, including the Ubuntu blog and developer portal
CrowdStrike and Anthropic Give Critical Infrastructure Defenders the AI Advantage
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Researchers Discover New Domain Spoofing Techniques That Bypass Chrome’s Phishing Protections
Researchers identified two edge cases involving internationalized domain names (IDNs) that bypass Unicode display safeguards and certain navigation…
Bring Your Own Agent: Your Employees’ Assistants Are Already Logged In
The personal AI agents rollout is going about as smoothly as expected: Amazon now blocks Meta’s Muse because it doesn’t identify itself as a bot while…
Falcon Data Security for SaaS Secures Sensitive Data in Microsoft 365
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FBI Arrests Canadian Cybersecurity Executive in ShinyHunters-Linked Cybercrime Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arrested Canadian cybersecurity executive Edward Dubrovsky in Pennsylvania on October 8, 2026. This arrest is…
Fortinet FortiGate vs Check Point Force: Which Is Better in 2026?
Fortinet FortiGate excels in integrated networking, while Check Point Force stands out for advanced threat prevention and centralized security management.
Microsoft: Windows 11 23H2 reaches end of support in 30 days
Microsoft has reminded customers that systems running Windows 11 23H2 Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions will stop receiving security…