CloudSyncD uses a fake Zoom installer to phish Mac passwords and launch a two-stage backdoor
Danish university DTU breach exposes data of up to 200,000 people
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) says information belonging to up to 200,000 users may have been exposed after hackers accessed its identity and…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-03 17h : 5 posts
5 posts published in the last hour 14:31DeepKeep’s AI Lens flags coding agent data leaks and routes destructive commands for approval 14:31Microsoft enables Windows settings backup by default 14:0116-year-old suspected leader of KillSec ransomware group arrested 14:01Treasury Blacklists ATM Malware…
DeepKeep’s AI Lens flags coding agent data leaks and routes destructive commands for approval
DeepKeep has announced AI Lens for Developers, a new extension to the company’s AI usage control and runtime protection modules to secure software…
Microsoft enables Windows settings backup by default
Microsoft has activated Windows settings backup and restore by default for enterprise devices upgraded to Windows 11 version 26H2.
16-year-old suspected leader of KillSec ransomware group arrested
A 16-year-old is suspected of being the main operator of KillSec, a ransomware group that Eurojust says is responsible for almost 1,000 attacks worldwide.…
Treasury Blacklists ATM Malware Developer
The United States Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a malware developer and associated network members connected to the Tren de Aragua criminal…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-03 16h : 9 posts
9 posts published in the last hour 13:31Underground Crypto-Stealing Operation Drains $100K 13:31Microsoft X Account Hijacked to Promote Clippy-Themed Crypto Token 13:31Teenager suspected of leading KillSec ransomware group as law enforcement seizes servers and leak site 13:31CloudSyncD MacOS Backdoor Used…
Underground Crypto-Stealing Operation Drains $100K
A sophisticated cryptocurrency-stealing operation has successfully drained roughly $100,000 from victims by hijacking their authenticated browser…
Microsoft X Account Hijacked to Promote Clippy-Themed Crypto Token
Microsoft’s account on X was hacked and used to promote a cryptocurrency token, turning the technology company’s 13-million-follower social media presence…
Teenager suspected of leading KillSec ransomware group as law enforcement seizes servers and leak site
On 30 September 2026, law enforcement took control of KillSec’s leak site, securing at least 110 terabytes of data against further unauthorised access.…
CloudSyncD MacOS Backdoor Used Fake Zoom Installer to Steal Passwords
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new macOS backdoor called CloudSyncD that uses a fake Zoom installer to trick users into providing their…
Star Blizzard APT Uses RedFlick Chain
Russian state-sponsored threat actor Star Blizzard has adopted a new infection technique dubbed RedFlick to deploy the CosmicPulse backdoor in recent…
Electrons slow to a crawl in a strange new quantum state
Scientists at the University of Chicago have uncovered a surprising quantum state in the layered magnetic material Fe5GeTe2, where huge numbers of…
Rethinking automotive cyber risk for the age of accelerated vulnerability discovery
By Tamás Pentz, Head of Threat Intelligence, PCA Cyber Security Automotive cybersecurity has traditionally focused on putting controls into vehicles that…
Scientists just pushed superconductors beyond their usual current limit
Ultrashort electrical pulses allowed scientists to push superconductors closer than ever to the point where their electron pairs actually break apart. The…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-03 15h : 6 posts
6 posts published in the last hour 12:31Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family 12:01Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure Breached via Zammad 0-Days 12:01doxx.net Raises $38 Million to Prevent AI Agent-on-the-Internet Misadventures 12:01How Financial Services Companies Can…
Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure Breached via Zammad 0-Days
Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure was breached through two Zammad 0-days in an AI-powered attack that led to remote code execution and root…
doxx.net Raises $38 Million to Prevent AI Agent-on-the-Internet Misadventures
doxx.net’s new ADN platform prevents agentic misadventure while the agent is operating under the user’s authority.
How Financial Services Companies Can Modernize Their Software Supply Chain
Every security leader at a bank, insurer, or asset manager has had a version of this conversation: Security wants to eliminate a class of vulnerabilities.…
CVE-2026-90970: Critical GitLab AI Gateway Flaw Fixed
GitLab fixes critical AI Gateway flaw that could let authenticated Duo users escape a prompt sandbox and execute commands on self-hosted gateways. GitLab…
Fortra Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in BoKS
The bugs could lead to authentication bypass, shell command execution, and memory corruption.
The State of Cybersecurity in 2026: Key Segments, Insights, and Innovations
Featuring: Cybersecurity is being reshaped by the expansion of cloud infrastructure, AI, distributed systems, and increasingly complex digital…