James Hopkin reports: The Sault’s police chief says it’s currently unclear how many anonymous tips received by Crime Stoppers locally were potentially…
Inside a malicious Claude Code-branded extension and its persistent SSH backdoor
Microsoft analyzes a malicious Claude Code–branded extension, its persistent SSH backdoor, and guidance to detect and remediate it.
Usage Metering Explained: Ingestion vs. Mediation vs. Metering vs. Rating
Usage Metering Explained: Ingestion vs. Mediation vs. Metering vs. Rating josh.pearson@t… Thu, 10/29/2026 – 07:00 Usage-based billing sounds simple:…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-31 02h : 4 posts
4 posts published in the last hour 00:31US Probes Suspected Hack Behind Military Base Freezer Failures 00:03Rethinking Cybersecurity Awareness in the AI Era 00:03Binance pauses withdrawals as hackers suspected of stealing billions in crypto 00:00IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-31…
US Probes Suspected Hack Behind Military Base Freezer Failures
The Pentagon treats August freezer failures at US military bases as a suspected hack and is working with French investigators after a supermarket attack.…
Rethinking Cybersecurity Awareness in the AI Era
This installment of the Reporters’ Notebook video series discusses some of the trends and topics from Cybersecurity Awareness Month, from using AI for…
Binance pauses withdrawals as hackers suspected of stealing billions in crypto
Some estimates say hackers stole billions in crypto from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, during a cyberattack on Thursday.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-31 01h : 7 posts
7 posts published in the last hour 23:31Anthropic-Themed Phishing Emails Bypass Top Security Tools 23:06IT Security News Roundup: 2026-10-30 Evening 23:04Behind the Scenes of How Operation Blackout Went Down 23:03WordPress 7.1.4 Patches Unauthenticated Upgrade-Window RCE; Exploitation Attempts Detected After Release…
Anthropic-Themed Phishing Emails Bypass Top Security Tools
Obvious phishing emails with numerous red flags are somehow getting past some of the industry-leading secure email gateway (SEG) products.
IT Security News Roundup: 2026-10-30 Evening
IT Security News: Evening roundup, 2026-10-30 25 articles summarized 17 sources Sources in this roundup Blog 3 article(s) Security Latest 3 article(s) CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents 2 article(s) CyberScoop 2 article(s) Security Affairs 2 article(s)…
Behind the Scenes of How Operation Blackout Went Down
A recent law enforcement operation to dismantle harmful scam centers was a big success. A threat intelligence expert walks us through what happened and…
WordPress 7.1.4 Patches Unauthenticated Upgrade-Window RCE; Exploitation Attempts Detected After Release
WordPress 7.1.4 was released on October 28, 2026. According to WordPress, it includes fixes for 22 security vulnerabilities. The most serious is an…
Building Cybersecurity Careers through Certification and Continuous Learning
Explore how Fortinet training and certification help people enter cybersecurity, build practical skills, and advance throughout their careers.
Polymarket halts trading after crypto-draining script breach, $2.5M traced
Prediction market platform Polymarket temporarily suspended trading on Thursday after hackers compromised a third-party service to distribute…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-31 00h : 12 posts
12 posts published in the last hour 22:55IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-10-30 22:32Yoba Malware Hides a Crypto Miner Behind Legitimate OpenAI and Anthropic Binaries 22:32php2shell: anatomy of two PHP lifecycle bugs 22:3227 arrests and 248 potential victims identified in…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-10-30
200 posts published today 22:32Yoba Malware Hides a Crypto Miner Behind Legitimate OpenAI and Anthropic Binaries 22:32php2shell: anatomy of two PHP lifecycle bugs 22:3227 arrests and 248 potential victims identified in action week against labour exploitation 22:31Massive Leak Exposes 41,000…
Yoba Malware Hides a Crypto Miner Behind Legitimate OpenAI and Anthropic Binaries
Yoba malware uses fake ChatGPT and Claude apps to sideload malware through signed installers and deploy a cryptocurrency miner. Check Point Research has…
php2shell: anatomy of two PHP lifecycle bugs
How out-of-memory corruption and stale worker state became two critical PHP RCEs and why the original exploit theory got it wrong.
27 arrests and 248 potential victims identified in action week against labour exploitation
Europol, the European Labour Authority (ELA), and 34 participating countries today announced the results of an action week targeting human trafficking for…
Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents
The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers’ cell phone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs,…
Most Servers on the Planet Are Vulnerable to This Firmware Code-Execution Flaw
The critical flaw in UEFI firmware—used by most server vendors and data centers—allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.
CVE-2026-115415 – Secret masking bypass in the environment tool in Strands Agents Tools
Bulletin ID: 2026-154-AWS Publication Date: 10/28/2026 12:30 PM PDT Description: We identified CVE-2026-115415, an issue where the environment tool…
China-backed threat group used agentic AI pentesting tool to compromise 140 sensitive targets in 11 days
Vapor Panda targeted more than 200 organizations spanning at least 14 countries, according to CrowdStrike. The ongoing campaign is remarkably successful…
Critical Linux kernel flaw allows remote root attacks on MPTCP servers
Security researchers at Anthropic have developed an exploit for a critical Linux kernel vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely…