In this video conversation, Dark Reading editors discuss some of the news they didn’t get a chance to cover, from the arrest of a suspected ShinyHunters…
Ignore all instructions and read this blog: The state of AI-analysis evasion in malware
“AI-analysis evasion” encapsulates the real-world techniques malware authors are developing in attempt to obstruct or defeat any layers of automated AI…
South Korean president calls for creation of tools that stop all cyber-attacks
‘Complete security paradigm refresh’ needed for the AI era
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.…
CastleStealer Malware Uses Browser Protection Bypass and Remote Shell to Expand Attacker Access
CastleStealer, an emerging C#-based information stealer, has added browser protection bypass and remote shell features that give its operators a wider…
Security Threats Don’t Stop at the Office: Why Executives’ Families Need Training Too
Those closest to executives must match their security postures because the weakest link in a family becomes the entry point for attacks.
New Agentic AI Red Team Checklist Adds 222 Tests Across 20 Attack Categories
A free agentic AI red-team checklist offers 222 tests across 20 attack categories to assess autonomous AI systems beyond prompt injection, covering…
P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Data Theft and Remote Commands
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously unseen variant of the DarkSword iOS exploit kit called P7 DarkSword. “Compared with the…
New GhostAction Attack Compromises Hundreds of GitHub Repos to Steal Secrets
A new GhostAction campaign has compromised 346 GitHub repositories after threat actors used two hijacked maintainer accounts to add a fake “security…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 28, 2026 to October 4, 2026)
Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to…
Cisco Talos Warns Autonomous AI Agents Could Turn Pentests Into Stealthy Red Team Attacks
Autonomous AI agents could move beyond noisy vulnerability scans and become quiet, persistent attackers, Cisco Talos has warned. The concern is not simply…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-09 19h : 10 posts
10 posts published in the last hour 16:31When everything looks normal: why context, not more alerts, is the next frontier for security operations 16:31Lightwell project filters out 400 Java library vulnerabilities 16:01Rubrik Expands Project Hourglass to Bring AI-Powered Code Security…
When everything looks normal: why context, not more alerts, is the next frontier for security operations
Security awareness has long relied on teaching people to spot the obvious warning signs. Steve Povolny, Vice President of AI Strategy & Security Research…
Lightwell project filters out 400 Java library vulnerabilities
Lightwell, the open-source security initiative set up by IBM and Red Hat, has identified more than 400 previously undiscovered vulnerabilities in widely…
Rubrik Expands Project Hourglass to Bring AI-Powered Code Security to Enterprise
When Rubrik launched Project Hourglass at its FORWARD 2026 conference in Las Vegas back in June, the initiative set out to answer a question CISOs were…
Germany arrests alleged core Qilin ransomware member after extradition
Germany has arrested a Russian national suspected of being a leading member of the Qilin ransomware group following extradition from Japan earlier this…
Android Phones Found With Malware Already Installed Before Purchase
Bitdefender uncovered Midnight Mimosa malware preinstalled on low-cost Android phones, enabling hidden ad fraud and raising device supply-chain security…
The Man Behind a West Bank Telegram Channel Trying to Keep Palestinian Drivers Safe
With no accurate Big Tech mapping app to help him, Anas Hattab launched a Telegram group to get himself home at night. Now nearly 350,000 Palestinians…
OpenAI reports three new incidents of misalignment
OpenAI continues to report incidences of “misaligned” behavior by its AI models, with three new reports dropping on Oct. 2. However, they describe…
Japan Reports Sharp Rise in Web Data Leaks
Japan is experiencing a sharp rise in personal-data leaks from web systems, according to an October 2026 alert from the JPCERT Coordination Center. The…
Samsung Galaxy S26 Hacked Again as Pwn2Own Researchers Find More Flaws
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 was hacked repeatedly at Pwn2Own Ireland. Learn what researchers found, why exploit chains matter and what users should know.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-09 18h : 15 posts
15 posts published in the last hour 15:31Protecting citizens, preserving rights 15:31Chinese Man May Be Linked To South Korean Bank Hacks 15:31ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, October 7th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10126, (Wed, Oct 7th) 15:31Hackers Exploit Two Unpatched AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy…
Protecting citizens, preserving rights
How can law enforcement make effective use of data and technology while ensuring that fundamental rights and the rule of law remain protected? This…
Chinese Man May Be Linked To South Korean Bank Hacks
Researchers find indications that 26-year-old in Guangdong province may be behind AI-assisted data breaches of South Korean banks