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CyrusOne – 373,460 breached accounts
In August 2026, data centre operator CyrusOne was the target of a ShinyHunters “pay or leak” extortion attempt . The group subsequently published data…
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, October 8th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10128, (Thu, Oct 8th)
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Known Cybersecurity Expert and Owner of Florida Ransomware Remediation Company Charged with Defrauding Clients
Here’s another case where the folks who were supposed to be the good guys helping you may be harming you. Zohar Pinhasi, 50, also known as “Zack Silver”…
Don’t buy a consultant’s AI framework
Every major consulting firm offers its own prebuilt architectural framework, model, or reference architecture for generative AI and agentic AI . The pitch…
Google Halt Open Source Bug Bounties – AI “Slop” Flood
HOC Shorts Google officially suspended product vulnerability reports under its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP).…
UK public sets limits on AI autonomy as security concerns persist
A nationally representative survey of 2,000 UK adults, commissioned by cybersecurity PR agency Eskenzi PR and conducted by Censuswide, found that 84%…
Blinder Tunnel Campaign Targets Iraqi Infrastructure
Analysis of Blinder Tunnel, an Iran-nexus campaign using fake Dubai Airports recruitment lures and GitHub C2 malware to target critical infrastructure.
Google Pauses OSS Product Bug Bounty Rewards After Surge in Invalid Automated Reports
Google has stopped accepting product vulnerability reports through its bug bounty program for its open-source software. The change, in effect since…
Tenant isolation becomes a buying criterion as FusionAuth opens UK office
Customer identity and access management (CIAM) provider FusionAuth has established its first dedicated European sales team, based in the UK, as…
Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments
The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers…
Six arrests for smuggling migrants via Schengen airports
Europol supported a migrant smuggling investigation involving law enforcement authorities from 17 countries. The criminal network was also engaged in…
Money can’t buy enterprise trust
I thought the AI boom was producing a new level of bad behavior , what with MongoDB CEO CJ Desai peacing out, not to mention Google’s earlier…
Progress Patches Four Telerik Fiddler Classic Flaws, Including Privilege Escalation Risk
Progress patched four Telerik Fiddler Classic vulnerabilities, including a high-severity flaw that can enable local privilege escalation and unintended…
ASOS Confirms Cyber Incident After Unauthorized App Notifications
ASOS is investigating unauthorized app notifications and possible customer data exposure. Learn what is confirmed and why messaging systems need…
FBI Drops Accenture Contractor After Sensitive Data Breach
Accenture lost an FBI contract after a missed security patch exposed sensitive employee data, raising serious concerns over operational security. The FBI…
Fake AI Marketing Sites Put a Browser Inside Your Browser to Steal Logins
Fake AI marketing sites impersonating ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Muse are stealing ad-account credentials and MFA codes through live phishing flows.
Smashing Security podcast #487: Clippy’s crypto comeback
Microsoft’s Twitter account, with its 13 million followers, was hijacked by a paperclip. There was no ransomware or data theft, just Clippy, a dodgy…
The “Best” AI Model Is Getting Harder to Define
The best AI model for application security depends on vulnerability detection, accuracy, cost, human review, data handling, and deployment needs.
More RMM Tools In the Wild, (Tue, Oct 6th)
It seems that a trend started… I continue my journey discovering more RMM (“Remote Management & Monitoring”) tools abused by threat…