Top level domain theft, Yandex attacked, Cisco Nexus flaws

Attackers hijack three top level domains to obtain Google certificates

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/attackers-hijack-cctlds-obtain/

Major Yandex data center in Russia hit by Ukrainian drone

https://therecord.media/yandex-russia-drone-ukraine

Cisco warns of critical flaws allowing Nexus switch takeover

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-critical-flaws-allowing-nexus-switch-takeover/

Attackers target Atlassian vulnerability shortly after PoC publication

https://www.securityweek.com/attackers-target-critical-atlassian-vulnerability-within-hours-of-poc-publication/

Wazza Phishkit targets banking, government, and manufacturing

https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/wazza-phishkit-targets-banking.html

Shai-Hulud worm moves to AI infrastructure with Tensorlake compromise

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/08/shai-hulud-worm-makes-jump-to-ai-infrastructure-with-tensorlake-compromise/5302054

Japan sees sharp rise in web data leaks

https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/japan-sees-sharp-rise-in-web-data-leaks.html

DOJ charges ransomware recovery CEO for secretly paying hackers

https://therecord.media/ransomware-recovery-charges-doj

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Top level domain theft, Yandex attacked, Cisco Nexus flaws