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Northstar Security Exits Stealth With $7M to Expose Toxic Risk Combinations
The startup maps how identities, assets and vulnerabilities connect, and uses AI agents to find and fix risky combinations of issues. The post Northstar Security Exits Stealth With $7M to Expose Toxic Risk Combinations appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run
A US court sentenced Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months for pro-Assad attacks on media, businesses, and government entities. The post Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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PHP2Shell Attacks Root Palo Alto Firewalls but Fail Against WordPress
Over 22.6 million exposed instances are potentially affected by the critical PHP flaws that have been targeted for over a week. The post PHP2Shell Attacks Root Palo Alto Firewalls but Fail Against WordPress appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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In Other News: Anthropic Breach Dispute, UEFI Flaw Hits Most Servers, Cloudflare AI Data Leak
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Iran eyed in military freezer hacks, Copenhagen University breach, AI-powered malware. The post In Other News: Anthropic Breach Dispute, UEFI Flaw Hits Most Servers, Cloudflare AI Data Leak appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Passkeys Are Better Than Passwords. But They Are Not Enough.
As organizations eliminate passwords, attackers will adapt. Instead of attacking the authenticator directly, they will look for opportunities around it. The post Passkeys Are Better Than Passwords. But They Are Not Enough. appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Bulletproof Host Virtualine Loses Its Domain to FBI Seizure
It allowed customers to host hack-for-hire services, supported ransomware and infostealer operators, and accepted crypto payments. The post Bulletproof Host Virtualine Loses Its Domain to FBI Seizure appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Fresh WordPress Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs
Threat actors are attempting to exploit a high-severity unauthenticated race condition leading to remote code execution. The post Fresh WordPress Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Drupal Commerce Core Vulnerability Exploited Against Online Stores
Drupal says a highly critical Commerce Core access bypass is exploited in the wild and urges store owners to audit their orders. The post Drupal Commerce Core Vulnerability Exploited Against Online Stores appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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$2 Million+ Drained From Polymarket Traders in New Supply Chain Attack
Malicious code linked to a website monitoring tool was designed to hijack logged-in Polymarket sessions and siphon user funds. The post $2 Million+ Drained From Polymarket Traders in New Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Max-Severity GitLab Vulnerability Exploited Against Alpine Linux
Tracked as CVE-2026-97229, the bug allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. The post Max-Severity GitLab Vulnerability Exploited Against Alpine Linux appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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TeamViewer Flaw Could Let Malicious Hosts Take Over Support Technicians’ Machines
An integer overflow tracked as CVE-2026-111585 could be used to execute arbitrary code on the viewer’s system. The post TeamViewer Flaw Could Let Malicious Hosts Take Over Support Technicians’ Machines appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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$6 Billion Binance Hack Bears Hallmarks of North Korea’s TraderTraitor
Blockchain analysts link the record crypto theft to North Korean hackers, as Binance probes a possibly compromised engineer laptop. The post $6 Billion Binance Hack Bears Hallmarks of North Korea’s TraderTraitor appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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When Risk Becomes Personal: What Security Leaders Can Learn From a Cancer Diagnosis
Risk managers are trained to spot weak signals, plan for disruption and make hard decisions under uncertainty. But the discipline looks different when the risk is not a system or an enterprise, but you. The post When Risk Becomes Personal: What Security Leaders Can Learn From a Cancer Diagnosis appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Google Touts Powerful Cybersecurity Capabilities in Gemini 4 Carbon Model
Google’s new frontier model scored 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro and is rolling out first to vetted cyber defenders via its Fairwind Program. The post Google Touts Powerful Cybersecurity Capabilities in Gemini 4 Carbon Model appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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How Secure Are US Elections? Voting Machine Risks and the Growing Threat of AI
Unpatched voting machines, unverifiable QR-coded ballots, and AI-driven influence campaigns leave US elections short of secure. The post How Secure Are US Elections? Voting Machine Risks and the Growing Threat of AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Cisco Open Sources Quarry to Catch AI Agent Attacks Hidden in Harmless Steps
Cisco open sourced Project Quarry, a rule language for detecting AI agent attacks that only emerge across sequences of benign actions. The post Cisco Open Sources Quarry to Catch AI Agent Attacks Hidden in Harmless Steps appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Adobe, Veeam, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities
The flaws could lead to arbitrary code execution, authorization bypasses, and privilege escalation. The post Adobe, Veeam, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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BAE Says No Data Extracted in Incident Hitting Bankruptcy Courts
BAE Systems says no data was extracted and no PII was breached in the incident that disrupted US bankruptcy court notices for weeks. The post BAE Says No Data Extracted in Incident Hitting Bankruptcy Courts appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Over 41,000 DHS Employee Records Leaked Online
The personal and work information was allegedly stolen from an Okta single sign-on system earlier this year. The post Over 41,000 DHS Employee Records Leaked Online appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Hackers Steal 2.6 Million Records From Sony’s Japanese ISP So-net
The data of So-net and Plala customers in Japan was exposed, along with 54,401 email account passwords and 16 bank account records. The post Hackers Steal 2.6 Million Records From Sony’s Japanese ISP So-net appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Exploitation Tied to Volt Typhoon’s ‘Silent Train’ Network
Cisco Talos linked SD-WAN key-stealing malware to infrastructure overlapping Volt Typhoon’s Silent Train network, which Lumen detailed. The post Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Exploitation Tied to Volt Typhoon’s ‘Silent Train’ Network appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Attackers Exploit Second Cisco Firewall VPN Zero-Day Since August
An exploited flaw in the Remote Access SSL VPN service lets unauthenticated attackers remotely force ASA and FTD firewalls to reload. The post Attackers Exploit Second Cisco Firewall VPN Zero-Day Since August appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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HHS Filing Puts iRhythm Data Breach Toll at 8.2 Million
Hackers stole personal information and iRhythm account and device data from third-party-hosted business applications. The post HHS Filing Puts iRhythm Data Breach Toll at 8.2 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Chinese Hackers Quietly Used Low-Severity ESXi Logging Flaw as Zero-Day
CVE-2026-41709 allows attackers with administrative privileges to perform operations without being logged. The post Chinese Hackers Quietly Used Low-Severity ESXi Logging Flaw as Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Gets 70 Months in US Prison
Artem Stryzhak was sentenced to 70 months in prison after pleading guilty to using Nefilim ransomware in attacks. The post Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Gets 70 Months in US Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Upwind Security Raises $400 Million at $3.8 Billion Valuation
The massive funding round comes just days after reports emerged that Upwind had attracted acquisition interest from several companies, including Datadog The post Upwind Security Raises $400 Million at $3.8 Billion Valuation appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Chrome and Firefox Updates Patch Over 200 Vulnerabilities
The Chrome 156 update fixes 52 bugs, while Firefox 159 was rolled out with 167 security patches. The post Chrome and Firefox Updates Patch Over 200 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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TLS Flaws Found in GoAhead Web Server Used in Hundreds of Millions of Devices
FoxIO disclosed three GoAhead TLS bugs that can let revoked certificates through or expose some encrypted sessions to eavesdroppers. The post TLS Flaws Found in GoAhead Web Server Used in Hundreds of Millions of Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit PHP2Shell to Root Firewalls
The attackers chained PHP2Shell and Fragnesia exploits and hacked two servers of a US government-affiliated organization. The post China-Linked Hackers Exploit PHP2Shell to Root Firewalls appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Long-Hidden Flaws Patched in EPICS Research Facility Control Software
Four EPICS Base flaws found by an autonomous system could let attackers crash processes at particle accelerators and fusion labs. The post Long-Hidden Flaws Patched in EPICS Research Facility Control Software appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Nobody Trusts the Security Questionnaire. We Rely on It Anyway.
The process that gates nearly every B2B deal is a self-assessment the sender distrusts and the receiver accepts. There is finally a better basis for trust between companies. The post Nobody Trusts the Security Questionnaire. We Rely on It Anyway. appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Secrets Management Firm Infisical Valued at $600 Million After $40 Million Raise
The company will use the Series B funds to expand its platform for securing AI agents’ access to sensitive systems. The post Secrets Management Firm Infisical Valued at $600 Million After $40 Million Raise appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Hackers Start Probing Fresh Oracle EBS Vulnerability
CVE-2026-101767 is an unauthenticated SQL injection that can be exploited for remote code execution. The post Hackers Start Probing Fresh Oracle EBS Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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CISA Warns of Node2Shell Exploitation as Honeypots Log Attack Attempts
CISA added the Brotli flaw to its KEV catalog, and two honeypot operators logged attempts, including one that used a broken exploit. The post CISA Warns of Node2Shell Exploitation as Honeypots Log Attack Attempts appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Tailscale Rushes Patches After Uncoordinated Disclosure of ‘Tailworm’ Flaws
Tailscale is preparing a patch for Tailscale SSH flaws whose details went public over the weekend, before any fixes had been released. The post Tailscale Rushes Patches After Uncoordinated Disclosure of ‘Tailworm’ Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Vendor Key Leak Puts Data of 238,000 Denver Health Plan Members at Risk
A leaked SquareML access key could have been used to access a database containing personal and health information. The post Vendor Key Leak Puts Data of 238,000 Denver Health Plan Members at Risk appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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HPE Patches Dozens of Critical Flaws in Networking Products
Eight max-severity security defects could lead to remote code execution and authentication bypass. The post HPE Patches Dozens of Critical Flaws in Networking Products appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Unexplained DreamHost Incident Prompts Email, FTP Password Resets
The company says it reacted to an issue affecting some of its systems, including DreamHost webmail. The post Unexplained DreamHost Incident Prompts Email, FTP Password Resets appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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iOS, macOS 27.2 Patch 286 Bugs; Fix for Exploited Flaw Backported to iOS 18
Apple patched 286 vulnerabilities in iOS and macOS 27.2 and brought the fix for an exploited CoreGraphics zero-day to older iPhones. The post iOS, macOS 27.2 Patch 286 Bugs; Fix for Exploited Flaw Backported to iOS 18 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Risks Spelled Out for Anthropic Investors Include Possible Harms From Runaway AI
Anthropic presents its own initial public offering as a step toward mitigating the risks it believes AI poses. The post Risks Spelled Out for Anthropic Investors Include Possible Harms From Runaway AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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This is Fine: What NetScaler Zero-Days Tell Us About the New Normal
Keep your patch management pipelines primed in case another round of Citrix NetScaler patches get released soon. The post This is Fine: What NetScaler Zero-Days Tell Us About the New Normal appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Dead Popcorn Time Updater Put Millions of Computers at Risk of Takeover
Running at system boot, it periodically polled the update domain to execute any code served, with full privileges. The post Dead Popcorn Time Updater Put Millions of Computers at Risk of Takeover appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Maritime Coalition Launches Free Vulnerability Database for Ship and Port Systems
Blue Initiative indexes nearly 30,000 IT and OT vulnerabilities relevant to ships and ports, 37 of them in maritime-specific products. The post Maritime Coalition Launches Free Vulnerability Database for Ship and Port Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Cybersecurity Issue Forces a Major New Mexico Hospital to Divert Patients and Close Clinics
The University of New Mexico Health System told people not to show up at its main hospital in Albuquerque and canceled appointments at more than 30 clinics. The post Cybersecurity Issue Forces a Major New Mexico Hospital to Divert Patients and Close Clinics appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Anthropic Files for Potentially the Biggest IPO Ever as CEO Warns of Risk to Humanity From AI
A string of hacking incidents by rogue AI agents also has raised fears the technology will slip free of human control to carry out harmful, life-threatening tasks. The post Anthropic Files for Potentially the Biggest IPO Ever as CEO Warns of Risk to Humanity From AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Industrial Vendors Check Products for PHP2Shell Vulnerabilities
Siemens, Schneider Electric, ABB and others have confirmed that some of their products are affected by the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities. The post Industrial Vendors Check Products for PHP2Shell Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Genesys Hack Exposes Customer Data From Internal Systems
The Genesys Cloud, Genesys Engage, and Genesys Engage Cloud platforms were not affected. The post Genesys Hack Exposes Customer Data From Internal Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Stolen AI Reasoning Could Help China Build Cheaper Rivals
Xint says a flaw in OpenAI’s compaction process let researchers move reasoning traces between models, potentially making it cheaper to distill a rival AI. The post Stolen AI Reasoning Could Help China Build Cheaper Rivals appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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PHP2Shell Exploitation Moves From Probes to Working Shells
Attackers successfully exploited the PHP2Shell flaws against honeypots, launching 35 shells from two IP addresses on October 24. The post PHP2Shell Exploitation Moves From Probes to Working Shells appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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953 Online Stores Infected in Long-Lasting Malware Campaign
Small loader code injected into the stores served a payload to visitors or did nothing to avoid detection. The post 953 Online Stores Infected in Long-Lasting Malware Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek.
