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5th EMPACT Hackathon leads to the detection of 51 potential victims
An international operation involving 40 experts and investigators from 20 countries has identified 51 potential victims of human trafficking, as well as…
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Names, offices, contact details and assignments of more than 41,000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees have been leaked by a hacktivist…
Simplifying .NET toolchain installs with dotnetup
If you’ve experimented with Rust , you already know how simple it is to get a basic toolchain in place, with the simple rustup command-line tool. The same…
319 Chrome Extensions Found Hijacking Searches, Affecting 13.4 Million Users
A network of 319 browser extensions has been linked to search hijacking affecting roughly 13.4 million users over a decade. Marketed as PDF converters,…
ICO Reprimands Staffordshire Police After Domestic Abuse Breach
The UK’s privacy regulator has issued a reprimand to Staffordshire Police following a serious breach of personal information
Hackers Use Fake Cloudflare Verification Pages to Target Windows and Mac Users
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Election Website Security: 42% of US County Sites Still Lack .gov Domains
US election websites show improved security, but weak email protection, non-.gov domains and third-party tracking still expose voters to risks. Millions…
GitHub Launches Copilot Fusion for Smarter and Cheaper AI Coding
GitHub has launched Copilot Fusion, a system that automatically selects AI models for coding tasks, helping developers balance code quality, speed, and…
From Token Risk to Remediation: Thales Imperva API Security Brings Authentication Risks Into API Inventory
Security teams can now investigate six token risks directly at the endpoint level, making it easier to prioritize findings and take action across their…
Microsoft Edge 0-Click Exploit Chains Five Flaws to Execute Code and Escape Sandbox
A new exploit chain for Microsoft Edge revealed that combines five bugs and two Windows features to run code outside the browser sandbox. Published by…
Attackers Exploit Second Cisco Firewall VPN Zero-Day Since August
Cisco on Wednesday released fixes for an exploited vulnerability affecting its Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Secure Firewall…
Shadowy AI Relay Disables OpenAI Codex, Claude Code Sandboxes
The enigmatic service is providing popular AI coding tools to mainland China and other regions where OpenAI and Anthropic products are not officially for…
NIK C2: The new AI-enabled command-and-control framework
Cisco Talos observed a new AI-integrated command-and-control (C2) framework in the wild called “NIK C2.”
12 SOAR Tools: The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
SOAR’s 2026 question is sustainability: which builder model code, low-code, or no-code will your actual team keep shipping with after the demo glow fades?…
NIST Publishes Guidance to Meet Federal Post-Quantum Deadlines
The guidance sets out how federal agencies can prioritize PQC adoption for the most sensitive systems, to meet the 2031 transition deadline
Cisco Patches Actively Exploited SSL VPN Vulnerability Affecting ASA and FTD Firewalls
Cisco has released security updates that address a critical vulnerability in the Remote Access SSL VPN service on its Secure Firewall Adaptive Security…
Amazon Launches Alexa Gadgets, Cuts Jobs In Devices Unit
Amazon reportedly cuts up to 250 jobs in devices unit, as it announces range of gadgets promoting updated Alexa AI service
12 SIEM Tools: The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
SIEM purchases fail by buying someone else’s SOC the wrong pricing architecture for your log profile, the wrong engine for your team’s skills and 2026…
UNM Health Cyber Incident Diverts Ambulances, Disrupts Patient Care
A cyber incident forced UNM Health to divert ambulances and pause outpatient care, highlighting why hospital response plans must protect patient services.
Volt Typhoon Hackers Exploit Multiple Zero-Days to Breach U.S. Critical Infrastructure Networks
Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon has exploited multiple previously unknown vulnerabilities in enterprise management platforms to…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-29 11h : 19 posts
19 posts published in the last hour 09:33Virtualine Domain Seized, but Allegedly Abusive Website Remains Online 09:33Admin dropped the F-bomb in a password to show hackers who was really 1337 09:33Ex-Merseyside Police Officer Founds $400m AI Start-Up 09:32HTTP2Shell: The Brotli…
Virtualine Domain Seized, but Allegedly Abusive Website Remains Online
The FBI seized Virtualine, a hosting service accused of supporting criminal sites, ignoring abuse reports and helping launder money from illegal…
Admin dropped the F-bomb in a password to show hackers who was really 1337
Cursing in login credentials can help keep the bad guys out, but not when the rest of your security is BS