Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a targeted campaign aimed at South Korean financial organizations that used an artificial intelligence…
Co-Creator of Dark Web Marketplace “Empire Market” Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
Raheim Hamilton, co-creator of Empire Market, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for running a dark web marketplace that handled more than $430…
FBI warns that FortiBleed credential-harvesting attacks are locking out firewall users
An initial access broker is working with various ransomware groups in a global campaign.
Hackers Exploit Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaw to Deploy Web Shells and Steal Configuration Data
Hackers are exploiting CVE-2026-88771, a critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerability, to run commands, install web shells, and collect appliance configuration…
Chrome Blocks Unauthorized Certificates After Three ccTLD Hijacks
Chrome has taken steps to protect users after attackers compromised three country-code top-level domains and exploited the incidents to acquire…
GhostAction Supply Chain Campaign Uses Malicious GitHub Actions to Steal CI/CD Credentials
A new wave of the GhostAction supply chain campaign has compromised 772 public GitHub repositories, using fake GitHub Actions workflow files to steal…
US Probes Cyberattack on Energy Tankers Over Possible Iran Ties
One of the Journal reported that US authorities are investigating a possible Iranian connection to cyberattacks targeting two energy tankers in August…
GitHub AI Can Spot Passwords Hidden in Code Before Developers Push Them
GitHub, with Microsoft Applied Sciences, introduced an AI-powered ModernBERT classifier that detects hidden passwords before code is pushed, expanding…
Power BI phishing campaign drops rogue ScreenConnect clients
Attackers are abusing Microsoft Power BI to host phishing lures that slip past email security, before dropping multiple rogue ScreenConnect clients on…
FortiBleed hit 86,000 firewalls by exploiting something nobody can patch away
FBI and Secret Service warn FortiBleed, a credential-harvesting campaign against Fortinet firewalls, has compromised 86,644 devices and is locking out…
Uranium crypto exchange hacker convicted for stealing $53 million
A Maryland man was found guilty of stealing more than $53 million after hacking the decentralized crypto exchange Uranium Finance twice in April 2021.…
PoC Released for Critical LMCache Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been released for a critical vulnerability in LMCache that can allow unauthenticated remote code execution on exposed…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.10.07
FortiGate compromises, browser vulnerabilities, ransomware-related data theft, AI-assisted security testing, digital fraud, and fragmented security…
AWS’ support for Iceberg materialized views on Redshift could help lower analytics costs
AWS has added support for Iceberg materialized views to its managed cloud data warehouse service, Amazon Redshift, in an effort to help enterprises lower…
Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts
Southern Company is notifying customers that their utility account information was accessed by hackers.
Scans for Atlassian vulnerablity (CVE-2026-21589), (Wed, Oct 7th)
On October 5th, Atlassian published patches&#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0;for multiple products to fix an “Arbitrary File Access” vulnerability…
OT Coalition Urges CISA to Mandate Federal OT Security
OTCC urged CISA to mandate baseline security requirements for federal operational technology
Hackers Use Negative Hotel Reviews to Spread Malware That Hides C2 on Blockchain
Hackers are targeting hotels with fake guest complaints and negative reviews that lead staff to malware disguised as photographic evidence. The campaign…
How to build an effective cybersecurity awareness program
Effective cybersecurity awareness programs teach employees about the powerful roles they play in protecting their organization from cyberattacks and…
Hackers Allegedly Selling VirusTotal API Keys on the Dark Web
A seller allegedly offered a VirusTotal Enterprise API key for $350 in an October 7 Dark Web Informer post, but the claim remains unverified, with no…
OAuth grants pile up faster than you can review them. Here’s how to keep up.
OAuth grants create data highways between SaaS apps, AI agents, and other tools. And, they are multiplying faster than any security team can review them.…
Hackers Use Web3 and Blockchain C2 to Hide Supply Chain Attacks Targeting Cloud Credentials
Threat actors are increasingly turning public blockchain networks into a command-and-control (C2) layer for software supply chain malware, helping them…
Security Awareness Training Isn’t Dead, but It Needs a Rethink
All enterprises conduct security awareness training for their employees. But whether this has tangible benefits is debatable.
PoC Released for Zammad Session Leak Flaw Enabling Remote Code Execution
A public PoC targets a critical Zammad flaw, CVE-2026-102489, allowing unauthenticated remote users to steal active session cookies and potentially…