Security researchers ran their own code inside a protected part of Windows that is meant to stay sealed off even when the rest of the computer is taken…
Is this link safe? Find out with Malwarebytes Scam Link Check
Not sure if a link is safe? Malwarebytes Scam Link Check scans suspicious links for signs of phishing, scams, malware, and other online threats before you…
Legal Aid Agency cyberattack: Compromised data goes back to 1978
Tevye Markson has an update on the April 2025 breach of the UK’s Legal Aid Agency, previously reported on this site: A new update on the Legal Aid Agency…
X purges 13,000 accounts linked to suspected meddling ahead of US midterms
Platform points to Iran, Russia, and China but provides no public evidence for attribution
Hackers Steal UK Legal Aid Records Dating Back to 1978 in Major Cyberattack
The UK’s Legal Aid Agency (LAA) now says the 2025 data breach exposed far older data than first reported. About 250,000 stolen records predate 2007, and…
Researchers Uncover Thousands of Phishing Domains Hiding Behind Inactive Pages
A domain returns a blank page. Maybe a generic “Not Found” message. There is no login form, suspicious branding, or obvious phishing content to…
Italy Probes Microsoft Video Game Makers Over Transparency
Italy probes Microsoft-owned units as part of broader EU action targeting tricky pricing for in-game currencies and items
New Aoki Infostealer Targets AI Coding Assistant Credentials
Symantec warned that Aoki can steal API keys and tokens from a number of popular AI coding assistants, including Claude and Gemini
How a leaked builder of XWorm turned a remote access trojan into a surveillance kit
Netskope tracks four XWorm versions in the wild, 46 plugins, and new tools for location, audio and live browser control, with detections up fourfold.…
Supermarket Refrigeration Attack Widens to Copeland, Dixell Controllers
Roughly 700 French supermarkets were hit by the cyberattacks, for which no group has claimed responsibility.
Hackers Hacked European Market Cooling Units Set Temperature 50 Degree
HOC Shorts A massive cyber attack targeted industrial refrigeration controllers across nearly 700 European supermarkets—primarily in France. The…
Company Accused of Making $60 Million by Exploiting Sextortion Victims
A US-based digital forensics company is facing allegations that it collected at least $60 million from people seeking help with sextortion threats but…
Eight US States Sue OpenAI, Alleging ChatGPT Endangered Children for Profit
The attorneys general of eight US states have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that the ChatGPT maker deceived and endangered the public,…
Ransomware Attacks Intensify: Criminals Shift Focus to Target Employees and Their Families
Guru Baran reports: Ransomware gangs are moving beyond locked files and stolen data. Criminals now threaten employees, executives, and their families to…
New ClickFix Attack Deploys Lorem Ipsum Malware Loader to Establish Remote Access
A ClickFix campaign uses the Lorem Ipsum Loader to install a Python-based tunneling implant, giving attackers a covert route into victims’ networks and…
Dangerous Deviation Detection: Catching the Agent Action Nobody Asked For
Key takeaways In the past year, 78 percent of organizations reported a confirmed or suspected AI-related security incident, according to Check Point’s…
Generative AI Data Leakage: Risks for Enterprise Teams
By HOC Team | Updated: October 2026 | Read time: ~18 min In April 2023, a Samsung engineer…
New PEERSTITCH Malware Targets FortiGate Firewalls and Hides Inside System Memory
PEERSTITCH, a memory-resident ARM64 implant deployed against FortiGate firewalls during a prolonged intrusion into a telecommunications managed service…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-15 15h : 26 posts
26 posts published in the last hour 12:32Work Documents and AI: What to Remove Before You Paste 12:32Anthropic Warns Small AI Models Could Power Self-Spreading AI Worms 12:32Q3 2026 Cyber Attacks Statistics Infographic 12:32Google aims to make BigQuery spending on…
Work Documents and AI: What to Remove Before You Paste
Learn what to remove from work documents before using AI, including credentials, personal data, business secrets, and hidden content in uploaded files.
Anthropic Warns Small AI Models Could Power Self-Spreading AI Worms
Anthropic finds small AI models can set up inference servers across different hardware, raising concerns about future AI…
Q3 2026 Cyber Attacks Statistics Infographic
Ninety-two days, 588 incidents, one attack roughly every four hours. This infographic distils the Q3 2026 cyber attacks statistics into the numbers that…
Google aims to make BigQuery spending on AI functions more predictable with token quotas
Google has made daily token quotas generally available for BigQuery’s generative AI functions to give enterprises a way to limit AI consumption by project…
Fake AI Attacks Spread Across US Companies: How MSSPs Can Stop Incidents Early
Attackers are impersonating popular AI products to distribute malware, steal browser sessions, and compromise business accounts. ANY.RUN linked 1,258…