Yes, hackers are actively targeting personal Social Security accounts. Cybercriminals seek monetary gain, and the complexity of Social Security-related…
Amazon Exceeds Spending Expectations Amid AI Outlays
Amazon spends far more than analysts had predicted on AI data centres in the third quarter, as core businesses show sluggish growth
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-31 15h : 13 posts
13 posts published in the last hour 13:33Cyber Vulnerabilities Besiege Italy, Absent Clear Cause 13:33Google Misses Expectations, Stoking Scrutiny Of AI Spending 13:32Trojanized Claude Code Extension on Cursor Marketplace Exposes Users to SSH Backdoor 13:32Meta Postpones New Commercial Terms After…
Cyber Vulnerabilities Besiege Italy, Absent Clear Cause
Researchers can’t quite explain why cyber threats look so different in Italy compared with everywhere else.
Google Misses Expectations, Stoking Scrutiny Of AI Spending
Google shares slump after it misses analysts’ expectations for most core businesses, in spite of strong cloud growth
Trojanized Claude Code Extension on Cursor Marketplace Exposes Users to SSH Backdoor
The Cursor IDE extension marketplace was flooded with modified versions of Anthropic’s official Claude Code extension, exposing developers to a persistent…
Meta Postpones New Commercial Terms After ‘Theft’ Complaints
Meta indefinitely suspends new commercial terms after publishers, digital advertisers complained over use of content for AI training
Hacker leaks data on more than 40,000 Homeland Security employees
A hacker leaks personal data on more than 40,000 DHS employees, including CBP, ICE and CISA staff, after an undisclosed breach. Personal details of…
Canada’s Terrestar Joins Shared Satellite Venture
Montreal-based Terrestar to work with Equatys venture founded by Viasat and Space42 to build shared direct-to-device satellite infrastructure
French energy breach, Pentagon freezer hack, Japan Airlines breach
French energy company ENGIE suffers data breach…
Cursor Confirms Malicious Claude Code Extension With SSH Backdoor Was Available for 11 Hours
Cursor has confirmed that malicious Claude Code extension packages were available through its VS Code Extension Marketplace for roughly 11 hours on…
Chainalysis discloses data breach from “offensive agentic techniques”
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis disclosed a data breach after attackers used “offensive agentic techniques” to access internal systems and tools,…
Hackers Post Data On US Immigration Agents
Activist group posts information on more than 41,000 staff, contractors of Department of Homeland Security, amid ICE controversy
Unknown APT uses NetamLoader to attack a Win10 OS customized for governments in Asia
Kaspersky researchers analyze a complex targeted attack employing NetamLoader, a sophisticated malicious framework and targeting a customized government…
UK Government ‘Data Centre Covenant’ To Prioritise Critical Sites
Government’s proposed data centre deal requires investments in local communities, prioritises facilities for military, NHS
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-31 14h : 6 posts
6 posts published in the last hour 12:32Chainalysis Confirms Intrusion Into Internal Tools and Exposure of Customer Identity Data 12:32AI penetration testing tools compared: what autonomous pentesting actually validates 12:31Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims 12:03Fake IT…
Chainalysis Confirms Intrusion Into Internal Tools and Exposure of Customer Identity Data
American blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis said it was the target of a cybersecurity incident in which an external actor accessed non-sensitive…
AI penetration testing tools compared: what autonomous pentesting actually validates
Validation in AI pentesting is the process that ensures a simulated exploit or vulnerability is legitimate, reproducible, and poses a security risk to the…
Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims
Named “Volta-Autodoxer,” the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card…
Fake IT help desk callers got by on little more than names and email addresses
Attackers posing as IT help desk staff contacted employees by phone, email and Microsoft Teams in the third quarter of 2026 and talked them into opening…
Appraisal by AI: Model-driven victim prioritization in the VOLTA infostealer
The self-deleting VOLTA infostealer steals credentials, sessions, and cryptocurrency wallets. Then, it uses LLMs to profile victims and rank their most…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-31 13h : 8 posts
8 posts published in the last hour 11:32Apple Debuts First-Ever Touchscreen Mac 11:31Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run 11:07IT Security News Roundup: 2026-10-31 Morning 11:04YARA-X 1.22.1 Release, (Sat, Oct 31st) 11:03Wireshark 5.0.0rc1…
Apple Debuts First-Ever Touchscreen Mac
Apple brings out touchscreen MacBook Pro for first time, after resisting the trend for decades, on heels of M6 Macs, iPhone Duo
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.