The Traffic Light Protocol (TLP)[1], which is now in its second incarnation, is a wonderful standard that enables one to easily communicate whether…
KR: Coupang files lawsuits against 620 billion won fine over data leak
The Coupang breach in South Korea has stayed in the news cycle for nine months and may offer a useful case study in how not to respond to an incident. In…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-10 11h : 8 posts
8 posts published in the last hour 08:31US government lagging in transition to post-quantum encryption, GAO finds 08:31Core to Cloud Appoints David Brown as Managing Director 08:31Apple’s Verified Photography System 08:01Iranian VPN-over-DNS Activity Generates 40 Billion DNS Observations During Military…
US government lagging in transition to post-quantum encryption, GAO finds
Auditors warned that agencies risked leaving sensitive data exposed to future decryption attacks.
Core to Cloud Appoints David Brown as Managing Director
UK cybersecurity specialist Core to Cloud has appointed David Brown as Managing Director, strengthening its leadership team as the company looks to expand…
Apple’s Verified Photography System
Apple just released a system called “Reference Image.” It can verify the image is exactly as taken by an iPhone—new models only—without tying it to a…
Iranian VPN-over-DNS Activity Generates 40 Billion DNS Observations During Military Conflict
A newly disclosed unprecedented surge in suspected Iranian VPN-over-DNS activity, with one domain generating 40 billion passive DNS observations within…
Writing the Next Chapter
Dark Reading is about to begin a new decade in its storied history, and we have some breaking news of our own to share.
US Sentences Empire Market Co-Creator Over $430 Million Criminal Marketplace
Empire Market co-creator Raheim Hamilton was sentenced to 40 years in prison for running a dark web marketplace linked to $430 million in illegal trades.…
DarkBlinders Hackers Use Fake Meeting App to Deploy Backdoor and Steal Government Data
DarkBlinders hackers are deploying a fake video meeting application and abusing GitHub repositories in a cyberespionage campaign targeting Israel and the…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-10 10h : 7 posts
7 posts published in the last hour 07:31Hackers Use AI Agents and GodPotato Exploit to Gain Windows SYSTEM Privileges 07:31One Prompt Could Hijack AWS AI Agents and Steal Cloud Credentials 07:31Two AhsayCBS Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited to Take Over Backup…
Hackers Use AI Agents and GodPotato Exploit to Gain Windows SYSTEM Privileges
Hackers used AI agents to turn an exposed application endpoint into full administrative control of a server in under 24 hours. The intrusion involved…
One Prompt Could Hijack AWS AI Agents and Steal Cloud Credentials
A single prompt sent to a public-facing AI agent could have exposed every Amazon Bedrock AgentCore agent in the same AWS account and region, according to…
Two AhsayCBS Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited to Take Over Backup Servers
Threat actors are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in Ahsay Cloud Backup Server (AhsayCBS) to compromise exposed backup servers without…
Internet Scanning in VirusTotal: hunting infrastructure by what it exposes
Until now, an IP report in VirusTotal told you a lot about reputation, who hosts it, what resolves to it (passive DNS) and which files talk to it . It…
AWS Bedrock AgentCore Flaw Allowed Attackers to Hijack AI Agents Using a Single Prompt
A newly disclosed attack chain in Amazon Bedrock AgentCore that could turn a single malicious prompt into credential theft and compromise of other AI…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-10 09h : 4 posts
4 posts published in the last hour 06:31Insignary Launches Clarity AIR to Detect Undeclared Open-Source and AI-Written Code 06:01AT&T to Pay $177 Million After Two Massive Customer Data Breaches 06:01Meta’s Muse AI files away your friendships, arguments, and secrets 06:01Microsoft…
Insignary Launches Clarity AIR to Detect Undeclared Open-Source and AI-Written Code
Toronto, Canada, 8th October 2026, CyberNewswire
AT&T to Pay $177 Million After Two Massive Customer Data Breaches
AT&T will pay $177 million to settle lawsuits over two major customer data breaches disclosed in 2024, after a federal judge granted final approval on…
Meta’s Muse AI files away your friendships, arguments, and secrets
Meta’s Muse AI builds personal dossiers that would make the FBI jealous. Even people who never signed up can get caught in its files.
Microsoft Teams to Warn Users About Malicious Links Hidden in QR Codes
Microsoft is extending Teams security to detect malicious links hidden inside QR codes and warn users after a message has been delivered. The update adds…
IT Security News Roundup: 2026-10-10 Overnight
IT Security News: Overnight roundup, 2026-10-10 The FBI arrested a ransomware negotiation executive tied to ShinyHunters. CISO Series discussed South Korean bank hacks and ransomware fraud. CrowdStrike revealed a hacker used Claude against South Korean banks. AWS launched Strands Box…
FBI Arrests Founder of Ransomware Negotiation Firm
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-10-10 01h : 6 posts
6 posts published in the last hour 22:02The Department of Know: South Korean bank hacks, agents target Wikipedia, ransomware recovery fraud 22:01Chinese Hacker Deployed AI in Campaign Against South Korean Banks 22:01AWS takes aim at runaway AI agent behavior with…