The day's cybersecurity headlines from public sources, in one place. Search them, filter by theme or CVE, or show only vulnerabilities CISA has confirmed are being exploited. Every headline links to the original.
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Financially motivated threat cluster uses AI-enabled tools against banking sector
The campaign is the latest in a wave of attacks using Artex and other pen-testing tools to automate cyberattacks.
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Cybersecurity education in the AI era: What’s new, what’s different
Businesses are trying new ways to keep employees vigilant, and colleges are debuting curriculum to prepare tomorrow’s AI workers.
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NIST: Solo Shouldn't Mean Less Secure
New guidance provides a basic framework for less-technical solo business owners, but it may miss the mark on how to secure technology that requires no human oversight.
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Ukraine arrests four in $5 million crypto scam targeting Germans
Ukraine's cyber police said the four arrested men included the alleged leader of the scam call centers.
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The Biggest Threat to Your GRC Job Isn’t AI. It’s Ignoring AI.
AI agents are taking over routine governance, risk, and compliance tasks, forcing GRC professionals to rethink the skills needed to stay relevant. Anecdotes examines three essential skills for the AI-driven GRC workplace: data literacy, agent governance, and communication. [...]
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ARTEX goes from pentesting tool to attacker staple in three months
A security researcher’s AI agent breached an internal sales application used by WorkOS’s go-to-market teams, the developer platform provider confirmed on Friday. “The researcher was conducting cybersecurity benchmark evaluations using ARTEX when their agent escaped its isolated testing…
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Hackers abuse refrigeration controllers to send spam and route proxy traffic
Internet-exposed refrigeration controllers used in supermarkets and cold storage facilities are being hijacked and turned into infrastructure for a suspected spam botnet and proxy services, SecurityScorecard has found. The report follows a string of attacks against European refrigeration systems…
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FBI agent stole $2.5 million in crypto from hackers under investigation
A former FBI agent has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $2.5 million from the wallets of fraud victims and nation-state hackers under investigation. [...]
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Bitter Hackers Deploy New PapRAT Backdoor in Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting South Asia
The South Asian cyber espionage group known as Bitter (aka APT-C-08, APT-Q-37, Hazy Tiger, Orange Yali, T-APT-17, and TA397) has been observed targeting South Asian organizations with a previously unreported remote access trojan called PapRAT. "PapRAT has both C++ and Rust implementations,"…
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Alleged AI-aided cyberattack exploits assistant interface to breach German web host
Hackers allegedly assisted by AI breached a German web hosting company through a tool designed to allow customers to connect AI assistants to their accounts, the company disclosed.
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Revolve Puts Data Breach Victim Count at 1.5 Million
Online fashion retailer Revolve has told regulators that the September cyberattack affected more than 1.5 million individuals.
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US bans MEXC crypto exchange over sanctions evasion, cybercrime links
The US Department of the Treasury has cut off the MEXC Global crypto exchange from the US financial system over sanctions evasion and links with cybercrime gangs. [...]
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⚡ Weekly Recap: SSHole Exploited, APT Root RCE, Robot Takeovers, 15K Hacked Sites, and More
A system doesn't always need a complicated bug to let someone in. Sometimes, a blank password is enough. That's one of the bigger stories this week. And it gets worse when the tools meant to keep systems updated or running safely become part of the attack. Elsewhere, attackers are hiding inside…
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PyPI makes release attestations easier to find with new security tab
The Python Package Index (PyPI) has added a security tab to its project pages, giving developers a place to check where individual release files came from. How PyPI shows where release files came from The Security tab shows whether release files have digital attestations, which provide verifiable…
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Pro-Russian hackers target European officials, offer rewards for personal information
Pro-Russian hackers published the personal information of Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and other senior European officials on the dark web, offering cryptocurrency rewards for additional details about them and their families.
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Plex2Shell Exploited Against QNAP NAS Users
Threat actors are exploiting the four-flaw chain to hack the Plex Media Server application on QNAP NAS devices.
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Iris Plaza Breach May Have Exposed Data of 7.7 Million Customers
Hackers compromised an external cloud service used by the shopping platform and may have stolen personal information from it.
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Italy’s Meloni Blames Pro-Russian Hackers for Leak of Foreign Minister’s Data on the Dark Web
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Saturday that his personal data had been disseminated on the dark web.
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Ukraine dismantles crypto scam network that stole €4.3 million
Ukrainian law enforcement arrested four suspects in a case involving the theft of more than €4.3 million using a network of cryptocurrency investment scam call centers. [...]
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Hackers Exploiting ‘SSHole’ Authentication Bypass in OpenSSH
The initial exploitation attempts are attributed to botnets and crypto miners, but other threat actors are expected to follow suit.
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CISA adds CVE-2026-116779 to KEV: SignalWire FreeSwitch Code Injection Vulnerability
Federal patch deadline 2026-11-12. SignalWire FreeSwitch contains a code injection vulnerability that permits configuration and credential disclosure, arbitrary call control, and command execution.
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CISA adds CVE-2026-102895 to KEV: GPUStack Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Federal patch deadline 2026-11-12. GPUStack contains an improper authentication vulnerability which could allow unauthenticated administrative access, including user and model changes, persistent administrator API-key creation, disclosure of worker and cloud-provider secrets, and code execution…
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Trio accused of using deepfake CEOs and bogus lawyers to scam businesses out of $129 million
Three men allegedly used deepfakes of company CEOs and law firm attorneys to trick employees into wiring more than $129 million to accounts the group controlled, the Justice Department said. The indictment names the three as Jacob Soall, 41, Sharon Hazan, 54, and Guy Sheetrit, 42. Soall used the…
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Default 'admin:admin' Server Password Helps Researchers Hack Two Automakers, Unlock and Start Cars
The login systems behind two car brands' mobile apps could be taken over completely, two security researchers found, allowing them to access any customer's account and, for an owner with a connected car, unlock the doors and start the engine. Both apps signed customers in through ForgeRock, an…