DDoS attacks can knock services offline before links reach capacity
More than 9.1 million DDoS attacks were recorded globally between January and June 2026, an increase of nearly a quarter year over year, according to…
Month: October 2026
OpenAI Research Model Spent 3rd-Party Test ETH Without Permission to Deploy Smart Contract
Ravie LakshmananOct 16, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Web Security OpenAI has disclosed seven new incidents in which its artificial intelligence (AI) models exhibited misaligned behavior, including…
AIforce World Tour: Salesforce promises free Slack access to UK students
Zahra Bahrololoumi, CEO of Salesforce for UK and Ireland, announced at the supplier’s AIforce World Tour London event that it will provide free Slack Enterprise…
Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office
Hot on the heels of its record Patch Tuesday rollout, Microsoft on Thursday announced patches for over 30 new vulnerabilities. Most of the new fixes…
BAE Systems Cyber Incident Takes US Bankruptcy Noticing Center Offline for a Week
BAE Systems Cyber Incident Takes US Bankruptcy Noticing Center Offline for a Week Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2026 A cyber incident at a BAE Systems…
Police urge Apple to fix security after 110 reports of fraud over iPhone Duo
Hong Kong police have raised concerns over Apple’s refusal to activate an additional security protocol to prevent fraud despite repeated calls, as the force received…
Malware evasion made easier with AI — but behavior still gives it away
“We held both files from July 6 and July 10, before either report,” says Lasic. Persistent limitations Still, ReversingLabs’ recent report may reflect only the…
The Big IAM Challenge: Test Your Cloud Security Skills
Today, we are launching “The Big IAM Challenge” — a cloud security Capture The Flag (CTF) event. The mission? Identify and exploit AWS IAM misconfigurations,…
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BeyondTrust patches zero-day exploited in attacks since August
BeyondTrust warned customers on Thursday to patch a critical flaw in its Remote Support (RS) that has been exploited in zero-day attacks since late August.…
Hackers used Compromised ConnectWise Backup Credentials to Hack 173 Microsoft 365 accounts
Hackers used a stolen ConnectWise Cloud Backup credential to sign in to 173 Microsoft 365 partner and customer tenants, giving them access through a trusted…
Encryption Is Getting Squeezed From All Sides
First proposed in 2025, and partially revised due to blistering criticism from tech companies and civil society, Canada’s C-22 bill can broadly place requirements on…