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Yesterday · 8 min
New CISA head, AI safety regulator, N-able's zero-day deluge
Australia to create AI safety regulator https://apnews.com/article/australia-artificial-intelligence-regulator-openai-agent-breach-a5dfe5379c0f7458e44b72a9073833c6 Zero-day drop forces N-able offline https://www.securityweek.com/n-able-takes-n-central-offline-as-researcher-drops-over-30-zero-days/ White House nominates new CISA head https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-nominates-palantirs-losapio-lead-homeland-securitys-cyber-agency-2026-11-09/ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-incident-reporting-form-circia/ DeepMind formally proves Signal's cryptography https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-ai-tool-from-google-deepmind-formally-verified-the-signal-protocol/ Vanderbilt recovering from ransomware attack https://cyberscoop.com/vanderbilt-university-ransomware-attack-byod/ AWS environments impacted by third-party breach https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-trusted-aws-access-to-breach-multiple-cloud-environments/ Cereal steals NATO messages https://therecord.media/russia-hackers-espionage-romania-kazakhstan Patch news https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sap-patches-four-maximum-severity-security-vulnerabilities/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-barracuda-email-security-gateway-flaws-to-get-root-access/ https://www.securityweek.com/exploited-outlook-zero-day-among-1094-flaws-patched-by-microsoft/ ' Fireworks AI discloses second breach https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fireworks-ai-discloses-new-breach-after-cloud-provider-hack/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-new-cisa-head-ai-safety-regulator-n-ables-zero-day-deluge/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Vanta Risk and regulation ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.
Tuesday · 7 min
France blames Iran for fridge hacks, Binance breach doubts, Ukraine crypto scam arrests
France turns up the heat on Iran over fridge hacks https://www.reuters.com/world/french-officials-suspect-iran-is-behind-refrigerator-hacks-sources-say-2026-11-09/ Binance says breach claims don't add up https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/binance-denies-data-breach-after-alleged-shinyhunters-claims/ Operation Snowball: AI keeps a telecom attack rolling https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/operation-snowball-ai-telecom/ Ukraine hangs up on crypto scammers https://therecord.media/ukraine-arrests-scam-call-centers-germany SSHole gives hackers a foot in Linux's door https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-sshole-openssh-flaw-to-breach-linux-systems/ Researchers find the keys in carmakers' apps https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/09/researchers-pwn-automakers-android-apps-to-remotely-unlock-cars-honk-horns/5308483 Bitter sets a new RAT loose in South Asia https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/bitter-hackers-deploy-new-paprat.html SEGA's mailing list spills 2.2 million addresses https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sega-newsletter-data-breach-exposes-22-million-email-addresses/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-november-10-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Vanta Risk and regulation ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.
Monday · 8 min
New SonicWall flaw, WorkOS accidental AI breach, Bogota bomb hoax email
SonicWall warns of new exploited SSL-VPN MFA bypass flaw https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sonicwall-warns-of-new-ssl-vpn-mfa-bypass-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/ Escaped AI testing agent behind WorkOS breach https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/runaway-ai-hacking-agent-behind-workos-breach-after-escaping-sandbox/ Bogotá investigates potential health agency hack following airport bomb hoax email https://therecord.media/bogota-potential-city-health-agency-hack-european-hoax-emails Medical services company issues settlement over 2023 hack of patient records https://therecord.media/medical-services-company-settles-with-4-state-ags Executive deepfake trio charged https://cyberscoop.com/ai-deepfakes-impersonate-ceo-lawyer-defraud-companies/ Japan announces emergency cybersecurity package following attacks https://www.securityweek.com/japan-announces-emergency-cybersecurity-package-following-a-wave-of-attacks/ NHS reveals emotional burdens of post-breach helplines https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/07/nhs-breach-helpline-left-staff-carrying-a-significant-emotional-burden/5308201 Claude Code's "Don't Ask Again" file exposes passwords and keys on GitHub https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/claude-codes-dont-ask-again-file.html Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-new-sonicwall-flaw-workos-accidental-ai-breach-bogota-bomb-hoax-email/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Vanta Risk and regulation ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.
Friday · 36 min
The Department of Know: LLM jacking, Asia rocked by Amadeus, freezers still getting hacked
Read the full stories at CISOseries.com. This week's Department of Know is hosted by Sarah Lane, with guests Jason Thomas, senior director, technology security, governance, and risk, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and David Nolan, CSO, Trimont. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, ESET Your teams are adopting AI faster than security keeps up. ESET helps you embrace it safely. Confident AI adoption starts with proactive protection and effortless security management: AI-powered prevention stopping threats early, expert MDR watching 24/7, and one platform that's simple to run. Get to know the new ESET PROTECT Platform - designed for the AI era.
Friday · 7 min
Norway aid agency attack, GhostMap Android flaw, More airlines hacked
Norway's aid agency suffers data breach https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/11/05/norways-aid-agency-pwned-and-all-users-data-is-stolen/5307765 GhostMap Android flaw lets app run persistent boot loop https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghostmap-android-flaw-lets-malicious-app-trigger-persistent-boot-loop/ Zyxel fixes zero-day on network switches https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zyxel-fixes-zero-day-exploited-to-hack-nearly-1-000-network-switches/ More Asian airlines rocked by Amadeus https://therecord.media/asian-airlines-announce-data-breach-it-provider-incident Cyberattack wipes cloud data at Russian hosting provider Beget https://therecord.media/russia-cyberattack-beget-cloud Hackers exploit patched Apple flaw to deliver info-stealing malware https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/hackers-exploit-patched-apple-flaw-to.html Bank phishing sites evade takedowns by playing dead https://www.securityweek.com/bank-phishing-sites-show-fake-suspended-pages-to-evade-takedowns/ New York's Queens Public Library battles ransomware attack https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/11/05/new-yorks-queens-public-library-battles-ransomware-crims-wi-fi-checkouts-and-website-go-dark/5307796 Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-november-6-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ESET ESET MDR is a 24/7 threat management service combining AI and human expertise to achieve an industry-leading 6-minute threat response and containment, removing the need to maintain in-house security specialists. You don't need a security team the size of a Fortune 500. You need ESET. Supervised Cybersecurity for the AI Era. Built to be effortless.
November 5 · 6 min
Blood bank fridge hacks, Anthropic model identity, Google Calendar phishing
Blood banks caught in European fridge attacks https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/04/blood-bank-fridges-cyberattacks.html Anthropic wants proof of which AI model answered https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/anthropic-is-working-on-a-system-to-prove-ai-models-identity/ Google Calendar phishing steals live sessions https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-calendar-phishing-campaign-hijacks-sessions-bypasses-mfa/ Chinese keyboard app traffic hijacked to deliver malware https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/slippynunchucks-sogou-dns-hijacking/ French bank confirms heist estimated at $133 million https://therecord.media/french-bank-confirms-cyber-heist APT29-linked campaign targets unpatched phones https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/apt29-linked-hackers-hijack-web.html NIKKE PC launcher spread remote-access malware https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nikke-pc-game-launcher-hacked-to-spread-remote-access-data-stealing-malware/ Hackers push false alerts through Kyiv Independent https://therecord.media/ukraine-kyiv-independent-cyberattack Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-november-5-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ESET Managed detection and response used to be built for big enterprises with big budgets. Not anymore. ESET is bringing effortless cybersecurity as a service to businesses of every size, with twenty-four-seven monitoring, automated threat containment, and real experts behind it, all without the overhead. You don't need a security team the size of a Fortune 500. You need ESET. Supervised Cybersecurity for the AI Era. Built to be effortless.
November 4 · 7 min
China's AI guardrails, NCSC's 2028 warning, more Binance hack details
China planning broad AI guardrails https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-03/china-plans-broad-ai-guardrails-after-global-security-lapses UK predicts "routine" use of AI in nation-state attacks https://www.ft.com/content/131d9506-04b1-49b8-ba79-b0d783219c40?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://bsky.app/profile/joetidy.bsky.social/post/3mzfvc75l222g Ukraine's war crime investigations hit with cyberattack https://therecord.media/russia-linked-cyber-spies-target-ukraine-war-support Details about the Binance hack https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/binance-reveals-how-fake-job-interviews.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/north-korea-denies-links-to-binance-hack-as-researchers-trace-stolen-billions/ar-AA2gDfyp mSecure tells users to reset passwords https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/03/password-manager-msecure-tells-users-to-change-passwords-wont-say-why/5307296 OpenAI on a security sprint https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/openai-hires-former-army-secretary-dan-driscoll-to-cybersecurity-role-0e5cc0a1?st=cfNEPb https://openai.com/index/preparing-our-next-security-sprint-to-harden-openai/ LLM jacking comes with a high price tag https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/google-warns-llmjacking-attacks-are.html Google shuts down TV malware https://9to5google.com/2026/11/02/google-android-tv-box-backdoor-shut-down/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-november-4-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ESET Is your business ready to embrace AI with confidence? Explore how companies are balancing rapid AI adoption with growing cyber risk, and where resilience strategies are falling short. Access the full research from ESET's SMB Cyber Readiness Index report for free today at eset.com.
November 3 · 7 min
European freezer hacks, BTCPay wallet thefts, GDPx tests AI agents
European supermarkets report freezer hacks https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-02/belgian-swedish-supermarkets-report-new-suspected-freezer-hack BTCPay warns of hot wallet thefts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/btcpay-server-warns-of-hot-wallet-thefts-targeting-outdated-instances/ GDPx puts AI agents through harder tests https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/gdpx-measuring-frontier-model-capabilities Hackers send false emergency alerts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-02/ukraine-and-russia-report-cyberattacks-on-emergency-alert-apps https://theprint.in/world/ukraine-and-russia-say-emergency-alert-apps-were-hit-by-hacks/3088251/ https://apnews.com/article/717372f7bbf4e8a805bc918f06f9730f DarkBlinders targets Israel and Iraqi Kurdistan https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/darkblinders-compromises-israeli-target.html Chinese hackers use AI across simultaneous attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-use-artex-ai-in-automated-attacks-against-200-orgs/ Business groups push to renew cyber sharing law https://cyberscoop.com/business-groups-cisa-2015-renewal-ndaa-cybersecurity/ Ransomware gang claims Michigan State data https://therecord.media/michigan-state-university-byod-gang-cyber-incident Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-november-3-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ESET ESET MDR is a 24/7 threat management service combining AI and human expertise to achieve an industry-leading 6-minute threat response and containment, removing the need to maintain in-house security specialists. You don't need a security team the size of a Fortune 500. You need ESET. Supervised Cybersecurity for the AI Era. Built to be effortless.
November 2 · 7 min
DHS data leak, Northflank suffers breach, Russian Poryadok cyberattack
NetamLoader malware targets government Windows systems in Asia https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/netamloader-malware-targets-government.html Northflank warns of security breach https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/northflank-security-breach-leads-to-abuse-of-customers-ai-api-keys/ Russian home goods chain Poryadok suffers cyberattack https://therecord.media/russian-home-goods-chain-faces-disruptions Android SMS of Death zero-click warning https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-sms-of-death-exploit-can-remotely-crash-unpatched-phones/ Data of more than 41,000 homeland security workers leaked https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/homeland-security-data-leak Fashion retailer Revolve suffers data theft https://therecord.media/resolve-fashion-retailer-data-breach-payment-cards British spy agency cannot account for thousands of data storage devices https://therecord.media/gchq-cannot-account-for-thousands-of-data-devices UK landline phones to be disconnected in two months https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/11/01/landline-phones-will-switch-off-across-britland-in-100-days-no-extensions-openreach/5306673 Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-november-2-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ESET Managed detection and response used to be built for big enterprises with big budgets. Not anymore. ESET is bringing effortless cybersecurity as a service to businesses of every size, with twenty-four-seven monitoring, automated threat containment, and real experts behind it, all without the overhead. You don't need a security team the size of a Fortune 500. You need ESET. Supervised Cybersecurity for the AI Era. Built to be effortless.
October 30 · 37 min
The Department of Know: Big Binance hack, Cursor backdoor, FEC taken offline
Read the full stories at CISOSeries.com. This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Jason Elrod, CISO, MultiCare Health System, and DJ Schleen, head of infrastructure and security, Boats Group. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, GuardSquare Guardsquare delivers mobile app security without compromise, providing advanced protections for both Android and iOS apps. From app security testing to code hardening to real-time visibility into the threat landscape, Guardsquare solutions provide enhanced mobile application security from early in the development process through publication. Learn more about how to protect your app at Guardsquare.com.
October 30 · 7 min
French energy breach, Pentagon freezer hack, Japan Airlines breach
French energy company ENGIE suffers data breach https://securityaffairs.com/201985/data-breach/engie-data-breach-exposes-customer-details-and-energy-contracts.html NIST publishes guidance to meet federal post-quantum deadlines https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nist-guidance-post-quantum/ MR ROBOT Malware-as-a-Service targets Indian bank customers https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/robot-malware-indian-bank-customers/ Hackers exploit Cisco SD-WAN flaw to install encryption key stealing malware https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/hackers-exploited-cisco-sd-wan-flaw-to.html Japan Airlines warns of data breach https://therecord.media/japan-airlines-warns-of-breach-country-grapples-with-incidents GitHub launches npm firewall to block malicious packages before installation https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/github-launches-npm-firewall-to-block.html Pentagon treating military base freezer malfunctions as suspected cyberattack https://www.reuters.com/technology/pentagon-treating-military-base-freezer-malfunctions-suspected-cyberattack-2026-10-29/ Get more info here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-french-energy-breach-pentagon-freezer-hack-japan-airlines-breach/ Attackers are treating your mobile app like an open book. Sixty-three percent of security leaders recently detected app tampering, cloning, or unauthorized modifications. When your code runs in an untrusted environment, you need runtime self-protection and code hardening to keep attackers out. Address tampering before it starts. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.
October 29 · 7 min
OpenAI election war room, FEC filing disruption, Gemini Carbon debut
OpenAI opens an election war room https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/28/openai-election-war-room-interference-01137690 Hack attempt disrupts FEC disclosures https://www.reuters.com/technology/hacker-trying-breach-us-federal-election-commission-system-email-shows-2026-10-27/ Google gives cyber defenders first access to Carbon https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-4-carbon/ Attackers probe newly patched Oracle flaw https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/hackers-target-critical-oracle-e.html Volt Typhoon's Silent Train network exposed https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/volt-typhoon-used-covert-silent-train.html Entra admins face authentication deadline https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-reminds-entra-id-admins-to-migrate-users-to-passkeys/ Belarusian hackers move closer to Russia and Ukraine https://therecord.media/belarus-russia-hackers-ukraine-war Software inventory can't tell the whole story https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/sboms-alone-scope-supply-chain-attack Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-29-2026/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Guardsquare AI is speeding up development, but at what cost? While 96% of teams now use AI tools, 81% report that AI-generated code has introduced new vulnerabilities into their mobile apps. In a world with automated threats, you need multi-layered, polymorphic security to stay ahead of the curve. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.
October 28 · 7 min
Authenticator token theft, Tailworm SSH flaws, UK police supplier breaches
Authenticator flaw exposes work accounts https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/microsoft-authenticator-flaw-let.html Tailworm flaws put Tailscale SSH at risk https://www.securityweek.com/tailscale-rushes-patches-after-uncoordinated-disclosure-of-tailworm-flaws/ UK police suppliers repeatedly breached https://therecord.media/uk-police-data-breached-from-suppliers-watchdog-report Rural hospitals get a cyber lifeline https://cyberscoop.com/oncd-rural-hospital-cybersecurity-pilot-project-lifeline-250/ Cyberattack disrupts UNM health services https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/27/day-2-of-canceled-classes-at-university-of-new-mexico-after-health-sciences-center-cyberattack/5305690 Warp breach exposes AI agent logs https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/warp-discloses-breach-exposing-ai-agent-logs-user-telemetry-data/ Malware hides from online store scanners https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-infect-953-online-stores/ Apple patches exploited flaw on older devices https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/apple-backports-fix-for-exploited.html Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-28-2026/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Guardsquare Is your mobile app truly protected? Relying on the OS isn't enough. A global study of thirteen-hundred security and developer leaders found that ninety-six percent of teams using layered protection reported significantly fewer security incidents. Don't wait for a breach to harden your defenses. Get the protection needed for modern security risks. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.
October 27 · 7 min
HTTP2Shell emergency updates, PHP2Shell attacks, GitHub worm
HTTP2Shell sparks emergency patches https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-http2shell-brotli-vulnerability-triggers-emergency-patches/ PHP2Shell: patch, then investigate https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/102693-php2shell-exploited-in-the-wild GitHub worm hides in oversized files https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/26/worm-armed-42-github-repos-by-hiding-a-payload-too-big-to-fail/5305570 Cathedral gets inside Anthropic https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/10/26/researchers-cybersecurity-start-up-cathedral-got-inside-anthropic/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzkyOTg3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzk0MzczMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTI5ODcyMDAsImp0aSI6ImI1M2RjZmEzLThkNTItNGE3NC05ZjI4LWU1ZGJkZTIyZDFmOSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjYvMTAvMjYvcmVzZWFyY2hlcnMtY3liZXJzZWN1cml0eS1zdGFydC11cC1jYXRoZWRyYWwtZ290LWluc2lkZS1hbnRocm9waWMvIn0.k3b70wv6ePisrPvCYfDOPAjt5vHweVxm4rBnhcnDU-M Ukraine's satellite service returns https://therecord.media/ukraine-disputes-musk-claims-of-starlink-misuse Gheist raids GitHub secrets https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/gheist-stolen-github-tokens-cloud-secrets Fake Teams support delivers ransomware https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attackers-use-microsoft-teams-it.html Scam laundering suspect extradited https://therecord.media/dutch-police-extradite-chinese-national-money-laundering-scams Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-27-2026/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Guardsquare Your backend is only as secure as your frontend. Research shows that client-side compromise is now a primary driver of API risk. With sixty-three percent of leaders detecting mobile app tampering or cloning last year, don't leave your mobile app security to chance. Get multilayered protection for your entire mobile app ecosystem from the outside in. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.
October 26 · 8 min
AI-powered phishing detection, third PHP2Shell bug, Quest medical breach
Microsoft Teams to get AI-powered, context-aware phishing detection https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-to-get-ai-powered-context-aware-phishing-detection/ Quest Diagnostics confirms data breach including exposed patient records https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/quest-diagnostics-confirms-data-breach-exposed-patient-records/ Senators say targeted ads are a security risk. Ad groups disagree https://cyberscoop.com/targeted-ads-spyware-government-threat/ Bipartisan bill urges federal guidance for distillation attacks https://cyberscoop.com/bipartisan-bill-combat-ai-distillation-attacks-nist/ CISA adds Collabora Online and Arista VeloCloud flaws to KEV https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/cisa-flags-two-actively-exploited.html Autonomous attack agent in Skynet mode hijacks other AI models https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/24/autonomous-attack-agent-in-skynet-mode-hijacks-other-models-to-carry-out-its-evil-deeds/5305215 Researchers find a third PHP2Shell bug https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/23/theres-a-third-php2shell-bug-but-it-wont-get-an-emergency-fix/5305208 Data breach takes a bite out of crime stoppers organization https://therecord.media/toronto-crime-tips-org-freezes-ops-after-breach Get the shownotes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-ai-powered-phishing-detection-third-php2shell-bug-quest-medical-breach/ Mobile app security isn't just a tech issue; it's a revenue issue. A recent global study found that seventy-two percent of organizations experienced a mobile app security incident last year. Even worse? Sixty-five percent saw customer churn or uninstalls as a result. Protect your brand and your bottom line with layered mobile app protection. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.
October 23 · 37 min
The Department of Know: PHP2Shell strikes, EU EOL still SOL, Cairn used in cyberattacks
Read the full stories at CISOSeries.com. This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Gary Chan, CISO, SSM Health, and Doug Mayer, CISO, RXSense. Also check out Gary's work at Security Mentalist. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker! An AI-generated attack may be new, but it still needs to execute, access data, and move through your environment. ThreatLocker applies enforceable controls at each of those points, limiting what attackers can do regardless of how their code was created. Book a demo at threatlocker.com/ciso.
October 23 · 7 min
PHP vulnerabilities update, ConnectWise AI spies, Africa cybercrime takedown
Railway says intruder may have accessed customer secrets https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/railway-says-intruder-may-have-accessed.html Law enforcement disrupts nearly 11,000 cybercrime networks in Africa https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/authorities-disrupt-nearly-11-000-cybercrime-networks-in-africa/ ConnectWise breach let Chinese AI spies move in on cloud tenants https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/22/microsoft-says-connectwise-breach-let-chinese-spies-loose-on-2250-cloud-tenants/5304687 GitLab warns of new maximum severity code execution vulnerability https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-warns-of-new-max-severity-code-execution-vulnerability/ Hundreds of websites taken offline due to PHP vulnerabilities (continuing coverage) https://therecord.media/php-script-vulnerabilities-warnings https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-says-php2shell-exploitation-began-4-days-before-patches/ Splunk, SolarWinds release fresh security updates https://www.securityweek.com/splunk-solarwinds-release-fresh-security-updates/ Lazarus hackers use post-quantum cryptography for malware delivery https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-switching-to-nist-approved-ml-kem-quantum-encryption/ South Carolina officials offer assistance after state capital hit with cyberattack https://therecord.media/south-carolina-officials-offer-assistance-cyber-incident Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-23-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker AI risk does not only come from attackers. Employees are adopting AI tools faster than many organizations can evaluate them. Today's tip: an AI policy should be backed by enforceable controls over what tools can access and do. See how ThreatLocker can help you govern AI use at threatlocker.com/ciso.
October 22 · 7 min
PHP emergency patches, compromised TLS certificates, Signal hot mic bug
PHP rushes out emergency fixes for PHP2Shell https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/php-ships-emergency-patches-for-critical-php2shell-flaws/ https://thephp.foundation/blog/2026/10/21/todays-php-security-release-and-how-were-strengthening-php-security/ Compromised certificates trigger internet cleanup https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/the-internet-goes-on-high-alert-after-discovery-of-8-compromised-tls-certs/ Signal calls could stay live after you hang up https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/21/signal-bug-could-keep-your-mic-and-camera-on-after-hangup/5304528 OpenAI agents disable safeguards during coding tasks https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1015316/openai-ai-agent-disabling-monitoring-systems Plex2Shell attacks hit media servers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-hackers-chain-plex-flaws-in-plex2shell-attacks-to-breach-servers/ Poisoned LiteLLM update steals secrets & adds a backdoor https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/21/litellm-supply-chain-attack-hoovers-up-passwords-and-secrets/5304548 Meta faces a big Cambridge Analytica penalty https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/21/meta-new-mexico-cambridge-analytica-penalty.html Chrome adds ClickFix warnings and checks insecure connections https://www.securityweek.com/google-hardens-chrome-against-clickfix-attacks-insecure-http-connections/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-22-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker AI is compressing the timeline between initial access and impact. That leaves security teams less time to identify, investigate, and contain malicious activity. Faster response helps, but prevention can remove actions from the attack chain entirely. Give your responders a more controlled environment. Book a ThreatLocker demo at threatlocker.com/ciso.
October 21 · 7 min
Naval hack, Muse exposes secrets, Army researching offensive AI hacking
Russian-linked attacks hit naval shipbuilder https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/russian-apt28-breaches-nato-naval.html Muse exposes secrets when sharing chats https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/meta-muse-exposes-users-personal-and-business-secrets-when-they-share-conversations/ Army Cyber Command looking to offload attacks to AI https://web.archive.org/web/20261020134149/https://theintercept.com/2026/10/19/army-autonomous-ai-agents-arcyber/ DeepSeek booted from federal agencies https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/dhs-orders-deepseek-technology-removed-from-federal-civilian-it-systems-060b6d3d?st=m6DV2n DHS asked CISA to hack voting machine https://www.propublica.org/article/cisa-election-security-donald-trump EU doesn't require patching hacked freezers https://therecord.media/eu-cyber-law-wont-force-fixes-for-fridges-in-french-attack Cairn platform abused by threat actors Security Week: https://www.securityweek.com/ai-platform-cairn-abused-to-hack-over-100-organizations/ Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/how-one-hacker-used-ai-agents-few-thousand-dollars-break-into-scores-sites-2026-10-19/ Palo Alto still seeing active PAN-OS exploits https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/qilin-and-inc-ransomware-groups-exploit.html LLMs getting better at COBOL https://openai.com/index/low-resource-programming-languages/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/naval-hack-muse-exposes-secrets-army-researching-offensive-ai-hacking/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Attackers do not always bring their own tools. AI can help them find ways to misuse software already trusted by the organization. Today's tip: approval should not mean unlimited access. Define what trusted applications can reach and what they can do. Learn how ThreatLocker applies this principle at threatlocker.com/ciso today.
October 20 · 7 min
OpenCode keys exposed, AI agents raid websites, Rank Math backdoor
OpenCode breach exposes users' AI keys https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/opencode-hack-exposes-api-keys-amid-ai-distillation-attacks/ One hacker puts AI agents to work on 1,200 sites https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/how-one-hacker-used-ai-agents-few-thousand-dollars-break-into-scores-sites-2026-10-19/ Rank Math PRO updates deliver a persistent backdoor https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/popular-wordpress-seo-plugin-rank-math.html Nikkei discloses its third breach in a month https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nikkei-discloses-third-data-breach-in-a-month-18m-records-exposed/ Microsoft adds controls for rogue AI agents https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-unveils-tools-to-monitor-and-corral-rogue-ai-agents/ ClickFix attackers borrow Siemens' signature https://www.securityweek.com/siemens-software-center-vulnerability-exploited-in-clickfix-malware-attacks/ Pegasus targets Serbian government critics before elections https://therecord.media/serbia-spyware-pegasus-elections Bullhorn takes staffing platform offline after attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bullhorn-takes-staffing-platform-offline-to-contain-cyberattack/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-20-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker An attacker uses AI to create a payload your security tools have never seen. Detection now has to recognize it before the payload can act. ThreatLocker approaches the problem earlier by controlling whether that code is permitted to run at all. Explore a deny by default approach for your organization at threatlocker.com/ciso.

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