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Today · 7 min
Candiru spyware infects Al Jazeera, Senators AI request, Microsoft crashes phishers
CenterPoint Energy reveals data breach numbers https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/102658-1m-impacted-by-centerpoint-energy-data-breach Zero-Click Candiru spyware infections at Al Jazeera tracked to targeted online ads https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/citizen-lab-traces-zero-click-candiru.html UK Legal Aid Agency Hack Scope Widens After Forensic Review https://www.securityweek.com/uk-legal-aid-agency-hack-scope-widens-after-forensic-review/ Bank of America needed 1,000 contractors to patch bugs found by Mythos https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/15/bank-of-america-had-to-bring-in-1000-contractors-to-patch-all-the-bugs-mythos-identified/5303275 Microsoft takes down 3 major China-based phishing platforms https://therecord.media/microsoft-takes-down-3-major-chinese-phishing-platforms Windows Server 2022 reaches end of mainstream support https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-server-2022-reached-end-of-mainstream-support/ Senators press for AI safety and security https://cyberscoop.com/congress-presses-trump-administration-ai-safety-cybersecurity/ French supermarket refrigeration attack widens https://www.securityweek.com/supermarket-refrigeration-attack-widens-to-copeland-dixell-controllers/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-16-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Guardsquare 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.
Yesterday · 6 min
FBI raids laptop farms, Meta loses GitHub data, Cisco gateways under attack
FBI shuts down North Korean laptop farms https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-raids-dprk-it-worker-laptop-farms-in-texas-us-nationals-arrested/ Meta's stolen credentials open GitHub repositories https://www.securityweek.com/meta-says-hackers-took-code-personal-data-of-1500-in-github-breach/ Cisco email gateways face active attacks https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/cisco-warns-of-active-attacks.html Ledger tells Asian sellers to stop sales https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ledger-asks-sellers-across-asia-to-halt-sales-after-supply-chain-attack/ CISA urges Ivanti VPN updates https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/102655-newly-exploited-vulnerability-in-ivanti-connect-secure Microsoft's patch count breaks the annual record https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-october-2026/ Six days, three Chrome bugs, one sandbox escape https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/14/security-researchers-spent-6-days-doing-their-chromework-built-1b-user-exploit/5303134 Windows gets its Always On VPN back https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-vpn-issues-caused-by-september-windows-updates/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-15-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Guardsquare AI is speeding up development, but at what cost? While ninety-six percent of teams now use AI tools, eighty-one percent 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.
Wednesday · 7 min
Webcams go to war, Kimsuky sends invites, Anthropic blocks copycats
Webcams get drafted into war https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/video-cameras-webcams-hacked-war-b00b8a24?st=RRCsaw Kimsuky's invitations come with malware https://therecord.media/north-korea-hackers-russia-ukraine Anthropic makes copycats work harder https://www.anthropic.com/research/distillation-defenses Adobe's patch pile hits 140 https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-140-vulnerabilities-across-10-products/ Scam crackdown nets 28 arrests https://cyberscoop.com/west-african-scammers-international-scam-crackdown-joint-disruption-week/ Fashion brands hit an IT snag https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tfg-london-cyberattack-disrupts-systems-at-hobbs-and-whistles-retailers/ npm closes a name-stealing loophole https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/github-tightens-npm-publishing-after.html Chrome bug bounties bounce back https://www.securityweek.com/google-partially-reverses-chrome-bug-bounty-cuts/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-14-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode 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 secuirty risks. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.
Tuesday · 7 min
Supermarket freezer hack, Ahold Delhaize offline, spy chip in crypto wallets
Hackers turn up the heat on French supermarkets: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/french-supermarket-chains/ Ahold Delhaize offline after cyber attack: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/retail-giant-ahold-delhize-takes-systems-offline-after-cyberattack/ Spy chip used in crypto wallet thefts: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ledger-confirms-hardware-wallet-spy-implant-behind-crypto-thefts/ Russian digital services disrupted from drone strike: https://therecord.media/ukraine-strikes-third-yandex-data-center Microsoft wants AI "emergency brakes": https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6rmy7zmvx3lo UK's AI Security Institute to get early model access: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-reverses-course-britains-testing-ai-models-telegraph-says-2026-10-11/ and https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/11/britain-get-first-look-ai-systems-after-white-house-u-turn/ Threat actors trying to use critical SonicWall SMA flaw: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/critical-sonicwall-sma-1000-flaw.html Threat actors drop the mic with karaoke hack: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nippon-columbia-malware-incident-exposes-86-million-karaoke-fan-records/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-13-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode 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.
Monday · 7 min
Anthropic restricts Claude, Google Calendar phishing, FBI hack arrest
CISA's KEV catalog grows by five https://securityaffairs.com/200734/security/u-s-cisa-adds-proftpd-onlyoffice-docs-strapi-apache-struts-and-isc-bind-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html Calendar phishing becomes a thing https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/11/calendar-phishing-scam-meeting-renewal-google-microsoft-paypal Canadian cybersecurity executive arrested in FBI hack https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/09/politics/fbi-arrest-shinyhunters-hack Hackers abuse Google Ads, Bing redirects to deliver Claude ClickFix attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-google-ads-bing-redirects-to-push-claude-clickfix-attacks/ Biosensor firm iRhythm announces data breach numbers https://therecord.media/irhythm-data-breach-reports Japan confirms arrest of Russian Qilin operative https://therecord.media/japan-germany-ransomware-arrest Anthropic cuts live internet access for internal AI tests after exploitative behaviors https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/anthropic-cuts-live-internet-access-for.html Leader of money mule operation pleads guilty https://therecord.media/leader-of-money-mule-operation-for-cybercriminals-pleads-guilty Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-12-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Guardsquare 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 9 · 33 min
The Department of Know: South Korean bank hacks, agents target Wikipedia, ransomware recovery fraud
Read the full stories at CISOSeries.com. This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Derek Fisher, Director of the Cyber Defense and Information Assurance Program, Temple University, and Chris Ray, field CTO, GigaOm. 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, 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.
October 9 · 8 min
Top level domain theft, Yandex attacked, Cisco Nexus flaws
Attackers hijack three top level domains to obtain Google certificates https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/attackers-hijack-cctlds-obtain/ Major Yandex data center in Russia hit by Ukrainian drone https://therecord.media/yandex-russia-drone-ukraine Cisco warns of critical flaws allowing Nexus switch takeover https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-critical-flaws-allowing-nexus-switch-takeover/ Attackers target Atlassian vulnerability shortly after PoC publication https://www.securityweek.com/attackers-target-critical-atlassian-vulnerability-within-hours-of-poc-publication/ Wazza Phishkit targets banking, government, and manufacturing https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/wazza-phishkit-targets-banking.html Shai-Hulud worm moves to AI infrastructure with Tensorlake compromise https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/08/shai-hulud-worm-makes-jump-to-ai-infrastructure-with-tensorlake-compromise/5302054 Japan sees sharp rise in web data leaks https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/japan-sees-sharp-rise-in-web-data-leaks.html DOJ charges ransomware recovery CEO for secretly paying hackers https://therecord.media/ransomware-recovery-charges-doj Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-top-level-domain-theft-yandex-attacked-cisco-nexus-flaws/ Huge thanks to our 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.
October 8 · 7 min
Poetry-powered botnet, Flock hits a roadblock, Outlook blocks risky installers
Botnet takes orders from a poem https://cyberscoop.com/poellm-malware-botnet-poem-lumen-black-lotus-labs/ Flock's warrantless tracking hits a roadblock https://therecord.media/oklahoma-flock-ruing-supreme-court-chatrie-decision npm packages come with unwanted extras https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/eight-malicious-npm-packages-downloaded.html AWS gives AI agents a sandbox with house rules https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/07/aws-launches-open-source-ai-agent-sandbox-to-prevent-yolo-mode-disasters/5301687 Outlook closes the door on risky installers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-outlook-to-block-msix-attachments-used-in-attacks/ Arizona court breach reaches back 30 years https://therecord.media/arizona-courts-say-hackers-stole-info-on-over-1-million Utility customers' accounts exposed https://www.securityweek.com/georgia-power-alabama-power-data-breach-hits-400000-accounts/ FortiBleed changes the locks on VPN admins https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-ongoing-fortibleed-attacks-lock-out-fortigate-vpn-admins/ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-8-2026/ Huge thanks to our 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.
October 7 · 7 min
Agents vs Wikipedia, South Korean bank hacks, ASOS breached
Agents trying to compromise Wikipedia tools https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/wikimedia-says-openai-agents-tried-to.html South Korea claims agents were used in bank hacks https://therecord.media/south-korean-bank-hacks-ai-agents ASOS confirms data breach https://www.ft.com/content/eab7052d-6640-4928-a128-8df73455ba0a https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/asos-confirms-data-breach-after-hacked-in-app-notifications/ Contractor fired over FBI data breach https://www.reuters.com/technology/accenture-contractor-removed-fbi-following-damaging-data-breach-sources-say-2026-10-06/ Red Hat's Lightwell shows early returns https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/red-hat-lightwell-remediates-400/ LibreOffice and OpenOffice flaw can run code with no warning https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/libreoffice-and-openoffice-flaws-let.html Ransomware cancels classes at Japanese university https://therecord.media/osaka-university-cancels-classes-ransomware ATM malware creator in court https://therecord.media/atm-malware-creator-appears-in-nebraska-court OpenAI pledges disclosure changes after Australian attack https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-06/openai-hearing-apology-key-takeaways/107235640 Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-agents-vs-wikipedia-south-korean-bank-hacks-asos-breached/ Huge thanks to our 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.
October 6 · 7 min
Google pauses bug bounties, ATB faces extortion, Exchange flaw exposes mailboxes
Google pauses open-source bug bounties amid AI spam Ukraine's largest grocery chain hit by extortion attack Exchange flaw exposes other users' mailboxes Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-6-2026/ Huge thanks to our 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.
October 5 · 7 min
Warlock continues SharePoint exploits, ShinyHunters member flips China's AI espionage
Warlock ransomware continues to exploit year-old SharePoint flaws ShinyHunters member detained in Jordan China-aligned espionage group targets American AI policy experts Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-warlock-continues-sharepoint-exploits-shinyhunters-member-flips-chinas-ai-espionage/ Huge thanks to our 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.
October 2 · 38 min
The Department of Know: ShinyHunters vs FBI, Kiteworks shutdown, and hundreds of orgs hit by rogue AI
Read all the stories at CISOSeries.com. This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Brett Conlon, CISO, American Century Investments, and Nick Espinosa, host, Deep Dive Radio Show. 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, Intezer. If you caught our tips this week, they pointed one direction: investigate everything, and keep the evidence. That's a hard promise to make with people. It's an easy one to make with forensics that run in under a minute. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
October 2 · 8 min
AI readiness reports, KillSec takedown, OpenAI website scraping
Report suggests AI and quantum threat preparedness is lacking Authorities seize KillSec extortion group arrest leader Dozens more prominent websites scraped by OpenAI software Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-ai-readiness-reports-killsec-takedown-openai-website-scraping/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Intezer Today's tip: treat every false positive like a bug report against a detection rule. Fix the rule, and that noise stops coming back. Intezer does that for you, so your SOC gets quieter over time instead of louder. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
October 1 · 7 min
Gemini 4 enters the ring, MI5 flags research ties, Custom GPTs deliver malware
Gemini 4 starts with cybersecurity MI5 flags Chinese research funding Custom GPTs steer users into ClickFix attacks Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-1-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Intezer Today's tip: add up the hours your tier-one analysts spent closing alerts that turned out to be nothing. That's your real triage cost. At a hundred and fifty enterprises, that work isn't done by hand. Intezer investigates every alert. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
September 30 · 8 min
Star Blizzard, Cloudflare CA, GPT-6.1 scuttled
Microsoft details new Star Blizzard and NeedyMantis activity Cloudflare to become a public certificate authority Safety concerns scuttle GPT-6.1 Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-star-blizzard-cloudflare-ca-gpt-6-1-scuttled/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Intezer Today's tip: when an AI calls an alert benign, ask for the evidence. The file, the memory, the command line. If it can't show its work, it's guessing. Intezer shows its work, and your team can argue with it. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
September 29 · 8 min
GPT-6 Astra goes off script, ShinyHunters suspect arrested, Nvidia corrals rogue AI agents
GPT-6 Astra goes off script in attack simulations Dutch police arrest "reformed" hacker in ShinyHunters probe Nvidia builds a browser for AI agents Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-29-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Intezer Today's tip: time how long an employee-reported phish waits for a verdict. If it's a day, someone already clicked. Salesforce's incident response team got that down to minutes with Intezer. At their size, one click is plenty. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
September 28 · 7 min
New SharePoint exploit, Australian OpenAI hack developments, Kiteworks urges stoppage
Another Microsoft SharePoint flaw now exploited Details and doubts emerge regarding OpenAI hack of Australian Health portal Kiteworks urges customers to stop using platform Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-new-sharepoint-exploit-australian-openai-hack-developments-kiteworks-urges-stoppage/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Intezer Today's tip: pull your low-severity alerts and count how many got opened. That's where attackers hide. Intezer investigates every alert, boring ones included, in under a minute. MGM Resorts' CTO has talked about nation-state threats turning up right there. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
September 25 · 34 min
The Department of Know: NCSC's AI "inconvenient truth," automated payment skimming, CISA's CVE plan
Read all the stories at CISOSeries.com. This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Dmitriy Sokolovskiy, senior vice president, information security, Semrush, and Christian Frösch, CISO, CH Media. 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, Nudge Security. Nudge Security now includes AI Agent Discovery, in addition to Day One discovery of every other AI and SaaS app. For each agent, you'll see who created it, what it's connected to, and risks like destructive permissions. And, smart automation helps you engage the right person to fix the risk.
September 25 · 7 min
OpenAI hacks Australia health, Astrana Health breached, TeamCity flaw exploited
OpenAI program hacks Australia's government health portal Astrana Health suffers data breach Ransomware gangs exploiting TeamCity flaw Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-25-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Here's a question that might make you sweat…how many AI agents are running in your org right now? Not sure? You're not alone. But, we have good news. Nudge Security now includes AI Agent Discovery, in addition to Day One discovery of every other AI and SaaS app. For each agent, you'll see who built it, what it's connected to, and risks like destructive permissions. And, Nudge gives you smart automation to engage the right person to fix the risk. No chasing people down for answers. Give it a try for free at nudgesecurity.com/cisoseries
September 24 · 7 min
ShinyHunters peeks at FBI assignments, WordPress flaw wastes no time, Pentagon's cyber appetite grows
ShinyHunters peeks at FBI assignments WordPress flaw wastes no time Pentagon's cyber appetite grows Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-24-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Here's a question that might make you sweat…how many AI agents are running in your org right now? Not sure? You're not alone. But, we have good news. Nudge Security now includes AI Agent Discovery, in addition to Day One discovery of every other AI and SaaS app. For each agent, you'll see who built it, what it's connected to, and risks like destructive permissions. And, Nudge gives you smart automation to engage the right person to fix the risk. No chasing people down for answers. Give it a try for free at nudgesecurity.com/cisoseries

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