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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14 – 20, 2026Weekly Edition • Thursdays

TLDR THIS WEEK

  • Roblox Games, Piracy Platforms Fertile Ground for Terrorist Grooming
  • Attackers Target Vite Servers in Scanning Campaign to Steal AWS, Azure Info
  • Microsoft Teams IT Support Calling? Not So Fast, Hackers are Exploiting Trust in Spring Ring
  • FinCEN Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: Banks Can Share Fraud Alerts in Real Time
  • Recursive Security: What If the Defenders Get Smarter, Too?

This Week’s Top Stories

Roblox Games, Piracy Platforms Fertile Ground for Terrorist Grooming

By Teri Robinson • 2026-09-17

New reports show terrorists are exploiting gaming, social media and piracy platforms to spread propaganda, radicalize young people and reach audiences through illicit streaming networks.

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Attackers Target Vite Servers in Scanning Campaign to Steal AWS, Azure Info

By Jeffrey Burt • 2026-09-16

F5 researchers saw a sharp spike in automated reconnaissance operations against developer tools in August, including a wide-ranging scanning campaign targeting vulnerable internet-exposed Vite development servers to steal AWS and Azure secrets.

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Microsoft Teams IT Support Calling? Not So Fast, Hackers are Exploiting Trust in Spring Ring

By Teri Robinson • 2026-09-16

Hackers are impersonating IT support staff in Microsoft Teams calls, using vishing, remote-access tools and trusted collaboration workflows to breach organizations.

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FinCEN Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: Banks Can Share Fraud Alerts in Real Time

By Mark Rasch • 2026-09-15

FinCEN guidance clarifies how financial institutions can share fraud-related intelligence in real time under Section 314(b), while maintaining AML, privacy, SAR and antitrust controls.

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Recursive Security: What If the Defenders Get Smarter, Too?

By Alan Shimel • 2026-09-16

Cisco and Splunk envision “recursive security,” where offensive and defensive AI agents continuously test and improve protections. Observability and human oversight are crucial to prove gains are real, safe and sustainable.

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