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UAE Transitions 50% of Gov't Services to Agentic AI

by Robert Lemos / 9h

The United Arab Emirates says it's creating a foundation of security and safety as it transforms its public service footprint.

TiDB Breach Exposes Flawed Cloud Security Assumptions

by Nate Nelson / 17h

Cloud providers may be storing sensitive customer data, without either party knowing it. But when a provider is breached, the data comes home to roost.

Marvell, Microsoft & Oracle Work to Standardize Data Center Hardware Security

Marvell Microsoft Oracle standardize HSMs

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18h

The effort is aimed at standardizing a NIST FIPS 140-3 Level 3 integrated HSM for cloud and hyperscale data center infrastructure.

Cloud Security Alliance Survey Finds Data Loss Prevention Often Detects Data Loss Only After It Happens

18h

Research finds that, among respondents experiencing data loss, only 16% said DLP blocked their most significant incidents before data left the organization.

'PHP2Shell' Bugs Signal Red Alert for Security Industry

by Alexander Culafi / 18h

Security teams are scrambling to remediate two critical PHP vulnerabilities following leaked details and reports of exploitation attempts.

OVHcloud GitHub Compromise Tied to GlassWorm Threat Actors

by Rob Wright / 21h

A developer's GitHub account that was compromised several months earlier was used to push malicious code to unsuspecting users.

Optiv Launches CyberBOT Cybersecurity Awareness Training Program

22h

Hands-on sessions provide educators, nonprofits, and community leaders with an accessible resource to foster year-round cyber awareness and build more resilient communities.

Survey Finds High-Profile Executives Feel Untouchable as Digital Exposure Turns Into Physical Risk

23h

360 Privacy finds more than 8 in 10 security and wealth professionals say cybersecurity and physical security can no longer be separated.

Decades-Old Windows Utility Powers Modern ClickFix Attack

by Elizabeth Montalbano / 1d

The attack uses malicious Google search results related to Amazon and leverages the "finger" utility to launch a CAPTCHA that installs malware, including the Lumma stealer.

Oct 20, 2026

Tech Giants Block eMudhra Certificates Tied to 8 Compromised Keys

Browsers block compromised eMudhra certificates

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by Jai Vijayan / 1d

Google, Mozilla, Apple, the Go project and others moved swiftly to block the affected certificates from the Indian CA, though it's unclear how the keys were compromised.

Ex-OpenAI Engineer Detained After Planting Secret Recorder at HQ

OpenAI engineer booked one-way flight

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by Alexander Culafi / 1d

The perp, who has Saudi ties, was arrested for allegedly bugging an OpenAI conference room, highlighting a preventable insider threat vector.

Close Identity Gaps in Software Development Before Unleashing AI

by Arielle Waldman / 1d

Artificial intelligence is complicating security in the software development life cycle, but a Dark Reading roundtable found collaboration, better identity visibility, and reduced testing costs offer CISOs a way ahead.

ConnectWise Disables Cloud Backups Amid Concerns for Downstream MSPs

ConnectWise investigates backup access attempts

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by Alexander Culafi / 1d

Researchers say attackers authenticated into Microsoft 365 tenants using ConnectWise credentials; ConnectWise says customer impact remains unconfirmed.

Hackers Abuse AI Pen-Test Tool Cairn to Automate Massive Attack Spree

by Elizabeth Montalbano / 1d

A Chinese-speaking attacker has compromised hundreds of websites across the globe, looting from big fish like John Deere, SharkNinja, and engine manufacturer Cummins.

Oct 19, 2026

Researchers Infiltrate Microsoft Tech Support Scam Operation

by Rob Wright / 2d

A large-scale scam operation impersonating Microsoft uses a malicious traffic distribution system (TDS) run by a Russian organization and abuses thousands of Cloudflare links.

'AdFection' Turns Ad Impressions Into Zero-Click Spyware Delivery

Ads deliver zero click spyware

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by Jai Vijayan / 2d

Spyware vendors are exploiting targeted ad bidding in the digital ecosystem to identify and track individuals and organizations of interest.

OnlyFans Copyright Takedowns Expose Compromised Websites

by Kristina Beek / 2d

Copyright takedown requests tied to OnlyFans and other adult content creators are revealing how attackers exploit vulnerable university and government websites to manipulate search results. UpGuard's Greg Pollock explains what universities, government websites, and security teams need to think about next.

The Evolving Cybersecurity Lexicon: Vulnerability Discovery to Resilience

by Theresa Lanowitz / 3d