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AI-Linked Breaches Mount as WorkOS, Northflank, Trigger.dev Disclose Hacks

9 TTPs

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by Ionut Arghire / 39min

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Northflank breach prompts credential rotation

Hackers have been harvesting AI access tokens and have been using AI-assisted offensive tools to automate attacks. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Canadian Extradited to US Over Cryptomining Hacks on University Supercomputers

4 TTPs

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by Eduard Kovacs / 1h

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Canadians hacked universities for cryptocurrency

A federal grand jury indicted two Canadian men for hijacking university supercomputers to secretly mine Electroneum cryptocurrency. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Malicious cPGuard Updates Served in OpsShield Supply Chain Attack

11 TTPs

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by Ionut Arghire / 2h

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cPGuard updates spread backdoors

Using compromised credentials, the attackers accessed OpsShield’s update servers and poisoned multiple cPGuard versions. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Chrome 157 Rolls Out With 213 Security Fixes, Seven Rated Critical

by Ionut Arghire / 2h

The browser update resolves dozens of memory safety bugs and incorrect/missing authorization issues. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Rigged Coding Assignment, Abused AI Tool Opened Path to $6 Billion Binance Heist

2 TTPs

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by Eduard Kovacs / 2h

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North Korean hackers breach Binance

Binance’s first incident report traces the record theft to a months-long campaign that compromised three engineers’ computers. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Yesterday

North Korea Launches Missiles Toward the Sea as Pyongyang Protests Against US Claims on Binance Hack

North Korea launches unidentified projectile

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by Associated Press / 4h

In recent months, North Korea has accelerated its weapons tests in a likely bid to increase its leverage in potential diplomacy with the US. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Meta Shares Top Muse Bug Bounty Findings as Payouts Reach $1.2 Million

by Eduard Kovacs / 4h

A $300,000 award went to a pre-launch flaw that exposed conversations and tokens on internal Muse test VMs used by Meta staff. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Frontline Education Data Breach Impacts Over 1.3 Million

Impact (Enterprise TA0040)

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by Ionut Arghire / 22h

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Frontline breach exposes personal data

Hackers exploited a flaw in third-party software and stole the personal information of school district staff and students. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

CrowdStrike Reportedly Paying $495 Million for AI Security Firms Fiddler, Dreadnode

CrowdStrike secures Dell AI Factory

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by Eduard Kovacs / 23h

The acquisitions will add AI agent observability and automated AI security testing capabilities to the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Android’s November 2026 Updates Patch Over 200 Vulnerabilities

3 TTPs

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by Ionut Arghire / 1d

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CVE-2026-58866 & 8 others

The most severe is a critical flaw in Framework leading to remote code execution without user interaction. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Critical Node-RED Flaw Exploited in Attacks

7 TTPs

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by Ionut Arghire / 1d

Multiple attacks from the same IP address attempted to deploy various payloads, including a Linux bot and webshells. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Nov 2, 2026

UK Cyber Chief Says the UK Will Face AI Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure by 2028

UK expects AI infrastructure attacks

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by Associated Press / 1d

The U.K. will likely face AI cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure by 2028 as criminals and states, including China and Russia, increasingly use AI in their cyber activity. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Google Dismantles XCPE Botnet of 1.3 Million Android Devices

Google disrupts Videostrong Android botnet

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by Ionut Arghire / 1d

The botnet was created and operated for financial gain by Android OEM/ODM Videostrong Technology. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

NATO’s Crossed Swords Exercise Brings AI Agents Into Cyber Operations Training

by Eduard Kovacs / 1d

The NATO CCDCOE exercise in Estonia introduces AI agents and OpenAI Daybreak into joint cyber and kinetic operations training. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Over 100 European Stores Hit as Supermarket Fridge Attacks Return

Cyberattacks disrupt supermarket refrigeration

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by Eduard Kovacs / 1d

Attackers again tampered with internet-exposed refrigeration controllers, this time at stores in Belgium, Sweden, Ireland and beyond. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in October 2026

by Eduard Kovacs / 1d

Significant cybersecurity deals were announced by Absolute Security, Aikido, Anthropic, Cohere, Hex-Rays, and Proofpoint. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at Risk

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by Eduard Kovacs / 1d

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Florida education breach exposes SSNs

The Florida Department of Education says SSNs and other personal data may have been exposed in a breach of its financial aid website. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 180,000 People

2 TTPs

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by Ionut Arghire / 1d

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Revolve payment card data breach

Hackers accessed its online shopping platform and stole customers’ personal and payment card information. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Google Introduces $250,000 Root-in-Cloud Bug Bounty Reward

by Ionut Arghire / 2d

The top payout is for high-impact architectural research demonstrating full administrative control. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Malicious Claude Code Extension Served in Cursor Supply Chain Attack

12 TTPs

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by Ionut Arghire / 2d

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Claude extension installs SSH backdoor

The extension performed host reconnaissance and attempted to create a reverse SSH tunnel. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven Cyberattack

2 TTPs

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by Ionut Arghire / 2d

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Chainalysis hacked via AI agents