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Three Teams Demonstrate Remote Hacks of Fully Patched Google Pixel 10 at Pwn2Own

Three research teams broke into Google's Pixel 10 on October 8 at Pwn2Own Ireland, a hacking contest in Cork whose rules require every target to be fully patched. The contest pays researchers to show working exploits and passes the flaws to the vendors. One of the three Pixel exploits earned Ikotas Labs $300,000, the contest's top prize, and made the team the overall winner. Trend Micro's Zero

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Anthropic Fast-Tracks AI Bug Reports to OSS Maintainers, Taps 11 Firms for OT Security

OSS Scanner sends unreviewed, model-generated vulnerability reports to open source maintainers that opt in. The post Anthropic Fast-Tracks AI Bug Reports to OSS Maintainers, Taps 11 Firms for OT Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Citrix Patches Critical NetScaler Flaw That Could Enable RCE in SAML Deployments

Citrix has released patches for yet another critical security flaw impacting NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway that could result in remote code execution or denial-of-service (DoS) under certain conditions. "CVE-2026-107406 is a memory overflow vulnerability that may lead to remote code execution or denial-of-service under specific configuration conditions," Citrix said. The vulnerability

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Citrix Urges Immediate Patching of Critical NetScaler Vulnerability

The security defect, tracked as CVE-2026-107406, could lead to remote code execution or denial-of-service. The post Citrix Urges Immediate Patching of Critical NetScaler Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Google Pixel 10 Exploits Earned Hackers $560,000 at Pwn2Own

$1.2 million was paid out at Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 for exploits targeting phones, printers, smart speakers, smart home hubs, and AI infrastructure and coding tools. The post Google Pixel 10 Exploits Earned Hackers $560,000 at Pwn2Own appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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FBI Seizes 7 Domains, Disrupts Flax Typhoon Tools Used in Critical Infrastructure Intrusions

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced the disruption of malicious tools used by a China-linked advanced persistent threat group known as Flax Typhoon. To that end, the agencies seized several domains and blocked access to platforms that were used to scan, and in some cases infiltrate, U.S. critical infrastructure. The list of seized

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Formula Predicts When AI Chatbots Are at Risk of Turning Bad

Researchers from George Washington University have published a paper examining whether the time and cause of AI going rogue can be predicted. The post Formula Predicts When AI Chatbots Are at Risk of Turning Bad appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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FBI Says China-Linked Hackers Ran Portal Giving Third Parties Access to Stolen Emails

Hackers tied to a Chinese cybersecurity company stole email from government organizations, law enforcement agencies, healthcare systems, and religious institutions in Southeast Asia, the FBI and agencies in 6 other countries said on October 8. The company, Integrity Technology Group, has been sanctioned by the U.S. and the UK. The hackers scanned websites for flaws using a tool containing more

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ThreatsDay: Ransomware Affiliate Betrayal, WhatsApp RAT, Exposed Hacker Tools and 12 More Stories

The crooks have trust problems of their own. One ransomware affiliate decided to keep the profits for himself. Elsewhere, an attacker left a server exposed, complete with tools and traces of an intrusion. Apparently, keeping things secure is a problem on both sides of the fence. The rest of the week isn't much more reassuring. Malicious code turned up in developer packages and extensions that

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Japan Sees Sharp Rise in Web Data Leaks Amid Mobile API Abuse and Metabase Attacks

Attackers behind a string of personal data leaks at Japanese organizations have abused APIs for mobile apps and targeted known software flaws, the JPCERT Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) said. The Tokyo-based center, which takes incident reports, based its October 8, 2026 alert on those reports and other information. The alert names no attacker and no affected organization. JPCERT/

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Cisco Patches a Dozen Critical Vulnerabilities

The security defects could lead to unauthorized access, information leaks, privilege escalation, DoS attacks, and remote code execution. The post Cisco Patches a Dozen Critical Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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UAC-0099 Targets Ukrainian Government Personnel With ASHVEIN RAT Hiding Commands in HTML

The Russia-aligned threat actor known as UAC-0099 has been attributed to a previously undocumented .NET infostealer and remote access trojan (RAT) codenamed ASHVEIN. According to TrendAI, the malware has been put to use in attacks targeting Ukrainian government personnel. The cybersecurity company is tracking the cluster under the name Earth Sirrush (previously SHADOW-EARTH-065). ASHVEIN,

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Security Awareness Training Isn’t Dead, but It Needs a Rethink

All enterprises conduct security awareness training for their employees. But whether this has tangible benefits is debatable. The post Security Awareness Training Isn’t Dead, but It Needs a Rethink appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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ARTEX AI Pentesting Tool Used in Data Theft Attacks on South Korean Financial Firms

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a targeted campaign aimed at South Korean financial organizations that used an artificial intelligence (AI) pen testing tool named ARTEX to carry out the attacks. The activity, per CrowdStrike Intelligence, was active from late September to early October 2026, and resulted in data exfiltration. "In this activity, the threat actor leveraged

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Attackers Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerability Within Hours of PoC Publication

Threat actors have started targeting CVE-2026-21589, a critical vulnerability in Atlassian’s self-hosted Data Center products. The post Attackers Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerability Within Hours of PoC Publication appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward

Zhang Yu was charged alongside Xu Zewei, who was extradited from Italy to the US in April 2026. The post US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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SonicWall and Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities

Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities could allow attackers to bypass authentication, execute arbitrary code, and elevate their privileges. The post SonicWall and Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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China-linked malicious actors called out by UK and international partners for targeting sensitive data globally

Joint advisory with international partners highlights malicious targeting of organisations from a range of sectors across the globe.

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Rein Security Raises $25 Million to Guard AI Agents at Runtime

The cybersecurity startup will invest in product innovation, agentic research, and employee base expansion. The post Rein Security Raises $25 Million to Guard AI Agents at Runtime appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Wazza Phishkit Targets Banking, Government, and Manufacturing Across the US, EU, and Australia

Phishing kits are no longer limited to copying a familiar login page and waiting for a victim to enter credentials. Attackers are increasingly building filtering, session management, and traffic controls into the infrastructure that delivers the phishing page itself. ANY.RUN has identified Wazza, a new phishkit targeting banking, manufacturing, and government organizations across the US, Europe