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An AI agent breached the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure by chaining two previously unknown flaws in Zammad, an open source helpdesk platform. The September 21, 2026 attack moved from a hijacked session to root access, giving the intruder full control of the server within seconds. DIVD detected the intrusion the following day and blocked […]

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a Citrix NetScaler vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-88779, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after confirming active exploitation. The flaw affects Citrix NetScaler ADC (formerly Citrix ADC) and Citrix NetScaler Gateway (formerly Citrix Gateway). CVE-2026-88779 is an improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory […]

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Google’s Gemini Desktop app may soon introduce a “Full Access” permission that would let the AI assistant read files, control applications, access network services, and take action across a user’s Mac. The capability appears to be part of a hidden “Additional sandbox options” setting discovered in a recent version of the Gemini Desktop app. The […]

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A new ClickFix campaign is turning a web safety check into a route for malware. Visitors to compromised websites see a fake CAPTCHA or repair message and are told to open the Windows Run dialog, paste copied text, and press Enter. The instruction looks simple, but it makes the victim run the attacker’s command. The […]

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RemoveMacAI, an open-source tool on GitHub, lets Mac users disable Apple Intelligence, remove its downloaded models, and block future downloads. The utility can recover roughly 10GB to 12GB of storage, depending on which models are present. Its changes are reversible, and the removal process leaves macOS System Integrity Protection enabled. The tool addresses a storage […]

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GlassWorm is turning developer tools into malware delivery channels, this time through extensions advertised as attractive VS Code themes. The investigated cluster spans Visual Studio Marketplace and Open VSX, showing how appearance changes can provide cover for code that runs on developer machines. The campaign first surfaced in October 2025 and has since expanded across […]

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Apple plans to add stronger controls to Full Disk Access in macOS, warning that the powerful permission can expose a user’s most private data as AI agents become more capable. The company said the change will require users to take a far more deliberate action before granting an app this broad level of access. Full […]

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Citrix has released emergency security updates for a NetScaler SAML zero-day vulnerability that attackers are actively exploiting. Tracked as CVE-2026-88779, the flaw affects customer-managed NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances and can cause denial of service, disrupting access to services that depend on these systems. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v4.0 score of 8.7 and […]

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This week’s security newsletter was dominated by a Pentagon personnel data breach affecting more than three million people, actively exploited zero-days in Apple CoreGraphics and Fortinet FortiMail, and reports of two still-unpatched Citrix NetScaler RCE flaws. The broader bulletin covers 26 developments spanning cloud identity, malware, AI-agent governance, remote access, browser security, vulnerable infrastructure, and […]

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough investigation on October 4, 2026, after a series of financial sector data breaches exposed customer and worker information. The order comes as investigators examine whether AI tools helped attackers break into systems used by banks and other financial firms. According to The Korea Times, Lee received […]

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Vercel has confirmed a KVM zero-day vulnerability after security researcher Paulos Yibelo reported a full virtual machine escape that, he says, allows code inside a guest to gain root access on the host. The discovery came through the Vercel Sandbox bug bounty program, raising concerns about a security boundary used to contain untrusted workloads and […]

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A suspected ShinyHunters member has been detained in Jordan and is reportedly helping the FBI identify other hackers linked to the group. Reuters reported on October 3 that three people familiar with the matter confirmed the detention of Saif al-Din Khader, whose alleged online nickname is Rey. Two sources said Jordanian authorities took Khader into […]

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Microsoft has released September 2026 V2 security updates to fix an Exchange Server flaw that lets authenticated attackers access other users’ mailboxes within the same organization. Tracked as CVE-2026–96940, the vulnerability could expose email messages and attachments, making it a serious concern for businesses running Exchange on-premises. The flaw involves weak authorization, allowing an attacker […]

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GitLab has released urgent security updates for a critical AI Gateway vulnerability that could allow authenticated attackers to execute commands remotely. Tracked as CVE-2026-90970, the flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.9 and affects self-hosted deployments used to support GitLab Duo AI features. The company released AI Gateway versions 19.2.4, 19.3.2, and 19.4.1 to address […]

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Dell has released security update DSA-2026-448 to address multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Container Storage Modules, including flaws that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to take full administrative control of affected storage environments. Organizations using vulnerable Dell CSM deployments should upgrade immediately, as Dell stated that no workarounds or mitigations are available. The advisory affects […]

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Citrix NetScaler customers are reporting repeated appliance reboots after installing build 14.1-73.37, the emergency update released for two zero-day flaws under active attack. The failures appear linked to crafted SAML authentication traffic that crashes the nsaaad service. Citrix says its engineering and support teams are tracking a newly seen SAML issue and plan to release […]

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Debian has released a major Linux kernel security update covering 1,313 CVE entries, addressing flaws that could allow privilege escalation, denial of service, and information leaks. The fixes are available for Debian’s stable release, Trixie, in Linux source package version 6.12.111-1. Security team member Salvatore Bonaccorso published advisory DSA-6528-1 on September 29, 2026. Debian recommends […]

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By Tamás Pentz, Head of Threat Intelligence, PCA Cyber Security  Automotive cybersecurity has traditionally focused on putting controls into vehicles that counter the ways criminals could physically tamper with a vehicle. However, the growing adoption of connected vehicles calls for a reassessment of assumptions. Today a weakness in one connected system can compromise many vehicles.  […]

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Hackers turned a Microsoft SQL Server into a channel for running commands and moving collected files in an intrusion linked to a Viva Aerobus environment. Their own publicly accessible server then exposed attack tools and stolen material to unrelated internet users. The activity, observed between September 25 and 29, 2026, involved credential harvesting, source code […]

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Hackers are turning trusted software updates into a route for stealing developer and cloud credentials. Recent supply chain incidents show how a single altered package, build action, or publishing token can place malware inside routine development workflows. The risk is not limited to one product or programming community. After obtaining a maintainer token or access […]

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