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  1. CSO Online

    Armed with AI, hackers target endpoint security blind spots, raising stakes for CISOs

    A China-linked hacking group’s use of AI agents to identify security weaknesses during a global espionage campaign is raising concerns about whether enterprises can detect gaps in their defenses before automated attacks exploit them. CrowdStrike reported that the group, tracked as VAPOR PANDA, used...

  2. Wired

    NASA’s Swift Observatory Is Falling to Earth. Here’s What to Know About the Impending Impact

    The 3,200-pound satellite is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere later this week with a wide reentry zone covering parts of Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America.

  3. Infosecurity Magazine

    LLMJacking is Costing Some Businesses Up to $1m, Warns Google

    Google Mandiant has warned of the high cost of hijacked access to large language models, or LLMJacking

  4. Wired

    White Noise Machines Worthy of Your Nightstand in 2026: Snooz, Hatch, and More

    Catch more z’s with soothing background noise from our favorite sound machines.

  5. Wired

    Ancient Meteorite Found in the Sahara Holds Secrets About Mars’ Watery Past

    The 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite is a “Rosetta Stone for Mars,” preserving clues about how the Martian environment has changed since the solar system formed.

  6. CIO

    7 sure-fire ways to blow your AI budget

    CIOs have always felt pressure to deploy emerging technologies rapidly. Implementation brings challenges, including calculating and measuring upfront investment costs. Deploy too quickly, and when the hype fades, many IT departments are left with a costly architecture to support, security gaps, and...

  7. Help Net Security

    Gorbag APT group hits Ukrainian courts and city councils with self-deleting malware

    ESET has been tracking a Russia-aligned group it calls Gorbag, which has been breaking into Ukrainian organizations since at least February 2025 using spearphishing attachments and a stealer that erases itself once the data is gone. Spearphishing email message from a compromised email sender...

  8. Wired

    Opioid Users Found a ‘Miracle Drug’ to Help Them Quit. Then the DEA Banned It

    On Reddit and Discord, people addicted to opioids say SR-17018 can remove withdrawal symptoms. Despite its potential, the DEA has placed it in the same category as heroin.

  9. Security Week

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

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

  10. Help Net Security

    Stolen AI access leaves companies with cloud bills of up to $1 million

    Criminals who break into corporate cloud accounts are using the stolen access to run AI models at the victim’s expense, in some cases racking up more than $100,000 in charges in a single day, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant researchers have found. Usage chart showing LLMJacking...

  11. Infosecurity Magazine

    Police and Tech Firms Team Up to Dismantle XCPE Botnet

    Google and partners have taken down the XCPE botnet attributed to Chinese device maker Videostrong

  12. Security Week

    Google Dismantles XCPE Botnet of 1.3 Million Android Devices

    The botnet was created and operated for financial gain by Android OEM/ODM Videostrong Technology. The post Google Dismantles XCPE Botnet of 1.3 Million Android Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  13. CIO

    Gen Z is driving the death of the legacy helpdesk ticket

    Much has been made of Generation Z’s supposed inability to adequately conform to modern-day corporate culture. A recent Business Insider article on Gen Z (born 1997–2012) workplace readiness contains some damning statistics. The piece cites a 2024 poll of nearly 1,000 business leaders, 75% of which...

  14. Help Net Security

    OpenAI raises top bug bounty payout to $172,000 with bonuses

    OpenAI increased its security bug bounties to encourage independent researchers to find vulnerabilities in its software. The program now offers bonuses for high-quality reports. The program encourages researchers to disclose vulnerabilities responsibly and complements OpenAI’s Defense Factory...

  15. Help Net Security

    Opal’s agent.ID virtual event: Top security leaders on governing Al agents

    Opal Security will host agent.ID, a free virtual event focused on adapting identity and access management (IAM) to AI agents, on November 5, 2026. The event will bring together CISOs and identity leaders from Elastic, Instacart, Notion, Databricks, Knostic and other organizations to discuss how...

  16. Security Week

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

    The NATO CCDCOE exercise in Estonia introduces AI agents and OpenAI Daybreak into joint cyber and kinetic operations training. The post NATO’s Crossed Swords Exercise Brings AI Agents Into Cyber Operations Training appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  17. IT Pro

    More European supermarkets hit by suspected cyber attack

    More than 40 stores have been affected across seven countries as experts warn thousands more internet-exposed systems remain vulnerable

  18. IT Pro Security

    More European supermarkets hit by suspected cyber attack

    More than 40 stores have been affected across seven countries as experts warn thousands more internet-exposed systems remain vulnerable

  19. NY Times

    Are Freezers Being Hacked? Europe and the U.S. Military Investigate.

    A wave of disruptions at grocery stores, which some officials blame on cyberattacks, highlights the vulnerability of supply chains. Shops across Europe were affected again on Monday.

  20. The Hacker News

    Hackers Exploit BTCPay Server Flaw to Steal Bitcoin and Litecoin From Hot Wallets

    BTCPay Server, a self-hosted, open-source cryptocurrency payment processor, has urged users to install the latest version of its software in response to reports of Bitcoin and Litecoin being stolen from hot wallets on instances running older versions. "Our investigation found that these attacks...