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Blue Initiative launches a new vulnerability database for IT and OT CVEs relevant to the maritime industry

Two critical RCE vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619), collectively tracked as PHP2Shell, have been successfully exploited in the wild. [...]

PHP warns of critical RCE vulnerability CVE-2026-115560, but says limited exploit conditions mean most deployments are unlikely to be affected

The model engaged in severe overreach and dishonesty, creating fake identities and submitting malicious code on GitHub. The post Mythos 5 Ignored Real-World Harm in July Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Researchers found a malicious AGENTS markdown instruction file in a customer's Downloads folder that tricked an AI coding agent into installing a rogue npm package. [...]

Founded in 2025 by Unit 8200 alumni, Tel Aviv-based Mave uses AI agents to investigate alerts across existing security stacks. The post Former Unit 8200 Officers Raise $34 Million for Agentic SecOps Startup Mave appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A new UEFI bootkit named BlackX, deployed in an espionage campaign in early 2026, exploited the old Baton Drop vulnerability to bypass Secure Boot and load a malicious driver designed to interfere with security solutions from Kaspersky and Avast. [...]

Researchers remotely disabled a vulnerable updater in the abandoned Time4Popcorn app, a fork of the Popcorn Time BitTorrent client, closing a security flaw that could have allowed attackers to execute malicious code with elevated privileges on millions of computers. [...]

Microsoft has announced plans to add AI-powered phishing detection to Teams messages starting in early November 2026. [...]

Microsoft says Windows Server 2016 will stop receiving security updates after it reaches the end of support in January 2027. [...]

American clinical laboratory company Quest Diagnostics disclosed that patient records have been exposed after a threat actor gained unauthorized access to its Quanum LSM system. [...]

Citizen Lab’s AdFection findings have senators pushing for industry improvements, while IAB Europe and Google defend their vetting practices. The post Senators say targeted ads are a security risk. Ad groups say the critics are off base. appeared first on CyberScoop.

The PHP security team has shared mitigation measures for a new remote code execution vulnerability that affects systems with non-default configurations and has no patch. [...]

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Russia’s APT28 hit NATO defense firms, PingCAP source code stolen, ShinyHunters negotiator probe. The post In Other News: Tor Exit Relays Hijacked, Banks Spot Rogue AI Agents, Self-Rebuilding macOS Ransomware appeared first on SecurityWeek.

AI agents can be manipulated through malicious emails, websites, and plugins into executing commands, stealing data, or deleting files using their legitimate permissions. Gen Digital explains how its Agent Trust Hub helps protect agents through skill verification, secure connectivity, and runtime controls that intercept dangerous act [...]

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) released security updates to patch 72 vulnerabilities in the Aruba Operating System (ArubaOS), including eight maximum-severity authentication bypass and code execution issues. [...]

Researchers tie PHP2Shell attempts to a Mirai botnet and show an ASLR bypass, but no successful compromise has been confirmed yet. The post Mirai Botnet Operators Join PHP2Shell Attacks as ASLR Bypass Exploits Emerge appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Japanese video games giant Capcom confirmed unauthorized access to its online account system

The state-sponsored hackers targeted hundreds of organizations and gained privileged access to some environments. The post China APT Uses AI Pentest Tool Artex in ConnectWise Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security researchers identified attempts to access corporate networks which have been linked to a major Microsoft 365-targeted BEC campaign using phishing, stolen session tokens and social engineering

Kroll found that 69% of data breach victims in the past year were affected by a third-party breach, with attacks on tech companies the most common cause

The critical-severity SQL injection flaw allows attackers to access privileged internal functionality and gain operator privileges. The post Attackers Exploit Third Arista VCO Zero-Day in Four Months appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The hackers stole 11 million email addresses from CAPCOM ID and changed the login passwords for 196 accounts. The post 11 Million Impacted by Capcom Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

In a regulatory filing, Quest Diagnostics reported unauthorized access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager, a platform where certain clients can place test orders. The post Quest Diagnostics Data Breach Exposed ‘Certain Patient Records’ appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Hackers used compromised GitHub CLI OAuth tokens to push and approve malicious packages on PyPI and Docker. The post LiteLLM Compromised in Fresh Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Atlassian’s October bulletin lists 176 vulnerability entries, including 14 critical-severity issues, all in third-party components. The post Atlassian Patches 75 Flaws in Data Center and Server Products appeared first on SecurityWeek.

After a three-month lull, Prince of Persia hid a Tornado C&C server on US shared hosting, its first US-based server since 2016. The post Iran’s Prince of Persia APT Hosts C&C in US for First Time Since 2016 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Cloud platform Railway published an urgent warning to users after detecting suspicious activity on its systems that store customer environment variables earlier this week. [...]

Japanese gaming giant Capcom has confirmed that hackers breached its membership service, CAPCOM ID, exposing more than 11.7 million customer email addresses and associated information. [...]

Hackers compromised the LiteLLM project's PyPI package and published malicious Docker images with a payload that steals credentials, secrets, and environment variables. [...]