Cybersecurity News

A teenager from Amman, Jordan suspected of leading the prolific data theft and extortion group ShinyHunters has been detained and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI to identify other members of the hacking gang. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the suspect, who uses the hacker handle "Rey," was detained as ShinyHunters was in the process of extorting a business unit recently divested by the global aerospace company Boeing, which manufactures the fleet of planes used by the employer of Rey's father -- Royal Jordanian Airlines.

The individual was detained in May and has been extradited to Germany to face hacking charges. The post Qilin Ransomware Suspect Arrested in Japan, Extradited to Germany appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Google has new Android updates, but many users will not be able to get patched immediately.

Hadrian offers an agentic offensive security platform that allows defenders to operate at the same speed as attackers. The post Hadrian Raises $40 Million to Expand Autonomous Offensive Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Barracuda finds phishing emails designed to manipulate both human users and AI assistants

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-21589) affecting multiple Atlassian product families, including Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket, is being exploited in attacks that do not require authentication. [...]

The Japanese chip testing giant said hackers stole personal information from its servers in the February 2026 cyberattack. The post Advantest Discloses Data Breach Months After Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A Group-IB researcher has found the Telegram account linked to the unauthorized ASOS customer notification previously engaged in gaming-item trading

SonicWall has released hotfixes to address a maximum-severity server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw in SMA1000 series appliances. [...]

BlueKit puts account-hijacking tools in more criminals’ hands, making it easier to target you with convincing fake login pages and scam messages.

Four critical-severity use-after-free defects were fixed in Chromecast, Browser, Navigation, and Track. The post Chrome 155 Update Patches 247 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A North Carolina musician was sentenced to 18 months in prison for collecting more than $10 million in royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music in a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme. [...]

Advantest Corporation is notifying affected individuals that a ransomware attack earlier this year exposed their personally identifiable data. [...]

Google has released a new update for the Chrome browser and ChromeOS. There are a lot of security fixes in them so don't delay.

A Yubico survey identified a significant gap between awareness and adoption of secure methods of authentication in enterprises

Anthropic is integrating the CVP and Project Glasswing into a single offering, with three levels of access to its most capable AI models. The post Anthropic Introduces 3-Tier Cyber Verification Program for AI Access appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The net is tightening around the Shiny Hunters cybercrime group following the reported arrest of a second member.

The cybersecurity community has seen examples of autonomous agents, built inside AI labs, attacking public infrastructure. How you prepare for agentic threats is what makes the difference during real incidents.

Hackers compromised a third-party communication platform and sent rogue notifications to ASOS users. The post ASOS Confirms Cyberattack, Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Ethical hackers have already found 32 zero days in various products at Pwn2Own Ireland

A plausible-sounding sponsorship offer could mask an attempt to compromise your Google account

A breach of 8.8 million citizens on the Danish Central Register of Persons (CPR) occurred via third-party access

Wikimedia looked into whether its own websites had seen activity like that disclosed by other organizations The post Wikimedia Says Rogue OpenAI Agents Tried to Turn Its Tools Into Proxies appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The patches resolve a critical vulnerability in Android’s System component that could lead to privilege escalation. The post Android’s October 2026 Updates Patch 25 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Unauthenticated attackers could exploit the flaw to access specific files in the web application root directory. The post Atlassian Patches Critical Vulnerability Affecting 8 Products appeared first on SecurityWeek.