Infosecurity News

Ransomware Attacks Rise as Rival Gangs Vie For Market Supremacy
Cybercriminal groups The Gentlemen and Qilin dominate ransomware attacks - and both are evolving their tactics in an attempt to outdo one another

SafePay Has Compromised 600 Critical Infrastructure Victims Worldwide, CISA Warns
A new CISA advisory warns of the threat posed by SafePay to businesses and critical infrastructure, and urges defenders to take action to mitigate the group’s tactics

Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Leaked Ahead of Scheduled Security Patches
Two critical vulnerabilities in PHP were leaked one day before their scheduled disclosure and security patches

Children’s Data Stolen After Ransomware Attack Compromises ‘Password1’ Account
The ICO has slammed security failings by the Welsh local government data unit and IT service provider following the 2024 incident

Head of AI Security Roles Surge in Large Organizations
A new IANS report has found that despite the growth of the head of AI security role, accountability for AI governance in firms remains unsettled

Researchers Warn OpenCode Quietly Patched Critical RCE Flaw, Leaving Users At Risk
OpenCode silently patched a critical RCE flaw, leaving vulnerable users unaware of the security risk, researchers at Pillar Security warned

AI Agent Adoption Creates Risk as Oversight Struggles to Keep Pace, Splunk Finds
Rapid adoption of agentic AI comes with potential business benefits. But if done incorrectly it also carries risks around AI activity management and security

Siemens Customers Targeted by ClickFix Attackers Exploiting DLL Side-Loading Flaw
Siemens identified the activity to be from the Romulus multi-platform ClickFix campaign, with Siemens Software Center users urged to apply an update

Exploited Vulnerabilities Typically Take Three Months to Patch, Moody’s Finds
Known exploited vulnerabilities take a median time of 87 days to be patched, according to a new Moody’s report

Conduent Agrees to Pay $80m to Settle Data Breach Class Action
The 2024 cyber incident affected the healthcare data of 62 million people, who launched a class action lawsuit against the business services firm

OpenCode Breach Could Affect OpenAI, Anthropic and Google
A breach affecting the OpenCode Console may lead to the exposure of API keys for Anthropic, OpenAI and Google Gemini users

ConnectWise Shuts Off Cloud Services After ‘Unauthorized Access’ to Microsoft 365 Tenants
Cloud Backup, SaaS Security, and Cloud Management services offline as IT service provider investigates possibility that unknown attackers have full access to client environments via stolen tokens

US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26%, Hitting Four Year Low
CyberSN observed a particularly big dip in cybersecurity leadership positions such as CISO and Cybersecurity Director in 2026 compared to 2025

Ransomware Gangs Increasingly Turn to Threats of Physical Violence to Extort Payments
New report warns that threats of violence against employees of organizations hit by ransomware are on the rise as attackers find new ways to guarantee payments

China Espionage Actor Actively Targeting Critical BeyondTrust Flaw, Google Warns
The suspected PRC-aligned group Armory Castle has been observed exploiting the newly disclosed flaw for long-term persistence

Cyber Incident at BAE Systems Disrupts US Federal Bankruptcy Noticing
Several services of the US Bankruptcy Noticing Center are unavailable due to a cyber incident affecting defense contractor BAE Systems

France: Internet-Exposed Danfoss Controllers Drop 71% After Cyber-Attack
France-based operators of Danfoss refrigeration controllers have sharply reduced their internet exposure after the October 11 cyber-attack

New Aoki Infostealer Targets AI Coding Assistant Credentials
Symantec warned that Aoki can steal API keys and tokens from a number of popular AI coding assistants, including Claude and Gemini

Warning Over High-Risk Vulnerabilities in Widely Used LLM Gateway Tool
CVE-2026-35029 and CVE-2026-59823 affect LiteLLM, which is commonly used by enterprises to connect their AI applications to providers like OpenAI and Anthropic

Microsoft Disrupts Global Yam Store Network Behind One Billion Phishing Messages
Microsoft and partners reveal a major Chinese-language phishing network centered around the Yam Store marketplace



