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    {
      "id": "reporting-39083e9151fd",
      "title": "Vectra AI Launches Ascent to Help Address New Era of AI-Driven Attacks",
      "link": "https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/vectra-ai-launches-ascent-new-era-ai-driven-attacks",
      "date": "2026-09-18T20:24:51.000Z",
      "source": "Dark Reading",
      "summary": "The new program expands Vectra AI's partner strategy as increasingly complex security environments and the growing use of AI create demand for broader AI expertise, services, and security outcomes.",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T20:41:22.280Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-4bd8cbc1dbe9",
      "title": "Cisco Zero-Day Highlights API Endpoint Authentication Issues",
      "link": "https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cisco-zero-day-api-endpoint-authentication-issues",
      "date": "2026-09-18T19:26:47.000Z",
      "source": "Dark Reading",
      "summary": "The authentication bypass flaw CVE-2026-76460 impacts Cisco's Identity Services Engine (ISE) and received a maximum 10 out of 10 CVSS score.",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T20:41:22.280Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-4a629c8b5149",
      "title": "EY Survey Finds Autonomous AI Implementation Outpaces Oversight",
      "link": "https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ey-survey-autonomous-ai-implementation-outpaces-oversight",
      "date": "2026-09-18T19:23:48.000Z",
      "source": "Dark Reading",
      "summary": "A new survey of senior AI execs shows that while organizations are rapidly deploying AI and autonomous systems, their process and controls are not keeping pace.",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T20:41:22.280Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-efa1ccc0b8e0",
      "title": "MFA Won't Save You From OAuth Consent Abuse",
      "link": "https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/mfa-oauth-consent-abuse",
      "date": "2026-09-18T18:15:20.000Z",
      "source": "Dark Reading",
      "summary": "MFA is essential, but it cannot replace OAuth governance, least-privilege scopes, consent monitoring, and rapid revocation.",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T20:41:22.280Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-23227162b6f6",
      "title": "Public Exploits Released for Four Linux Kernel Flaws That Enable Local Root",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/public-exploits-released-for-four-linux.html",
      "date": "2026-09-18T18:02:24.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "A security researcher has released working exploit code for four Linux kernel flaws that each let a local user gain root, the highest level of access on a machine. Kernel maintainers have fixed all four over the past few weeks, so a system running an up-to-date kernel is not affected. But the exploit code is now public, and any machine still running an older kernel should be updated. The flaws…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T20:41:22.280Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-55eb40df3f26",
      "title": "New WordPress Click2Shell Flaw Forces Theme Installs, Can Chain to Code Execution",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-wordpress-click2shell-flaw-forces.html",
      "date": "2026-09-18T16:56:19.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "WordPress today released patches to fix a new set of vulnerabilities in its core software, one of which could allow a crafted web link, opened by a logged-in administrator, to install a theme from the official WordPress.org directory without anyone clicking Install. The security firm pwn.ai, whose researchers reported the flaw, calls the attack chain Click2Shell. On its own the flaw only…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T20:41:22.280Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-2d1da8cc0f6e",
      "title": "Gyazo server flaw exploited to steal 23.6 million user records",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gyazo-server-flaw-exploited-to-steal-236-million-user-records/",
      "date": "2026-09-18T16:00:38.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "The Gyazo image-sharing platform has confirmed it suffered a data breach after hackers exploited a server vulnerability that allowed them to steal 23.6 million user records…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T16:09:13.773Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-eb5aad65b251",
      "title": "Transparent Tribe Deploys New Rust Backdoor Using Private GitHub Repositories for C2",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/transparent-tribe-deploys-new-rust.html",
      "date": "2026-09-18T15:24:16.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "The Pakistan-aligned threat group tracked as Transparent Tribe (aka APT36 and Earth Karkaddan) has been attributed to a fresh set of cyber attacks targeting government and defense entities in India and Afghanistan. The attacks, per Zscaler ThreatLabz, involve the use of previously undocumented tools called RUSTYSHADE, RUSTYMOVE, PSNATCH, and BASHNATCH. The activity has been codenamed Operation…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T16:09:13.773Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-a8f08aec4665",
      "title": "Fake LastPass Authenticator GitHub repos push new Rapuncel infostealer",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-lastpass-authenticator-github-repos-push-new-rapuncel-infostealer/",
      "date": "2026-09-18T15:19:06.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "An ongoing malware campaign uses SEO-optimized GitHub repositories to impersonate well-known software firms to push a previously undocumented information stealer called Rapuncel…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T16:09:13.773Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-cd92185ba9f6",
      "title": "Secure enterprise sharing with access reviews for Microsoft 365",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secure-enterprise-sharing-with-access-reviews-for-microsoft-365/",
      "date": "2026-09-18T14:00:10.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Microsoft 365 makes sharing files easy, but access can remain long after its original purpose has ended, leaving organizations with little visibility into who can still reach sensitive data. tenfold Software explains how centralized access governance and owner-driven reviews can help identify and remove unnecessary access…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T16:09:13.773Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-e202dff50387",
      "title": "Microsoft Teams will let admins block custom file extensions",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-will-let-admins-block-custom-file-extensions/",
      "date": "2026-09-18T13:58:40.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Microsoft Teams will soon let administrators tweak the list of file extensions commonly associated with security threats to meet their company's security requirements…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T16:09:13.773Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-aa1f421fb24c",
      "title": "Webinar: Which Google Workspace security controls actually matter?",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webinar-which-google-workspace-security-controls-actually-matter/",
      "date": "2026-09-18T13:10:19.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Fast-growing companies face countless recommendations for securing Google Workspace, but not every control provides the same value. This webinar examines real-world breaches to explore which security controls matter most, which may be overrated, and where lean security teams should focus their resources…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T16:09:13.773Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-baffdffe1456",
      "title": "Microsoft Patches CVSS 10.0 Azure AI Foundry Flaw Enabling Unauthorized Privilege Escalation",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-patches-cvss-100-azure-ai.html",
      "date": "2026-09-18T12:47:04.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "Microsoft has released fixes for a maximum-severity security flaw in Azure AI Foundry that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation. No customer action is required. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-85889, carries a CVSS score of 10.0. \"Missing authentication for critical function in Azure AI Foundry allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network,\"…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T16:09:13.773Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-4bce3b8937f2",
      "title": "Microsoft fixes bug behind ‘Defender Antivirus is turned off’ alerts",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-fixes-bug-behind-defender-antivirus-is-turned-off-alerts/",
      "date": "2026-09-18T12:16:32.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Microsoft has resolved a known issue that causes incorrect alerts warning that Defender Antivirus was turned off after installing recent updates…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T16:09:13.773Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-8513523c6f09",
      "title": "An Abandoned CDN Domain Was Re-Registered. Thousands of Sites Still Call It.",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/an-abandoned-cdn-domain-was-re.html",
      "date": "2026-09-18T11:01:16.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "In July 2025, someone registered a domain that used to belong to a content delivery network. The CDN had been wound down years earlier, and the domain it served assets from was allowed to expire. What it had not lost were its callers. Thousands of websites, code repositories, and documentation pages still carry hard-coded references to hostnames beneath it. The new owner holds…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T16:09:13.773Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-68651eea862d",
      "title": "Plugin4Shell Lets Repository Owners Swap Pinned Plugin Code Across Four AI Coding Agents",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/plugin4shell-lets-repository-owners.html",
      "date": "2026-09-18T11:01:01.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "A flaw in four widely used AI coding agents lets someone who controls a plugin's code repository swap the plugin an agent installs for a malicious one, even when the agent locked that plugin to a specific reviewed version, security firm Air Security said on Thursday. The firm said Anthropic has patched the flaw in Claude Code 2.1.179 and OpenAI in Codex 0.146.0, that GitHub Copilot has no…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T16:09:13.773Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-987fdbb14989",
      "title": "WeaselBiscuit Stealer Spreads via 13 npm Packages to Harvest Chrome Extension Storage",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weaselbiscuit-stealer-spreads-via-13.html",
      "date": "2026-09-18T10:40:06.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 13 npm packages that have been found to deliver a previously undocumented JavaScript stealer codenamed WeaselBiscuit. The new malware family, per OpenSourceMalware, exhibits functional overlaps with two malware strains associated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) Contagious Interview campaign: BeaverTail and…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T10:54:50.956Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-9bc8b96fcffe",
      "title": "New Check Point flaw lets hackers execute code with root privileges",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/check-point-warns-critical-flaw-lets-hackers-execute-code-as-root/",
      "date": "2026-09-18T09:34:33.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Check Point Software has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability that can let attackers execute code with root privileges on management systems…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T10:54:50.956Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-1963d1923e71",
      "title": "Claimed Bug Bounty Hunter Likely Used LLM to Build PhantomRaven npm Stealer",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/claimed-bug-bounty-hunter-likely-used.html",
      "date": "2026-09-18T09:18:03.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "A financially motivated threat actor has been linked to the development and distribution of a JavaScript (JS)-based information stealer known as PhantomRaven via the npm package registry. \"The developer likely wrote the malware using a large language model (LLM), an assessment made with high confidence based on verbose comments, placeholder code, and statistical token-analysis patterns,\"…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T10:54:50.956Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-602f02d2e111",
      "title": "Microsoft fixes broken copy and paste for Excel 2016 users",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-broken-copy-and-paste-for-excel-2016-users/",
      "date": "2026-09-18T07:35:31.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Microsoft has fixed a known issue that causes copy-and-paste failures for some Excel users after installing the September 2026 KB5002914 security update…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T10:54:50.956Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-af1e6c2ba625",
      "title": "AI Agent Breaches Spanish Organization, Modifies Personal Data",
      "link": "https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ai-agent-breaches-spanish-organization-personal-data",
      "date": "2026-09-18T07:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "Dark Reading",
      "summary": "AI-driven cyberattacks used to be exotic. Soon, it'll be odd if threat actors aren't using agents to do all of their bidding.",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T10:54:50.956Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-d520678c4afb",
      "title": "RatHat Android Malware Abuses ADB to Retain Shell Access After Uninstall",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/rathat-android-malware-abuses-adb-to.html",
      "date": "2026-09-18T06:17:25.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new Android malware called RatHat that's assessed to be operated by China-based threat actors and features an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system to navigate and control compromised devices. \"Distributed primarily via targeted smishing (SMS/text phishing) and malvertising campaigns leading to deceptive third-party download portals, RatHat uses…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T10:54:50.956Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-a81acfaa2d14",
      "title": "New RatHat Android malware uses AI to automate device control",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-rathat-android-malware-uses-ai-to-automate-device-control/",
      "date": "2026-09-17T21:50:26.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "A new Android malware called RatHat has been discovered, targeting users with an AI-powered subsystem that helps operators remotely navigate compromised devices…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T04:03:07.978Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-233799071bd0",
      "title": "CISA Ditches Weekly Vulnerability Roundups for Risk-Based Focus",
      "link": "https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cisa-ditches-weekly-vuln-roundups-risk-based-focus",
      "date": "2026-09-17T21:23:50.000Z",
      "source": "Dark Reading",
      "summary": "The move is consistent with the agency's advice on the need for organizations to prioritize the vulnerabilities that actually matter.",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T04:03:07.978Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-f49c7ff5423e",
      "title": "China's FamousSparrow APT Spies on US Politics in Latin America",
      "link": "https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/china-famoussparrow-spies-latin-america",
      "date": "2026-09-17T19:15:38.000Z",
      "source": "Dark Reading",
      "summary": "Amid the US and China's fight for eco-colonial influence in Latin America, a stealthy backdoor has taken flight.",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T21:08:33.232Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-254f056eaae3",
      "title": "OpenAI details more cases of AI agents taking unauthorized actions",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-details-more-cases-of-ai-agents-taking-unauthorized-actions/",
      "date": "2026-09-17T18:55:12.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "OpenAI has presented new examples of what they call \"AI model misalignment\" from the past six months, including unauthorized file uploads, following self-generated instructions, hiding mistakes, and leveraging exposed API keys…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T21:08:33.232Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-1276fb6b0a48",
      "title": "Critical Check Point Management Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code as Root",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-check-point-management-server.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T18:08:28.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "A critical vulnerability in Check Point's Security Management and Log Servers could allow an attacker without login credentials to run code as root on those servers over the network. The Security Management Server is the system that controls firewall policy and administrator access. Check Point has released a fix through its LivePatch update channel and says it has no indication that the flaw…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T04:03:07.978Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-27eee14cdf14",
      "title": "ThreatsDay: Self-Rewriting Agents, 800+ Flaws Patched, Insider SIM Swaps and 22 More New Stories",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/threatsday-self-rewriting-agents-800.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T17:32:22.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "Attackers keep finding new keys. The funny part is that defenders keep inventing where to store them. This week, those keys sit in AI tools, exposed services, old bugs, weak logins, and software sold like a monthly subscription. Some attacks use new tricks. Others just reuse what was already lying around. Both work often enough. So the threat landscape is not getting cleaner. It is just…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T04:03:07.978Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-ff28c02e7e1b",
      "title": "Brevo supply-chain attack injected ClickFix scripts on customer sites",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brevo-supply-chain-attack-injected-clickfix-scripts-on-customer-sites/",
      "date": "2026-09-17T17:11:34.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Brevo confirmed that attackers stole a Cloudflare API key and used it to inject malicious ClickFix scripts into its websites and JavaScript files embedded on customer sites to distribute malware…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T21:08:33.232Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-c7d368380dd4",
      "title": "Critical Docker Sandboxes Flaw Lets Malicious Guest Code Read and Modify macOS Host Files",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-docker-sandboxes-flaw-lets.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T15:37:56.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "Malicious code running inside a Docker Sandboxes virtual machine on macOS could escape the project directory shared into it and read or change files anywhere else on the host, Docker warns in a security announcement on September 15. The escape runs with the rights of the host account that runs the virtual machine. The flaw, CVE-2026-77179, is rated Critical, affects versions…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T04:03:07.978Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-a2011e05889e",
      "title": "Iran-Linked Handala Hack Tied to HEAVYGRAM Telegram Backdoor That Can Steal Passwords",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/iran-linked-handala-hack-tied-to.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T14:03:13.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "The Iran-linked \"hacktivist\" persona known as Handala Hack has been attributed to a Telegram-based surveillance backdoor called HEAVYGRAM and a Delphi-based utility known as CRUDEEXCLUDE. \"HEAVYGRAM offers builtin commands supporting remote command execution, system, network and process information discovery, data and Telegram session files exfiltration, screenshot capture, DLL sideloading…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-18T04:03:07.978Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-6f8939c423c2",
      "title": "What Recent AI-Powered Attacks Mean for Your Identity Security",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/what-recent-ai-powered-attacks-mean-for-your-identity-security/",
      "date": "2026-09-17T14:01:11.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "AI is making credential theft faster and easier to scale, giving attackers more opportunities to abuse valid identities. Specops explains why identity security must go beyond successful authentication by verifying that both the user and the device requesting access can be trusted…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-58fd66004430",
      "title": "Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in October",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-24h2-home-and-pro-reach-end-of-support-in-october/",
      "date": "2026-09-17T13:09:09.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Microsoft reminded customers this week that devices running Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions will stop receiving updates next month…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-4341f2269a01",
      "title": "Critical Unbound DNSSEC Validator Flaw Could Allow RCE via a Malicious DNS Zone",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-unbound-dnssec-validator-flaw.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T12:30:00.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "Every release of the Unbound DNS resolver before 1.26.1 has a critical heap overflow in its DNSSEC validator, maintainer NLnet Labs said in an advisory on Wednesday. An attacker who controls a malicious zone and queries a vulnerable resolver can trigger it, enabling remote code execution. Unbound 1.26.1, released the same day, fixes the bug, tracked as CVE-2026-81642, along with…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-852ff302b4ad",
      "title": "Can You Prove a New CVE Is Exploitable Before Attackers Do? Learn How in This Webinar",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/can-you-prove-new-cve-is-exploitable.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T11:50:00.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "A new CVE drops. Your scanner finds it. The severity score looks ugly. But that still does not answer the question that matters: Can it actually be exploited in your environment? Mythos-class AI is compressing the time between disclosure and working exploitation, while many security programs still validate risk on weekly or quarterly cycles. The dangerous gap is no longer just technical. It is…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-97289c2c314a",
      "title": "US takes down NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire platform",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-seizes-nightmarestresser-service-linked-to-thousands-of-ddos-attacks/",
      "date": "2026-09-17T11:33:35.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized the domains used by NightmareStresser, one of the world's longest-running distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platforms…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-3cc3e48c3179",
      "title": "CISO's Expert Guide to Agentic Pentesting for Websites",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisos-expert-guide-to-agentic.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T10:50:53.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "Attackers now weaponize new vulnerabilities in about five days (Mandiant, part of Google Cloud). The median organization takes 43 days to patch one (Verizon DBIR 2026). A new free guide explains how autonomous AI agents are closing that gap, and what security leaders must demand before pointing one at production. TL;DR Exploitation is now the front door. It starts 31% of breaches (Verizon DBIR…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-f355c5f46acf",
      "title": "China-Aligned FamousSparrow Deploys SparroWocky Backdoor Across Latin America",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/china-aligned-famoussparrow-deploys.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T10:05:45.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "The China-aligned state-sponsored threat actor known as FamousSparrow has been observed deploying a previously unreported backdoor called SparroWocky in attacks targeting multiple countries in Latin America since at least August 2025. \"SparroWocky is a modular, C++ backdoor,\" ESET security researchers Alexandre Côté Cyr and Romain Dumont said in a technical report shared with The Hacker News…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-93c6a644a8f8",
      "title": "OpenAI Reveals Six Model Incidents Involving Hidden Failures and Unauthorized Uploads",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/openai-reveals-six-model-incidents.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T09:53:38.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "OpenAI on Wednesday disclosed six new instances of \"unexpected or concerning model behavior\" that took place over the past six months, while sharing a new framework for reporting, tracking, investigating, and disclosing model misalignment in a bid to improve transparency. \"As AI systems grow more advanced and more widely deployed, we need to build a broader and better-informed consensus on the…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-ab0296330fd9",
      "title": "Chinese hackers use SparroWocky malware in govt espionage attacks",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-use-sparrowocky-malware-in-govt-espionage-attacks/",
      "date": "2026-09-17T09:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "The China-linked espionage group FamousSparrow has been using a new backdoor named SparroWocky in attacks on government organizations in Latin America…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T11:20:45.120Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-c8c67fe6b031",
      "title": "Microsoft shares workaround for Windows domain login issues",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-workaround-for-windows-domain-login-authentication-issues/",
      "date": "2026-09-17T08:24:48.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Microsoft shared a temporary fix on Wednesday for a known issue that prevents Windows 11 users from logging in with valid domain credentials after installing the September 2026 security updates…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T11:20:45.120Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-6829fa0c1a46",
      "title": "BIND 9 Update Fixes 14 Flaws, Including an Unauthenticated Crash Over DNS-over-HTTPS",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bind-9-update-fixes-14-flaws-including.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T08:00:29.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released BIND 9.20.29 and 9.21.26 to fix fourteen security flaws it disclosed on 16 September in BIND 9, its open-source DNS server software. One of them affects any BIND server that answers DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH). A sender with no credentials can crash the server process, named, with a single request that carries an invalid SIG…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-9b2affb8fdaa",
      "title": "Gyazo Breach Exposes 23.62 Million User Records and 490 Million Image Metadata Records",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gyazo-breach-exposes-2362-million-user.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T07:30:01.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "A security breach at Gyazo, Helpfeel's image-sharing service, exposed about 23.62 million user records, including email addresses and password hashes, the Kyoto-based company said in a notice published Wednesday. It also exposed about 490 million image metadata records, mostly for images from January 2019 or earlier, including the IDs that make up Gyazo image links. Helpfeel said…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-e274e5a9f192",
      "title": "Cisco warns of max severity ISE zero-day exploited in attacks",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-identity-service-engine-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/",
      "date": "2026-09-17T07:20:54.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Cisco has released security updates to address a maximum-severity Identity Services Engine vulnerability that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T11:20:45.120Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-fefb67106246",
      "title": "Cisco Warns of New Zero-Day ISE Auth Bypass (CVSS 10.0) Exploited in Active Attacks",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-new-zero-day-ise-auth.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T06:39:40.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "Cisco has warned of a fresh maximum-severity security flaw impacting Identity Services Engine (ISE) that has come under active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-76460 (CVSS score: 10.0), could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication. \"This vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication control on an API endpoint,\" Cisco said. \"An attacker…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-cd6d3ec16304",
      "title": "U.S. Seizes NightmareStresser Domains Linked to Hundreds of Thousands of DDoS Attacks",
      "link": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/us-seizes-nightmarestresser-domains.html",
      "date": "2026-09-17T05:13:46.000Z",
      "source": "The Hacker News",
      "summary": "The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the court-authorized seizure of internet domains associated with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)-for-hire service known as NightmareStresser. The domains in question are: nightmare-stresser[.]com and nightmarestresser[.]org. Visitors to the site are now greeted by a seizure banner that states - \"This domain has been seized by the…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T16:37:39.239Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-05d6635d4d2b",
      "title": "Anthropic wants Claude to analyze your bank account and financial data",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-wants-claude-to-analyze-your-bank-account-and-financial-data/",
      "date": "2026-09-17T00:35:48.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Anthropic is testing a new personal finance feature called \"Claude Money\" that will allow you to connect your bank accounts directly to Claude and \"understand your money.\"…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T04:19:24.989Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-fc02b3074a00",
      "title": "AI Security Spending Jumps as Fear Outpaces Proof of Value",
      "link": "https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ai-security-spending-jumps-fear-outpaces-proof-value",
      "date": "2026-09-16T21:26:55.000Z",
      "source": "Dark Reading",
      "summary": "CISOs are not waiting for AI to prove its cybersecurity value before investing in the technology. Is it the right move?",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-17T04:19:24.989Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-ab8b91c19004",
      "title": "Windows 11 KB5124008 update breaks domain trust for some users",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5124008-update-breaks-domain-trust-for-some-users/",
      "date": "2026-09-16T20:39:29.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Microsoft is investigating reports that the Windows 11 KB5124008 security update is breaking domain trust relationships on some enterprise systems, preventing users from logging in with valid domain credentials…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-16T21:06:02.410Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-768c30c52b45",
      "title": "Iranian hackers use CHOSEN BRICK Windows malware to spy on targets",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iranian-hackers-use-chosen-brick-windows-malware-to-spy-on-targets/",
      "date": "2026-09-16T20:24:55.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "Government agencies are warning that Iranian state-linked hackers are using a Windows malware strain named CHOSEN BRICK to target dissidents, activists, and journalists worldwide…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-16T21:06:02.410Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-7eb18c524e79",
      "title": "Malware bypasses browser checks to force install Chrome, Edge extensions",
      "link": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-bypasses-browser-checks-to-force-install-chrome-edge-extensions/",
      "date": "2026-09-16T18:50:53.000Z",
      "source": "Bleeping Computer",
      "summary": "A banking malware operation active since mid-2025 has been using a toolkit named KREMLIN to install malicious Chrome and Edge extensions that steal credentials, session tokens, and sensitive data…",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-16T21:06:02.410Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "reporting-fa62722b82a0",
      "title": "Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight",
      "link": "https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/data-broker-radaris-loses-domains-in-privacy-fight/",
      "date": "2026-09-16T18:14:22.000Z",
      "source": "Krebs on Security",
      "summary": "The consumer data broker Radaris.com has long had a reputation for ignoring requests to remove personal information from its vast empire of people-search services online. That reputation caught up with the company recently in a lawsuit alleging Radaris violated a New Jersey privacy law that provides for hefty fines against data brokers that publish personal information on state law enforcement officials. In the face of repeated stonewalling and prevarication by attorneys for Radaris, the judge in the case ordered that radaris.com and more than a dozen other data broker domains be transferred to the plaintiffs.",
      "firstSeen": "2026-09-16T21:06:02.410Z"
    }
  ]
}