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Security News GitLab CVE-2026-110264: Am I Affected and What to Do in the Next Hour GitLab CVE-2026-110264 (CVSS 10.0) allows unauthenticated code execution on self-managed servers. See affected versions, fixes and what to check.
Security News Storm-0940 Used ARTEX Against ConnectWise: What Microsoft 365 Admins Should Check Microsoft ties Storm-0940 and the ARTEX AI framework to the ConnectWise supply chain attack. These are the Microsoft 365 checks, logs and indicators to review now.
Security News LiteLLM 1.107.0 Supply Chain Attack: Timeline, Stolen Data and a Response Checklist LiteLLM 1.107.0 on PyPI and Docker carried a credential stealer on 21 October 2026. See the timeline, what it took and a checklist to pin and…
Security News Next.js and Node.js Security Updates, October 2026: What to Patch First Next.js 15.5.28 and 16.4.1 fix two critical remote code execution flaws. Node.js 26.12.1, 24.22.1 and 22.23.4 fix ten CVEs. See the patch table and checklist.
Security News ClickFix This Week: Siemens Software Center Flaw, ROMULUS and Chrome’s Copied-Command Warning Siemens confirms exploitation of CVE-2026-110936 in ClickFix attacks, Forescout details ROMULUS and Chrome warns on copied commands. What to do now.
Security News Swallowtail (APT28) and HOOKEDGE: Attacks on Two NATO Countries and a Defender Checklist Symantec and Recorded Future describe the HOOKEDGE backdoor used by APT28: Word macros, webhook.site and a hidden Edge window. Attack chain and checklist.
Security News Oracle October 2026 Critical Patch Update: What to Patch First Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update has 1295 patches for 1209 CVEs. See which products to patch first, with CVSS scores and exposure.
Security News BRONZE SANDCASTLE: Sandboxie DLL Sideloading Chain and Detection Checks Sophos CTU names BRONZE SANDCASTLE, a China-based group that sideloads Sandboxie DLLs. Read the infection chain, nine file pairs and a defender checklist.
Security News SafePay Ransomware Joint Advisory: Five Exploited Flaws and How to Close Them A joint advisory from US, German and UK agencies counts at least 600 SafePay victims. Here are the five exploited flaws it names, what to patch…
Security News MITRE ATT&CK v20 adds AI abuse and water attacks MITRE ATT&CK v20 adds AI prompt injection techniques, MFA bypass via app passwords and a campaign against US water utilities. See what changed.
Security News CISA KEV additions, 13 to 16 Oct 2026: patch order CISA added nine exploited flaws to its KEV catalog from 13 to 16 October 2026. See each product, the fix, the due date and the order…
Security News CISA adds BeyondTrust Remote Support flaw to its exploited list CISA says a critical BeyondTrust Remote Support flaw, CVE-2026-102764, is exploited. Versions 26.2.3 and earlier need the BT26-05-RS patch. All 17 pages
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