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A Cyber Incident at BAE Systems Has Halted Notices From America’s Federal Bankruptcy Courts
A cyber incident at contractor BAE Systems has halted the US Bankruptcy Noticing Center, which sends notices for every federal bankruptcy court.
BeyondTrust Patches a Critical Remote Support Zero-Day That Attackers Exploited From 29 August
A critical BeyondTrust Remote Support flaw, CVE-2026-102764, was exploited as a zero-day from 29 August. SaaS is patched; self-hosted users must act.
Google Messages Gets an “Enhanced Protection” Mode as Android Adds New Scam Safeguards on a Staggered Rollout
Google Messages gets opt-in Enhanced protection using cloud Gemini, plus Android call-forwarding and screen-share safeguards on a staggered rollout.
Microsoft Research Unveils Magnetar, a Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine That Proves Programs Ran Correctly Using Only Standard Hash Functions
Microsoft Research's Magnetar proves that RISC-V programs ran correctly using only standard hashes. Microsoft's own benchmarks claim it is 10-39x faster.
KPMG 2026 Global CEO Outlook: Cyber Named Top Growth Risk as AI Investment Stays High
KPMG's 2026 Global CEO Outlook found 31% of CEOs name cyber the top growth risk and 79% keep AI a top investment priority.
X Says It Suspended More Than 13,000 Accounts in Three Suspected Foreign Influence Operations Targeting US Politics
X says it suspended more than 13,000 accounts in three suspected foreign influence operations it links to Iran, Russia and China, ahead of the US midterms.
Burger King Japan Says About 11.18 Million App Member Records Leaked After Unauthorised Access
BK Japan says hackers accessed its official app's member system from 2 to 7 October, leaking about 11.18 million records. Card numbers were not held.
New Zealand’s Central Bank and Markets Regulator Set Out What They Expect From Firms on Frontier-AI Cyber Risk
New Zealand's RBNZ and FMA outline what they expect of regulated firms on cyber risk from frontier AI. No new rule; it builds on existing obligations.
Citizen Lab Says Targeted Online Ads Were Used to Infect Al Jazeera Devices With Candiru Spyware
Citizen Lab says Israel-based Discover-Tech's ad platform was used to infect Al Jazeera devices with Candiru spyware, in what it calls AdFection.
CenterPoint Energy Data Breach Affected More Than 1 Million Texans, SecurityWeek Reports
CenterPoint Energy told Texas's attorney general 1,062,060 residents were hit by its data breach, SecurityWeek reports. A hacker claims 7.5m records.
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