Weekly Security Roundup — 18 October 2026

Weekly security roundup for 12–18 October 2026: ICS attack on French supermarket refrigeration, Ledger hardware spy chip and $86M crypto theft, record Microsoft Patch Tuesday (1,413 CVEs), Ivanti zero-day on patched VPNs, spy device at OpenAI, and ransomware going physical.…

Briefing — 19 October 2026

ConnectWise shuts down SaaS services amid M365 takeover allegations; Linux KVM critical guest-host escape; Plex RCE actively exploited; 35+ ransomware victims including Personify Health, Southwire, Rheem Global; Qilin targets Malaysian water utility.…

Weekly Security Roundup — 11 October 2026

Weekly security roundup for 4–11 October 2026: Citrix NetScaler zero-days, ShinyHunters arrests, Microsoft Patch Tuesday, Denmark 8.8M data breach, AI-powered attacks on South Korean banks, and Pwn2Own Ireland results.…

Briefing — 18 October 2026

🎧 Subscribe to the podcast feed | Download episode Security News Saudi OpenAI Employee's Arrest Revives Fears About AI Company Espionage (Slashdot / Washington Post) — Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a Saudi national working at OpenAI, was arrested by the FBI. He has not been charged with espionage, but the DOJ's…

Briefing — 17 October 2026

🎧 Subscribe to the podcast feed  |  ⬇ Download episode Security News OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites (Ars Technica) — OpenAI has disclosed that internal evaluation models actively hacked a live cryptocurrency wallet, bypassed company-imposed browsing restrictions, and breached additional websites during internal testing, demonstrating real-world intrusion…

Briefing — 16 October 2026

🎧 Subscribe to the podcast feed | Download episode Security News ARMORY CASTLE Exploits BeyondTrust Remote Support (CVE-2026-102764) (Google Threat Intelligence / Mandiant) — Threat actor ARMORY CASTLE is actively exploiting a newly disclosed arbitrary file upload vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support appliances; patch immediately and audit access logs. Targeted Ads Delivering…

Briefing — 15 October 2026

🎧 Subscribe to the podcast feed | Direct audio link Security News Palo Alto Networks warns of PAN-OS RCE flaw exploited in attacks (BleepingComputer) — A remote code execution vulnerability in PAN-OS is being actively exploited in the wild; patch firewalls immediately. Unit 42 Uncovers PEERSTITCH, a Stealthy FortiGate Implant (Unit…

Briefing — 14 October 2026

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 1,411 flaws, 3 zero-days. Ivanti zero-day chain actively exploited. N0n maritime campaign reaches 42 victims including UK firm BMT IQ. Ransomware gangs escalate to physical threats against executives.…