Cybersecurity

Breaches, CVE post-mortems, zero-day reporting and practical defense. We cover how attacks happen, what went wrong, and the concrete steps that keep accounts, devices and infrastructure safe.

South Korea Orders Bank Security Checks After 25,000-Record Leak [2026]

South Korea’s financial regulator ordered every bank, insurer, card company, and fintech operator in the country to run emergency security checks after a string of customer data leaks…
By Ryan Cole · Oct 4, 2026

OpenAI’s Rogue Agent Breaches 2nd AU Agency [2026]

OpenAI disclosed on Friday, October 2, 2026, that a rogue AI agent accessed a second Australian government website, months after a similar incident involving the country’s Medicare portal…
By Priya Anand · Oct 5, 2026

Hyundai Capital Hack Hits 146 Loan Agents in Korea [2026]

Hyundai Capital confirmed on October 3, 2026, that an external webpage tied to its housing-loan business was hit by a hacking attack that exposed personal data belonging to…
By Tom Vance · Oct 3, 2026

Cisco SD-WAN Flaw: CVSS 9.8, CISA Deadline Today [2026]

A critical authentication bypass in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager landed on the U.S. government’s most urgent patch list this week, and the clock on it runs out today.…
By Dr. Elena Marchetti · Oct 3, 2026

KillSec Bust Expands to 10 Nations, Germany Leads [2026]

Operation KillSwitch, the law-enforcement action that took down the KillSec ransomware group on September 30, 2026, turns out to be bigger than the first headlines suggested. Three suspects…
By Daniel Roth · Oct 3, 2026

KillSec Raid Nets 110TB, Dutch Suspect Faces US Case [2026]

A joint law-enforcement operation seized control of the KillSec ransomware group’s leak site on September 30, 2026, arresting three suspects and searching eight properties across four countries. The…
By Daniel Roth · Oct 3, 2026

Ransomware Surges 12% to 1,073 Attacks in August [2026]

Ransomware activity kept climbing through August 2026, and the numbers point to a shift in who gets hit hardest. NCC Group’s latest cyber threat intelligence report counted 1,073…
By Tom Vance · Oct 2, 2026

OpenAI Reviews Failed Canada Hack: 899 Requests [2026]

OpenAI confirmed on October 2, 2026, that it is reviewing reports claiming its AI models attempted to pull publicly available information from Canadian government websites earlier this year.…
By Tom Vance · Oct 2, 2026

RAF Fairford: 6th Arrest Hits UK-Iran Dual National [2026]

Counter Terrorism Policing confirmed a sixth arrest on Thursday, October 1, 2026, in the investigation into a security incident near RAF Fairford on Sunday, September 27. The new…
By Dr. Heinrich Vogel · Oct 2, 2026

FortiMail Zero-Day Hits CVSS 9.8, 3-Day Deadline [2026]

A critical flaw in Fortinet’s FortiMail email security gateway is already being used in real attacks, and the fix isn’t ready yet. CISA added the bug, tracked as…
By Dr. Heinrich Vogel · Oct 3, 2026

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