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CYBEROct 8ThreatsDay: Ransomware Affiliate Betrayal, WhatsApp RAT, Exposed Hacker Tools and 12 More StoriesThe crooks have trust problems of their own. One ransomware affiliate decided to keep the profits for himself. Elsewhere, an attacker left a server exposed, complete with tools and traces of an intrusion. Apparently, keeping things secure is a problem on both sides of the fence. The rest of the week isn't much more reassuring. Malicious code turned up in developer packages and extensions thatThe Hacker News
CYBEROct 8Delhi Police ramp up ‘perception’ campaign, identifies 500 people, 200 social media channels ahead of October 10 protestAfter the July protest, police step up a ‘cyber warfare’ strategy to counter online narratives and circulate videos of injured personnel and alleged clashes; officials examine why their social media content failed to gain tractionThe Hindu
CYBEROct 8New York accuses TikTok of serving users ‘placebo’ safety featuresNew York is accusing TikTok of providing users with 'placebo' safety features. This indicates a concern regarding the effectiveness of user protection measures on the platform.headtopics · united states of america
CYBEROct 8Stephen Miller visited FBI days before man was charged for cyber-stalking his wife, sources sayTrump administration adviser Stephen Miller went to the FBI days before a man was charged for allegedly making disturbing calls and texts to his wife, Katie, multiple sources told CBS News. Sarah Lynch reports.CBS News
CYBERBREAKINGOct 8Major internet outage hits Russia after strike on Yandex data centerUkrinform [en]
CYBEROct 8Japan Sees Sharp Rise in Web Data Leaks Amid Mobile API Abuse and Metabase AttacksAttackers behind a string of personal data leaks at Japanese organizations have abused APIs for mobile apps and targeted known software flaws, the JPCERT Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) said. The Tokyo-based center, which takes incident reports, based its October 8, 2026 alert on those reports and other information. The alert names no attacker and no affected organization. JPCERT/The Hacker News
CYBEROct 8UAC-0099 Targets Ukrainian Government Personnel With ASHVEIN RAT Hiding Commands in HTMLThe Russia-aligned threat actor known as UAC-0099 has been attributed to a previously undocumented .NET infostealer and remote access trojan (RAT) codenamed ASHVEIN. According to TrendAI, the malware has been put to use in attacks targeting Ukrainian government personnel. The cybersecurity company is tracking the cluster under the name Earth Sirrush (previously SHADOW-EARTH-065). ASHVEIN,The Hacker News
CYBEROct 8[Virtual Event] Building a Secure AI Strategy for the EnterpriseThis virtual event focuses on developing a secure artificial intelligence strategy for enterprises. It addresses the importance of integrating security into AI implementations for businesses.Dark Reading
CYBEROct 8Foreign Ministry says cyberattack on website, impact mitigated by security measuresSituation monitored with relevant authorities, analysis of diplomatic mission websites tooANSA [en]
CYBEROct 8Websites of major Russian news outlets stop loading after Ukraine’s attack on Yandex data centerMeduza [en]
CYBEROct 8FBI arrests 130 over Ghana scam-centre operationWASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the arrest and detention of more than 130 people in Ghana in a crackdown on an alleged international scam-centre network targeting American citizens. FBI Director Kash Patel disclosed this on his X platform on Thursday while providing an update on what he described as “Operation […] The post FBI arrests 130 over Ghana scam-centre operation appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CYBEROct 8ARTEX AI Pentesting Tool Used in Data Theft Attacks on South Korean Financial FirmsThe Hacker News
CYBEROct 8Police arrest prophet’s son over alleged ₦18m Facebook fraudBy James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Adewale Ogoemi Arojah for allegedly impersonating a renowned cleric on Facebook and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public of more than ₦18 million. The suspect allegedly duplicated the Facebook profile of Prophet Dr Muyiwa Akogun and used the […] The post Police arrest prophet’s son over alleged ₦18m Facebook fraud appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CYBEROct 8₹1.40 crore scam: Cyber Command arrests four in Bengaluru university fraudFour individuals have been arrested by Cyber Command in Bengaluru in connection with a significant university fraud scam involving ₹1.40 crore. This indicates law enforcement action against cyber-enabled financial crime.The Hindu
CYBEROct 8Former head of German intelligence may have passed information to ChinaNOS Buitenland
CYBEROct 8Data stolen in city cyberattackTwo weeks after first reporting a potential data breach, the city of Princeton has confirmed that confidential information and personally identifiable information was downloaded from municipal computer systems. On Sept. 18, Princeton said it was investigating what was called a “cybersecurity incident involving potential unauthorized access to certain city systems and data.” Four days later, […]princetonherald · united states of america
CYBEROct 8BJP MP Kangana Ranaut moves Delhi HC against AI-generated, obscene contentJustice Vikas Mahajan issued summons on pleas by Ms. Ranaut and Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda seeking protection of their personality and publicity rights against AI-generated and obscene content circulated onlineThe Hindu
CYBEROct 8TikTok gave kids a placebo safety tool in secret experiment, New York lawsuit saysThis lawsuit is one of more than two dozen state lawsuits charging TikTok with engineering its platform to foster addictionThe Independent World
CYBEROct 8South Korea warns of AI-aided hacking after bank data breachesDW News [en]
CYBEROct 8S. Korea warns of AI-aided hacking after bank data breachesDW News [en]
CYBEROct 8N18m Fraud:‌‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‍‌‍‍‌⁠‍‌ Police arrest man in Ogun for allegedly impersonating prophet on FacebookThe police said the suspect targeted people seeking spiritual assistance through the cleric’s Facebook page. The post N18m Fraud:‌‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‍‌‍‍‌⁠‍‌ Police arrest man in Ogun for allegedly impersonating prophet on Facebook appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
CYBEROct 8N18m Fraud: Police arrest man in Ogun for allegedly impersonating prophet on FacebookThe police said the suspect targeted people seeking spiritual assistance through the cleric’s Facebook page. The post N18m Fraud: Police arrest man in Ogun for allegedly impersonating prophet on Facebook appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
CYBEROct 8Satel Netco DesignView CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in a user's browser, consume excessive system resources, enumerate files, create or modify files, and potentially execute arbitrary code. The following versions of Satel Netco Design are affected: Satel Netco Design CVSS Vendor Equipment v3 8.8 Satel Satel Netco Design 3 Vulnerabilities Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity, Relative Path Traversal Background Critical InfrCISA
CYBEROct 8Red Lion Controls N-Tron 700 SeriesView CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a malicious user to access the device and gain administrative access. This access would allow the user to view, edit, and upload configuration files. Further, a malicious user can cause the switch to reboot by navigating to a specific URL on the device. This action can be scripted on the malicious user's local machine to cause continuous rebooting of the switch. The following versions of Red Lion Controls N-Tron 700 Series are affected: 700 Series <=Firmware_3.11.0 (CVE-2026-32645, CVE-2026-39460, CVE-2026-2CISA