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β€ŠReddit to lock content behind logins to fight scrapers

Reddit announced in a post by co-founder Steve Huffman that the site will gradually become a "logged-in service," offering limited access to visitors without accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reddit-to-lock-content-behind-logins-to-fight-scrapers/
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β€ŠNew Android SMS of Death exploit can remotely crash unpatched phones

A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a recently patched Android vulnerability, dubbed "SMS of Death" and tracked as CVE-2026-58882, that lets attackers remotely disrupt cellular service or crash phones by sending a specially crafted text message. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-sms-of-death-exploit-can-remotely-crash-unpatched-phones/
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β€ŠNorthflank security breach leads to abuse of customers' AI API keys

Cloud application hosting platform Northflank is warning customers to rotate all credentials and secrets stored on its platform after a security breach led to unauthorized use of customers' AI API keys. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/northflank-security-breach-leads-to-abuse-of-customers-ai-api-keys/
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β€ŠAlpine Linux rebuilds GitLab after attempted RCE attack

Hackers attempted to exploit a critical GitLab vulnerability in Alpine Linux's development infrastructure on October 20-21, prompting the open-source project to rebuild its GitLab server and reset all passwords over concerns of a possible compromise. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alpine-linux-rebuilds-gitlab-after-attempted-rce-attack/
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β€ŠFBI links $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist to North Korean hackers

The FBI has confirmed that North Korean state-sponsored hackers known as TraderTraitor were behind the $6.3 billion crypto-theft attack on Binance, making it the largest cryptocurrency heist on record. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-links-63-billion-binance-crypto-heist-to-north-korean-hackers/
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β€ŠSynology warns of C3RB3R ransomware attacks targeting NAS devices

Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker Synology warned customers to update their devices immediately due to a surge in C3RB3r ransomware attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/synology-warns-customers-of-ongoing-c3rb3r-ransomware-attacks/
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β€ŠHackers disrupt refrigeration systems at European supermarkets

A cyberattack on refrigeration systems has disrupted stores run by multiple supermarket chains across several European countries after hackers remotely changed temperature settings on freezers and cooling systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-disrupt-refrigeration-systems-at-european-supermarkets/
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β€ŠYour Mobile Carrier Stores Your Call Logs for Years

Mobile carriers can retain years of call and text metadata, exposing sensitive details about customers' relationships, locations, and daily routines if breached. Cape examines the privacy risks of long-term telecom data retention and how its mobile service reduces exposure by automatically deleting call records. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/your-mobile-carrier-stores-your-call-logs-for-years/
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β€ŠBTCPay Server warns of hot wallet thefts targeting outdated instances

The maintainer of BTCPay Server, an open-source cryptocurrency payment processor, has urged users to install the latest version as hackers have been draining "hot wallets" on instances running older versions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/btcpay-server-warns-of-hot-wallet-thefts-targeting-outdated-instances/
β€ŠGoogle disrupts million-device XCPE Android malware botnet, bans TV box maker

Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE malware botnet consisting of more than 1.3 million Android TV streaming TV boxes that Google says its manufacturer intentionally infected with malware to generate revenue through cybercrime activities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-disrupts-million-device-xcpe-android-malware-botnet-bans-tv-box-maker/
β€ŠFintech platform Sageworks taken offline after suspected cyberattack

Financial technology company Abrigo has restored its Sageworks risk management application, except for borrower-facing capabilities, following an outage triggered by "irregular activity" in its environment. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fintech-platform-sageworks-taken-offline-after-suspected-cyberattack/