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β€ŠSS7 and Diameter Attacks: How Signaling Flaws Expose Your Phone

Flaws in SS7 and Diameter signaling protocols can allow attackers to track phone locations, intercept calls and SMS verification codes, and impersonate subscribers without compromising their devices. Cape explains how these attacks exploit trust between networks and how its security-focused mobile service helps defend against them. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ss7-and-diameter-attacks-how-signaling-flaws-expose-your-phone/
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β€ŠMalicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors

A malicious version of Anthropic's Claude Code VS Code extension was distributed through Cursor's extension marketplace for approximately 11 hours on October 29, exposing up to 5,000 developers to malware designed to install persistent SSH backdoors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-claude-code-extension-on-cursor-planted-ssh-backdoors/
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β€ŠTrezor warns of suspected crypto-theft implant in hardware wallet

Hardware wallet device maker Trezor has received credible reports about a suspected hardware crypto-theft implant in a Trezor Safe 5 sold by its reseller CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trezor-warns-of-suspected-crypto-theft-implant-in-hardware-wallet/
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β€ŠCritical Linux kernel flaw allows remote root attacks on MPTCP servers

Security researchers at Anthropic have developed an exploit for a critical Linux kernel vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute commands as root on servers running Multipath TCP (MPTCP) listeners. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-linux-kernel-flaw-allows-remote-root-attacks-on-mptcp-servers/
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β€ŠChainalysis discloses data breach from "offensive agentic techniques"

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis disclosed a data breach after attackers used "offensive agentic techniques" to access internal systems and tools, exposing customer names, email addresses, user IDs, and organizational roles. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chainalysis-discloses-data-breach-from-offensive-agentic-techniques/
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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€ŠOpenAI says it's doubling Pro usage limits and bringing Work features to Chat

OpenAI has just confirmed that it's rolling out ChatGPT Work capabilities directly into regular Chat, while also combining usage allowances across ChatGPT and Codex. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-says-its-doubling-pro-usage-limits-and-bringing-work-features-to-chat/
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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€ŠOver 1,000 GitLab servers vulnerable to ongoing RCE attacks

Over 1,000 Internet-exposed GitLab servers are still unpatched against a maximum-severity flaw actively exploited in remote code execution attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-1-000-gitlab-servers-vulnerable-to-code-execution-attacks/
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β€ŠMicrosoft fixes Smart App Control broken by October Windows update

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that prevented some users from activating the Smart App Control security feature after installing the October 2026 KB5127648 Windows 11 security update. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-smart-app-control-broken-by-october-windows-update/
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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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