⚠️ An Iranian hacking group used a real email account to plant a new backdoor in 100+ Middle East government networks.

They sent it through real diplomatic inboxes — and it worked.

Read ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/iran-linked-muddywater-targets-100.html

🚨 CISA just warned about a critical bug in Motex Lanscope (CVE-2025-61932).

Hackers can take control of systems by sending one malicious packet.

It’s already being used in real attacks.

Fix it before Nov 12 ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/critical-lanscope-endpoint-manager-bug.html

🚨 New Adobe Commerce flaw (CVE-2025-54236, CVSS 9.1) under active attack.

Over 250 exploit attempts in 24 hours—mostly on unpatched Magento sites.

PoC is public. Patch now.

Details → https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/over-250-magento-stores-hit-overnight.html

🎁 Hackers found a new jackpot — cloud gift cards.

A group called Jingle Thief broke into retail cloud systems and quietly issued fake gift cards for months, hiding inside Microsoft 365 accounts.

Full story ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/jingle-thief-hackers-exploit-cloud.html

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🚨 Static secrets are fading fast.

Teams using managed identities cut 95% of credential hassle—yet hidden API keys still lurk in legacy systems.

The fix? Run NHI discovery to find every key, then migrate 70–80% to managed identities.

Your roadmap ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/why-organizations-are-abandoning-static.html

From crypto fines to malware & data leaks — the week’s biggest cyber hits:

🇨🇦 Cryptomus fined $176M
🛰️ Starlink scam crackdown
🤖 AI vuln in Oat++ MCP
📧 Tykit phishing campaign

.... 15+ more important news stories.

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North Korean hackers are posing as recruiters—again.

This time, they’re stealing drone tech from Europe’s defense firms.

The trap? A fake job PDF hiding a remote access tool.

It’s been active—undetected—since March.

Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/north-korean-hackers-lure-defense.html

🚨 GlassWorm hits VS Code extensions — 14 infected builds, ~35K installs since Oct 17 2025.

It steals dev creds, drains crypto wallets, turns machines into bots — and auto-updates itself.

Read ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/self-spreading-glassworm-infects-vs.html

🚨 Hackers turned YouTube into a malware factory. Over 3,000 fake “tutorials” hide stealers like Lumma and Rhadamanthys.

They hijack real channels — likes, comments, and all — to look legit.

Even that “Photoshop crack” or “Roblox cheat” video could infect you.

Read here ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/3000-youtube-videos-exposed-as-malware.html

Your SOC passed every test.
But your people? Failed the real one.

Modern AEV tools prove your defenses work —
until humans enter the equation.

The next frontier of validation isn’t technical.
It’s behavioral ↓ https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/10/beyond-tools-why-testing-human.html

🚨 A bug in the FIA driver portal exposed Formula 1 drivers’ personal data — including passports and licenses.

Anyone could become an “admin” with a single API request.

The flaw is now fixed — but it was open for days ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/threatsday-bulletin-176m-crypto-fine.html#admin-bug-exposes-formula-1-driver-data

India’s BOSS Linux systems are under silent attack.

A Pakistan-linked group just dropped a new Golang RAT — DeskRAT — hidden inside fake government PDFs.

It sticks around with 4 persistence tricks and steals files through WebSockets.

Read ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/apt36-targets-indian-government-with.html

Microsoft just patched a critical WSUS flaw (CVE-2025-59287) — and attackers are already using it.

One crafted request = full SYSTEM control.

The twist? It comes from BinaryFormatter — the same tool Microsoft killed off last year.

Patch now ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-for.html

🚨 194,000 fake sites. $1B stolen.

The Smishing Triad is posing as USPS, banks, and toll services — all hosted on U.S. clouds to stay invisible.

Next target: brokerage accounts.

Full report ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/smishing-triad-linked-to-194000.html

⚡ OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas browser can be hijacked by a fake URL.

A prompt injection disguised as a normal link tricks the omnibox into running hidden commands.

One click, and your AI agent takes orders from attackers.

Read here ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/chatgpt-atlas-browser-can-be-tricked-by.html

Qilin ransomware just got smarter.

It’s hitting Windows and Linux together, wiping Veeam backups, and using a vulnerable driver to shut down security tools — all in one strike.

Over 100 victims in June alone.

Full story ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/qilin-ransomware-combines-linux-payload.html

CISOs planning 2026 budgets are rethinking priorities.

Data visibility & DSPM are moving from “nice-to-have” to the foundation for risk reduction, faster audits & ROI.

Read: Why Data Visibility Belongs in Your 2026 Cybersecurity Budget 👇 https://thn.news/security-priority-guide

🔥 The week in cyber: patches weren’t fast enough, trust wasn’t enough, and attackers weren’t waiting.

→ WSUS exploited
→ LockBit 5.0 returns
→ Telegram backdoor
→ F5 breach deepens
→ YouTube malware surge
→ MuddyWater spying
→ Lazarus fake jobs
→ CoPhish OAuth attack
→ Russia bug law
→ UN cyber treaty

⚡ Read the recap: https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/weekly-recap-wsus-exploited-lockbit-50.html