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2 Nov 2026

⚡ Weekly Recap: Critical CVEs, Linux DDoS Botnet, Device-Code Phishing, Android Spyware and More

Some attacks this week didn't need much of a trick. A fake support call, a trusted extension, a shared link, or a device with no password. Small things that people barely think about. Yet each was eno

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2 Nov 2026

Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access

A botnet of more than 1.3 million Android devices, mostly TV set-top boxes, lost control of its servers in late October in a takedown led by Google. Google says it is highly confident that device mak

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2 Nov 2026

DarkBlinders Compromises Israeli Target and Iraqi Kurdish Government Cloud Environment

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a cyber espionage campaign targeting Israel and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq by an Iran state-aligned threat actor between August and October 2026.

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2 Nov 2026

Critical Langflow Flaws Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code on Servers

Two critical flaws in Langflow could let a remote attacker with no account bypass authentication or run arbitrary code, IBM said last week. Langflow is an open-source tool for building AI agents and

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2 Nov 2026

Is Your SOC Ready for AI Agents? A Maturity Check Before You Deploy

Forty percent of security teams now use AI every day, and another 56% are testing it. Only 4% have no plans to adopt it, according to Prophet Security's State of AI in Security Operations 2026 survey

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2 Nov 2026

Attackers Pose as IT Support on Microsoft Teams, Abuse AD CS to Steal Company Data

Attackers posing as IT support on Microsoft Teams talked employees into giving them remote control of their PCs. They then used insecure Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) settings to obtai

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