The CyBUr Smart Morning News Update

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Articles mentioned in this episode:
1) https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/21/php-devs-publish-critical-bug-fix-as-site-owners-warned-pull-em-offline-if-youre-unpatched/5304519
2) https://cyberscoop.com/russian-hackers-apt28-target-nato-defense-firms/
3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/revolut-outage-disrupts-online-banking-operations-worldwide/
4) https://www.scworld.com/feature/deepfakes-are-becoming-a-security-control-problem-not-just-a-media-problem
5) https://securityaffairs.com/201417/ai/us-government-orders-deepseek-out-of-federal-civilian-systems.html
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Articles mentioned in this episode:
1) https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/eu-grocers-unpatched-fridge-firmware
2) https://cyberscoop.com/china-espionage-attacks-beyondtrust-zero-day-armory-castle/
3) https://cyberscoop.com/bae-systems-cybersecurity-incident-us-bankruptcy-courts/
4) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-microsoft-365-tenants-via-connectwise-supply-chain-attack/
6) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/19/check-point-brand-impersonation-scams-q3-2026-report/
6) https://www.csoonline.com/article/3997388/6-rising-malware-trends-every-security-pro-should-know.html
Thoughts/questions/comments to darren@thecyburguy.com

Articles mentioned in this episode:
1) https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/13/123456-password-linked-to-denmark-data-breach-affecting-88m-people/5302726
2) https://cyberscoop.com/edward-dubrovsky-cypfer-arrested-fbi-extortion-charges/
3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-shuts-down-refrigerators-at-french-supermarkets/
4) https://www.wired.com/story/openai-pauses-training-most-powerful-models-after-rogue-agents-target-government/
5) https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/palo-alto-vpn-vulnerability-target/
6) https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/10/your-whos-this-reply-is-exactly-what-text-scammers-want
Questions/thoughts/comments to darren@thecyburguy.com

Articles mentioned in this episode:
1) https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/08/us-disrupts-chinese-hacking-tools-as-7-govts-warn-of-prc-spies-stealing-sensitive-data-worldwide/5302107
2) https://cyberscoop.com/openai-disrupts-russia-iran-ai-influence-operations/
3) https://cyberscoop.com/openai-disrupts-russia-iran-ai-influence-operations/
4) https://securityaffairs.com/200650/cyber-warfare-2/italys-foreign-ministry-under-cyberattack-as-embassy-sites-come-under-review.html
5) https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/data-breaches/2026/10/asos-breach-update-hackers-stole-customer-details-and-shopping-searches

Articles mentioned in this podcast:
1) https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/08/ransomware-fixer-claimed-he-could-decrypt-files-allegedly-defrauded-clients-instead/5301831
2) https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-french-authorities-seize-deepfake-csam-websites/
3) https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/outstreaming-taylor-swift-is-easy-with-10k-bots-and-ai-songs-fraudster-admits/
4) https://www.wired.com/story/kernel-panic-old-timey-credit-card-scams/
5) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/asos-links-data-breach-to-social-engineering-attack-credential-theft/
6) https://www.ransomware.live/