The CyBUr Smart Morning News Update

I am cross posting this episode along with the CyBUr Guy Podcast, so a bunch of cyber news with longer insights and some rants here and there. 
Articles mentioned in this episode:
1) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hackers-target-fec-system-disrupting-campaign-finance-disclosures-rcna606029
2) https://securityaffairs.com/201967/security/election-website-security-42-of-us-county-sites-still-lack-gov-domains.html
3) https://www.abqjournal.com/news/unm-health-computer-systems-back-online-after-cyberattack/3149586
4) https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/10/28/details-mobile-fraud-case-suggest-city-contractor-might-have-been-compromised-expert-says/
5) https://cyberscoop.com/dhs-employee-data-leak-ddosecrets/
6) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-seize-virtualine-bulletproof-service-tied-to-ransowmare-cybercrime/
7) https://www.wired.com/story/most-servers-on-the-planet-are-vulnerable-to-a-code-execution-flaw-in-uefi-firmware/
8) https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/ai/2026/10/chrome-and-firefox-updates-fix-serious-security-flaws-install-them-now
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Articles mentioned in this episode:
1) https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/microsoft-hackers-ai/2026/10/25/id/1273943/
2) https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/10/26/php2shell-is-a-warning-shot-for-vulnerability-disclosure/5304918
3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/quest-diagnostics-confirms-data-breach-exposed-patient-records/
4) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/26/transunion-synthetic-identity-fraud-risks-report/
Give a listen, tell a friend.

NOTE: There is now a video version of this podcast available at this YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@cyburguypodcast (along with other content).
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
Give a listen, tell a friend.

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