CyberNews 2026-09-17

Cybersecurity Headlines — September 17, 2026 Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Ocean Presence: A New Model of Naval Power — Nakedcapitalism.com Java 27 Tackles Post-Quantum Security and a Faster Patch Cadence — DevOps.com Thai Broadband Provider Hacked via Fortinet Vulnerability — Securityweek.com Cisco and the DISA STIG: Turning Zero Trust Policy into Repeatable Practice – Part 2: Cisco SNA — Cisco.com CISA: Critical VMware RCE flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs — BleepingComputer Cisco patches actively exploited email gateway zero-day (CVE-2026-76461) — Help Net Security Made in China, flying for Britain: Who really knows what’s inside our defense tech? — TechRadar The AI Threat Multiplier: Securing Mobile Apps in the Automated Era - Ryan Lloyd, Jason Cortlund - ASW #400 — Libsyn.com Cybersecurity for kids: 9 rules to stop online predators and scams — The-digital-reader.com Cisco patches Secure Email Gateway zero-day exploited in attacks — BleepingComputer From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’ve been keeping an eye on the latest developments in the field, and there are two stories that caught my attention today. First up is the patching of CVE-2026-76461 by Cisco for their Secure Email Gateway, which has already been actively exploited in attacks. This is a stark reminder of the importance of timely patching, especially when it comes to email gateways. With the increasing sophistication of attackers and the rise of ransomware gangs, it’s crucial that organizations prioritize patching these vulnerabilities ASAP. ...

September 17, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CyberNews 2026-09-16

Cybersecurity Headlines — September 16, 2026 Cisco patches Secure Email Gateway zero-day exploited in attacks — BleepingComputer Cisco Secure Email Gateway Flaw Exploited in the Wild, Enables Root Command Execution — Internet KUMO-Domain-Recon-Tool — Kitploit.com US-China Strategic AI Dialogue (SAID) Proposal — Sinocism.com Cybersecurity jobs available right now: September 15, 2026 — Help Net Security ENISA: Frontier AI Is Changing the Speed of Cyberattacks. Europe Needs to Catch Up — Securityaffairs.com China Calls Amodei’s AI Proposal a New Cold War Playbook — Securityaffairs.com Red Heron Exploits Gitea RCE to Compromise 13 Organizations Across Six Countries — Internet CISA warns hackers are exploiting max severity GitLab flaw — urges all businesses to patch immediately — TechRadar For AI leaders Doom is a form of hype — Erkansaka.net From the Trenches I’ve been seeing a lot of activity around vulnerabilities lately, and it’s clear that attackers are getting more sophisticated by the day. Take the recent exploit of a zero-day in Cisco’s Secure Email Gateway, for example. This flaw was being actively exploited in real-world attacks, allowing attackers to gain root command execution on compromised systems. It’s a stark reminder that even the most secure systems can be vulnerable to exploitation if not properly patched. ...

September 16, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CyberNews 2026-09-15

Cybersecurity Headlines — September 15, 2026 Cybersecurity attention fades within months after a breach — 18.133 AWS puts AI vulnerability detection to the test, and false positives pile up — Help Net Security ARES — Kitploit.com Hackers exploit Tencent app flaw to deploy GrayRabbit malware — BleepingComputer Security Affairs newsletter Round 594 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION — Securityaffairs.com Week in review: Linux rootkit deployed on F5 BIG-IP APM devices, Cisco FMC bugs exploited — 18.133 CISA Adds 5 Actively Exploited Artifactory, ScreenConnect, and RouterOS Flaws to KEV — Internet Anthropic CEO says AI swarm could ‘take over the entire Internet’ in 6-12 months, commits to AI slowdown plan — VentureBeat AI-driven ‘worms’ that learn on the fly are the latest potential threat to your devices, researchers say — CBC News (7) Misleading Metaphors, Real Risks - by Melanie Mitchell — Substack.com From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’ve seen my fair share of breaches and vulnerabilities, but some trends are concerning nonetheless. Take, for instance, the fact that security attention fades within months after a breach (18.133). This is a classic case of the “breach response fatigue” phenomenon, where organizations rush to patch vulnerabilities only to lose momentum soon after. It’s crucial for companies to maintain a proactive approach to cybersecurity, rather than just reacting to incidents. ...

September 15, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CyberNews 2026-09-14

Cybersecurity Headlines — September 14, 2026 CISA Adds 5 Actively Exploited Artifactory, ScreenConnect, and RouterOS Flaws to KEV — Internet Anthropic CEO says AI swarm could ‘take over the entire Internet’ in 6-12 months, commits to AI slowdown plan — VentureBeat AI-driven ‘worms’ that learn on the fly are the latest potential threat to your devices, researchers say — CBC News (7) Misleading Metaphors, Real Risks - by Melanie Mitchell — Substack.com One HTTP Request, Every File on the Server: GitLab’s CVSS 10 Commits-API Flaw Hits Active Exploitation Within Hours — Forkast.news Jensen Huang Says Cybersecurity Is AI’s Next Blockbuster App. CrowdStrike Is Already Building It With Nvidia — Yahoo Entertainment Anthropic Says Iran-Linked Actor Used Claude to Compile U.S. Navy Targeting Data — gcaptain.com AI-powered fraud is becoming personal: How cybercriminals are exploiting trust at unprecedented scale — Digital Journal Remembrance, Resilience, and 911 Advances in Public Safety — Bradenkelley.com America built a fortress after 9/11. Then the threat started hiding in plain sight — Fox News From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’m seeing a growing concern about the rise of AI-driven threats that can learn on the fly. The recent news that researchers are warning about “worms” that can adapt to evade detection is unsettling. These types of threats pose a significant challenge to traditional security measures and highlight the need for more advanced threat intelligence capabilities. ...

September 14, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CyberNews 2026-09-13

Cybersecurity Headlines — September 13, 2026 AI-driven ‘worms’ that learn on the fly are the latest potential threat to your devices, researchers say — CBC News (7) Misleading Metaphors, Real Risks - by Melanie Mitchell — Substack.com One HTTP Request, Every File on the Server: GitLab’s CVSS 10 Commits-API Flaw Hits Active Exploitation Within Hours — Forkast.news Jensen Huang Says Cybersecurity Is AI’s Next Blockbuster App. CrowdStrike Is Already Building It With Nvidia — Yahoo Entertainment Anthropic Says Iran-Linked Actor Used Claude to Compile U.S. Navy Targeting Data — gcaptain.com AI-powered fraud is becoming personal: How cybercriminals are exploiting trust at unprecedented scale — Digital Journal Remembrance, Resilience, and 911 Advances in Public Safety — Bradenkelley.com America built a fortress after 9/11. Then the threat started hiding in plain sight — Fox News Why Continuous Application Security Testing Is No Longer Optional — Dzone.com Claude Used to Automate Exploitation and Data Theft Across Multiple Victims — Internet From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’ve been following the latest developments in the field with great interest. Two stories that caught my attention are the emergence of AI-driven ‘worms’ that learn on the fly and the critical vulnerability in GitLab’s Commits-API. ...

September 13, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CyberNews 2026-09-12

Cybersecurity Headlines — September 12, 2026 Cisco FMC Flaws Exploited to Steal Credentials and Deploy Qilin Ransomware — Internet An alignment assessment of recent cybersecurity incidents Anthropic — Anthropic.com Securing The Skies Before The Next 9/11 — Americanthinker.com Sam Altman: Please Let OpenAI Into the Energy Grid — Gizmodo.com With AI-powered cyberattacks accelerating, defenders must adapt — Digital Journal Security becomes the control plane for enterprise AI factories — SiliconANGLE News Are Security Teams Keeping Pace With AI-Accelerated Threats? — Offsec.com Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026 — Anthropic.com Blockaid Expands Onchain Monitoring as Infrastructure Failures Drive 74% of Crypto Losses — PRNewswire Researchers used AI to build a WeChat worm that spreads through phone calls — The Next Web From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’m seeing a clear trend emerging - AI-powered cyberattacks are accelerating at an alarming rate. The recent alignment assessment of recent cybersecurity incidents by Anthropic highlights the need for defenders to adapt quickly to stay ahead of these threats. It’s no longer enough to rely on traditional security measures; we need to rethink our approach and prioritize AI-powered detection and response. ...

September 12, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CyberNews 2026-09-11

Cybersecurity Headlines — September 11, 2026 Fortinet Code Execution Flaw Exploited in PivotC2 RAT Attacks — Securityweek.com Citrix NetScaler Authentication Bypass Under Active Exploitation – VPN Infrastructure Joins the Authentication Gap — Forkast.news The CRA Deadline Is Thursday. Smart Home AI Companies Are Flying Blind on Agent Compliance. — Forkast.news The CRA Deadline Is Thursday. Smart Home AI Companies Are Flying Blind on Agent Compliance. — Forkast.news Quantum, Crypto and AI Are Repricing the Enterprise Cybersecurity Budget — pymnts.com The state of AI for security: Measuring what matters most for building trust — Amazon.com Pipelines on Fire: Why Your CI/CD Tools Are the New Cyber Battlefield — Dzone.com NordVPN warns AI is making scams more personal and devastating than ever — TechRadar Zscaler Agentic SOC combines AI agents with zero trust telemetry — Help Net Security Securin Platform helps security teams prove when attack paths are closed — Help Net Security From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’m seeing two trends that are making my job more challenging by the day. First, it’s the rise of PivotC2 RAT attacks, which are exploiting a Fortinet code execution flaw to gain unauthorized access to networks. This is a serious vulnerability that was recently exposed, and I’m already seeing attackers using it to compromise systems. The fact that this flaw was exploited in a relatively short period of time highlights the importance of keeping software up to date and patching vulnerabilities quickly. ...

September 11, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CyberNews 2026-09-10

Cybersecurity Headlines — September 10, 2026 Chaotic Eclipse Released ShieldCrash, A PoC For Microsoft Defender Zero-Day — Securityaffairs.com Microsoft Patches Record 974 Flaws, Including Two Exploited Windows Zero-Days — Internet N-able N-central Pre-Auth RCE Flaw Exploited in the Wild — Internet Indian AI developers enhance security architecture to prevent AI from going rogue — BusinessLine Indian AI developers enhancing security architectures to prevent rogue behaviors — BusinessLine This AI-Developed Computer Worm Could Have Hijacked a Billion Accounts — PCMag.com SAP warns of maximum severity ‘OVERPASS’ kernel vulnerability — BleepingComputer StyleSmuggler (CVE-2026-75650): Frequently asked questions about Adobe Commerce and Magento zero-day — Tenable.com Wider Europe Briefing: New Russia Sanctions And The Slovak Veto — Globalsecurity.org ClickFix moves into the browser: Cryptocurrency theft with Google-hosted C2 — Talosintelligence.com From the Trenches The latest crop of vulnerabilities is making me want to pull my hair out. Microsoft just released a record 974 patches for Windows alone, which is staggering. Two of those are zero-days that were already exploited in the wild - talk about a wake-up call. ...

September 10, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CyberNews 2026-09-09

Cybersecurity Headlines — September 09, 2026 Project Glasswingと日本国内の状況についてまとめてみた — Hatenadiary.jp Cybersecurity jobs available right now: September 8, 2026 — Help Net Security log-horizon v0.9.0 — Kitploit.com Show HN: Stuxnet – A reconstructed source code of the infamous cyber-weapon — Github.com ⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, Router Hijacks, Coder Supply Chain Attack and More — Internet 7 MDR Providers Combining Offensive Security Testing With 24/7 Monitoring — Smartdatacollective.com Berlin Ransomware Leak Exposes State Secrets — Securityaffairs.com N-able patches max severity N-central flaw amid ongoing attacks — BleepingComputer Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance v1.9.0 — Kitploit.com ‘Model fatigue’ sets in as AI labs race to roll out new versions at frenetic pace — CNBC From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’m constantly on the lookout for updates that can help me improve my skills and stay ahead of threats. Two stories from today’s headlines caught my attention - log-horizon v0.9.0 on Kitploit.com and Berlin Ransomware Leak Exposes State Secrets on Securityaffairs.com. ...

September 9, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CyberNews 2026-09-08

Cybersecurity Headlines — September 08, 2026 Berlin Ransomware Leak Exposes State Secrets — Securityaffairs.com N-able patches max severity N-central flaw amid ongoing attacks — BleepingComputer Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance v1.9.0 — Kitploit.com ‘Model fatigue’ sets in as AI labs race to roll out new versions at frenetic pace — CNBC Week in review: Claude accounts compromised through infostealer, Patch Tuesday forecast — Help Net Security Security Affairs newsletter Round 593 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION — Securityaffairs.com Investigations Show AI Agents in OpenAI Breach Knew They Were Cheating — Naturalnews.com Attackers Breached JetBrains Cadence via Unpatched TeamCity, Extracting AWS Credentials — Internet U.S. CISA adds Google Chromium V8 flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — Securityaffairs.com OpenAI warns about how good Astra model is at cracking cybersecurity, releases it anyway because it took ‘years of research and big bets’ — TechRadar From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’m seeing two trends that are making my job more challenging by the day. The latest N-able patch for max severity flaws in their N-central product is a stark reminder of how quickly vulnerabilities can be exploited. This isn’t just about keeping up with patches; it’s about understanding the attack vectors and mitigating them before they become catastrophic. ...

September 8, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional