Customers of online fashion retailer ASOS have received a strange mobile notification claiming the company has been hacked via a Snowflake compromise. Appearing as a legitimate ASOS push notification, the message, issued on October 6, read: “Dear Asos DPO and… Read More "ASOS Customers Sent “Hacked” Message Amid Suspected Snowflake Breach"
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 39 Deals Announced in September 2026
Thirty-nine cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in September 2026. For a detailed view of the more than 420 acquisitions announced in 2025, check out SecurityWeek’s annual M&A report. Here are some of the most important cybersecurity M&A… Read More "Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 39 Deals Announced in September 2026"
Pacing the AI frontier won’t solve agentic cybersecurity’s most urgent problems
Despite widespread concern about the negative potential of AI technologies, many cybersecurity leaders disagree on the scope of these threats and how to mitigate them. Amodei didn’t help his argument by using an impossible example of a swarm of AI… Read More "Pacing the AI frontier won’t solve agentic cybersecurity’s most urgent problems"
Long-Running NPM Malware Campaign Accumulates 40,000 Downloads
Malicious packages published as part of a long-running NPM supply chain campaign have accumulated over 40,000 downloads, Checkmarx reports. Dubbed MALFEX and distributing malware such as the Overlord RAT and infostealers, the campaign has been ongoing since August 2023, when… Read More "Long-Running NPM Malware Campaign Accumulates 40,000 Downloads"
Google’s bug bounty pause highlights growing AI vulnerability triage challenge
Chopra said security teams should verify that a reported flaw actually affects their environment before treating it as an urgent remediation priority. Grover said CISOs should judge AI-assisted security tools by the actionable findings they produce and the effort required… Read More "Google’s bug bounty pause highlights growing AI vulnerability triage challenge"
8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register
Denmark’s Central Person Register (CPR) is notifying roughly 8.8 million people that their personal information was stolen in a data breach. Established in 1968, CPR is Denmark’s national civil registration system and contains information on about 11 million people, including… Read More "8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register"
Google Pauses OSS Product Bug Bounty Rewards After Surge in Invalid Automated Reports
Swati KhandelwalOct 06, 2026Vulnerability / Open Source Google has stopped accepting product vulnerability reports through its bug bounty program for its open-source software. The change, in effect since October 1, means researchers can no longer submit security flaws in the… Read More "Google Pauses OSS Product Bug Bounty Rewards After Surge in Invalid Automated Reports"
Despite ShinyHunters arrests after FBI jobs data breach, enterprises still have no answers about PeopleSoft risks
“Assuming it is real, this would mean PeopleSoft has a second critical, unpatched preauth RCE in the same window as CVE-2026-35273, a pattern of recurring critical exposure rather than one isolated bug,” he said. “ShinyHunters’ own claim that they are… Read More "Despite ShinyHunters arrests after FBI jobs data breach, enterprises still have no answers about PeopleSoft risks"
Police Urge Passkey Use After Surge in Cybercrime Profits
The UK’s Report Fraud service has launched a new public awareness campaign urging internet users to switch to passkeys, after revealing a major increase in sums stolen from victims. The fraud reporting service said that cybercrime linked to email and… Read More "Police Urge Passkey Use After Surge in Cybercrime Profits"
What exactly is ISOC? And what does it mean for you?
Gartner recently released a new category of security tools: the Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC). This new category acknowledges the need to expand beyond traditional SIEM tools in the creation of a security portfolio, though, as they note in the… Read More "What exactly is ISOC? And what does it mean for you?"