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Help Net Security · 10/1/2026

A 16-year-old is suspected of being the main operator of KillSec, a ransomware group that Eurojust says is responsible for almost 1,000 attacks worldwide. Seizure notice (Source: Eurojust) According to Eurojust, KillSec has been active since 2024. The group got into organizations’ systems by exploiting poorly secured access, particularly access linked to cloud storage. “Once inside, the KillSec group stole data and copied it to their own infrastructure. They then threatened to make the stolen … More → The post 16-year-old suspected leader of KillSec ransomware group arrested appeared first on Help Net Security .

Help Net Security · 10/1/2026

DeepKeep has announced AI Lens for Developers, a new extension to the company’s AI usage control and runtime protection modules to secure software developers and their coding agents that can write, modify, and execute code on their behalf. The capability gives security teams policy enforcement, audit visibility, and runtime security over coding agents such as Cursor and Claude Code, closing a critical gap most security programs have ever had to cover before. 90% of developers … More → The post DeepKeep’s AI Lens flags coding agent data leaks and routes destructive commands for approval appeared first on Help Net Security .

Help Net Security · 10/1/2026

An agentic AI-powered attack that hit the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) on September 21 exploited two zero-day vulnerabilities in Zammad, an open-source helpdesk and customer support ticketing system. “Used together, [the two flaws] allowed the attackers to hijack sessions, run code remotely and escalate privileges from the Zammad user to root, in seconds, due to the agentic part of this hack. From there they were able to access other services and read and … More → The post AI agent used Zammad zero-days to breach Dutch vulnerability disclosure non-profit appeared first on Help Net Security .

Help Net Security · 9/30/2026

“Advanced and suspected state-sponsored threat actors” are likely to be behind the initial targeted intrusions that leveraged CVE-2026-88772, one of the two recently disclosed NetScaler vulnerabilities that have been exploited as zero-days, says Mandiant CTO Charles Carmakal. Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) know of dozens of impacted organizations across North America and Europe, he added, “including in the government, financial services, education, telecommunications, and legal and professional services sectors.” Two NetScaler zero-days exploited … More → The post Suspected state-sponsored hackers exploited NetScaler zero-day since early September (CVE-2026-88772) appeared first on Help Net Security .

Help Net Security · 9/30/2026

When developers ask AI coding agents to prove that a user interface fix works, some agents have been posting the evidence where anyone can find it, according to Glow Labs. Diagram showing how AI agents leak screenshots to public repos (Source: Glow Labs) The researchers found more than 13,000 internal images published openly on GitHub by developers at over 300 organizations. The images, spread over more than 900 code repositories, include customer billing records and … More → The post AI coding agents leaked 13,000 internal company screenshots to public GitHub repos appeared first on Help Net Security .

Help Net Security · 9/30/2026

Attackers have compromised a self-hosted JFrog Artifactory instance operated by OpenInfra Europe, the regional hub of the OpenInfra Foundation warned in a security notice prominently displayed on its homepage. OpenInfra Europe’s security incident notice “Anyone who downloaded or installed artifacts from https://artifactory.nordix.org/ from August 28 and September 15, 2026 should immediately stop using them, remove them from their pipelines, and treat these packages as potentially compromised,” the message says. Compromise through CVE-2026-82329 The OpenInfra Foundation … More → The post OpenInfra Europe’s JFrog Artifactory instance breached, packages potentially compromised appeared first on Help Net Security .

Help Net Security · 9/28/2026

The FBI’s online portals for job applicants (at apply.fbijobs.gov) and special agent applicants (at fbijobs.gov/special-agents) are still unavailable, following what appears to be successful compromises by the ShinyHunters cyber extortion group. Last week, the United States’ domestic intelligence and security service confirmed it was investigating ShinyHunters’ claim of having compromised personal information of FBI employees. ShinyHunters told The Register they leveraged a currently unspecified and unconfirmed Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day vulnerability to breach the portals. They … More → The post FBI job portals remain offline after ShinyHunters claims breach via PeopleSoft zero-day appeared first on Help Net Security .

Help Net Security · 9/28/2026

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s (ETSI) technical report, ETSI TR 104 171, offers guidance on building and evaluating quantum random number generators (QRNGs). It focuses on weaknesses in the devices and their supporting systems that could make the numbers they produce less secure. Components of a QRNG (Source: ETSI) A QRNG measures a quantum process and turns the raw results into usable random numbers. Cryptographic systems rely on unpredictable numbers to generate keys and perform … More → The post Quantum random numbers can pass the tests and still leak clues to attackers appeared first on Help Net Security .

Help Net Security · 9/27/2026

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Know what was tested before your SAP ECC migration goes live In this Help Net Security interview, Guilherme Joventino, COO of MIGNOW, explains why some large companies plan to stay on ECC past the 2027 deadline and pay SAP for extended support until 2030. The interview covers what that choice may cost, why fear of disruption stalls projects more often … More → The post Week in review: Gyazo breach exposes 23.6M user data, TASK#STOMP steals documents appeared first on Help Net Security .