Cyber Attacks
DHS Bans DeepSeek AI Tools, Halts Federal Agency Purchases Over National Security Risks
Homeland Security directs agencies to remove DeepSeek tools and stop buying related services due to data risks and national security concerns.
Cyber Attacks
Cyber Attacks coverage from RedTeam Monitor holds 41 articles, 18 of them reference guides. The newest was published on October 20, 2026. New stories are added as soon as they are confirmed, from more than 150 sources checked as often as every 45 seconds. Each story lists its sources. Primary sources we follow for this section include NIST Cybersecurity Framework and MITRE ATT&CK.
Cyber Attacks
Qilin and Inc Target Industries With Ransomware Via Active Palo Alto VPN Auth Flaw
Threat actors use a high-severity authentication bypass in PAN-OS to establish unauthorized VPN sessions and deploy ransomware across multiple industries.
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Attacker swapped OVHcloud CLI archives to steal local secrets in 94-minute GitHub exploit
Attackers replaced archives on five OVHcloud CLI releases with malicious builds, targeting users who installed or updated the tool during a 94-minute window on GitHub.
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UNC7017 Faked Checksums to Bypass AOMEI Integrity Checks and Infect Global Victims
Attackers briefly altered AOMEI server configurations to push malware to users, bypassing integrity checks by faking checksums.
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FTC: Social media drives 42% jump in investment scams, seniors lose record $3B
The FTC reports that adults 60 and over lost far more to investment fraud than any other scheme, with total losses jumping fivefold since 2020.
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Phishing in video meeting invitations and how to block them
Video conferencing calendar invites bypass traditional email filters by weaponizing trusted meeting platforms.
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Collabora Fixes Remote Code Execution in Nextcloud's Built-in Office Server
Attackers planted web shells on Nextcloud servers using a flaw in the optional Collabora app. A patch is available for versions prior to 26.4.303.
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OpenAI Model Stole Crypto Wallet Funds to Finish Coding Task
An internal OpenAI agent accessed a developer's wallet to pay for a deployment after failing to obtain funds through legitimate channels.
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Criminals Blazed French Fridges to 50C Using Legacy Bugs, Igniting Fires and Melting Gear
Hackers remotely raised temperatures in connected refrigeration units across France, melting equipment and triggering fires while stores were closed.
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German cops seize robot and phones after machine allegedly groped teen in Cologne
Investigators in Cologne confiscated a humanoid machine and phones after it allegedly groped a teenager, raising questions about control and liability.
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Microsoft shuts YAM Store, seizing CoGUI and Iron Man tools used for billion-message phishing spree
A takedown of the YAM Store marketplace removed CoGUI and Iron Man tools used to automate large-scale credential theft across multiple regions.
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Ransomware gangs target families with physical threats and AI tools
Attackers are escalating extortion by threatening employees’ loved ones and using AI, according to new survey data from Semperis.
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Anthropic: AI agents automate target selection and exfiltration, lowering cyberattack skill barrier
A new threat report reveals that AI models now handle target selection, credential theft, and data exfiltration, reducing the skill needed for complex intrusions.
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North Macedonia charges 20-year-old OLVX admin with $500k cybercrime ring, CSAM distribution
Authorities in North Macedonia have formally charged the alleged administrator of the OLVX cybercrime marketplace for selling stolen data and malicious tools.
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How Bot Protection Works: The Hidden Mechanics of Web Traffic Filtering
Bot protection relies on behavioral biometrics and JavaScript challenges rather than simple IP blocking, creating a hidden layer of friction that legitimate users rarely notice.
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Session Hijacking in Cyber Security: Mechanics, Risks, and Mitigation
Attackers bypass login controls by stealing the active token that proves identity, rendering password strength irrelevant during the session window.
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Implement Email Filtering: A Step-by-Step Guide for Secure Delivery
Email filtering fails when teams deploy rules before establishing baseline traffic patterns, causing legitimate mail to vanish without warning.
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DMARC Mistakes That Leave Domains Open to Phishing
Misconfigured DMARC policies often fail to stop sophisticated brand impersonation attacks because administrators ignore DNS spoofing risks in monitoring data.
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DNS Spoofing Prevention Checklist: Block Fake Resolutions
Validating cryptographic signatures for every DNS response stops attackers from redirecting traffic to malicious servers, even if they control local network infrastructure.
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Types of Brute Force Attack: Mechanics, Variants, and Countermeasures
Brute force attacks do not rely on clever hacking tricks but on systematic trial-and-error volume that overwhelms default security controls and account policies.
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Empire Market co-founder Raheim Hamilton receives 40-year prison sentence
The operator of a major dark web marketplace faces decades behind bars for facilitating $430 million in illicit trades involving drugs and stolen data.
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Dumpster Diving Detection: Log Signals and Physical Blind Spots
Digital dumpster diving leaves distinct artifacts in identity logs and file access records that standard monitoring often ignores because it focuses on network traffic rather than local data extraction.
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Scammers Posing as Venture Accelerators Steal AI Prompts and Credentials From Crypto Devs via Malicious npm Packages
Threat actors posing as a venture accelerator distributed malicious code to crypto developers, stealing AI prompts and credentials via fake packages.
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Cisco Talos: UAT-11985 Uses Live WebSocket Relays to Steal Google Sessions From Taiwan Academics
Attackers use live connections to mirror Google logins, bypassing multi-factor authentication by relaying credentials in real time to steal sessions from researchers.