importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-10-12T20:46:26+05:30
Weekly Security Recap: Zero-Day Exploits, Rogue Certificates, ShinyHunters Arrest, and AI-Deception Malware
The article highlights the rapid exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities by attackers and the emergence of AI-deception malware, while also noting the risks associated with rogue certificates and suspicious ransomware recovery offers.
Some meetings last longer than it took attackers to jump on a newly disclosed security flaw this week. Within hours, they were already testing it. That's not much time to read the warning, let alone do something about it.
But speed is only part of the problem. A secure connection didn't always mean a safe destination. People offering to fix a ransomware mess had questions to answer themselves.
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