Episode Details

CISA's KEV catalog grows by five

https://securityaffairs.com/200734/security/u-s-cisa-adds-proftpd-onlyoffice-docs-strapi-apache-struts-and-isc-bind-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

Calendar phishing becomes a thing

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/11/calendar-phishing-scam-meeting-renewal-google-microsoft-paypal

Canadian cybersecurity executive arrested in FBI hack

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/09/politics/fbi-arrest-shinyhunters-hack

Hackers abuse Google Ads, Bing redirects to deliver Claude ClickFix attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-google-ads-bing-redirects-to-push-claude-clickfix-attacks/

Biosensor firm iRhythm announces data breach numbers

https://therecord.media/irhythm-data-breach-reports

Japan confirms arrest of Russian Qilin operative

https://therecord.media/japan-germany-ransomware-arrest

Anthropic cuts live internet access for internal AI tests after exploitative behaviors

https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/anthropic-cuts-live-internet-access-for.html

Leader of money mule operation pleads guilty

https://therecord.media/leader-of-money-mule-operation-for-cybercriminals-pleads-guilty

Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-12-2026/

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