Sansec warns that a maximum-severity flaw, CVE-2026-103849 (dubbed BlockStrap), in Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce could allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code on store servers. No in-the-wild exploitation has been observed yet, but Sansec identified four potential attack paths in under 24 hours and expects mass exploitation…
Microsoft's October 2026 Patch Tuesday is a record release of roughly 1,415 new CVEs, the first four-digit volume ever, larger than any previous full year of Microsoft patches. Only one flaw is under active attack: CVE-2026-96951, a Windows Shell security feature bypass that evades Mark of the Web (MotW) protections. Two others are public…
CISA added two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog based on evidence of active exploitation: CVE-2026-5430, a path traversal flaw in multiple WSO2 products, and CVE-2026-71362, an incorrect authorization flaw in Adobe Commerce and Magento. CISA describes these vulnerability types as a frequent attack vecto…
Trend Micro published its annual threat report, Calibrating Expansion, covering 2023. It reports 161 billion threats blocked, a 10% annual increase. Attackers appear to be targeting fewer, higher-value victims with more sophisticated methods. Email and web reputation blocks fell 47% and 2%, while File Reputation Service detections rose 35…
A Chinese-speaking operator used the open-source AI agent framework Cairn to run autonomous attacks against more than 1,200 sites, reaching websites of over 100 companies, including Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins. Researcher Snorre Fagerland of NorForge found the operation around 2 October 2026 by scanning for about two dozen exposed Cairn…
Microsoft released updates for at least 974 vulnerabilities in Windows and other software, its largest Patch Tuesday ever. The previous record was 570 fixes in July. The 2026 total now exceeds 2,600, more than double the 2020 record year (1,245), with three months still to go. Microsoft and other large vendors, including Adobe, Cisco, Goo…
The organizers of DIGIT Expo 2026 released a partial agenda for two stages of Scotland's largest enterprise technology event, to be held on 19 November at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). Speakers include representatives from Microsoft, Multiverse, IBM, Skyscanner, Adobe, FanDuel and Wayve. Stage 1 centres on practica…