Cyber Threat Intel Daily Briefing — 2026-11-01

CYBER THREAT INTEL

DAILY BRIEFING · 2026-11-01 12:15 UTC · REPORT BRIEF-20261101-121554

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CVSS 10.0 LXD, MicroCloud Flaw Lets Attackers Impersonate Trusted Clients Without a Private Key

A critical flaw in Canonical's LXD and MicroCloud let an attacker log in as a trusted client without holding that client's private key. To do it, the attacker had to reach their HTTPS API over the network and have the trusted client's public certificate. Once in, the attacker would act as that clie

SRC: The Hacker News Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:21:31 +0530 https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/critical-lxd-and-microcloud-flaw-cvss.html

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U.S. CISA adds Ivanti Connect Secure flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Ivanti Connect Secure flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following Ivanti Connect Secure vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilit

SRC: Security Affairs Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:33:36 +0000 https://securityaffairs.com/202175/security/u-s-cisa-adds-ivanti-connect-secure-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

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New Android SMS of Death exploit can remotely crash unpatched phones

A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a recently patched Android vulnerability, dubbed "SMS of Death" and tracked as CVE-2026-58882, that lets attackers remotely disrupt cellular service or crash phones by sending a specially crafted text message. […]

SRC: BleepingComputer Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:35:11 -0400 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-sms-of-death-exploit-can-remotely-crash-unpatched-phones/

04

From Beginner to Bug Hunter: Learning Cybersecurity in the AI Era.

AI-generated vulnerability reports are overwhelming some bug bounty programs, making it harder for aspiring security researchers to know where to start. TryHackMe explains how beginners can build practical cybersecurity skills, use AI responsibly, and produce reproducible findings that stand up to s

SRC: BleepingComputer Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:10:19 -0400 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/from-beginner-to-bug-hunter-learning-cybersecurity-in-the-ai-era/

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FBI Links North Korea's TraderTraitor to Record $6.43 Billion Binance Crypto Heist

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially attributed the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets to TraderTraitor, a North Korea-aligned elite hacking group also tracked as Jade Sleet, Pressure Chollima, PUKCHONG, Slow Pisces, and UNC4899. The FBI, along with the U.S. Se

SRC: The Hacker News Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:33:00 +0530 https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/fbi-links-north-koreas-tradertraitor-to.html

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Northflank security breach leads to abuse of customers' AI API keys

Cloud application hosting platform Northflank is warning customers to rotate all credentials and secrets stored on its platform after a security breach led to unauthorized use of customers' AI API keys. […]

SRC: BleepingComputer Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:01:12 -0400 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/northflank-security-breach-leads-to-abuse-of-customers-ai-api-keys/

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Chainalysis discloses data breach from "offensive agentic techniques"

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis disclosed a data breach after attackers used "offensive agentic techniques" to access internal systems and tools, exposing customer names, email addresses, user IDs, and organizational roles. […]

SRC: BleepingComputer Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:50:09 -0400 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chainalysis-discloses-data-breach-from-offensive-agentic-techniques/

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Northstar Security Exits Stealth With $7M to Expose Toxic Risk Combinations

The startup maps how identities, assets and vulnerabilities connect, and uses AI agents to find and fix risky combinations of issues. The post Northstar Security Exits Stealth With $7M to Expose Toxic Risk Combinations appeared first on SecurityWeek.

SRC: SecurityWeek Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.securityweek.com/northstar-security-exits-stealth-with-7m-to-expose-toxic-risk-combinations/

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Hackers Steal About $2.7 Million From Polymarket Traders via Hijacked DebugBear Script

Malicious code on the website of prediction market Polymarket sold some signed-in traders' positions and moved their funds to the hackers on October 29. The code had replaced a page-speed script that the site loaded from an outside company. Polymarket says it is refunding about $2.7 million to 726

SRC: The Hacker News Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:55:40 +0530 https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/hackers-steal-about-27-million-from.html

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NetamLoader Malware Targets Government Windows 10 Systems in Asia via .NET Injection

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of what has been described as a "highly sophisticated infection chain" targeting government organizations in Asia. The activity, detailed by Kaspersky this week, targeted a custom Windows 10 build used exclusively by government entities in Asia and i

SRC: The Hacker News Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:32:58 +0530 https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/netamloader-malware-targets-government.html

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Reddit to lock content behind logins to fight scrapers

Reddit announced in a post by co-founder Steve Huffman that the site will gradually become a "logged-in service," offering limited access to visitors without accounts. […]

SRC: BleepingComputer Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:05:15 -0400 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reddit-to-lock-content-behind-logins-to-fight-scrapers/

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