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October 2026

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India · October 2026 Archive

Firefox and Thunderbird security updates cover multiple critical weaknesses

CERT-In lists critical Mozilla vulnerabilities affecting Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird releases.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

Apache Tomcat authentication bypass and cross-user response warning

CERT-In warns of multiple Tomcat vulnerabilities affecting supported 9, 10 and 11 branches.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

Zoom Workplace clients receive security vulnerability warning

CERT-In warns of privilege escalation and sensitive-information exposure affecting certain Zoom Workplace clients.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

GoAhead embedded web server affected by TLS-related vulnerabilities

CERT-In identifies multiple vulnerabilities in GoAhead Web Server versions used by networked and embedded products.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
North America · Phishing

Canada warns of help-desk impersonation calls stealing cloud sign-in sessions

Canada's cyber centre reports an ongoing voice-phishing campaign against organisations, particularly legal and financial firms, using fake IT calls and lookalike sign-in pages to capture authentication sessions.

Source: Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · Read full story
Global · October 2026 Archive

Chrome October 27 stable update addresses critical FileSystem flaws

Google's October 27 release lists 52 security fixes, including critical use-after-free vulnerabilities.

Source: Google Chrome Stable · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

curl and libcurl HTTP/2 use-after-free vulnerability reported

CERT-In reports a use-after-free issue that may affect curl/libcurl HTTP/2 upload handling.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

Oracle Java and GraalVM certificate validation vulnerability

CERT-In advises Oracle Java SE and GraalVM users to check affected builds and apply security updates.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

ISC BIND DNS servers require security review

CERT-In warns about vulnerabilities in affected ISC BIND 9 releases which could disrupt DNS services.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
Africa · Cybercrime

INTERPOL reports 1,462 arrests in Africa-wide cybercrime crackdown

Operation Serengeti III coordinated action across 21 countries, with INTERPOL reporting over $105 million in recovered funds, 10,909 disrupted malicious networks and nearly 66,000 identified victims.

Source: INTERPOL · Read full story
Asia-Pacific · Threat Research

Japan's JPCERT links AI-assisted API probing to unauthorised access investigations

Japan's JPCERT/CC analysed attack infrastructure used in incidents affecting local organisations and found evidence of AI-assisted vulnerability scanning and tests against mobile-application APIs, including services outside Japan.

Source: JPCERT/CC · Read full story
Europe · Critical Vulnerabilities

European cyber agencies urge urgent PHP patches for two critical server vulnerabilities

ENISA, CERT-EU, Europol and European partners warned of two PHP weaknesses, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, which could enable unauthenticated remote code execution in affected environments.

Source: ENISA / European Commission · Read full story
South America · Security Operations

Brazilian university restricts public access to systems amid critical PHP vulnerability response

Brazil's UFCG temporarily limited internet access to systems including SEI, GLPI, Moodle and OJS while patching critical PHP vulnerabilities, illustrating the operational impact of emergency security measures.

Source: Federal University of Campina Grande (Brazil) · Read full story
North America · Ransomware

US and international agencies warn SafePay ransomware has hit hundreds of organisations

A joint CISA and FBI advisory says SafePay ransomware has affected at least 600 organisations across the Americas, Europe and Australia since August 2024. Investigators describe stolen credentials, vulnerable edge systems and attacks on backups.

Source: CISA / FBI joint advisory · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

SonicWall SMA 1000 appliances face multiple critical vulnerabilities

CERT-In advises administrators to patch SMA 1000 appliances after multiple high-impact flaws were disclosed.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS and GlobalProtect security updates urged

CERT-In listed multiple weaknesses affecting PAN-OS, Prisma Access and related Palo Alto Networks products.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
Global · October 2026 Archive

Chrome October 15 update addresses critical prerender flaw

Google's October 15 Chrome desktop release addressed ten security vulnerabilities.

Source: Google Chrome Stable · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

Ivanti security advisory raises concerns for Connect Secure deployments

CERT-In warns that affected Ivanti products may permit unauthorized access and command execution.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

CERT-In flags security flaws across Microsoft cloud products

CERT-In warned of critical vulnerabilities in multiple Microsoft online and cloud services.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
Oceania · Operational Technology

Australia urges businesses to secure refrigeration and other connected operational technology

Australia's ACSC warned operators of internet-connected cooling and industrial systems to reduce external exposure following reported overseas incidents, while noting it had not seen active targeting in Australia.

Source: Australian Signals Directorate / ACSC · Read full story
Global · October 2026 Archive

Chrome security update fixes critical browser memory vulnerabilities

Google's October 13 desktop update included 37 security fixes, several rated critical.

Source: Google Chrome Stable · Read full story
Asia-Pacific · Cyber Policy

Singapore expands national cyber command centre for earlier threat detection and response

Singapore announced enhancements to its National Cybersecurity Command Centre, aiming to strengthen critical-infrastructure monitoring, malicious-domain protection, and coordinated response.

Source: Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

Atlassian Data Center products exposed to file access vulnerability

A critical file-access flaw affects multiple Atlassian Data Center products according to CERT-In.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

MikroTik RouterOS SSH rekey-state bypass warning

CERT-In warned that vulnerable RouterOS versions could permit unauthorized pre-authentication SSH operations.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
Global · October 2026 Archive

Chrome October 6 stable release includes extensive security fixes

Google announced desktop Chrome 155.0.8059.39/.40 with a large set of security corrections.

Source: Google Chrome Stable · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

Android October security advisory covers framework and system issues

CERT-In identified multiple Android vulnerabilities affecting several supported OS generations.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
Europe · Data Security

UK NCSC notes ASOS investigation into possible exposure of customer information

The UK National Cyber Security Centre listed an October 6 update concerning ASOS, which said it was investigating a cyber incident and possible access to some customer personal information.

Source: UK National Cyber Security Centre · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

CERT-In flags security weaknesses in Firefox and Thunderbird

Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird users should check for security updates following an October 5 advisory.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
India · October 2026 Archive

CERT-In warns of critical path traversal affecting Fortinet FortiMail

FortiMail email security appliances require urgent review following a critical path traversal warning.

Source: CERT-In · Read full story
Global · October 2026 Archive

Chrome desktop security update addresses multiple vulnerabilities

October 1 Chrome desktop update addressed security weaknesses; administrators should apply the latest stable version.

Source: Google Chrome Stable · Read full story