Over 1,000 GitLab servers vulnerable to ongoing RCE attacks
Over 1,000 Internet-exposed GitLab servers are still unpatched against a maximum-severity flaw actively exploited in remote code execution attacks. Tracked as CVE-2026-97229, this vulnerability stems from an integer overflow weakness and was discovered in the CI/CD Regular Expression Compiler, which parses and evaluates regular expressions in pipeline configuration files. “GitLab has remediated an issue that, […]
Synology warns of C3RB3R ransomware attacks targeting NAS devices
Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker Synology warned customers to update their devices immediately due to a surge in C3RB3r ransomware attacks. The company urged users to enable automatic updates and upgrade the DiskStation Manager (DSM) software running on their NAS devices to the latest version to protect their data. “Synology has identified threat actors […]
Ivanti patches two more Connect Secure zero-days chained in attacks
Ivanti released security updates to patch two more Connect Secure (ICS) remote access gateway flaws that have been chained in zero-day attacks since at least October 1. Threat actors exploited these two flaws (tracked as CVE-2026-111357 and CVE-2026-118527) alongside an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-104935), which Ivanti patched last month to remove the main attack surface. CVE-2026-111357 is a high-severity privilege […]
FBI links $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist to North Korean hackers
The FBI has confirmed that North Korean state-sponsored hackers known as TraderTraitor were behind the $6.3 billion crypto-theft attack on Binance, making it the largest cryptocurrency heist on record. In a security alert published Saturday, the agency attributed the attack to TraderTraitor, a North Korean hacking group also tracked as Lazarus Group, Jade Sleet, and […]
Alpine Linux rebuilds GitLab after attempted RCE attack
Hackers attempted to exploit a critical GitLab vulnerability in Alpine Linux’s development infrastructure on October 20–21, prompting the open-source project to rebuild its GitLab server and reset all passwords over concerns of a possible compromise. The attacks targeted CVE-2026-97229, a maximum-severity remote code execution flaw, repeatedly crashing GitLab processes, with some attempts coming close to […]
OpenAI says it’s doubling Pro usage limits and bringing Work features to Chat
OpenAI has just confirmed that it’s rolling out ChatGPT Work capabilities directly into regular Chat, while also combining usage allowances across ChatGPT and Codex. In an email seen by GeekFeed, OpenAI noted that it will test a combined experience for Chat and Work tabs in the coming weeks, initially with a small group of users. […]
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. Northflank is a cloud platform that allows developers to deploy and manage applications, containers, databases, and AI applications without managing the underlying infrastructure. The […]
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. The zero-click denial-of-service flaw can interrupt ongoing calls, including emergency calls, without requiring any interaction from […]
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. For the past 20 years, the discussion platform has let users browse almost all its content without logging in, but according to Huffman, Reddit has now grown to a size […]
Chainalysis discloses data breach from “offensive agentic techniques”
Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has disclosed a security incident after attackers used what it describes as “offensive agentic techniques” to gain unauthorized access to its internal systems and tools. The company says some customer information was accessed, including names, email addresses, user IDs, and organizational role labels, but claims there is no evidence that sensitive […]