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Botnet takes orders from a poem
https://cyberscoop.com/poellm-malware-botnet-poem-lumen-black-lotus-labs/
Flock’s warrantless tracking hits a roadblock
https://therecord.media/oklahoma-flock-ruing-supreme-court-chatrie-decision
npm packages come with unwanted extras
Oct 7, 2026
Agents trying to compromise Wikipedia tools
https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/wikimedia-says-openai-agents-tried-to.html
South Korea claims agents were used in bank hacks
https://therecord.media/south-korean-bank-hacks-ai-agents
ASOS confirms data breach
Oct 6, 2026
Google pauses open-source bug bounties amid AI spam
Ukraine’s largest grocery chain hit by extortion attack
Exchange flaw exposes other users’ mailboxes
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Warlock ransomware continues to exploit year-old SharePoint flaws
ShinyHunters member detained in Jordan
China-aligned espionage group targets American AI policy experts
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Oct 2, 2026
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This week’s Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Brett Conlon, CISO, American Century Investments, and Nick Espinosa, host, Deep Dive Radio Show.
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