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HTTP2Shell emergency updates, PHP2Shell attacks, GitHub worm

HTTP2Shell sparks emergency patches https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-http2shell-brotli-vulnerability-triggers-emergency-patches/ PHP2Shell: patch, then investigate https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/102693-php2shell-exploited-in-the-wild GitHub worm hides in oversized files https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/26/worm-armed-42-github-repos-by-hiding-a-payload-too-big-to-fail/5305570 Cathedral gets inside Anthropic https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/10/26/researchers-cybersecurity-start-up-cathedral-got-inside-anthropic/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzkyOTg3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzk0MzczMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTI5ODcyMDAsImp0aSI6ImI1M2RjZmEzLThkNTItNGE3NC05ZjI4LWU1ZGJkZTIyZDFmOSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjYvMTAvMjYvcmVzZWFyY2hlcnMtY3liZXJzZWN1cml0eS1zdGFydC11cC1jYXRoZWRyYWwtZ290LWluc2lkZS1hbnRocm9waWMvIn0.k3b70wv6ePisrPvCYfDOPAjt5vHweVxm4rBnhcnDU-M Ukraine's satellite service returns https://therecord.media/ukraine-disputes-musk-claims-of-starlink-misuse Gheist raids GitHub secrets https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/gheist-stolen-github-tokens-cloud-secrets Fake Teams support delivers ransomware https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attackers-use-microsoft-teams-it.html Scam laundering suspect extradited https://therecord.media/dutch-police-extradite-chinese-national-money-laundering-scams Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-27-2026/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Guardsquare Your backend is only as secure as your frontend. Research shows that client-side compromise is now a primary driver of API risk. With sixty-three percent of leaders detecting mobile app tampering or cloning last year, don't leave your mobile app security to chance. Get multilayered protection for your entire mobile app ecosystem from the outside in. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.

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HTTP2Shell sparks emergency patches https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-http2shell-brotli-vulnerability-triggers-emergency-patches/

PHP2Shell: patch, then investigate https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/102693-php2shell-exploited-in-the-wild

GitHub worm hides in oversized files https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/26/worm-armed-42-github-repos-by-hiding-a-payload-too-big-to-fail/5305570

Cathedral gets inside Anthropic https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/10/26/researchers-cybersecurity-start-up-cathedral-got-inside-anthropic/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzkyOTg3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzk0MzczMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTI5ODcyMDAsImp0aSI6ImI1M2RjZmEzLThkNTItNGE3NC05ZjI4LWU1ZGJkZTIyZDFmOSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjYvMTAvMjYvcmVzZWFyY2hlcnMtY3liZXJzZWN1cml0eS1zdGFydC11cC1jYXRoZWRyYWwtZ290LWluc2lkZS1hbnRocm9waWMvIn0.k3b70wv6ePisrPvCYfDOPAjt5vHweVxm4rBnhcnDU-M

Ukraine's satellite service returns https://therecord.media/ukraine-disputes-musk-claims-of-starlink-misuse

Gheist raids GitHub secrets https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/gheist-stolen-github-tokens-cloud-secrets

Fake Teams support delivers ransomware https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attackers-use-microsoft-teams-it.html

Scam laundering suspect extradited https://therecord.media/dutch-police-extradite-chinese-national-money-laundering-scams

Get the show notes here:

https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-27-2026/

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Guardsquare

Your backend is only as secure as your frontend. Research shows that client-side compromise is now a primary driver of API risk. With sixty-three percent of leaders detecting mobile app tampering or cloning last year, don't leave your mobile app security to chance. Get multilayered protection for your entire mobile app ecosystem from the outside in. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.

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