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Article One WAP Push SMS crashes Android below the October 2026 patch
A malformed WAP Push SMS crashes com.android.phone on unpatched Android, dropping calls and looping reboots. How it works, recovery, and the October 2026 fix.
macOS command-line tools still trust the compromised eMudhra certificates
macOS still ships git, curl and python3 that trust the compromised eMudhra CA, and 27.2 reverted the manual fix. How to check and mitigate.
Monday's iOS 18.7.11 backports a CoreGraphics fix to older iPhones
Apple backported the fix for exploited CoreGraphics flaw CVE-2026-86950 to iOS and iPadOS 18.7.11, extending it to older iPhone and iPad models.
ASD disconnected 180,000 computers from one Amadey controller
Australia's ASD breached one Amadey operation's backend and disconnected its controller from 180,000 infected computers, but stolen data stays stolen.
Claude rediscovered CVE-2026-56132 proving 123 libraries crash-free
Anthropic and Theorem used Claude to write formal proofs for 239 OSS-Fuzz entry points across 123 libraries, finding bugs trillions of fuzzing runs missed.
In October 2026, 44 agents hit 16 Japanese targets
Trend Micro found an attack platform running 44 AI agents against Japanese targets, automating recon through reporting while opening the same old doors.
Volt Typhoon exploited four zero-days through router relays
Volt Typhoon's Silent Train framework routes zero-day attacks through chains of compromised relay devices that operators strip within hours of each operation.
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