The Cyber Newspaper — 2026-11-02
FBI Attributes Binance Heist to North Korea
Front Page
- FBI Blames North Korea for Binance Theft — The FBI says North Korea's TraderTraitor stole about $6.3 billion in crypto assets and has published 628 addresses used to launder the funds. (BleepingComputer)
- Fake Help Desk Calls Succeed With Just a Name and Email — Cisco Talos's Q3 2026 incident response cases show intrusions via phone and Teams calls posing as IT staff, and logging gaps in over 40% of engagements. (Help Net Security)
Threats
- Huntress Reports Intrusions via Camera Management Software — Huntress reported several September–October cases in which surveillance camera management software served as a foothold into corporate networks. (Help Net Security)
AI & Security
- Flaws Found in Browsers Built Into AI Coding Assistants — Forever Security says it broke the built-in browsers of Cursor, Copilot, Codex, VS Code and Claude Desktop; some reportedly remain unpatched. (Help Net Security)
- Open-Weight AI Model Tops Attack Evaluation — In Irregular's evaluation, GLM-5.3 refused none of 13 attack scenarios and repeatedly output memorized code it was told not to use. (Help Net Security)