Chinese espionage groups swarm to exploit triple-link chain of zero-days

Proofpoint found at least four China-aligned threat groups chaining three zero-day flaws in Chrome, Chromium-based browsers, and Windows to carry out espionage since late August. The BlueMoon exploit chain has been used against NGOs, mining and commodity firms, U.S. aerospace companies, and organizations in Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore. #TA412 #VioletTyphoon #APT31 #BlueMoon #CVE-2026-85046 #CVE-2026-87491 #CVE-2026-85880 #UNK_LateNight #UNK_DoubleCheck #UNK_QuietRacket

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Blossom Health Records on 29,600 Mental Health Patients Offered for Sale

A forum actor using the alias 2019 is claiming to sell a database tied to Blossom Health, a U.S. virtual psychiatric care provider, containing records for more than 29,600 mental health patients. The alleged exposure includes highly sensitive personal, clinical, and insurance billing details, and the claim remains unverified. #BlossomHealth #2019…

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Blossom Health Records on 29,600 Mental Health Patients Offered for Sale

A forum actor posting as DaOnlySpark claimed to have a database dump from AdvaCare, a Swiss healthcare consultancy, containing timesheet, task, expense, project, and staff-account data. The post is unverified, but it could expose internal financial details and support phishing or business email compromise. #AdvaCare #DaOnlySpark #Switzerland…

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Orchid Security targets AI agent risk with drift detection and kill switches

Orchid Security has introduced identity drift detection and application-level kill switches to help enterprises control AI agents that can exceed their intended scope by using hidden identity weaknesses. The company says AI adoption must be paired with continuous observation, governance, and auditability to prevent agents from exploiting orphaned accounts, excessive permissions, and other forms of identity debt. #OrchidSecurity #IdentityControlPlane #PaloAltoNetworksIdira #SplunkEnterpriseSecurity #NIST #DORA

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Chinese espionage groups swarm to exploit triple-link chain of zero-days

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is urging the Treasury Department to sanction three India-based hack-for-hire firms, citing years of espionage against American citizens, companies, and lawyers. The firms—Sunkissed Organic Farms, BellTroX, and CyberRoot—have also been tied to global efforts to suppress reporting and, in some cases, alleged work on behalf of the Qatari government. #SunkissedOrganicFarms #BellTroX #CyberRoot #Qatar

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FTC rescinds policy requiring health apps to notify customers after a breach 

The FTC has rescinded a Biden-era policy statement that expanded federal health data breach notification rules to cover health and fitness apps, citing minimal benefit and a shift toward deregulation. The move removes a rule that had aimed to hold apps and connected devices accountable for disclosing breaches involving sensitive health information and data sharing with third parties. #FTC #LinaKhan #HealthInsurancePortabilityAndAccountabilityAct

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Veradigm warns of patient data breach after ransomware gang claims attack

Veradigm disclosed a data breach after a third-party vendor compromise exposed patient personal data through a customer-service API, though the incident did not disrupt operations. The Gentlemen ransomware group claimed the attack and says it stole millions of patient records, including names, addresses, SSNs, and contact details, while Veradigm continues its investigation and notification efforts. #Veradigm #TheGentlemen #GentleKiller #SystemBC

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US says Chinese firms extracted billions of tokens from frontier AI models

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies say six Chinese AI companies conducted industrial-scale distillation attacks on frontier AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and xAI since late 2024. The advisory says the campaigns used fraud, proxies, and API abuse to extract model knowledge at scale, with DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun, and Z.AI named in the report. #DeepSeek #MoonshotAI #Alibaba #MiniMax #StepFun #ZAI #Anthropic #OpenAI #Google #xAI #CISA #NSA #FBI

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Android’s September 2026 Updates Patch 180 Vulnerabilities

Google released September 2026 Android security updates that patch 180 vulnerabilities across Android’s runtime, Framework, System, kernel, and multiple vendor components. The most severe issues include critical flaws in the System component and CVE-2026-28662, a Wi-Fi-related memory corruption bug that could enable remote code execution without user interaction. #Google #Android #CVE-2026-28662…

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