COINTELEGRAPH · 2026-10-28 13:30 UTC

Cybersecurity's Black October: How to protect yourself

October 2024 has seen dozens of major cyberattacks and AI-identified vulnerabilities; critical PHP flaws affecting 70% of websites were disclosed Oct. 21, prompting global patching efforts and warnings from NSA and governments. Cloud provider Railway disclosed credential breaches, Quest Diagnostics confirmed patient data theft, and GitHub experienced major service disruption, highlighting vulnerabilities in shared infrastructure. AI tools are accelerating vulnerability discovery but not remediation speed, lowering barriers for attackers while defenders struggle to patch millions of systems.

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