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GitLab has patched a critical vulnerability rated CVSS 10.0 that could allow unauthenticated remote code execution on self-managed servers.
CVE-2026-110264 affects releases dating back to GitLab 7.0 in 2014.
If you self-host GitLab, check your version and upgrade to the fixed release. Even installations patched on October 12 may need another update.
A recent patch doesn't always mean you're covered.
🚨 CRITICAL: GitLab flaw (CVSS 10.0) affects 12 years of releases.
CVE-2026-110264 could allow unauthenticated remote code execution on self-managed servers.
Read - thehackernews.com/2026/10/cr…
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This story shows how hilariously broken online identity verification is from all relevant angles.
1. Your SSN, DOB, address history, etc. are sitting in countless data breaches and data-broker dumps. They’re cheap and widely available to basically anyone who looks.
2. KYC/AML mostly just checks that the data exists and matches a real person. It doesn’t confirm the person signing up is actually the real person behind that identity.
Result: Amanda Smith spent three nights in jail and now faces up to six years in prison over a $1,000 CashApp scam account opened with her SSN and DOB. It wasn't necessarily opened by her, and the phone, IP, device, address, and other details don’t match.
The funniest (and yes, saddest) part is CashApp wouldn't give her information about the account because she can’t prove she’s the owner. Her personal info was good enough to open the account, but not good enough to access it in the future, apparently. To be clear, CashApp is likely just following the law here.
Anyway, we need to burn it all down and start fresh.
New: someone made a CashApp account in her name. She spent 3 nights in jail and now faces up to 6 years in prison
Amanda Smith was arrested because a scam led to a CashApp account in her name. But she says she didn't make it, and the data doesn't line up 404media.co/amanda-smith-ope…
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Una pequeña reflexión sobre lo ocurrido estos últimos días con la seguridad de Internet. Lo primero, para todo aquel que pueda pensar que es alarmismo o exageración: no lo es. De hecho, es mucho más grave de lo que parece, y no tanto por los fallos en sí como por el lugar donde estaban.
Dejad que os cuente…
El pasado sábado día 17 se descubrió que las claves privadas de ocho autoridades de certificación intermedias de eMudhra, que dependen de raíces en las que confían Apple, Google, Microsoft y Mozilla, se habían generado de forma defectuosa. Tanto, que una de ellas era literalmente el número 4. Cualquiera podía calcularlas en menos de un segundo y emitir certificados HTTPS válidos para cualquier web. Y el error llevaba ahí desde abril de 2025.
¿Qué narices significa esto? Para entenderlo hay que saber primero qué es un certificado HTTPS. Podemos compararlo con el DNI de una web. Sirve para que el navegador compruebe que estás en la web auténtica y no en una imitación. Las autoridades de certificación son quienes expiden esos DNI, y su clave privada es el sello que los hace válidos. Con ese sello, cualquiera podía fabricar un DNI perfecto para la web de tu banco, de Hacienda o de tu correo, y el navegador lo aceptaría como auténtico.
Y no solo son webs. Dos de estas autoridades servían además para firmar software, así que también permitían hacer pasar un programa malicioso por uno legítimo. Chrome y Firefox las bloquearon en cuestión de horas; Apple y Microsoft, en los días siguientes. Pero el resto del software que confía en ellas avanza bastante más despacio.
Por si todo esto fuera poco, ayer martes día 20, antes de que existiera el parche, se filtró la existencia de dos vulnerabilidades críticas en el propio intérprete de PHP (CVE-2026-109618 y CVE-2026-109619, con una gravedad de 9,2/10). Ambas pueden permitir ejecutar código en el servidor sin credenciales. En algunas configuraciones, el ataque se produce antes de que se ejecute una sola línea de la aplicación, así que da igual lo bien programada que esté. Para que veáis el alcance, en Países Bajos han llegado a desconectarse de forma preventiva DigiD, MijnOverheid, la Cámara Baja y varios hospitales.
Las correcciones se han publicado hoy, pero aplicarlas no es tan fácil como apretar un botón. Todavía hay servidores funcionando con PHP 8.1 o versiones anteriores, que ya no reciben actualizaciones oficiales; sus responsables dependen de que su distribución o su proveedor les ofrezcan un parche. Y la alternativa, saltar a una versión moderna de PHP, puede hacer que dejen de funcionar aplicaciones que no son compatibles con ella.
¿Y en qué te afecta a ti, si no gestionas servidores? En el caso de eMudhra, alguien que controlara tu conexión (una wifi pública o un router comprometido, por ejemplo) podría llevarte a una de esas webs falsas sin que notaras nada. Los navegadores ya lo han bloqueado, pero conviene tener al día el móvil, el ordenador y las aplicaciones.
En el de PHP, ten en cuenta que tus datos no están en tu ordenador, sino en los servidores de las tiendas, administraciones y servicios que usas, y muchos funcionan con PHP.
Si alguno no se actualiza a tiempo, quien entre podría llevarse esos datos o modificar la web para engañarte. Ahí poco puedes hacer, salvo usar contraseñas distintas en cada sitio y estar atento a los avisos de esos servicios. Y si tienes un blog o una web pequeña, pregunta a tu proveedor de alojamiento si ya ha actualizado PHP: actualizar WordPress no basta, porque el fallo está una capa por debajo.
Por eso decía al principio que lo grave no son los fallos en sí, sino dónde están. Ninguno de los dos están en algo que el usuario pueda ver ni que quien mantiene la web pudiera evitar, sino en los cimientos, en quien certifica que una web es quien dice ser y en el motor que ejecuta buena parte de Internet.
Por eso es tan gordo.
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Lots of Security incidents today, here's some practical tips for those who just wanna protect yourself:
1) UPDATE EVERYTHING - main targets are:
a) Browsers - Chrome, Safari, Firefox
b) OS: : Settings -> General -> software update; Linux: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade; Windows: I think there's a button. Do this for any remote home servers & Openclaw/hermes boxes
c) Phones: Update it all
d) Desktop apps (Slack, Cursor, Discord, etc)
2) Limit web browsing this week: Stay within walled gardens (twitter, youtube, etc); don't click random links this week. Just wait until the patches go through. Do step 1 again after a week.
3) Avoid untrusted Wifi networks until your devices are updated
4) Stay vigilant about phishing emails offering "certificate fixes" or fraud updates
5) Have an iPhone 11-16? TURN BLUETOOTH OFF for the time being until apple patches come through.
6) Code/Dev: UPDATE ALL YOUR REPOS - @charliermarsh has already updated uv 0.13.4 which reacts to the eMudra incident for uv (Python), Typesript according to Claude has equivelant. Tell your agents to go and update all your active repos to update package manager across uv, npm, bun, cargo, etc etc
What advice did I miss?
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Two critical vulnerabilities have been identified in PHP, a widely used programming language that powers websites and web applications. These vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) could allow malicious cyber actors to remotely execute code in PHP core, potentially compromising sensitive data and networks.
The FBI urges organizations to take the following steps now:
➡️ If an immediate update is not feasible it is recommended that organizations take the system offline until it can be fully mitigated.
➡️ Immediately update affected PHP installations following the guidance on php.net. Inventory where PHP runs in your environment, prioritizing internet-facing systems and vendor products that bundle PHP.
➡️ Monitor web servers for suspicious activity, including PHP processes unexpectedly launching command shells or downloading files. Ensure appropriate process-monitoring capabilities are in place to help identify potential exploitation.
➡️ If you find signs of compromise, isolate affected systems, preserve your web server and PHP logs, and report it to your local FBI field office or ic3.gov. Those reports help us identify the actors involved and warn other organizations before they become victims.
For the latest information, follow PHP’s announcement on php.net, CERT-EU Security Advisory 2026-018, and CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
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🚨 Nightmare day for cybersecurity
Multiple major security incidents, active exploits, supply chain compromises...
If you run production systems, start patching NOW.
PHP: Two critical unauthenticated RCEs. Attackers already exploiting them. Patch NOW
LiteLLM: v1.107.0 on PyPI and Docker is BACKDOORED. Steals cloud, SSH, and AI credentials. Pin 1.106.2. Rotate secrets.
eMudhra: A certificate authority's keys were crackable. Update your browsers, systems, and trust stores.
Node.js / Next.js / React: Security releases for Brotli RCE, TLS bypasses, and TWO critical Next.js RCEs.
TiDB Cloud: PingCAP breached through stolen credentials. Customer information and other sensitive data exfiltrated. Read the attacker's release, fun stuff.
Plex2Shell: Weaponized within HOURS of the PoC. Attackers already deploying cryptominers and proxy backdoors.
BeyondTrust / Ivanti: Actively exploited zero-days added to CISA's KEV catalog. BeyondTrust attacks linked to a China-nexus campaign.
And that's not even the full list.
Patch. Audit. Rotate. NOW.
OpenAI models helped researchers—operating as part of our Patch the Planet initiative—discover critical security flaws in PHP, an open-source programming language used to run an estimated 70% of websites.
Over the past two months, we led a coalition of maintainers, researchers, and security providers to prepare fixes and protections ahead of disclosure. This duration was necessary because the fix was quite intricate and required a major change to the PHP engine. Every site using PHP can now safely upgrade their version to stay secure, in addition to applying mitigations from various security vendors.
Due to the severity of these flaws and PHP’s widespread use, we consider this bug to be one of the most impactful vulnerabilities in recent memory. It also marks a new phase, where AI can find security bugs with internet-scale impact.
This is an example of the Defender’s Window in action: to our knowledge, frontier AI was able to find this vulnerability ahead of attackers, giving defenders time to prepare.
openai.com/index/coordinated…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
OpenAI may claim a role in the coordinated response and patching process. But the initial discovery and exploit development, however, occurred several months earlier by an independent researcher.
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DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is the new kimi k3.
I'd advise rescanning your code with this model, it finds things everything else previously missed, and its cheap!
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Never listen to the naysayers…
Replying to @MKBHD
I’m not. Will use SpaceX cold gas thruster system with ultra high pressure air in a composite over-wrapped pressure vessel in place of the 2 rear seats.
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Replying to @nayibbukele
The impossible often remains impossible only until someone has the courage to challenge conventional thinking.
History isn't written by those who say it can't be done. It's written by those who prove otherwise. 🇸🇻
Whoop! @bitcoindevhouse is so back.
(I finally recovered it after a year+ suspension. I'll give updates about that project over there instead of here 🇸🇻)




















