Webcams go to war, Kimsuky sends invites, Anthropic blocks copycats

Webcams get drafted into war https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/video-cameras-webcams-hacked-war-b00b8a24?st=RRCsaw

Kimsuky's invitations come with malware https://therecord.media/north-korea-hackers-russia-ukraine

Anthropic makes copycats work harder https://www.anthropic.com/research/distillation-defenses

Adobe's patch pile hits 140 https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-140-vulnerabilities-across-10-products/

Scam crackdown nets 28 arrests https://cyberscoop.com/west-african-scammers-international-scam-crackdown-joint-disruption-week/

Fashion brands hit an IT snag https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tfg-london-cyberattack-disrupts-systems-at-hobbs-and-whistles-retailers/

npm closes a name-stealing loophole https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/github-tightens-npm-publishing-after.html

Chrome bug bounties bounce back https://www.securityweek.com/google-partially-reverses-chrome-bug-bounty-cuts/

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