I reshared this last night, but I cannot stress enough, do NOT click any links that come into your emails. Don't trust any phone calls, emails, texts you recieve. Only interact directly through the website portals/apps externally.
Read more below about what's going on. It's BAD
Everyone's going around scaring people without actually saying in a not tech way what's happening, what this means and what individuals need to do. Stop inducing fear and just tell us what we need to do to be safe.
they’re calling it “Black October” and i don’t think people realize how serious this is
in the last 48 hours there have been over 27 major cybersecurity incidents. not in a month. not in a week. in 48 hours
any ONE of these would normally be the biggest story of the year
PHP: critical vulnerability in the software running 80% of the web. severity 9.2 out of 10
Node.js: high-severity flaw letting attackers take over servers remotely. affects versions 22, 24, and 26
Java: also compromised. three of the most used programming languages on earth hit at the same time
GitLab: a perfect 10 out of 10 severity hole in every version since 2014
Railway: hosting platform compromised. API keys for OpenAI, Claude, Stripe potentially exposed
Signal: a bug that could leave your mic and camera on after you hang up
WordPress: hackers stole a plugin maker’s keys and planted backdoors on websites
LiteLLM: an AI tool downloaded 3.4 million times a day was poisoned with a password stealer
and that’s not even half the list
thousands of AI agent swarms are reportedly scanning and attacking vulnerable servers right now. automated. around the clock
security researchers are saying this might be the early stages of a global cyber incident that nobody fully understands yet
if you run a website, use cloud services, store API keys on hosting platforms, or use any software built on PHP, Node.js, or Java you are potentially affected
update everything. rotate your API keys. change your passwords on critical services. enable 2FA everywhere you haven’t already
this is not a normal week on the internet. this is something different
The @FBI and our partners are releasing detailed, actionable guidance to help network defenders protect their organizations from SafePay, one of 2026’s most active ransomware groups.
SafePay actors have already targeted more than 600 victims worldwide across multiple critical infrastructure sectors. Today’s Joint Cybersecurity Advisory, developed with @CISAgov, @SecretService, and international partners, outlines steps organizations can take to reduce their risk and limit the impact of a SafePay ransomware attack.
https://t.co/wGWO3F4hNp