Spyware found on devices belonging to prominent Serbian critics as elections loom
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What happened
CyberScoop RSS feed covering major cybersecurity developments in October 2026, including Pegasus and mercenary spyware targeting political critics, exploitation of a BeyondTrust zero-day by Chinese espionage group Armory Castle/UNC5221, an actively exploited Microsoft zero-day, disruption of the U.S. bankruptcy court system, cybercrime marketplace enforcement, election influence operations targeting AI chatbots, and emerging federal guidance for frontier AI security.
Why it matters
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- 2026-10-19T14:51:36Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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