NSO Spyware Pegasus Hit a Serbian University Rector Six Days Before Snap Elections
2026-10-21T08:51:36Z•a045a63eee905fa5b78eff990cfe02de1c401f2611cf41efd90affb202707e16
AI securityConnectWiseGoogle CloudMicrosoft 365OpenBSDPegasusPlex Media ServerSerbiacloud securitycredential theftcryptominingdata breachdeepfakeselection manipulationelectionsprivilege escalationservice outagespywaresurveillance
What happened
Security news covering Pegasus spyware targeting a Serbian university rector, major data breaches at Nikkei and AfD, cloud service disruption, exploitation of vulnerable Plex servers for cryptomining, OpenBSD local privilege escalation, stolen ConnectWise credentials used against Microsoft 365 tenants, and emerging AI-agent and deepfake security risks.
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- 2026-10-21T08:51:36Z
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