Security news roundup: 31 Oct 2026
Key points
7 security stories worth knowing about today, with links to the original reports.
The stories security teams are following today. Each link goes to the original report.
Headlines
- From Beginner to Bug Hunter: Learning Cybersecurity in the AI Era. (BleepingComputer)
- Chinese Hackers Use AI-Powered ARTEX to Target Over 200 Organizations Worldwide (The Hacker News)
- Trezor warns of suspected crypto-theft implant in hardware wallet (BleepingComputer)
- PHP2Shell Attacks Root Palo Alto Firewalls but Fail Against WordPress (SecurityWeek)
- Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors (BleepingComputer)
- Syrian Electronic Army hacker gets prison time for attacks on Western targets (The Record)
- Passkeys Are Better Than Passwords. But They Are Not Enough. (SecurityWeek)
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