The Hack Sheet #001
Monday, October 26, 2026 · 9 stories
Security Electrum 4.8.3 fixes fee-bump transaction swap
Malicious servers swapped just-sent transactions for look-alikes paying an attacker, with addresses ground to match the last 4 characters. Bumping the fee signed the fake. One confirmed loss. Update and check full addresses.
source: x.com/wirelesslyhere
Security Coding agents trust AGENTS.md files in the working directory
Don't launch an agent in Downloads or a fresh clone before reading its instruction files, and approve package installs and global config edits step by step.
source: x.com/TheHackersNews
Security Gheist campaign deletes GitHub Actions runs to hide tracks
Stream your GitHub audit log off-platform, keep workflow scope off tokens, require review for .github/workflows changes, and prefer OIDC over long-lived secrets.
source: x.com/TheHackersNews
Security Microsoft Authenticator for Android: CVE-2026-80097
Enclave showed a zero-permission app could pose as Teams and obtain work-account tokens for mail, files and calendar. Fixed in 6.2606.4246; confirm fleet deployment.
source: enclave.ai
IT Tailscale acknowledges Tailworm report
VP of Engineering says fixes are in progress. No bulletin, CVE or fixed release yet. Tighten Tailscale SSH rules and forwarding meanwhile.
source: x.com/wirelesslyhere
Crypto Foundation Passport owners hit by fake recall emails
Sent from Foundation's real domains via stolen Cloudflare API keys, with real names and order details. Keys revoked; devices and funds unaffected. No recall ever asks for a seed phrase.
source: crypto.news
Crypto Strategy pauses BTC buys, buys back ~$205M of STRC
Capital going into its own funding stack, not a call on BTC by itself. One paused week isn't a trend.
source: x.com/Cointelegraph
Crypto OCC opens the door to community-bank stablecoins
Issuing is easy; 24/7 redemptions, key custody and on-chain monitoring on batch-era core banking is hard. Expect vendors, and vendor risk.
source: x.com/Cointelegraph
Gaming PS5 exploit sold for a $50K bounty instead of a public drop
With GTA 6 reportedly needing recent firmware on Nov 19, most players were updating anyway.
source: x.com/IGN
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