In Other News: Tor Exit Relays Hijacked, Banks Spot Rogue AI Agents, Self-Rebuilding macOS Ransomware

October 21, 2026 · 10:30 am 3 sources

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• 333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email
  Ars Technica · October 22, 2026 11:30
  For 3 days this month, 333 exit nodes were hacked in hopes of stealing sensitive data.
• In Other News: Tor Exit Relays Hijacked, Banks Spot Rogue AI Agents, Self-Rebuilding macOS Ransomware
  SecurityWeek · October 23, 2026 14:23
  Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Russia’s APT28 hit NATO defense firms, PingCAP source code stolen, ShinyHunters negotiator probe. The post In Other News: Tor Exit Relays Hijacked, Banks Spot Rogue AI Agents, Self-Rebuilding macOS Ransomware appeared first on…

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• Attackers Hijacked Over 300 Tor Exit Relays to Intercept SSH Connections
  The Hacker News · October 21, 2026 10:30
  Attackers took control of more than 300 Tor exit relays in early October and used them to redirect SSH connections to servers that stole login passwords, a researcher found. Exit relays are the last hop in a Tor circuit, where traffic leaves the network for its destination. Only a password login…