War makes excellent phishing bait. It also gives politically motivated threat actors a reason to double down. This week had both, plus:

๐Ÿ™Š #Anthropic CEO responds to #Trump order and #Pentagon clash,

๐Ÿ”“๏ธ #Quantum threatens RSA-2048,

๐Ÿชฑ A #Wikipedia worm,

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 38M Canadian Tire accounts, and

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ ๐ŸŽฃ Europol kills a #phishing factory.

Full issue ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://infosec-mashup.santolaria.net/p/infosec-mashup-10-2026-they-don-t-need-new-malware-they-just-need-the-news

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๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ [InfoSec MASHUP] 10/2026 - They don't need new malware. They just need the news.

Plus: Quantum threatens RSA-2048, 38M Canadian Tire accounts, and Europol kills a phishing factory.

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