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Poetry-powered botnet, Flock hits a roadblock, Outlook blocks risky installers

Poetry-powered botnet, Flock hits a roadblock, Outlook blocks risky installers8 Oct7 min

Botnet takes orders from a poem

https://cyberscoop.com/poellm-malware-botnet-poem-lumen-black-lotus-labs/

Flock's warrantless tracking hits a roadblock

https://therecord.media/oklahoma-flock-ruing-supreme-court-chatrie-decision

npm packages come with unwanted extras

https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/eight-malicious-npm-packages-downloaded.html

AWS gives AI agents a sandbox with house rules

https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/07/aws-launches-open-source-ai-agent-sandbox-to-prevent-yolo-mode-disasters/5301687

Outlook closes the door on risky installers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-outlook-to-block-msix-attachments-used-in-attacks/

Arizona court breach reaches back 30 years

https://therecord.media/arizona-courts-say-hackers-stole-info-on-over-1-million