**Black October’s cyber toll**

October 2026 brought more than **100 million exposed records**, hospital and government outages, critical software flaws, and major crypto thefts. Researchers called it **“Black October”**.

Most attacks used trusted access, including vendor accounts, cloud logins, certificates, and legacy systems. Breaches hit SourceNext, Burger King Japan, and Capcom.

An IDCF Cloud ransomware attack disrupted services for **495 companies and local governments**. PHP flaws affected software used on about **70% of web servers**, while LiteLLM exposed passwords and cloud keys.

AI agents used real logins, prompting JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Charles Schwab to block outside agents. Crypto losses included **$93 million from CryptoBilis**, nearly $16 million from CoinDCX, and **$6.3 billion from Binance**.

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