What happened in Black October?

What is Black October?October 2026 – “Black October” – saw a spate of serious computer hacking incidents and cybercrime across the globe – with the chaos continuing into November. Ironically, October was meant to be “cyber-security awareness month” – part of a global initiative, begun in the US, to educate individuals and organisations on cyber-hygiene and digital safety. It turned out the timing was all too horribly appropriate. Most worryingly, two critical vulnerabilities in P