South Korea – October 12, 2026 -- CrowdStrike Intelligence has linked a late-September to early-October 2026 campaign against South Korean financial organizations, which resulted in exfiltrated data, to attacker servers that exposed Claude Code session histories, ARTEX configuration files and Claude memory files.

The actor used ARTEX, a recently released open-source agentic penetration testing tool developed in China, alongside large language models (LLMs). CrowdStrike assesses with moderate confidence that the actor is a Chinese speaker and financially motivated, based on the tool choice and Chinese-language prompts. The activity has not been attributed to a named adversary.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- CrowdStrike has joined Anthropic's Critical Infrastructure Defense Program, gaining access to Anthropic's technical guidance and frontier cybersecurity research to defend energy, water, manufacturing and transportation networks against AI-accelerated attacks.

Program links security vendors and Anthropic's research

The program brings cybersecurity and critical infrastructure leaders together with Anthropic's technical guidance and frontier research. It also serves as a forum for sharing defensive practices and informing research. CrowdStrike says adversaries are using AI to operate faster and at greater scale, which shortens defenders' response windows.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- Re-validating an access token at every request would multiply the load on an identity provider (IdP) by roughly 1,000x, assuming a 24-hour token is used 1,000 times. That figure is why the OpenID Foundation's Shared Signals Framework (SSF) is gaining traction as the mechanism for keeping Zero Trust access decisions current.

Short-lived tokens cut IdP load to about 24x but degrade user experience

Shortening a token's life from 24 hours to one hour raises IdP burden by only about 24x. Users, however, face repeated redirects to the IdP and back, which degrades the experience. Neither approach lets an organization instantly revoke access after a termination or rogue agent activity, or react when device or task conditions change while a token is still valid.

Blomberg – October 12, 2026 -- Phoenix Contact will make all of its products available in a CRA-ready format by the regulatory deadline, the company said ahead of SPS 2026, which runs November 24-26, 2026, in Nuremberg, Germany.

The company will exhibit in Hall 9, Booth 310, with a focus on industrial AI, PLCnext Technology, cybersecurity, and field and control cabinet automation.

Conveyor demo runs on the full control cabinet and field portfolio

The booth's central exhibit is a conveyor belt application that moves water bottles on workpiece carriers so they can be filled with water immediately. The line is automated with Phoenix Contact's entire product portfolio for control cabinet and field installations. At field level, new products include power supplies, device protection, and motor starters with IO-Link interfaces.

Taipei – October 12, 2026 -- Kathy Yang, General Manager of Global Campus Operations and Head of AI Software Business and AI Infrastructure at Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) (TWSE:2317), has been named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women Asia 2026 list for the second consecutive year.

Technology leads the 2026 list with 16 honorees, ahead of banking's 14

Technology is the most represented sector in this year's ranking. Fortune's Asia list Senior Manager Charmian Choo said the sector's prominence reflects its growing influence on Asia's economy, with established leaders and a newer generation both rising.

Oslo – October 12, 2026 -- TGS has signed a framework agreement with Galdor Exploration AS, a new exploration company formed on 19 July 2026, to pursue exploration opportunities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) and the wider North Sea using integrated data and artificial intelligence.

Galdor gains access to TGS data and technology across the energy data value chain

Under the collaboration, Galdor Exploration will draw on TGS' integrated data and technology solutions. TGS will also help Galdor implement AI exploration workflows, including TGS' proprietary Seismic Foundation Model.

The source does not disclose financial terms, contract duration or specific license targets.

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- 3iQ Middle East Ltd, the UAE-based sister company of digital asset manager 3iQ Corp., has secured In-Principal Approval (IPA) for a Category 4 license from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

The IPA is an interim step, and 3iQ must still complete the licensing process. ADGM's Chief Market Development Officer, Arvind Ramamurthy, said the regulator looks forward to supporting 3iQ as it progresses through that process.

3iQ ties the approval to a plan for licensed presence in all major digital asset hubs

The company said the IPA is part of its aim to be regulated and present in all major digital asset hubs globally. That would make its investment offering accessible to accredited investors worldwide, including the first Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs listed on a major stock exchange.

Amsterdam – October 12, 2026 -- Euronext Amsterdam-listed SWI Group (SWICH) has raised €800 million from institutional investors at a final valuation of €6.1 billion, lifting total equity raised since March 2026 to more than €1 billion.

New share series lift capital base to 558,399,385 ordinary shares

SWICH is issuing the new ordinary shares in several series. The total share capital rises to 558,399,385 ordinary shares after the transaction.

Proceeds fund data center and AI compute build-out in Europe and the US

The company will use the proceeds to develop and scale its data center and AI compute capacity. Spending covers power infrastructure, compute deployments and its development pipeline on both sides of the Atlantic. SWI describes the raise as a step in consolidating its transatlantic digital infrastructure and AI compute platform.

Suwanee – October 12, 2026 -- Hisense will appoint James Fishler, a consumer electronics executive with more than 30 years of experience, as Chief Commercial Officer effective January 1, 2026, as the company expands its U.S. business.

Fishler brings Samsung, Beats, LG and Sony leadership experience to Hisense

Fishler previously served as chief executive over the TV, audio and memory business at Samsung Electronics America, where he led all sales and marketing across those categories. At Beats Electronics, later acquired by Apple, he oversaw worldwide go-to-market and channel marketing. He has also held leadership positions at LG and Sony Electronics.

His background spans B2C, B2B and D2C segments. According to Hisense, he has built cross-functional teams and retailer and distributor partnerships, and has worked on business planning, channel dynamics and new revenue streams in competitive categories.

LAS VEGAS – October 12, 2026 -- Hisense is showing residential, light commercial and VRF systems at AHR Expo 2026, its 10th consecutive year at the show, with ducted units rated up to 20 SEER2 and ductless units up to 32 SEER2.

Hisense HD Series ducted systems reach 20 SEER2 and heat down to -13°F

The Hi-PRO HD, Hi-ULTRA HD and Hi-EDGE HD systems cool at up to 125°F. They use compact side-discharge designs and 24V controls, and they carry broad AHRI match-ups. Compatibility with existing coils, furnaces and line sets targets retrofit work as well as new installs.

Ductless lineup delivers up to 32 SEER2 and heating as low as -22°F

Indoor unit options include wall mounts, slim ducts, cassettes, consoles and air handlers. Features include FrostCleanTM self-cleaning technology, built-in Wi-Fi and A2L refrigerant safety logic.