eMudhra certificates, PHP critical patches, OVHcloud CLI malware - October 21, 2026
Eight compromised eMudhra certificate keys, an urgent PHP security release, malware in OVHcloud's CLI, and a federal DeepSeek ban lead a ten-story digest.
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Intro
eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/20/emudhra-certificates/PHP security release announcement, October 2026
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/21/php-security-release-announcement-october-2026/Info-stealing malware slipped into OVHcloud CLI releases on GitHub
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/21/ovhcloud-cli-github-malware/US orders federal agencies to remove China's DeepSeek AI from their systems
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/us-orders-federal-agencies-to-remove-chinas-deepseek-ai-from-their-systems/SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/spacex-and-tesla-boards-form-special-committees-to-review-merger/Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your car
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/google-is-bringing-a-more-personal-version-of-its-gemini-ai-assistant-to-your-car/Safari blocks trackers that turn your email into a tracking ID
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/21/apple-safari-tracking-protection/AOMEI Backupper servers hijacked for minutes at a time to push backdoor
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/20/aomei-backupper-compromised-supply-chain/OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/openai-acquires-startup-orchestra-bio%e2%81%a0-to-beef-up-its-biotech-business/ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/chatgpt-now-lets-you-lock-your-chats/Sign-off