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Zscaler Acquires AI Security Company SPLX

SPLX red teaming, asset management, and threat inspection technology will enable Zscaler to expand its Zero Trust Exchange platform. The post Zscaler Acquires AI Security Company SPLX appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Google’s AI ‘Big Sleep’ Finds 5 New Vulnerabilities in Apple’s Safari WebKit

Google's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cybersecurity agent called Big Sleep has been credited by Apple for discovering as many as five different security flaws in the WebKit component used in its Safari web browser that, if successfully exploited, could result in a browser crash or memory corruption. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows - CVE-2025-43429 - A buffer overflow

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Knee-jerk corporate responses to data leaks protect brands like Qantas — but consumers are getting screwed

When courts ban people from accessing leaked data – as happened after the airline’s data breach – only hackers and scammers winFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s become the playbook for big Australian companies that have customer data stolen in a cyber-attack: call in the lawyers and get a court to block anyone from accessing it.Qantas ran it after suffering a major cybersecurity attack that accessed the frequent flyer details of 5 million customers. Continue reading...

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ASD Warns of Ongoing BADCANDY Attacks Exploiting Cisco IOS XE Vulnerability

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a bulletin about ongoing cyber attacks targeting unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices in the country with a previously undocumented implant known as BADCANDY. The activity, per the intelligence agency, involves the exploitation of CVE-2023-20198 (CVSS score: 10.0), a critical vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create an

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OpenAI Unveils Aardvark: GPT-5 Agent That Finds and Fixes Code Flaws Automatically

OpenAI has announced the launch of an "agentic security researcher" that's powered by its GPT-5 large language model (LLM) and is programmed to emulate a human expert capable of scanning, understanding, and patching code. Called Aardvark, the artificial intelligence (AI) company said the autonomous agent is designed to help developers and security teams flag and fix security vulnerabilities at

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China-Linked Hackers Exploit Windows Shortcut Flaw to Target European Diplomats

A China-affiliated threat actor known as UNC6384 has been linked to a fresh set of attacks exploiting an unpatched Windows shortcut vulnerability to target European diplomatic and government entities between September and October 2025. The activity targeted diplomatic organizations in Hungary, Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands, as well as government agencies in Serbia, Arctic Wolf said in a

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China-Linked Tick Group Exploits Lanscope Zero-Day to Hijack Corporate Systems

The exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Motex Lanscope Endpoint Manager has been attributed to a cyber espionage group known as Tick. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-61932 (CVSS score: 9.3), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges on on-premise versions of the program. JPCERT/CC, in an alert issued this month, said that it

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CISA Adds Exploited XWiki, VMware Flaws to KEV Catalog

Broadcom has updated its advisory on CVE-2025-41244 to mention the vulnerability’s in-the-wild exploitation. The post CISA Adds Exploited XWiki, VMware Flaws to KEV Catalog appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Chinese APT Exploits Unpatched Windows Flaw in Recent Attacks

The Windows shortcut vulnerability has been seen in attacks conducted by Mustang Panda to drop the PlugX malware. The post Chinese APT Exploits Unpatched Windows Flaw in Recent Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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CISA Flags VMware Zero-Day Exploited by China-Linked Hackers in Active Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a high-severity security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware Tools and VMware Aria Operations to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-41244 (CVSS score: 7.8), which could be exploited by an attacker to attain

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A New Security Layer for macOS Takes Aim at Admin Errors Before Hackers Do

A design firm is editing a new campaign video on a MacBook Pro. The creative director opens a collaboration app that quietly requests microphone and camera permissions. MacOS is supposed to flag that, but in this case, the checks are loose. The app gets access anyway. On another Mac in the same office, file sharing is enabled through an old protocol called SMB version one. It’s fast and

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New "Brash" Exploit Crashes Chromium Browsers Instantly with a Single Malicious URL

A severe vulnerability disclosed in Chromium's Blink rendering engine can be exploited to crash many Chromium-based browsers within a few seconds. Security researcher Jose Pino, who disclosed details of the flaw, has codenamed it Brash. "It allows any Chromium browser to collapse in 15-60 seconds by exploiting an architectural flaw in how certain DOM operations are managed," Pino said in a

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The Death of the Security Checkbox: BAS Is the Power Behind Real Defense

Security doesn’t fail at the point of breach. It fails at the point of impact.  That line set the tone for this year’s Picus Breach and Simulation (BAS) Summit, where researchers, practitioners, and CISOs all echoed the same theme: cyber defense is no longer about prediction. It's about proof. When a new exploit drops, scanners scour the internet in minutes. Once attackers gain a foothold,

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Experts Reports Sharp Increase in Automated Botnet Attacks Targeting PHP Servers and IoT Devices

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a spike in automated attacks targeting PHP servers, IoT devices, and cloud gateways by various botnets such as Mirai, Gafgyt, and Mozi. "These automated campaigns exploit known CVE vulnerabilities and cloud misconfigurations to gain control over exposed systems and expand botnet networks," the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) said in a report

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XWiki Vulnerability Exploited in Cryptocurrency Mining Operation

Exploits have been available publicly for over half a year, but the bug was previously targeted only for reconnaissance. The post XWiki Vulnerability Exploited in Cryptocurrency Mining Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Active Exploits Hit Dassault and XWiki — CISA Confirms Critical Flaws Under Attack

Threat actors are actively exploiting multiple security flaws impacting Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso and XWiki, according to alerts issued by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and VulnCheck. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2025-6204 (CVSS score: 8.0) - A code injection vulnerability in Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso that could allow an attacker to

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QNAP NetBak PC Agent Affected by Recent ASP.NET Core Vulnerability

The critical-severity flaw allows attackers to smuggle HTTP requests and access sensitive data, modify server files, or cause DoS conditions. The post QNAP NetBak PC Agent Affected by Recent ASP.NET Core Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Chrome Zero-Day Exploited to Deliver Italian Memento Labs' LeetAgent Spyware

The zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome led to the distribution of an espionage-related tool from Italian information technology and services provider Memento Labs, according to new findings from Kaspersky. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-2783 (CVSS score: 8.3), a case of sandbox escape which the company disclosed in March 2025 as having come under

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New ChatGPT Atlas Browser Exploit Lets Attackers Plant Persistent Hidden Commands

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new vulnerability in OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas web browser that could allow malicious actors to inject nefarious instructions into the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant's memory and run arbitrary code. "This exploit can allow attackers to infect systems with malicious code, grant themselves access privileges, or deploy malware," LayerX

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Chrome Zero-Day Exploitation Linked to Hacking Team Spyware

The threat actor behind Operation ForumTroll used the same toolset typically employed in Dante spyware attacks. The post Chrome Zero-Day Exploitation Linked to Hacking Team Spyware appeared first on SecurityWeek.