SPLX red teaming, asset management, and threat inspection technology will enable Zscaler to expand its Zero Trust Exchange platform.
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Android Update Patches Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw
The November 2025 Android patches resolve two vulnerabilities, both in the platform’s System component.
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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 –
The list of vulnerabilities is as follows –
CVE-2025-43429 – A buffer overflow
Hackers exploit critical auth bypass flaw in JobMonster WordPress theme
Threat actors are targeting a critical vulnerability in the JobMonster WordPress theme that allows hijacking of administrator accounts under certain conditions. […]
U.S. Prosecutors Indict Cybersecurity Insiders Accused of BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have accused a trio of allegedly hacking the networks of five U.S. companies with BlackCat (aka ALPHV) ransomware between May and November 2023 and extorting them.
Ryan Clifford Goldberg, Kevin Tyler Martin, and an unnamed co–conspirator (aka “Co-Conspirator 1”) based in Florida, all U.S. nationals, are said to have used the ransomware strain against a medical
Ryan Clifford Goldberg, Kevin Tyler Martin, and an unnamed co–conspirator (aka “Co-Conspirator 1”) based in Florida, all U.S. nationals, are said to have used the ransomware strain against a medical
Microsoft Detects “SesameOp” Backdoor Using OpenAI’s API as a Stealth Command Channel
Microsoft has disclosed details of a novel backdoor dubbed SesameOp that uses OpenAI Assistants Application Programming Interface (API) for command-and-control (C2) communications.
“Instead of relying on more traditional methods, the threat actor behind this backdoor abuses OpenAI as a C2 channel as a way to stealthily communicate and orchestrate malicious activities within the compromised
“Instead of relying on more traditional methods, the threat actor behind this backdoor abuses OpenAI as a C2 channel as a way to stealthily communicate and orchestrate malicious activities within the compromised
Hacker steals over $120 million from Balancer DeFi crypto protocol
The Balancer Protocol announced that hackers had targeted its v2 pools, with losses reportedly estimated to be more than $128 million. […]
Fake Solidity VSCode extension on Open VSX backdoors developers
A remote access trojan dubbed SleepyDuck, and disguised as the well-known Solidity extension in the Open VSX open-source registry, uses an Ethereum smart contract to establish a communication channel with the attacker. […]
Microsoft: SesameOp malware abuses OpenAI Assistants API in attacks
Microsoft security researchers have discovered a new backdoor malware that uses the OpenAI Assistants API as a covert command-and-control channel. […]
Malicious VSX Extension “SleepyDuck” Uses Ethereum to Keep Its Command Server Alive
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious extension in the Open VSX registry that harbors a remote access trojan called SleepyDuck.
According to Secure Annex’s John Tuckner, the extension in question, juan-bianco.solidity-vlang (version 0.0.7), was first published on October 31, 2025, as a completely benign library that was subsequently updated to version 0.0.8 on November 1 to
According to Secure Annex’s John Tuckner, the extension in question, juan-bianco.solidity-vlang (version 0.0.7), was first published on October 31, 2025, as a completely benign library that was subsequently updated to version 0.0.8 on November 1 to