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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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Nation-State Hackers Deploy New Airstalk Malware in Suspected Supply Chain Attack

A suspected nation-state threat actor has been linked to the distribution of a new malware called Airstalk as part of a likely supply chain attack. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it's tracking the cluster under the moniker CL-STA-1009, where "CL" stands for cluster and "STA" refers to state-backed motivation. "Airstalk misuses the AirWatch API for mobile device management (MDM), which is now

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In Other News: WhatsApp Passkey-Encrypted Backups, Russia Targets Meduza Malware, New Mastercard Solution

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: several interesting Android malware families, UN cybercrime treaty, criminal complaint against Clearview AI in Europe. The post In Other News: WhatsApp Passkey-Encrypted Backups, Russia Targets Meduza Malware, New Mastercard Solution appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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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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Ukrainian Man Extradited From Ireland to US Over Conti Ransomware Charges

Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko is now in the US after being held in custody in Ireland since 2023. The post Ukrainian Man Extradited From Ireland to US Over Conti Ransomware Charges appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Bank of America’s Cybercrime Prediction That Is About To Shake Up the Economy

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Oct. 31, 2025 – Read the full story in GoBankingRates Bank of America Global Research delivered a comprehensive “state of the world” research paper outlining the predictions that the next five years The post Bank of America’s Cybercrime Prediction That Is About To Shake Up the Economy appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

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Open VSX Downplays Impact From GlassWorm Campaign

Open VSX fully contained the GlassWorm attacks and says it was not a self-replicating worm in the traditional sense. The post Open VSX Downplays Impact From GlassWorm Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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The MSP Cybersecurity Readiness Guide: Turning Security into Growth

MSPs are facing rising client expectations for strong cybersecurity and compliance outcomes, while threats grow more complex and regulatory demands evolve. Meanwhile, clients are increasingly seeking comprehensive protection without taking on the burden of managing security themselves. This shift represents a major growth opportunity. By delivering advanced cybersecurity and compliance

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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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Jamf to Go Private Following $2.2 Billion Acquisition by Francisco Partners

The private equity firm will purchase the outstanding shares of Jamf common stock for $13 per share in an all-cash transaction. The post Jamf to Go Private Following $2.2 Billion Acquisition by Francisco Partners 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 and NSA Issue Urgent Guidance to Secure WSUS and Microsoft Exchange Servers

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA), along with international partners from Australia and Canada, have released guidance to harden on-premise Microsoft Exchange Server instances from potential exploitation. "By restricting administrative access, implementing multi-factor authentication, enforcing strict transport security

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Eclipse Foundation Revokes Leaked Open VSX Tokens Following Wiz Discovery

Eclipse Foundation, which maintains the open-source Open VSX project, said it has taken steps to revoke a small number of tokens that were leaked within Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions published in the marketplace. The action comes following a report from cloud security company Wiz earlier this month, which found several extensions from both Microsoft's VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX

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Japan Issues OT Security Guidance for Semiconductor Factories

The 130-page document covers several important aspects and it’s available in both Japanese and English. The post Japan Issues OT Security Guidance for Semiconductor Factories 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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Beware of Tricks: Halloween Scams Are Stealing Credentials, Money

Halloween tricks aren't reserved for trick-or-treaters — cybercriminals are preying on the Halloween spirit to enact malicious spam. 

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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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Building The Right Foundation For The Future SOC

Why SIEM + NDR + Any EDR Is the Strongest Path to a Human-Augmented Autonomous SOC – Aimei Wei, Chief Technical Officer and Founder San Jose, Calif. – Oct. 30, 2025 Every security leader faces the same question: what should be at the core of The post Building The Right Foundation For The Future SOC appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

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Google's Built-In AI Defenses on Android Now Block 10 Billion Scam Messages a Month

Google on Thursday revealed that the scam defenses built into Android safeguard users around the world from more than 10 billion suspected malicious calls and messages every month. The tech giant also said it has blocked over 100 million suspicious numbers from using Rich Communication Services (RCS), an evolution of the SMS protocol, thereby preventing scams before they could even be sent. In