Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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A Cybercrime Merger Like No Other — Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and ShinyHunters Join Forces

The nascent collective that combines three prominent cybercrime groups, Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and ShinyHunters, has created no less than 16 Telegram channels since August 8, 2025. "Since its debut, the group's Telegram channels have been removed and recreated at least 16 times under varying iterations of the original name – a recurring cycle reflecting platform moderation and the operators'

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Critical Flaw in Popular React Native NPM Package Exposes Developers to Attacks

Arbitrary command/code execution has been demonstrated through the exploitation of CVE-2025-11953 on Windows, macOS and Linux.  The post Critical Flaw in Popular React Native NPM Package Exposes Developers to Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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1.2M Individuals’ Data Stolen In University Hacking

The University of Pennsylvania experienced a cyber incident in which a series of mass emails were sent to students, parents, faculty and alumni. 

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Europol and Eurojust Dismantle €600 Million Crypto Fraud Network in Global Sweep

Nine people have been arrested in connection with a coordinated law enforcement operation that targeted a cryptocurrency money laundering network that defrauded victims of €600 million (~$688 million). According to a statement released by Eurojust today, the action took place between October 27 and 29 across Cyprus, Spain, and Germany, with the suspects arrested on charges of involvement in

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Transportation Companies Hacked to Steal Cargo

Threat actors engage in elaborate attack chains to infect trucking and logistics companies with remote access tools. The post Transportation Companies Hacked to Steal Cargo appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Critical React Native CLI Flaw Exposed Millions of Developers to Remote Attacks

Details have emerged about a now-patched critical security flaw in the popular "@react-native-community/cli" npm package that could be potentially exploited to run malicious operating system (OS) commands under certain conditions. "The vulnerability allows remote unauthenticated attackers to easily trigger arbitrary OS command execution on the machine running react-native-community/cli's

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Microsoft Teams Bugs Let Attackers Impersonate Colleagues and Edit Messages Unnoticed

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of four security flaws in Microsoft Teams that could have exposed users to serious impersonation and social engineering attacks. The vulnerabilities "allowed attackers to manipulate conversations, impersonate colleagues, and exploit notifications," Check Point said in a report shared with The Hacker News. Following responsible disclosure in March

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Hacker Conversations: Kunal Agarwal and the DNA of a Hacker

For Agarwal, being a hacker is not what you do, but who you are; that is, someone who always questions the status quo and questions how it could be different. The post Hacker Conversations: Kunal Agarwal and the DNA of a Hacker appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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SesameOp Malware Abuses OpenAI API 

A component of the newly discovered SesameOp backdoor uses the API to store and relay commands from the C&C server. The post SesameOp Malware Abuses OpenAI API  appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Top Cybersecurity Influencers on LinkedIn in 2025

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Nov. 4, 2025 – Read the full story in AuthoredUp Last last year Ivana Todorović named the top 24 cybersecurity influencers on LinkedIn to follow in 2025. Todoric has deep experience on LinkedIn The post Top Cybersecurity Influencers on LinkedIn in 2025 appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

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Bugcrowd Acquires Application Security Firm Mayhem

Bugcrowd said the acquisition of Mayhem has nearly doubled its valuation — previously reported at over $1 billion. The post Bugcrowd Acquires Application Security Firm Mayhem appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Apple Patches 19 WebKit Vulnerabilities 

Apple has released iOS 26.1 and macOS Tahoe 26.1 with patches for over 100 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws. The post Apple Patches 19 WebKit Vulnerabilities  appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Ransomware Defense Using the Wazuh Open Source Platform

Ransomware is malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or encrypt data until a ransom is paid. This cyberattack is one of the most prevalent and damaging threats in the digital landscape, affecting individuals, businesses, and critical infrastructure worldwide. A ransomware attack typically begins when the malware infiltrates a system through various vectors such as

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Operation SkyCloak Deploys Tor-Enabled OpenSSH Backdoor Targeting Defense Sectors

Threat actors are leveraging weaponized attachments distributed via phishing emails to deliver malware likely targeting the defense sector in Russia and Belarus. According to multiple reports from Cyble and Seqrite Labs, the campaign is designed to deploy a persistent backdoor on compromised hosts that uses OpenSSH in conjunction with a customized Tor hidden service that employs obfs4 for

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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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Android Update Patches Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw

The November 2025 Android patches resolve two vulnerabilities, both in the platform’s System component. The post Android Update Patches Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw 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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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

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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

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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