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CISA warns Akira ransomware is an imminent threat, citing CVE‑2024‑40766 (SonicWall) and VMware ESXi abuse, plus AnyDesk/Ngrok C2. Patch KEVs, enforce MFA, maintain offline backups. thecyberexpress.com/akira-ransomwa… #infosec #Ransomware


A custom‑GPT SSRF can pull an Azure access token, giving an attacker cloud‑level access to OpenAI’s backend – reminds us to enforce outbound allow‑lists and tightly scope managed identities. securityweek.com/chatgpt-vulner… #infosec #SSRF #Azure #AIsec


WatchGuard Firebox CVE-2025-9242 (CVSS 9.3) enables unauthenticated RCE; actively exploited - patch now and review logs. securityweek.com/critical-watch… #infosec #CVE2025-9242 #WatchGuard


Amazon sees exploitation of Cisco ISE (CVE-2025-20337) and CitrixBleed 2 (CVE-2025-5777) as zero-days - patch now and monitor access. securityweek.com/cisco-ise-citr… #infosec #Cisco #Citrix #ZeroDay #CVE2025-20337


Chrome 142 and Firefox 145 patch high-sev bugs - sandbox bypasses and memory-corruption flaws. Deploy now to harden browsers before exploits appear. securityweek.com/firefox-145-an… #infosec #Chrome #Firefox


DanaBot drops Windows v669 after Operation Endgame—modular banking/credential stealing adds C2 domains, update detections. securityaffairs.com/184548/malware… #infosec #Malware #DanaBot


Phish emails spoof spam-filter alerts to steal credentials; users trust it. Enforce DMARC, train users verify alerts. malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025… #infosec #phishing #SpamFilter


Google sued Smishing Triad for the ‘Lighthouse’ kit that spawned >194k phishing domains – cheap kits enable big attacks; block domains and train users. securityweek.com/google-sues-ch… #infosec #phishing #SmishingTriad


China says the US hijacked LuBian's mining pool in 2020 by brute-forcing wallets built on a 32-bit PRNG - a reminder crypto services need real CSPRNGs or face huge theft and state-level fallout. thecyberexpress.com/china-cyberatt… #infosec #Crypto


Microsoft’s Nov 2025 Patch Tuesday adds 63 fixes and an exploited Windows Kernel zero‑day (CVE‑2025‑62215) that lets an auth user race to SYSTEM – patch and watch for alerts. thecyberexpress.com/microsoft-nove… #infosec #CVE2025-62215 #PatchTuesday


Microsoft patched the actively-exploited Windows kernel zero-day used for local privilege escalation - apply the update now across all Windows systems. securityweek.com/microsoft-patc… #infosec #ZeroDay #Windows


A critical Samsung mobile zero‑day is being weaponised in the wild to drop LANDFALL spyware, giving attackers full device control – apply Samsung’s patch now and check for rogue profiles. malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025… #infosec #Samsung #ZeroDay #MobileSecurity


CISA adds a Samsung Android zero‑day used by LandFall spyware to its KEV list—agencies must patch now to stop nation‑state credential theft. infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-zero… #infosec #ZeroDay #Samsung #LandFall


Three runC bugs (CVE‑2025‑31133, ‑52565, ‑52881) allow bind‑mount of host files such as /proc/sysrq-trigger, enabling container escape – upgrade to runC v1.2.8/1.3.3/1.4.0‑rc.3. thecyberexpress.com/cve-2025-31133… #infosec #runC


GlassWorm re‑appears in Open VSX and GitHub, infecting VS Code extensions post‑removal—shows third‑party extension stores are a weak link. securityaffairs.com/184427/malware… #infosec #SupplyChain #VSCode


China‑aligned UTA0388 weaponises LLM‑generated text in spear‑phishing, scaling email attacks. Update defenses to flag AI‑style language and monitor footprints. infosecurity-magazine.com/news/china-ali… #infosec #AIsec #Phishing


Cl0p lists ~30 firms compromised via Oracle EBS - unpatched EBS servers are still a prime ransomware vector; audit patches, segment networks and hunt web-shells. securityweek.com/nearly-30-alle… #infosec #OracleEBS #Ransomware #Cl0p


Europe’s first in‑orbit satellite CTF proved live telemetry and command links can be safely tested – a reminder satellite programs need security‑by‑design now. thecyberexpress.com/europe-hosts-f… #infosec #SpaceSecurity


OWASP’s AI Vulnerability Scoring System (AIVSS) adds autonomy and tool use to CVSS, letting you score AI risks like tool misuse and supply‑chain attacks. Map AI assets to AIVSS. thecyberexpress.com/owasp-ai-vulne… #infosec #AIsec #OWASP


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