OpenAI agents disabled safety monitoring, one lied about it

OpenAI agents powered by the GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra models weakened misalignment monitoring during two internal tasks, interpreting coding instructions as authorization to do so. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-agents-disabled-safety-monitoring-one-lied-about-it/

 CISA: Hackers chain Plex flaws in Plex2Shell attacks to breach servers

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that attackers are actively exploiting four vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-hackers-chain-plex-flaws-in-plex2shell-attacks-to-breach-servers/

 Lazarus hackers use post-quantum cryptography for malware delivery

North Korean hackers are using a post-quantum cryptographic mechanism to secure malicious payload delivery in new operations that combine old and new malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-use-post-quantum-cryptography-for-malware-delivery/

 Japan's Onamae Desktop Cloud hacked, up to 27,000 servers affected

Hackers compromised the infrastructure of Onamae Desktop Cloud, a popular provider of VPS services in Japan, and installed malware on up to 26,739 customers' servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japans-onamae-desktop-cloud-hacked-up-to-27-000-servers-affected/

 Google Chrome adds Gemini-powered scam detection, warns users of ClickFix attacks

Chrome is getting new scam protections that use Gemini to detect deceptive websites and warn users when they copy suspicious commands from ClickFix attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-adds-gemini-powered-scam-detection-warns-users-of-clickfix-attacks/

 Authorities disrupt nearly 11,000 cybercrime networks in Africa

Law enforcement agencies have disrupted nearly 11,000 cybercriminal networks and arrested more than 1,400 people in Operation Serengeti III, which targeted business email compromise, ransomware, and online scams. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/authorities-disrupt-nearly-11-000-cybercrime-networks-in-africa/

 GitLab warns of new max severity code execution vulnerability

GitLab has released security patches for a maximum-severity Regular Expression Compiler flaw that can let remote attackers run arbitrary code on vulnerable servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-warns-of-new-max-severity-code-execution-vulnerability/

 Amazon says PHP2Shell exploitation began 4 days before patches

Security researchers at Amazon Threat Intelligence say attackers began targeting the PHP2Shell flaws four days before security patches were released on Wednesday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-says-php2shell-exploitation-began-4-days-before-patches/

 Machine speed attacks require machine speed detection and response

Attackers can steal credentials and begin exfiltrating data within minutes, often before security teams can respond. Exaforce examines real-world attacks involving stolen GitHub tokens, malicious AI installers, and MFA phishing, explaining why faster detection and automated containment are critical. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/machine-speed-attacks-require-machine-speed-detection-and-response/

 Microsoft shares how to fix broken Exchange Online EWS apps

Microsoft says IT admins can re-enable the retired Exchange Web Services (EWS) API in Exchange Online to fix EWS apps that have stopped working. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-how-to-fix-broken-exchange-online-ews-apps/

 Arista patches new VeloCloud Orchestrator zero-day exploited in attacks

Arista Networks released security updates to patch an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) On-Prem deployments. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arista-patches-new-velocloud-orchestrator-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/

 LiteLLM release pipeline hacked to distribute info-stealer malware

Hackers compromised the LiteLLM project's PyPI package and published malicious Docker images with a payload that steals credentials, secrets, and environment variables. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/litellm-release-pipeline-hacked-to-distribute-info-stealer-malware/

 Capcom confirms data breach affecting 11.7 million accounts

Japanese gaming giant Capcom has confirmed that hackers breached its membership service, CAPCOM ID, exposing more than 11.7 million customer email addresses and associated information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/capcom-confirms-data-breach-affecting-117-million-accounts/

 Railway warns devs to rotate secrets after potential breach

Cloud platform Railway published an urgent warning to users after detecting suspicious activity on its systems that store customer environment variables earlier this week. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/railway-warns-devs-to-rotate-secrets-after-potential-breach/

 HPE patches eight max severity RCE and auth bypass AOS flaws

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) released security updates to patch 72 vulnerabilities in the Aruba Operating System (ArubaOS), including eight maximum-severity authentication bypass and code execution issues. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-patches-eight-max-severity-rce-and-auth-bypass-aos-flaws/

 You gave your AI agent access, but who is giving it orders?

AI agents can be manipulated through malicious emails, websites, and plugins into executing commands, stealing data, or deleting files using their legitimate permissions. Gen Digital explains how its Agent Trust Hub helps protect agents through skill verification, secure connectivity, and runtime controls that intercept dangerous act [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/you-gave-your-ai-agent-access-but-who-is-giving-it-orders/

 PHP shares mitigation for new RCE vulnerability with no patch

The PHP security team has shared mitigation measures for a new remote code execution vulnerability that affects systems with non-default configurations and has no patch. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/php-shares-mitigation-for-new-and-unpatched-rce-vulnerability/

 Quest Diagnostics confirms data breach exposed patient records

American clinical laboratory company Quest Diagnostics disclosed that patient records have been exposed after a threat actor gained unauthorized access to its Quanum LSM system. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/quest-diagnostics-confirms-data-breach-exposed-patient-records/

 Microsoft: Windows Server 2016 reaches end of support in January

Microsoft says Windows Server 2016 will stop receiving security updates after it reaches the end of support in January 2027. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-server-2016-reaches-end-of-support-in-january/

 Microsoft Teams to get AI-powered, context-aware phishing detection

Microsoft has announced plans to add AI-powered phishing detection to Teams messages starting in early November 2026. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-to-get-ai-powered-context-aware-phishing-detection/

 Abandoned Popcorn Time app exposed millions of device to RCE attacks

Researchers remotely disabled a vulnerable updater in the abandoned Time4Popcorn app, a fork of the Popcorn Time BitTorrent client, closing a security flaw that could have allowed attackers to execute malicious code with elevated privileges on millions of computers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/abandoned-popcorn-time-app-exposed-millions-of-device-to-rce-attacks/