CISA orders feds to patch Samsung zero-day used in spyware attacks
CISA ordered U.S. federal agencies today to patch a critical Samsung vulnerability that has been exploited in zero-day attacks to deploy LandFall spyware on devices running WhatsApp. Tracked as CVE-2025-21042, this out-of-bounds write security flaw was discovered in Samsung’s libimagecodec.quram.so library, allowing remote attackers to gain code execution on devices running Android 13 and later. While Samsung patched it in […]
Yanluowang initial access broker pleaded guilty to ransomware attacks
A Russian national will plead guilty to acting as an initial access broker (IAB) for Yanluowang ransomware attacks that targeted at least eight U.S. companies between July 2021 and November 2022. According to a plea agreement signed by the defendant on October 29, first spotted by Court Watch editor Seamus Hughes, Aleksey Olegovich Volkov (who used the “chubaka.kor” and “nets” aliases) […]
Popular JavaScript library expr-eval vulnerable to RCE flaw
A critical vulnerability in the popular expr-eval JavaScript library, with over 800,000 weekly downloads on NPM, can be exploited to execute code remotely through maliciously crafted input. The security issue was discovered by security researcher Jangwoo Choe and is tracked as CVE-2025-12735. According to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the severity rating is critical, with a […]
How to use the new Windows 11 Start menu, now rolling out
The Windows Start menu is getting its first major redesign since 2021 and will be rolled out to everyone with the November 11 Patch Tuesday update. The Start menu is now scrollable, so you can move through your apps in one place. This means the “All” section sits on the main screen, and you do not need […]
Lost iPhone? Don’t fall for phishing texts saying it was found
The Swiss National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning iPhone owners about a phishing scam that claims to have found your lost or stolen iPhone but is actually trying to steal your Apple ID credentials. When iPhone customers lose their phone or it is stolen, they can set a custom message in Apple’s Find My app that appears on […]
Dangerous runC flaws could allow hackers to escape Docker containers
Three newly disclosed vulnerabilities in the runC container runtime used in Docker and Kubernetes could be exploited to bypass isolation restrictions and get access to the host system. The security issues, tracked as CVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, and CVE-2025-52881 (all ), were reported this week and disclosed by SUSE software engineer and Open Container Initiative (OCI) board […]
OpenAI plans to release GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro
OpenAI is preparing the GPT-5.1 family for public rollout. This includes GPT-5.1 (base), GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro for those who pay a $200 monthly subscription. My sources tell me new GPT-5.1 models are headed to Azure, and that indicates the rollout is weeks away. This also aligns with GPT’s release cadence. GPT-5 shipped on […]
GlassWorm malware returns on OpenVSX with 3 new VSCode extensions
The GlassWorm malware campaign, which impacted the OpenVSX and Visual Studio Code marketplaces last month, has returned with three new VSCode extensions that have already been downloaded over 10,000 times. GlassWorm is a campaign and malware that leverages Solana transactions to fetch a payload targeting GitHub, NPM, and OpenVSX account credentials, as well as cryptocurrency […]
Still on Windows 10? Enroll in free ESU before next week’s Patch Tuesday
With the first Patch Tuesday following Windows 10’s end of support approaching next week, users who continue to run the operating system should enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to remain protected against newly discovered security vulnerabilities. On October 14, 2025, Windows 10 reached the end of support, meaning that Microsoft will no […]
Malicious NuGet packages drop disruptive ‘time bombs’
Several malicious packages on NuGet have sabotage payloads scheduled to activate in 2027 and 2028, targeting database implementations and Siemens S7 industrial control devices. The embedded malicious code uses a probabilistic trigger, so it may or may not activate depending on a set of parameters on the infected device. NuGet is an open-source package manager and software […]