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In Other News: PromptPwnd Attack, macOS Bounty Complaints, Chinese Hackers Trained in Cisco Academy

SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we curate and present a collection of noteworthy developments, ranging from the latest vulnerability discoveries and emerging attack techniques to significant policy changes and industry reports.  Here are this…

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Akira Ransomware Group Made $244 Million in Ransom Proceeds

The Akira ransomware group has made over $244 million in proceeds from its malicious activities, according to an updated joint advisory from government agencies in the US, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Active since at least March 2023, the hacking group is mainly known for deploying a ransomware variant tailored for VMware ESXi servers, in attacks targeting businesses and critical infrastructure organizations in North America, Europe, and Australia. This year, however, the group expanded its…

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Hackers Target Perplexity Comet Browser Users

Shortly after AI search engine company Perplexity launched its Comet AI browser, threat actors attempted to capitalize on it by luring users to fraudulent domains and fake applications, threat intelligence firm BforeAI reports. Launched in July, Comet is a Chromium-based browser that integrates Perplexity’s AI assistant, offering support for automating tasks, organizing emails, and researching the web. Beginning August, BforeAI observed an increase in fraudulent domains promoting an executable version of the browser available for…

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AISLE Emerges From Stealth With AI-Based Reasoning System to Remediate Vulnerabilities on the Fly

AISLE has emerged from stealth with a new AI-based cyber reasoning system (CRS). The term CRS originates from DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge, held in 2016 and designed for research into systems able to detect, exploit, and patch software vulnerabilities in real time. Since that Challenge, AI-driven software has become mainstream, and AISLE’s new CRS is described as an “AI-native cyber reasoning system that autonomously identifies, triages and remediates with verification both known and zero-day application…

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In Other News: Gladinet Flaw Exploitation, Attacks on ICS Honeypot, ClayRat Spyware

SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we curate and present a collection of noteworthy developments, ranging from the latest vulnerability discoveries and emerging attack techniques to significant policy changes and industry reports.  Here are this…

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Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks Devices Targeted in Coordinated Campaign

Three exploitation campaigns targeting Cisco and Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Fortinet VPNs originate from IPs on the same subnets, GreyNoise has discovered. The threat intelligence firm initially warned of scanning attempts targeting Cisco ASA devices in early September, roughly three weeks before Cisco disclosed two zero-day vulnerabilities impacting Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) software. The bugs, tracked as CVE-2025-20333 (CVSS score of 9.9) and CVE-2025-20362 (CVSS score…

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Juniper Networks Patches Critical Junos Space Vulnerabilities

Juniper Networks has announced patches for nearly 220 vulnerabilities in Junos OS, Junos Space, and Security Director, including nine critical-severity flaws affecting Junos Space. More than 200 security defects were resolved in Junos Space and Junos Space Security Director, Juniper’s October 2025 security advisories, published as part of the company’s predefined quarterly schedule, reveal. Junos Space version 24.1R4 was rolled out with fixes for 24 cross-site scripting (XSS) issues, including a critical-severity bug (CVE-2025-59978, CVSS…

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GitHub Copilot Chat Flaw Leaked Data From Private Repositories

Legit Security has detailed a vulnerability in the GitHub Copilot Chat AI assistant that led to sensitive data leakage and full control over Copilot’s responses. Combining a Content Security Policy (CSP) bypass with remote prompt injection, Legit Security’s Omer Mayraz was able to leak AWS keys and zero-day bugs from private repositories, and influence the responses Copilot provided to other users. Copilot Chat is designed to provide code explanations and suggestions, and allows users to…

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Radiflow Unveils New OT Security Platform

Industrial cybersecurity firm Radiflow has unveiled a new platform for mid-sized enterprises. The new platform, named Radiflow360, leverages AI to provide enhanced visibility, risk management, and incident response capabilities.  According to Radiflow, the platform enables comprehensive visibility and control over OT networks, with an AI assistant speeding up assessments and threat prioritization. Radiflow360, which integrates with other Radiflow and third-party tools, helps streamline compliance and accelerate incident response. The company advertises the platform as ideal…

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Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Zero-Day Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

A recently patched vulnerability in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer) was exploited as a zero-day by a Chinese ransomware group, Microsoft reports. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-10035 (CVSS score of 10/10), was disclosed on September 18, when Fortra rolled out patches for it. A deserialization issue in the application’s license servlet, the bug can be exploited for command injection and remote code execution (RCE). Shortly after public disclosure, cybersecurity firm watchTowr warned that the…

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