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- Google Uncovers PROMPTFLUX Malware That Uses Gemini AI to Rewrite Its Code Hourlyby [email protected] (The Hacker News) on 5 November 2025 at 3:33 pm
Google on Wednesday said it discovered an unknown threat actor using an experimental Visual Basic Script (VB Script) malware dubbed PROMPTFLUX that interacts with its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) model API to write its own source code for improved obfuscation and evasion. "PROMPTFLUX is written in VBScript and interacts with Gemini's API to request specific VBScript obfuscation and
- Researchers Find ChatGPT Vulnerabilities That Let Attackers Trick AI Into Leaking Databy [email protected] (The Hacker News) on 5 November 2025 at 2:04 pm
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new set of vulnerabilities impacting OpenAI's ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that could be exploited by an attacker to steal personal information from users' memories and chat histories without their knowledge. The seven vulnerabilities and attack techniques, according to Tenable, were found in OpenAI's GPT-4o and GPT-5 models. OpenAI has
- Securing the Open Android Ecosystem with Samsung Knoxby [email protected] (The Hacker News) on 5 November 2025 at 11:55 am
Raise your hand if you’ve heard the myth, “Android isn’t secure.” Android phones, such as the Samsung Galaxy, unlock new ways of working. But, as an IT admin, you may worry about the security—after all, work data is critical. However, outdated concerns can hold your business back from unlocking its full potential. The truth is, with work happening everywhere, every device connected to your
- Mysterious 'SmudgedSerpent' Hackers Target U.S. Policy Experts Amid Iran–Israel Tensionsby [email protected] (The Hacker News) on 5 November 2025 at 11:20 am
A never-before-seen threat activity cluster codenamed UNK_SmudgedSerpent has been attributed as behind a set of cyber attacks targeting academics and foreign policy experts between June and August 2025, coinciding with heightened geopolitical tensions between Iran and Israel. "UNK_SmudgedSerpent leveraged domestic political lures, including societal change in Iran and investigation into the
- U.S. Sanctions 10 North Korean Entities for Laundering $12.7M in Crypto and IT Fraudby [email protected] (The Hacker News) on 5 November 2025 at 10:55 am
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions against eight individuals and two entities within North Korea's global financial network for laundering money for various illicit schemes, including cybercrime and information technology (IT) worker fraud. "North Korean state-sponsored hackers steal and launder money to fund the regime's nuclear weapons program," said Under Secretary of




