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  • Researchers Find ChatGPT Vulnerabilities That Let Attackers Trick AI Into Leaking Data
    The Hacker News • 2025-11-05 06:04 • thehackernews.com
    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
    https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/researchers-find-chatgpt.html
  • Police busts credit card fraud rings with 4.3 million victims
    BleepingComputer • 2025-11-05 04:29 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    International authorities have dismantled three massive credit card fraud and money laundering networks, linked to losses exceeding €300 million ($344 million) and affecting over 4.3 million cardholders across 193 countries. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/europol-credit-card-fraud-rings-stole-eur-300-million-from-43-million-cardholders/
  • Scientists Need a Positive Vision for AI
    Schneier on Security • 2025-11-05 04:04 • www.schneier.com

    For many in the research community, it’s gotten harder to be optimistic about the impacts of artificial intelligence.

    As authoritarianism is rising around the world, AI-generated “slop” is overwhelming legitimate media, while AI-generated deepfakes are spreading misinformation and parroting extremist messages. AI is making warfare more precise and deadly amidst intransigent conflict…
    https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/11/scientists-need-a-positive-vision-for-ai.html

  • Securing the Open Android Ecosystem with Samsung Knox
    The Hacker News • 2025-11-05 03:55 • thehackernews.com
    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    However, outdated concerns can hold your business back from unlocking its full potential.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
    https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/securing-open-android-ecosystem-with.html
  • Mysterious 'SmudgedSerpent' Hackers Target U.S. Policy Experts Amid Iran–Israel Tensions
    The Hacker News • 2025-11-05 03:20 • thehackernews.com
    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
    https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/mysterious-smudgedserpent-hackers.html
  • U.S. Sanctions 10 North Korean Entities for Laundering $12.7M in Crypto and IT Fraud
    The Hacker News • 2025-11-05 02:55 • thehackernews.com
    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
    https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/us-sanctions-10-north-korean-entities.html
  • US sanctions North Korean bankers linked to cybercrime, IT worker fraud
    BleepingComputer • 2025-11-05 02:34 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on two North Korean financial institutions and eight individuals involved in laundering cryptocurrency stolen in cybercrime and fraudulent IT worker schemes. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-treasury-sanctions-north-korean-bankers-linked-to-cybercrime-it-worker-fraud/
  • Why SOC Burnout Can Be Avoided: Practical Steps
    The Hacker News • 2025-11-05 02:30 • thehackernews.com
    Behind every alert is an analyst; tired eyes scanning dashboards, long nights spent on false positives, and the constant fear of missing something big. It’s no surprise that many SOCs face burnout before they face their next breach. But this doesn’t have to be the norm. The path out isn’t through working harder, but through working smarter, together.
    Here are three practical steps every SOC can
    https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/why-soc-burnout-can-be-avoided.html

Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.

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