Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2025-10-30 17:00 PDT
- OpenAI confirms GPT-5 is now better at handling mental and emotional distress
 BleepingComputer • 2025-10-30 15:12 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
 OpenAI confirmed that it shipped an update on October 5, which allows GPT-5 to better handle sensitive conversations, especially when a user is experiencing emotional or mental distress. […]
 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-confirms-gpt-5-is-now-better-at-handling-mental-and-emotional-distress/
- Massive surge of NFC relay malware steals Europeans’ credit cards
 BleepingComputer • 2025-10-30 13:17 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
 Near-Field Communication (NFC) relay malware has grown massively popular in Eastern Europe, with researchers discovering over 760 malicious Android apps using the technique to steal people’s payment card information in the past few months. […]
 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-surge-of-nfc-relay-malware-steals-europeans-credit-cards/
- CISA orders feds to patch VMware Tools flaw exploited by Chinese hackers
 BleepingComputer • 2025-10-30 13:01 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
 CISA has ordered federal agencies to patch a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom’s VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools software, exploited by Chinese hackers since October 2024. […]
 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-vmware-tools-flaw-exploited-since-october-2024/
- Major telecom services provider Ribbon breached by state hackers
 BleepingComputer • 2025-10-30 12:03 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
 Ribbon Communications, a provider of telecommunications services to the U.S. government and telecom companies worldwide, revealed that nation-state hackers breached its IT network as early as December 2024. […]
 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/major-telecom-services-provider-ribbon-breached-by-state-hackers/
- BPO giant Conduent confirms data breach impacts 10.5 million people
 BleepingComputer • 2025-10-30 11:38 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
 American business services giant Conduent has confirmed that a 2024 data breach has impacted over 10.5 million people, according to notifications filed with the US Attorney General’s offices. […]
 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bpo-giant-conduent-confirms-data-breach-impacts-105-million-people/
- WhatsApp adds passwordless chat backups on iOS and Android
 BleepingComputer • 2025-10-30 11:02 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
 WhatsApp is rolling out passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android devices, enabling users to encrypt their chat history using their fingerprint, face, or a screen lock code. […]
 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-adds-passwordless-chat-backups-on-ios-and-android/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
