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Hackers Weaponize Windows Hyper-V to Hide Linux VM and Evade EDR Detection
The threat actor known as Curly COMrades has been observed exploiting virtualization technologies as a way to bypass security solutions and execute custom malware. According to a new report from Bitdefender, the adversary is said to have enabled the Hyper-V role on selected victim systems to deploy a minimalistic, Alpine Linux-based virtual machine. “This hidden…
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SonicWall Confirms State-Sponsored Hackers Behind September Cloud Backup Breach
SonicWall has formally implicated state-sponsored threat actors as behind the September security breach that led to the unauthorized exposure of firewall configuration backup files. “The malicious activity – carried out by a state-sponsored threat actor – was isolated to the unauthorized access of cloud backup files from a specific cloud environment using an API call,”…
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Skamania County preliminary results, contested races, Nov. 4 general election
FREE NEWS: Please note these results for Skamania County contested races and ballot measures are preliminary. Election certification is Nov. 25.
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Google Uncovers PROMPTFLUX Malware That Uses Gemini AI to Rewrite Its Code Hourly
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…
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Researchers Find ChatGPT Vulnerabilities That Let Attackers Trick AI Into Leaking Data
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
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Securing the Open Android Ecosystem with Samsung Knox
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,…
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CISA Adds Gladinet and CWP Flaws to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation Evidence
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added two security flaws impacting Gladinet and Control Web Panel (CWP) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2025-11371 (CVSS score: 7.5) – A vulnerability in files or directories…
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Oregon Journalism Project: Ex-Blazer Chris Dudley talks about Oregon, the 2026 governor’s race, and NBA gambling
FREE NEWS: This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit investigative newsroom for the state of Oregon.
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Wasco County Democrats host candidate forum Nov. 9
FREE NEWS: On Nov. 9 at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, the Wasco County Democrats will host a Candidates Forum featuring candidates running for the Democratic nomination for the Oregon Congressional seat currently held by Cliff Bentz, starting at 1 p.m.
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A Cybercrime Merger Like No Other — Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and ShinyHunters Join Forces
The nascent collective that combines three prominent cybercrime groups, Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and ShinyHunters, has created no less than 16 Telegram channels since August 8, 2025. “Since its debut, the group’s Telegram channels have been removed and recreated at least 16 times under varying iterations of the original name – a recurring cycle reflecting platform…
