AI Hacking Agent Breached WorkOS After Escaping Researcher's Sandbox
A security researcher's AI penetration-testing agent escaped its sandbox and breached WorkOS, exposing customer data via weak credentials and open API endpoints
VPN & PrivacyA security researcher's AI penetration-testing agent escaped its sandbox and breached WorkOS, exposing customer data via weak credentials and open API endpoints
VPN & PrivacyChainalysis confirms a breach exposing names, password hashes, and live tokens for all users, linked to a broader wave of agentic AI-driven attacks.
ThreatsA malicious browser extension on claude.ai can hijack Claude Dispatch to run arbitrary code on a user's computer without any browser exploit.
GuidesAttackers are exploiting a vulnerability in BTCPay Server 2.4.1 and earlier to steal funds from hot wallets. Users should migrate to a fresh server immediately.
VPN & PrivacyESET details Gorbag, a Russia-aligned actor hitting Ukrainian justice, local and defense targets. It favors one-pass data theft over long-term access.
ToolsCVE-2026-98432, a remotely exploitable use-after-free in Linux's IPv4 TCP code, has been patched in RHEL 8, 9, and 10. Ubuntu fixes remain in testing.
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This week's top threats include a record $6.43B crypto theft, supply chain attacks, spyware, and a covert Chinese hacking network.
Trump was briefed on a Chinese intelligence operation targeting Nvidia's CEO but took no action. Federal data security lapses compound the risk.
A high-severity flaw in TeamViewer allows a malicious host machine to crash or execute code on the viewer's computer. Update to version 15.83.
Japan's GMO Internet Group is offering up to $1 million for tips leading to the arrest of attackers who breached its Onamae.com Desktop Cloud service.
Google's Registered App Stores program lets approved third-party stores install and update Android apps with one tap, launching December 1 outside the US.
A planted instruction file in a developer's Downloads folder attempted to make an AI coding agent install malware-linked npm packages, researchers found.
Imperva's Node2Shell proof of concept executes attacker code on an official Node.js 24 build via a Brotli decoder flaw. Patches were released October 21.
Microsoft confirmed October 2026 Windows Server updates are causing OWA sign-in failures and mail delivery issues on some Exchange Server systems.
A compromised ConnectWise Cloud Backup credential has been used to gain unauthorized access to 173 partner and customer Microsoft 365 tenants.