Google Says AI Agent Thwarted Exploitation of Critical Vulnerability 

Google refused to share any details on how its Big Sleep AI foiled efforts to exploit a SQLite vulnerability in the wild.

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21-year-old former US soldier pleads guilty to hacking, extorting telecoms

Cameron John Wagenius faces up to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud, extortion and aggravated identity theft in data breaches involving major corporations.

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Ex US Soldier Cameron Wagenius Guilty in Telecom Hacking and Extortion

Former US Army soldier Cameron Wagenius pleads guilty to hacking telecom companies and extorting $1 million+ using cybercrime forums like BreachForums and XSS.

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China’s Salt Typhoon Hacked US National Guard

Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon targeted a National Guard unit’s network and tapped into communications with other units.

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New Konfety Malware Variant Evades Detection by Manipulating APKs and Dynamic Code

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new, sophisticated variant of a known Android malware referred to as Konfety that leverages the evil twin technique to enable ad fraud.
The sneaky approach essentially involves a scenario wherein two variants of an application share the same package name: A benign “decoy” app that’s hosted on the Google Play Store and its evil twin, which is

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Chinese authorities are using a new tool to hack seized phones and extract data

Researchers warned that Chinese residents, and visitors to China, should be aware of the tool’s existence and the risks it poses.

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Former US Soldier Who Hacked AT&T and Verizon Pleads Guilty

Cameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to charges related to hacking into US telecommunications companies.

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Google AI “Big Sleep” Stops Exploitation of Critical SQLite Vulnerability Before Hackers Act

Google on Tuesday revealed that its large language model (LLM)-assisted vulnerability discovery framework discovered a security flaw in the SQLite open-source database engine before it could have been exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6965 (CVSS score: 7.2), is a memory corruption flaw affecting all versions prior to 3.50.2. It was discovered by Big Sleep, an

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IoT Security Firm Exein Raises $81 Million 

Italian company Exein has raised €70 million (~$81 million) in a Series C funding round led by Balderton.

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Chrome Update Patches Fifth Zero-Day of 2025

Google has released a Chrome 138 security update that patches a zero-day, the fifth resolved in the browser this year.

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