Infosecurity News
 - Conduent Data Breach Impacts Over 10.5 Million Individuals- Over 10.5 million individuals were impacted by a widespread 2024 data breach at Conduent Business Services, with customer notifications issued in October 2025 
 - Chinese-Linked Hackers Exploit Windows Flaw to Spy on Belgian and Hungarian Diplomats- A new UNC6384 campaign highlights the threat actor’s growing sophistication and geographic expansion 
 - Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Hit with Criminal Complaint in Austria- Clearview AI faces a criminal complaint in Austria for allegedly ignoring EU data protection rulings 
 - Critical Flaws Found in Elementor King Addons Affect 10,000 Sites- The King Addons for Elementor plugin contains two flaws allowing unauthenticated file uploads and privilege escalation 
 - Threat Actors Utilize AdaptixC2 for Malicious Payload Delivery- Cybercriminals are abusing AdaptixC2, a legitimate emulation framework, in ransomware campaigns 
 - Shadow AI: One In Four Employees Use Unapproved AI Tools, Research Finds- Over a quarter of employees work with AI tools that had not been authorized by their company 
 - Proton Claims 300 Million Records Compromised So Far This Year- A new dark web analysis reveals more than 300 million records have been breached in 2025 to date 
 - Defense Contractor Boss Pleads Guilty to Selling Zero-Day Exploits to Russia- The former general manager of defense contractor Trenchant has admitted selling zero-days to Russian broker 
 - Chrome to Make HTTPS Mandatory by Default in 2026- Google Chrome will enhance security with enforced HTTPS connections from version 154, set for release in October 2026 
 - Npm Malware Uses Invisible Dependencies to Infect Dozens of Packages- The ongoing ‘PhantomRaven’ malicious campaign has infected 126 npm packages to date, representing 86,000 downloads 
 - PHP Servers and IoT Devices Face Growing Cyber-Attack Risks- A rise in attacks on PHP servers, IoT devices and cloud gateways is linked to botnets exploiting flaws, according to new research published by Qualys 
 - New Atroposia RAT Surfaces on Dark Web- Atroposia is a newly discovered modular RAT that uses encrypted channels and advanced theft capabilities to target credentials and crypto wallets 
 - Open Source “b3” Benchmark to Boost LLM Security for Agents- The backbone breaker benchmark (b3) has been launched to enhance the security of LLMs within AI agents 
 - BSI Warns of Looming AI Governance Crisis- The British Standards Institution claims business leaders aren’t focused enough on managing AI risk 
 - Investment Scams Spread Across Asia With International Reach- A surge in fake investment platforms targeting cryptocurrency and forex markets has been driving a new wave of financial crime in Asia 
 - Chrome Zero-Day Actively Exploited in Attacks by Mem3nt0 mori- A zero-day flaw in Chrome has been exploited by Mem3nt0 mori in Operation ForumTroll as part of a targeted espionage campaign 
 - Nation-State Cyber Ecosystems Weakened by Sanctions, Report Reveals- Cyber-related economic sanctions can alter adversary behavior, forcing underground networks to distance themselves from named actors 
 - A Quarter of Scam Victims Have Considered Self-Harm- ITRC report charts shocking rise of identity fraud victims driven to thoughts of self-harm 
 - Actively Exploited WSUS Bug Added to CISA KEV List- Sysadmins are urged to patch WSUS vulnerability CVE-2025-59287 as soon as possible, with federal agencies required to update by November 14 
 - Qilin Ransomware Group Publishes Over 40 Cases Monthly- Qilin ransomware activity has surged in late 2025, threatening data leaks via double extortion tactics 



