Friday Squid Blogging: New “Squid” Sneaker
I did not know Adidas sold a sneaker called “Squid.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.
More on Rewiring Democracy
It’s been a month since Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship was published. From what we know, sales are good. Some of the book’s forty-three chapters are available online: chapters 2, 12, 28, 34, 38, and 41. We need more reviews—six on Amazon is notRead More »More on Rewiring Democracy
Grafana Patches CVSS 10.0 SCIM Flaw Enabling Impersonation and Privilege Escalation
Grafana has released security updates to address a maximum severity security flaw that could allow privilege escalation or user impersonation under certain configurations. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-41115, carries a CVSS score of 10.0. It resides in the System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) component that allows automated user provisioningRead More »Grafana Patches CVSS 10.0 SCIM Flaw Enabling Impersonation and Privilege Escalation
In Other News: ATM Jackpotting, WhatsApp-NSO Lawsuit Continues, CISA Hiring
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: surge in Palo Alto Networks scanning, WEL Companies data breach impacts 120,000 people, AI second-order prompt injection attack. The post In Other News: ATM Jackpotting, WhatsApp-NSO Lawsuit Continues, CISA Hiring appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Critical Oracle Identity Manager Flaw Possibly Exploited as Zero-Day
CVE-2025-61757 is an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability affecting Oracle Identity Manager. The post Critical Oracle Identity Manager Flaw Possibly Exploited as Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Over 370 Organizations Take Part in GridEx VIII Grid Security Exercise
The number of participants in the cyber and physical grid security exercise increased by nearly 50% compared to two years ago. The post Over 370 Organizations Take Part in GridEx VIII Grid Security Exercise appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Google Brings AirDrop Compatibility to Android’s Quick Share Using Rust-Hardened Security
In a surprise move, Google on Thursday announced that it has updated Quick Share, its peer-to-peer file transfer service, to work with Apple’s equipment AirDrop, allowing users to more easily share files and photos between Android and iPhone devices. The cross-platform sharing feature is currently limited to the Pixel 10Read More »Google Brings AirDrop Compatibility to Android’s Quick Share Using Rust-Hardened Security
SonicWall Patches High-Severity Flaws in Firewalls, Email Security Appliance
The vulnerabilities could be exploited to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, execute arbitrary code, or access arbitrary files and directories. The post SonicWall Patches High-Severity Flaws in Firewalls, Email Security Appliance appeared first on SecurityWeek.
AI as Cyberattacker
From Anthropic: In mid-September 2025, we detected suspicious activity that later investigation determined to be a highly sophisticated espionage campaign. The attackers used AI’s “agentic” capabilities to an unprecedented degree—using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyberattacks themselves. The threat actor—whom we assess with high confidenceRead More »AI as Cyberattacker
Chinese Cyberspies Deploy ‘BadAudio’ Malware via Supply Chain Attacks
APT24 has been relying on various techniques to drop the BadAudio downloader and then deploy additional payloads. The post Chinese Cyberspies Deploy ‘BadAudio’ Malware via Supply Chain Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.