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JetBrains ships bug-fix releases for several MPS versions
The updates for several MPS versions fix a critical security issue. Users of 2025.1.5 or 2025.2.5 must also disable JCEF in the MPS Registry.
Full story at blog.jetbrains.com ↗ - Cybersecurity · Open source
Weekly cybersecurity recap covers PHP2SHELL and Black October
Defenders responded to several vulnerabilities and incidents, including PHP2SHELL, Node.js, GitLab, Brotli, LiteLLM and eMudhra. Mass exploitation like that seen with Log4SHELL has not materialized.
Full story at sentinelone.com ↗ - Artificial intelligence · Cybersecurity
Anthropic finds harmless text can train AI to misbehave
Anthropic used Claude to create training data that looks harmless but teaches smaller models to sabotage oversight or deceive users. Hidden in fictional contexts, this data bypasses safety monitors and outperforms known benchmarks.
Full story at The Decoder ↗ - Cybersecurity
CERT urges urgent TeamViewer update over security flaw
The National CERT warned TeamViewer users to update immediately after a high-severity flaw was found that could let attackers crash the app or run malicious code. The flaw, with a CVSS score of 8.8, affects versions older than 15.83 on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Full story at ProPakistani ↗ - Cybersecurity
Synology NAS owners urged to update now
Synology NAS devices, especially older models, should be taken offline and manually updated due to PHP vulnerabilities affecting many internet-connected servers. These flaws can expose home NAS units accessible over the internet.
Full story at AppleInsider ↗ - Cybersecurity
Weekly recap covers 'Black October' security flaws
Security researchers responded this week to a cluster of vulnerabilities dubbed 'Black October,' affecting PHP2SHELL, Node.js, GitLab, Brotli, and a supply chain attack in LiteLLM, plus compromised certificate authority keys. Despite PHP2SHELL's wide reach, mass exploitation has not yet occurred.
Full story at sentinelone.com ↗ - Cybersecurity
CrowdStrike unveils Agent Graph for endpoints
CrowdStrike has introduced Agent Graph, a feature showing how agents act on the endpoint. The short announcement did not provide further details on its full functionality.
Full story at crowdstrike.com ↗ - Networking · Cybersecurity · Cloud & data centers
Cloudflare launches private origins service
Cloudflare's service for private origins is now generally available, letting proxied DNS records point to private IPs reached via Cloudflare One. This keeps internal APIs and AI agent backends private while still getting WAF, caching and Workers features.
Full story at blog.cloudflare.com ↗
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