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For years, security leaders have treated artificial intelligence as an “emerging” technology, something to keep an eye on but not yet mission-critical. A new Enterprise AI and SaaS Data Security Report by AI & Browser Security company LayerX proves just how outdated that mindset has become. Far from a future concern, AI is already the single largest uncontrolled channel for corporate data exfiltration—bigger than shadow SaaS or unmanaged file sharing. The findings, drawn from real-world enterprise browsing telemetry, reveal a counterintuitive truth: the problem with AI in enterprises isn’t tomorrow’s unknowns, it’s today’s everyday workflows. Sensitive data is already flowing into ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot at staggering rates, mostly through unmanaged accounts and invisible copy/paste channels. Traditional DLP tools—built for sanctioned, file-based environments—aren’t even looking in the right direction. From “Emerging” to Essential in Record Time In just two years, AI tool...

Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of XWorm malware, turning it into a versatile tool for supporting a wide range of malicious actions on compromised hosts. "XWorm's modular design is built around a core client and an array of specialized components known as plugins," Trellix researchers Niranjan Hegde and Sijo Jacob said in an analysis published last week. "These plugins are essentially additional payloads designed to carry out specific harmful actions once the core malware is active." XWorm, first observed in 2022 and linked to a threat actor named EvilCoder, is a Swiss Army knife of malware that can facilitate data theft, keylogging, screen capture, persistence, and even ransomware operations. It's primarily propagated via phishing emails and bogus sites advertising malicious ScreenConnect installers. Some of the other tools advertised by the developer include a .NET-based malware builder, a remote access trojan called XBinder, a...

Redis has disclosed details of a maximum-severity security flaw in its in-memory database software that could result in remote code execution under certain circumstances. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-49844 (aka RediShell), has been assigned a CVSS score of 10.0. "An authenticated user may use a specially crafted Lua script to manipulate the garbage collector, trigger a use-after-free, and potentially lead to remote code execution," according to a GitHub advisory for the issue. "The problem exists in all versions of Redis with Lua scripting." However, for exploitation to be successful, it requires an attacker to first gain authenticated access to a Redis instance, making it crucial that users don't leave their Redis instances exposed to the internet and secure them with strong authentication. The issue impacts all versions of Redis. It has been addressed in versions 6.2.20, 7.2.11, 7.4.6, 8.0.4, and 8.2.2 released on October 3, 2025. As tempor...

Microsoft on Monday attributed a threat actor it tracks as Storm-1175 to the exploitation of a critical security flaw in Fortra GoAnywhere software to facilitate the deployment of Medusa ransomware. The vulnerability is CVE-2025-10035 (CVSS score: 10.0), a critical deserialization bug that could result in command injection without authentication. It was addressed in version 7.8.4, or the Sustain Release 7.6.3. "The vulnerability could allow a threat actor with a validly forged license response signature to deserialize an arbitrary actor-controlled object, possibly leading to command injection and potential remote code execution (RCE)," the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said . According to the tech giant, Storm-1175 is a cybercriminal group known for deploying Medusa ransomware and exploiting public-facing applications for initial access. Exploitation activity related to CVE-2025-10035 is said to have been detected in multiple organizations on September 11, 2025. It...

CrowdStrike on Monday said it's attributing the exploitation of a recently disclosed security flaw in Oracle E-Business Suite with moderate confidence to a threat actor it tracks as Graceful Spider (aka Cl0p ), and that the first known exploitation occurred on August 9, 2025. The malicious activity involves the exploitation of CVE-2025-61882 (CVSS score: 9.8), a critical vulnerability that facilitates remote code execution without authentication. The cybersecurity company also noted that it's currently not known how a Telegram channel "insinuating" collaboration between Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$ (aka Slippy Spider), and ShinyHunters came into the possession of an exploit for the flaw, and if they and other threat actors have leveraged it in real-world attacks. The Telegram channel has been observed sharing the purported Oracle EBS exploit, while criticizing Graceful Spider's tactics. It's worth noting that the binaries dropped by the Cl0p actors contain...