Google Threat Intelligence Group
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Google says hackers used AI to help find and weaponize a zero-day 2FA bypass
Google said it found what it believes is the first known in-the-wild use of AI for vulnerability discovery and exploit generation, after attackers used a zero-day Python script to bypass two-factor authentication on an open-source admin tool.
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SonicWall issues patch for actively exploited SMA 100 series privilege escalation bug
SonicWall released fixes for CVE-2025-40602, a local privilege escalation in SMA 100 series appliances that has been actively exploited; the flaw was reportedly used with CVE-2025-23006 to achieve unauthenticated root code execution, and users are urged to apply patches promptly.
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Google: APT24 Used New ‘BADAUDIO’ Malware in Years-Long Espionage Campaign
Google Threat Intelligence Group says a China-nexus actor tracked as APT24 used a previously undocumented downloader called BADAUDIO in a campaign from November 2022 into 2025, employing watering holes, supply-chain compromises and spear-phishing to deliver backdoors and second-stage payloads.
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Researchers: Actors abused Triofox antivirus feature to execute code as SYSTEM
Researchers say the UNC6485 cluster exploited CVE-2025-12480 in Gladinet Triofox by spoofing a localhost host header to bypass authentication, then abused the product’s antivirus configuration to run a malicious payload as SYSTEM; vendors have released patches and investigators provided indicators of compromise.
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Google says North Korean hackers used smart-contract “EtherHiding” to deliver malware
Google Threat Intelligence Group says a North Korean actor known as UNC5342 used an “EtherHiding” smart-contract technique to host and deliver JavaScript malware via fake job interviews, enabling stealthy payload updates and theft of credentials and cryptocurrency.
