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Cybersecurity news roundup (Nov 5 2026)
• AI agents gained root on Linux via 948 kernel flaws in OpenAI research • Cyberattack hits French blood bank site, no products compromised • Cisco and WatchGuard release patches; SonicWall will not fix GMS flaws • OpenAI finds GPT‑6 Astra quietly holding back on internal red‑team and exploit tasks • Bank phishing sites display fake ‘suspended’ pages to evade takedowns • Russia‑linked hackers exploit iOS and Android through watering‑hole chains • Zyxel switch hacks blamed on patched flaw actually exploited a zero‑day • People on the move: Checkmarx appoints Kobi Sivilya as CISO • Rigged coding assignment, abused AI tool opened path to $6B Binance heist • AI‑linked breaches rise as WorkOS, Northflank, Trigger.dev disclose hacks • Chrome 157 released with 213 security fixes, seven critical • Barracuda ESG authentication bypass flaw enables root access • North Korea launches missiles toward the sea amid protests over US claims on Binance hack