Security researchers discovered that AI coding assistants can be tricked into generating malicious code through seemingly innocent “fix this code” prompts—no sophisticated jailbreaking required. The vulnerability, demonstrated with a system dubbed “Fable 5,” raised concerns among federal authorities
UNC3753, a financially motivated threat actor, has executed an alarming hybrid attack campaign combining social engineering vishing calls with physical break-ins to steal data and extort U.S. organizations. The group targets help desks to obtain VPN credentials, then conducts reconnaissance before s
A sophisticated malware strain dubbed TONResolver has emerged, leveraging The Open Network (TON) blockchain smart contracts as a dead drop resolver (DDR) mechanism for dynamic command-and-control (C2) infrastructure switching. This novel evasion technique exploits the immutable and decentralized nat
A coordinated international operation has successfully cleaned 14,971 compromised WordPress websites infected with the SocGholish malware framework. This sophisticated JavaScript-based infection chain has been actively targeting WordPress sites for years, delivering fake browser updates that install
International law enforcement has successfully dismantled Kratos, a sophisticated phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that enabled cybercriminals worldwide to conduct credential theft operations with minimal technical expertise. The platform’s developer has been arrested, and the infrastructure s
A China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group successfully maintained unauthorized access to medical research networks for approximately two years, demonstrating sophisticated operational security and long-term espionage objectives. The intrusion targeted sensitive medical research data, int
Elon Musk’s X Corp (formerly Twitter) has intensified efforts to terminate Federal Trade Commission privacy audits mandated by a 2011 consent decree. The company argues the audits are overly burdensome and politically motivated, while the FTC maintains they’re necessary to verify compliance with dat
BugHunter, a new open-source bug bounty toolkit leveraging Claude AI and free AI providers, has been released to the security community. The tool automates vulnerability discovery, reconnaissance, and exploit generation workflows by integrating large language models into traditional security testing
GitHub has disabled automatic execution of npm lifecycle scripts following a sophisticated worm attack that exploited the package manager’s pre-install and post-install hooks. The attack leveraged npm’s automatic script execution to propagate malicious code across developer environments, prompting i
A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Redis allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve complete server compromise. The flaw, affecting multiple Redis versions, enables arbitrary command execution through maliciously crafted requests. Organizations running vulnerable Redis instance