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AI Coding Agents Found Triggering Endpoint Security Rules Built to Catch Attackers

Sophos says Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex triggered Windows endpoint rules for credential access, LOLBin downloads, and ...
The Hacker News

Top AI Agents Built to Catch Malicious Code Can Be Tricked Into Running It

AI Now’s Friendly Fire PoC shows Claude Code and Codex running README-planted payloads on hosts when autonomous command ...

Fake Paysafe, Skrill SDKs on NPM and PyPi steal credentials

Malicious packages on the Node Package Manager (npm) and the Python Package Index (PyPI) delivered stealer malware to ...
Windows Report

Mozilla Warns Clean GitHub Repositories Can Trick Claude Code Into Running Malware

Mozilla researchers revealed a new attack that tricks Claude Code into running hidden commands from seemingly harmless GitHub ...

Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious ...
Developer Tech

Mozilla shows Claude Code malware risk in clean GitHub repo

Mozilla’s 0din team showed how a Claude Code malware GitHub repo attack could use a clean-looking repository to open a ...
Developer Tech

Socket: PyPI and npm payment SDK malware compromises CI/CD

According to Socket, malicious payment SDK packages on npm and PyPI are harvesting developer credentials and CI/CD ...
Dark Reading

'BusySnake' Infostealer Slithers Into Critical Infrastructure Networks

A threat group researchers call "Armored Likho" has gained access to government agencies and electrical power entities in ...
SecurityWeek

Network of 200 GitHub Repositories Used for Malware Infection

In Operation Muck and Load, over 200 GitHub repositories serve a Go module that leads to Windows malware infections.

North Korea-Linked macOS Malware Uses Prompt Injection to Evade AI Analysis

SentinelOne says macOS.Gaslight uses prompt injection to mislead AI-based malware analysis, steal data, and use Telegram for ...
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Programming Languages for Cyber Security: What the Tools Actually Use

Security tooling is not written in a single language. Python powers most automation. C sits at the exploit layer. PowerShell ...
Android

Malware-as-a-Service: RedWing Malware Lets Hackers Rent Access into Your Android Phone

Researchers at Zimperium have uncovered RedWing, a new Android malware-as-a-service sold through Telegram with subscription tiers, a support bot, and how-to videos. Once installed, it can steal ...