Tag: github
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109 Fake GitHub Repos Spread SmartLoader, StealC Malware
A coordinated malware operation is abusing fake GitHub repositories to distribute a LuaJIT-based loader, SmartLoader, and a follow-on StealC infostealer, with at least 109 malicious repos active across 103 accounts. The campaign blends cloned open source code, obfuscated Lua stages, and blockchain-backed C2 resolution to evade detection and keep infrastructure agile. Instead of relying on…
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NFC tappay gets tapped by hackers
AI was likely used: ESET researchers also spotted something unusual in the malware’s internals. Some traces suggested generative AI may have played a role in its development.Specifically, the injected malicious code contains emoji markers in debug logs, something more commonly associated with AI-generated output than human-written malware. The researchers noted that this isn’t definitive proof…
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Glassworm kompromittiert 151 GitHub-Repositories in einer Woche – Wie Glassworm vier Ökosysteme gleichzeitig unterwanderte
Tags: githubFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/glassworm-supply-chain-angriff-npm-github-vscode-a-34639846879661dca46be8f2cdaa98a9/
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Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and GitHub Copilot Exposed to Prompt Injection via GitHub Comments
Comment and Control prompt injection vulnerabilities discovered in AI agents, including Claude Code Security Review, Google Gemini CLI Action, and GitHub Copilot Agent. The research, spearheaded by Aonan Guan and Johns Hopkins University researchers, highlights critical architectural flaws in how these AI tools process untrusted user input within GitHub workflows. The Architecture of >>Comment and…
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GitHub Issue Alerts Exploited in OAuth Phishing Scam Targeting Developers
Hackers are abusing GitHub’s own issue-notification emails to phish developers and silently take over their repositories using malicious OAuth applications, effectively turning trusted DevOps tooling into a supply-chain attack vector. Developers are now prime targets because compromising their accounts gives attackers direct access to source code CI/CD pipelines, and production workflows, making this a textbook supply-chain attack…
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Wie Hacker über GitHub-Kommentare KI-Agenten von Google und Anthropic kapern
Ein Sicherheitsforscher hat eine neue Form der Prompt Injection aufgedeckt, die populäre KI-Tools wie Claude Code, Gemini CLI und GitHub Copilot verwundbar macht. Über präparierte Kommentare und PR-Titel können Hacker Schadcode ausführen und sensible API-Schlüssel extrahieren. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/github-kommentare-ki
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Three Microsoft Defender Zero-Days Actively Exploited; Two Still Unpatched
Huntress is warning that threat actors are exploiting three recently disclosed security flaws in Microsoft Defender to gain elevated privileges in compromised systems.The activity involves the exploitation of three vulnerabilities that are codenamed BlueHammer (requires GitHub sign-in), RedSun, and UnDefend, all of which were released as zero-days by a researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse (…
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New CGrabber and Direct-Sys Malware Spread Through GitHub ZIP Files
Hackers spread CGrabber and Direct-Sys malware through GitHub ZIP files, bypassing security tools to steal passwords, crypto wallets, and user data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cgrabber-direct-sys-malware-github-zip-files/
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PoC Released for FortiSandbox Flaw Enabling Arbitrary Command Execution
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been publicly released for a critical security flaw in Fortinet’s FortiSandbox. Tracked as CVE-2026-39808, this severe vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the highest level of privileges. Security researcher Samuel de Lucas recently published the exploit details on GitHub, highlighting the…
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RCE by design: MCP architectural choice haunts AI agent ecosystem
sh, bash, powershell, curl, rm, and other high-risk binaries, they added.The core issue is that there’s currently no check in place to verify that a STDIO command is intended to initialize an MCP server rather than perform a malicious task. Furthermore, the researchers observed that even if the sent command fails to start the server,…
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GitHub lays out copyright liability changes and upcoming DMCA review for developers
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued in March has settled a question that has circulated among platform operators and developers for years: whether a service provider can be … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/16/github-copyright-liability-update/
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Hackers Are Using GitHub and Jira to Bypass Your Security
The modern enterprise runs on collaboration tools. Platforms like GitHub and Jira are deeply embedded in daily workflows, powering everything from development to project management. But that same trust is now being weaponized. New reporting from Cyber Security News reveals how attackers are exploiting notification systems within these platforms to deliver malicious payloads. Instead of…
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Microsoft’s April 2026 Patch Tuesday Addresses 163 CVEs (CVE-2026-32201)
Tags: advisory, api, attack, best-practice, cloud, container, cve, cvss, cyber, data, exploit, firewall, firmware, flaw, framework, github, Internet, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, office, powershell, rce, remote-code-execution, service, software, sql, startup, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day8Critical 154Important 1Moderate 0Low Microsoft addresses 163 CVEs in the April 2026 Patch Tuesday release, including two zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which was exploited in the wild. Microsoft patched 163 CVEs in its April 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with eight rated critical, 154 rated as important and one rated as moderate. This is the second…
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Q1 2026 Open Source Malware Index: Adaptive Attacks, Familiar Weaknesses
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, cloud, credentials, crypto, data, github, guide, intelligence, kubernetes, linux, macOS, malicious, malware, open-source, pypi, risk, software, supply-chain, tactics, theft, tool, update, windows, worm<div cla TL;DR Sonatype identified 21,764 open source malware packages in Q1 2026, bringing the total logged since 2017 to 1,346,867. npm accounted for 75% of malicious packages this quarter. Trojans dominated, with most activity focused on credential theft, host reconnaissance, and staged payload delivery. The quarter’s defining pattern was trust abuse: attackers succeeded by…
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Fake Proxifier GitHub Installer Spreads ClipBanker Crypto Malware
Hackers are abusing a fake Proxifier installer hosted on GitHub to deliver a multi”‘stage ClipBanker malware that silently hijacks cryptocurrency transactions from infected systems. The campaign combines search”‘engine poisoning, trojanized installers, and fileless techniques to stay under the radar while swapping victims’ wallet addresses with those controlled by attackers. The infection typically begins when users…
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OpenAI rotates macOS certs after Axios attack hit code-signing workflow
OpenAI is rotating potentially exposed macOS code-signing certificates after a GitHub Actions workflow executed a malicious Axios package during a recent supply chain attack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-rotates-macos-certs-after-axios-attack-hit-code-signing-workflow/
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GitHub and Jira Alerts Hijacked for Trusted-SaaS Phishing
Hackers are abusing GitHub and Jira’s built”‘in notification systems to send phishing emails that appear completely legitimate. Because these emails are sent from the platforms’ own mail servers, they pass standard checks like SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, making them very hard for traditional email gateways to block. The messages are routed via the official mail…
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OpenAI Revokes macOS App Certificate After Malicious Axios Supply Chain Incident
OpenAI revealed a GitHub Actions workflow used to sign its macOS apps, which downloaded the malicious Axios library on March 31, but noted that no user data or internal system was compromised.”Out of an abundance of caution, we are taking steps to protect the process that certifies our macOS applications are legitimate OpenAI apps,” OpenAI…
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GlassWorm evolves with Zig dropper to infect multiple developer tools
The GlassWorm campaign uses a Zig-based dropper hidden in a fake IDE extension to infect developer tools and compromise systems. The GlassWorm campaign, active since 2025, has evolved from malicious npm packages to large-scale supply chain attacks across GitHub, npm, and VS Code, even deploying RATs via fake browser extensions. In its latest iteration, threat…
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GlassWorm evolves with Zig dropper to infect multiple developer tools
The GlassWorm campaign uses a Zig-based dropper hidden in a fake IDE extension to infect developer tools and compromise systems. The GlassWorm campaign, active since 2025, has evolved from malicious npm packages to large-scale supply chain attacks across GitHub, npm, and VS Code, even deploying RATs via fake browser extensions. In its latest iteration, threat…
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GraphAlgo Scam: Lazarus Hackers Register Real US LLCs to Spread Malware
ReversingLabs has discovered a fresh wave of the graphalgo campaign in which North Korean Lazarus hackers are using fake Florida LLCs, mimicking SWFT Blockchain, and using GitHub typo-squatting to target developers with malware. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/graphalgo-scam-lazarus-hackers-us-llcs-malware/
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Hackers Exploit GitHub Copilot Flaw to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data
A high-severity flaw in GitHub Copilot Chat recently allowed attackers to silently steal sensitive data like API keys and private source code. Tracked as CVE-2025-59145 with a critical CVSS score of 9.6, this vulnerability required no malicious code execution. Instead, hackers used a clever prompt injection technique known as >>CamoLeak.<< A security researcher publicly disclosed…
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Hackers Exploit GitHub Copilot Flaw to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data
A high-severity flaw in GitHub Copilot Chat recently allowed attackers to silently steal sensitive data like API keys and private source code. Tracked as CVE-2025-59145 with a critical CVSS score of 9.6, this vulnerability required no malicious code execution. Instead, hackers used a clever prompt injection technique known as >>CamoLeak.<< A security researcher publicly disclosed…
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GitHub, GitLab Abused for Malware and Phishing Campaigns
Hackers are increasingly abusing trusted software development platforms GitHub and GitLab to host malware and credential phishing campaigns, making defensive detection significantly harder for enterprises. Because these Git-based platforms are deeply integrated into development and business workflows, organizations cannot simply block them at the network edge, giving threat actors a powerful, trusted delivery channel. GitHub…
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GlassWorm Trojan Hits VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf via OpenVSX Extension
A newly discovered supply chain attack is spreading the GlassWorm malware across multiple developer environments by abusing the OpenVSX extension marketplace. GlassWorm is not new. Researchers have tracked the campaign since March 2025, when attackers hid malicious payloads inside npm packages using invisible Unicode characters. Since then, the operation has expanded across GitHub repositories, npm…
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Breach Roundup: German Police Expose REvil, GandCrab Boss
Also, Medusa Ransomware, Grafana Flaw, German Political Party Breach. This week, German police unmasked a REvil leader, a critical Docker flaw, Medusa ransomware surged, DPRK hackers abused GitHub, Grafana AI bugs enabled data theft, scams hit $20B in the United States, Ivanti exploited and attacks hit Northern Ireland schools and a German political party. First…
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Phishers sneak through using GitHub and Jira’s own mail delivery infrastructure
Attackers are abusing the notification systems of SaaS platforms like GitHub and Jira to send phishing and spam emails, Cisco Talos researchers are warning. >>Because the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/09/saas-platforms-notification-systems-phishing/
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BlueHammer: Windows zero-day exploit leaked
A buggy but functional proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for an unpatched Windows local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed BlueHammer has been published on GitHub by … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/08/bluehammer-windows-zero-day-exploit-leaked/