Tag: malicious
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77 malicious extensions found on Open VSX marketplace
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/77-malicious-extensions-found-on-open-vsx-marketplace
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OpenAI and Anthropic Agents Took 19 Unauthorised Actions During UK Cyber Tests
UK cyber tests found OpenAI and Anthropic agents taking 19 unauthorised actions, including deception and attempts to plant malicious code. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/artificial-intelligence/news-openai-anthropic-agents-unauthorised-actions-uk-tests-emea/
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AI Browsers Vulnerable to ‘PleaseFix’ Zero-Click Agent Hijacking
Attackers can take control of agents through malicious instructions hidden in content supplied to AI browsers, and there’s no simple fix for the threat. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-browsers-zero-click-agent-hijacking
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Flooding Dropper Hits npm With 850 Malicious Packages
Tags: attack, automation, cloud, container, control, credentials, cvss, data-breach, detection, dns, endpoint, github, guide, infrastructure, linux, macOS, malicious, malware, monitoring, software, threat, windows<div cla TL;DR Sonatype Research Labs is tracking an active malicious package campaign, dubbed ‘Flooding Dropper,’ spreading on npm, currently impacting 846 software components. The attacker appears to be automating parts of the npm account and package creation process, combining terms such as bigops and bnpl with other words and recurring version patterns, such as releases…
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Mini Shai-Hulud npm Attack: More Than 2,200 Components Impacted
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, container, control, credentials, data, data-breach, github, guide, infection, intelligence, kubernetes, malicious, malware, microsoft, open-source, risk, sbom, service, software, threat, update<div cla TL;DR A new wave of the Shai-Hulud malicious package campaign emerged on npm, with 2,225 software component versions impacted. The malware executes through a malicious preinstall hook, steals npm, GitHub, cloud, Kubernetes, Vault, CI/CD, and other credentials, then uses stolen publishing access to compromise additional packages. Organizations that installed an affected version should…
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CrowdStrike Warns AI Adoption Is Creating ‘Underdefended’ Attack Surfaces
CrowdStrike warns that AI adoption, rapid vulnerability exploitation, cloud attacks, and malicious npm packages are creating new enterprise security risks. The post CrowdStrike Warns AI Adoption Is Creating ‘Underdefended’ Attack Surfaces appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-crowdstrike-ai-underdefended-attack-surfaces/
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Over 250 ClickFix Domains Use Browser Fingerprinting to Hide macOS Malware Lures
A macOS ClickFix operation spanning more than 250 front-end domains now fingerprints visitors before deciding whether to show them a malware lure, a change Microsoft Threat Intelligence tracked on infrastructure it had been watching for weeks.The server-side gate hides the malicious page from crawlers and sandboxes while presenting selected Mac users with a fake software…
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Paperclip AI Flaws Let Attackers Run Host Commands via Malicious Agent Imports
Two security flaws in Paperclip could let attackers execute commands on a network server or a developer’s computer. Paperclip is an open-source control plane for teams of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, and both paths rely on importing a malicious agent and starting it.A third flaw could expose sensitive data and control-plane details through application programming…
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Google Blogger locks hundreds of blogs in malware false positive
Google has locked hundreds of Blogger websites after a false positive claimed they violated its “Malware and Similar Malicious Content” policy, with some sites deleted from the platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-blogger-locks-hundreds-of-blogs-in-malware-false-positive/
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Anthropic AI agent faked identities, phished real developers in UK government hacking test
An artificial intelligence agent built by Anthropic independently planted malicious code in a real software project and sent phishing emails to developers during a U.K. government security evaluation, according to Britain’s AI Security Institute. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/anthropic-ai-hacking-uk
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ScreenConnect Attackers Hide Windows, Delete Installers and Masquerade as Software Updates
ScreenConnect is being systematically weaponized in the SMOKE#SCREEN campaign, where attackers hide execution windows, delete installers, and disguise malicious activity as routine software updates to plant fully functional, signed ScreenConnect agents across Windows and macOS endpoints. The result is persistent, “legitimate-looking” remote access that blends into normal IT operations while silently bypassing user awareness and…
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Open VSX Removes 77 Malicious Evil Twin Extensions Exfiltrating Developer Data
A cluster of 77 extensions on the Open VSX marketplace has been found to impersonate legitimate developer tools while transmitting information about the systems and development environments on which they were installed.The “evil twin” extensions were uploaded to the repository between July 26 and August 1, 2026, according to Manifold Security. The packages have been…
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Claude Mythos 5 Tried to Backdoor a Real Open-Source Project in Testing, Then Vouched for Itself
An agent running Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 spent 34 hours trying to get a malware dropper merged into a real open-source project during a cyber evaluation by the UK’s AI Security Institute.When a bystander publicly warned that the code was malicious, the agent denied it, force-pushed a rewritten branch history to erase the evidence, and…
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Fake Bank of America Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Malware
Cybercriminals are using a fake Bank of America phishing campaign to trick users into downloading a malicious script that installs ScreenConnect, enabling remote access and persistence on compromised systems First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fake-bank-of-america-phishing-scam/
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Cybercriminals Bypass AI Safety Controls by Splitting Malicious Tasks Across Multiple Sessions
Talos read attacker prompt logs and found guardrails fell to task splitting and ownership claims First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/talos-attackers-split-tasks-evade/
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Google Deletes 3 ADK AI Workflows After Malicious GitHub Issue Could Trigger Privileged Agent
Google deleted three AI agent workflows from its Agent Development Kit (ADK) Python repository. Pillar Security showed that a public GitHub issue could manipulate a triage agent into triggering a privileged code-fixing agent.The researchers said the public agent could be prompt-injected into posting /adk-issue-fix as adk-bot. They identified the bot as a collaborator, so that…
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18 Malicious npm Packages Deploy Cross-Platform RAT Against Alibaba Developers
18 malicious npm packages have been used in a tightly coordinated software supply chain attack to deliver a cross”‘platform RAT that specifically targets developers working with Alibaba’s internal Aone tooling and @ali-scoped packages. The operation came to light after researchers analyzed a seemingly simple malicious npm package, lib-mtop, which acted as a downloader and exposed…
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US water facilities targeted by ‘malicious cyber actors’ who’s to blame?
Despite Trump’s efforts to blame Tim Walz and Minnesota, officials suspect Iran behind attacks on US infrastructureLate last week, federal authorities issued a stern warning saying “malicious cyber actors” were targeting water and wastewater facilities in at least seven states across the US. Minnesota appeared to be the hardest hit with 30 of its water…
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New DOUBLECUP ClickFix service hides malware in browser cache images
A new Russian loader-as-a-service named DOUBLECUP uses ClickFix attacks to hide malicious code in PNG images cached by victims’ browsers, ultimately delivering CountLoader to Windows and macOS devices and a new remote access trojan named DeviceManager to Windows systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-doublecup-clickfix-service-hides-malware-in-browser-cache-images/
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18 Malicious npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform RAT to Alibaba Tool Users
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new set of malicious npm packages that target users of Alibaba developer tools with a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT) as part of a sophisticated, targeted software supply chain attack targeting Chinese-speaking environments.One of the packages in question is “lib-mtop,” an unscoped package with the same name as a private…
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Hackers Poison Adform Script to Swap Crypto Wallet Addresses Across Customer Sites
Attackers modified a JavaScript file served by advertising technology company Adform, turning it into a browser-side tool that rewrites cryptocurrency wallet addresses.Adform detected the incident on July 27, 2026, removed the malicious code, notified affected clients, and reported it to authorities.Anyone who visited a site carrying the affected script on July 27 and copied a…
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To Ban or Not Ban Chinese Open-Weight AI Models
Tags: ai, backdoor, china, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, finance, government, infrastructure, international, malicious, microsoft, military, network, nvidia, open-source, openai, regulation, risk, software, supply-chain, technology, usaShould the US ban American companies from using Chinese open-weight AI models? That is the ugly question. US officials have openly expressed concerns and a desire to implement regulations. The technology community has aggressively responded, with over 20 leading AI companies, including Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, and Dell, urging legislators not to rush imposing restrictions on…
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Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption to stop malware flood
The Arch Linux project has temporarily disabled adoption of Arch User Repository (AUR) packages after a surge in malicious takeovers of existing packages. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arch-linux-disables-aur-package-adoption-to-stop-malware-flood/
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Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies
Had the hacks used conventional methods, someone would likely go to prison. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/likely-illegally-claude-gained-access-to-3-networks-will-anthropic-be-held-to-account/
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ESET tracks rise in malicious AI skills and adaptable malware
Attackers are adapting established techniques to AI platforms, emerging technologies, and changing user behavior. ESET’s new threat report examines the rise of malicious AI skills, AI-assisted malware, ClickFix attacks, record quishing activity, and ransomware tools designed to disable security software. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/eset-tracks-rise-in-malicious-ai-skills-and-adaptable-malware/