Tag: malicious
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React2Shell Exploit Campaigns Tied to North Korean Cyber Intrusion Tactics
Sysdig has found sophisticated malicious campaigns exploiting React2Shell that delivered EtherRAT and suggested North Korean hackers’ involvement First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/react2shell-exploit-campaigns/
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Malicious VS Code Extensions Deploy Advanced Infostealer
Two malicious Visual Studio Code extensions, Bitcoin Black and Codo AI, have been observed harvesting sensitive user data First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/malicious-vs-code-extensions/
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Gemini Enterprise No-Click Flaw Exposes Sensitive Data
Google has fixed a critical vulnerability that enabled attackers to add malicious instructions to common documents to exfiltrate sensitive corporate information. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/gemini-enterprise-exposes-sensitive-data
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Malicious VS Code on Microsoft Registry Steals WiFi Passwords and Captures Screens
Security researchers at Koi Security have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign targeting developers through the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. The attack uses two seemingly innocent extensions a dark theme and an AI assistant to unleash a potent infostealer capable of capturing screenshots, hijacking browser sessions, and stealing Wi-Fi passwords. The malicious extensions, identified as >>Bitcoin BlackCodo…
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Malicious VS Code on Microsoft Registry Steals WiFi Passwords and Captures Screens
Security researchers at Koi Security have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign targeting developers through the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. The attack uses two seemingly innocent extensions a dark theme and an AI assistant to unleash a potent infostealer capable of capturing screenshots, hijacking browser sessions, and stealing Wi-Fi passwords. The malicious extensions, identified as >>Bitcoin BlackCodo…
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Malicious MCP Servers Enable Stealthy Prompt Injection to Drain System Resources
Security researchers have uncovered critical vulnerabilities in the Model Context Protocol (MCP) sampling feature that enable malicious servers to execute stealthy prompt injection attacks, drain computational resources, and compromise large language model applications without user detection. The findings reveal three primary attack vectors that exploit the protocol’s inherent trust model and lack of robust security…
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Malicious MCP Servers Enable Stealthy Prompt Injection to Drain System Resources
Security researchers have uncovered critical vulnerabilities in the Model Context Protocol (MCP) sampling feature that enable malicious servers to execute stealthy prompt injection attacks, drain computational resources, and compromise large language model applications without user detection. The findings reveal three primary attack vectors that exploit the protocol’s inherent trust model and lack of robust security…
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Malicious Models im Untergrund – Unit-42 zeigt wachsenden Schwarzmarkt für Dark-LLMs
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/unit-42-zeigt-wachsenden-schwarzmarkt-fuer-dark-llms-a-d2a5e7bd2dadf1936b14944af8c3670b/
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Researchers Find Malicious VS Code, Go, npm, and Rust Packages Stealing Developer Data
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new extensions on Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace that are designed to infect developer machines with stealer malware.The VS Code extensions masquerade as a premium dark theme and an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant, but, in actuality, harbor covert functionality to download additional payloads, take First seen on…
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NCSC warns of confusion over true nature of AI prompt injection
Malicious prompt injections to manipulate GenAI large language models are being wrongly compared to classical SQL injection attacks. In reality, prompt injection may be a far worse problem, says the UK’s NCSC. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366636155/NCSC-warns-of-confusion-over-true-nature-of-AI-prompt-injection
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Malicious VSCode extensions on Microsoft’s registry drop infostealers
Two malicious extensions on Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code Marketplace infect developers’ machines with information-stealing malware that can take screenshots, steal credentials, and hijack browser sessions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-vscode-extensions-on-microsofts-registry-drop-infostealers/
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Hacking as a Prompt: Malicious LLMs Find Users
WormGPT 4 Sells for $50 Monthly, While KawaiiGPT Goes Open Source. The cybercrime-as-a-service model has a new product line, with malicious large language models built without ethical guardrails selling on Telegram for $50 monthly or distributed free on GitHub. Others groups are taking the open-source route. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hacking-as-prompt-malicious-llms-find-users-a-30224
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When it comes to security resilience, cheaper isn’t always better
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, business, cctv, cio, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, government, hacker, healthcare, incident, incident response, jobs, leak, malicious, metric, mfa, monitoring, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, risk-management, saas, service, soc, software, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustThe hidden trade-offs with resilience: Savings don’t erase risk. They shift it. What looks efficient today becomes exposed tomorrow. Cyber resilience is often the first casualty.Supply chain fragility: Cyber threats thrive on concentration. When procurement consolidates digital services into a single provider to save money, a single breach can have a ripple effect across your…
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When it comes to security resilience, cheaper isn’t always better
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, business, cctv, cio, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, government, hacker, healthcare, incident, incident response, jobs, leak, malicious, metric, mfa, monitoring, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, risk-management, saas, service, soc, software, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustThe hidden trade-offs with resilience: Savings don’t erase risk. They shift it. What looks efficient today becomes exposed tomorrow. Cyber resilience is often the first casualty.Supply chain fragility: Cyber threats thrive on concentration. When procurement consolidates digital services into a single provider to save money, a single breach can have a ripple effect across your…
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Hackers Target Developers Using Malicious VS Code and Cursor AI Extensions
Visual Studio Code and AI-powered IDEs such as Cursor AI and Windsurf are emerging as one of the most critical and overlooked attack surfaces in the modern software supply chain. Installed on millions of developer machines worldwide, these tools often run with access to source code, secrets, and production credentials. New research shows that compromising…
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Hackers Target Developers Using Malicious VS Code and Cursor AI Extensions
Visual Studio Code and AI-powered IDEs such as Cursor AI and Windsurf are emerging as one of the most critical and overlooked attack surfaces in the modern software supply chain. Installed on millions of developer machines worldwide, these tools often run with access to source code, secrets, and production credentials. New research shows that compromising…
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WatchGuard Firebox Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Skip Integrity Validation and Plant Malicious Code
WatchGuard Technologies has disclosed critical security vulnerabilities affecting its Firebox firewall products that could allow attackers to bypass system integrity checks and execute malicious code. The company released patches on December 4, 2025, addressing six distinct vulnerabilities that pose significant risks to enterprise network security. Multiple WatchGuard Firebox Vulnerabilities One of the most concerning flaws…
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Hackers Target Developers Using Malicious VS Code and Cursor AI Extensions
Visual Studio Code and AI-powered IDEs such as Cursor AI and Windsurf are emerging as one of the most critical and overlooked attack surfaces in the modern software supply chain. Installed on millions of developer machines worldwide, these tools often run with access to source code, secrets, and production credentials. New research shows that compromising…
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WatchGuard Firebox Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Skip Integrity Validation and Plant Malicious Code
WatchGuard Technologies has disclosed critical security vulnerabilities affecting its Firebox firewall products that could allow attackers to bypass system integrity checks and execute malicious code. The company released patches on December 4, 2025, addressing six distinct vulnerabilities that pose significant risks to enterprise network security. Multiple WatchGuard Firebox Vulnerabilities One of the most concerning flaws…
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Apple and Google Alert Users Worldwide After New Spyware Activity Surfaces
Evidence shows that certain people have been targeted by malicious actors, often linked to governments or state-backed groups. The post Apple and Google Alert Users Worldwide After New Spyware Activity Surfaces appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apple-google-spyware-alert/
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Offensive security takes center stage in the AI era
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, framework, hacker, hacking, incident response, intelligence, malicious, offense, phishing, RedTeam, regulation, risk, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRed teaming, where ethical hackers simulate real-world attacks to test detection and response capabilities. Red teams aim to emulate threat actors by using stealthy tactics to bypass controls and achieve objectives such as data exfiltration or privilege escalation.Adversary emulation, where security pros re-create known threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) based on threat intelligence…
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Offensive security takes center stage in the AI era
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, framework, hacker, hacking, incident response, intelligence, malicious, offense, phishing, RedTeam, regulation, risk, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRed teaming, where ethical hackers simulate real-world attacks to test detection and response capabilities. Red teams aim to emulate threat actors by using stealthy tactics to bypass controls and achieve objectives such as data exfiltration or privilege escalation.Adversary emulation, where security pros re-create known threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) based on threat intelligence…
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Critical React2Shell RCE Flaw Actively Exploited to Run Malicious Code
A critical remote code execution vulnerability in React Server Components has emerged as an active exploitation target, with security researchers observing widespread automated attacks across the internet. The flaw, tracked asCVE-2025-55182and dubbed >>React2Shell,
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Critical React2Shell RCE Flaw Actively Exploited to Run Malicious Code
A critical remote code execution vulnerability in React Server Components has emerged as an active exploitation target, with security researchers observing widespread automated attacks across the internet. The flaw, tracked asCVE-2025-55182and dubbed >>React2Shell,
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Malicious Go Packages Impersonate Google’s UUID Library to Steal Sensitive Data
A hidden danger has been lurking in the Go programming ecosystem for over four years. Security researchers from the Socket Threat Research Team have discovered two malicious software packages that impersonate popular Google tools. These fake packages, designed to trick busy developers, have been quietly stealing data since May 2021. The malicious packages are identified…
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Malicious Go Packages Impersonate Google’s UUID Library to Steal Sensitive Data
A hidden danger has been lurking in the Go programming ecosystem for over four years. Security researchers from the Socket Threat Research Team have discovered two malicious software packages that impersonate popular Google tools. These fake packages, designed to trick busy developers, have been quietly stealing data since May 2021. The malicious packages are identified…
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Maximum-severity XXE vulnerability discovered in Apache Tika
A maximum severity vulnerability in Apache Tika, tracked as CVE-2025-66516 (CVSS score of 10.0), allows XML external entity attacks. CVE-2025-66516 carries a maximum CVSS rating of 10.0 because it lets attackers trigger an XXE injection in Apache Tika’s core, PDF, and parser modules. An attacker can embed a malicious XFA file inside a PDF and…
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Warning: React2Shell vulnerability already being exploited by threat actors
Tags: ai, application-security, attack, china, cloud, communications, credentials, data, data-breach, exploit, firewall, framework, group, infosec, intelligence, linux, malicious, malware, open-source, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, wafSystem.Management.Automation.AmsiUtils.amsiInitFailed = true (a standard AMSI bypass), and iex executes the next stage.JFrog’s security research team also today reported finding a working proof of concept that leads to code execution, and they and others have also reported finding fake PoCs containing malicious code on GitHub. “Security teams must verify sources before testing [these PoCs],” warns JFrog.Amitai Cohen, attack…
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Hardening browser security with zero-trust controls
Tags: access, api, authentication, automation, browser, chrome, cisa, cloud, compliance, container, control, corporate, credentials, crowdstrike, data, data-breach, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, fido, finance, framework, google, governance, group, Hardware, identity, kubernetes, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, network, nist, okta, passkey, password, phishing, phone, risk, risk-assessment, sap, service, soar, theft, threat, tool, update, wifi, windows, zero-trust1. Identity-first access control Network proximity is now an inferior trust signal. Only federated, cryptographically verifiable identity tokens issued by centralized enterprise IdPs using OIDC or SAML are permitted as gates to corporate resources. This transition, well-documented by FIDO Alliance and Microsoft research, transfers the very concept of “inside” the organization from the network to…
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Apache Tika Core Flaw Allows Attackers to Exploit Systems with Malicious PDF Uploads
A newly disclosed critical vulnerability in Apache Tika could allow attackers to compromise servers by simply uploading a malicious PDF file, according to a security advisory published by Apache maintainers. Tracked asCVE-2025-66516, the flaw affectsApache Tika core,Apache Tika parsers, and theApache Tika PDF parser module. CVE ID Severity Vulnerability Type Affected Component Affected Versions CVE-2025-66516 Critical XML External…