Tag: programming
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AI-Driven Development Fuels Surge in Open Source Vulnerabilities, Black Duck Finds
A sharp rise in AI-assisted software development is driving unprecedented increases in open source security and licensing risk, according to new research from Black Duck. The company’s 2026 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) report reveals that vulnerabilities in commercial software codebases have more than doubled year-on-year, highlighting growing concerns that organisations are producing…
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Flaws in Claude Code Put Developers’ Machines at Risk
The vulnerabilities highlight a big drawback to integrating AI into software development workflows and the potential impact on supply chains. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/flaws-claude-code-developer-machines-risk
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NDSS 2025 Generating API Parameter Security Rules With LLM For API Misuse Detection
Session 13B: API Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Jinghua Liu (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Cyber Security, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Yi Yang (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Cyber Security, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Kai…
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How Exposed Endpoints Increase Risk Across LLM Infrastructure
As more organizations run their own Large Language Models (LLMs), they are also deploying more internal services and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to support those models. Modern security risks are being introduced less from the models themselves and more from the infrastructure that serves, connects and automates the model. Each new LLM endpoint expands the…
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NDSS 2025 A Comprehensive Study Of Security Risks In Deno And Its Ecosystem
Tags: access, api, attack, conference, control, Internet, network, programming, risk, rust, software, supply-chainSession 13A: JavaScript Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Abdullah AlHamdan (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Cristian-Alexandru Staicu (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security) PAPER Welcome to Jurassic Park: A Comprehensive Study of Security Risks in Deno and its Ecosystem Node.js and its ecosystem npm are notoriously insecure, enabling the proliferation of supply chain attacks.…
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Why LLMs Make Terrible Databases and Why That Matters for Trusted AI
<div cla Large language models (LLMs) are now embedded across the SDLC. They summarize documentation, generate code, explain vulnerabilities, and assist with architectural decisions. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/why-llms-make-terrible-databases-and-why-that-matters-for-trusted-ai/
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Flaws in Popular Software Development App Extensions Allow Data Exfiltration
Four serious new vulnerabilities affect Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Cursor and Windsurf extensions, three of which remain unpatched First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/vulnerabilities-vs-code-cursor/
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Critical Security Flaws Discovered in Four VS Code Extensions Affecting Millions
Researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities in four widely used VS Code extensions, collectively installed more than 125 million times, raising renewed concerns about the security of the modern software development supply chain. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/vs-code-extensions-supply-chain-security-flaws/
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8,000+ ChatGPT API Keys Left Publicly Accessible
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into mainstream software development has introduced a new category of security risk, one that many organizations are still unprepared to manage. According to research conducted by Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL), thousands of exposed First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/exposed-chatgpt-api-keys-github-websites/
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Keeper Commander Introduces SuperShell
From today, Keeper Security’s SuperShell, a full-screen Terminal User Interface (TUI) for browsing and managing the Keeper Vault within Keeper Commander, is available to all customers and can be seamlessly integrated into Keeper Commander workflows. Keeper Commander is an open-source Command Line Interface (CLI), scripting tool and Software Development Kit (SDK) for interacting with Keeper.…
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OpenAI releases Codex macOS app for agent-based software development
OpenAI has launched the new Codex app for macOS, a dedicated workspace for managing multiple AI coding agents in parallel. The app is designed to help developers reduce … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/03/openai-codex-macos-app/
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Shai-Hulud & Co.: The software supply chain as Achilles’ heel
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, backdoor, ciso, cloud, credentials, cyber, github, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, kritis, kubernetes, malicious, network, nis-2, programming, risk, rust, sbom, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, wormThe polyglot supply chain attack: The most frightening prospect, however, is the convergence of these threats in a polyglot supply chain attack. Currently, security teams operate in isolation. AppSec monitors the code, CloudSec monitors the cloud, NetworkSec monitors the perimeter. A polyglot attack is designed to seamlessly break through these silos.This happens as follows: A…
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Open-source attacks move through normal development workflows
Software development relies on a steady flow of third-party code, automated updates, and fast release cycles. That environment has made the software supply chain a routine … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/03/open-source-attacks-supply-chain-development-workflows/
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Trump Administration Rescinds Biden-Era Software Guidance
Federal agencies will no longer be required to solicit software attestations that they comply with NIST’s Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF). What that means long term is unclear. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/trump-administration-rescinds-biden-era-sbom-guidance
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Agentic AI for Test Workflows. Why Our QA Team Built It and How Testing Changed as a Result
Quality assurance teams across modern software development face a new reality. AI enabled applications do not behave like traditional systems. Outputs shift based on context….Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/01/agentic-ai-for-test-workflows-why-our-qa-team-built-it-and-how-testing-changed-as-a-result/
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Trump Administration Rescinds Biden-Era SBOM Guidance
Federal agencies will no longer be required to solicit software bills of material (SBOMs) from tech vendors, nor attestations that they comply with NIST’s Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF). What that means long term is unclear. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/trump-administration-rescinds-biden-era-sbom-guidance
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SolarWinds, again: Critical RCE bugs reopen old wounds for enterprise security teams
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, cisco, control, credentials, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, malicious, programming, radius, rce, remote-code-execution, software, threat, update, vulnerabilityRemote code execution and data deserialization vulnerabilities CVE-2025-40551 (critical) and CVE-2025-40553 (critical);Authentication and bypass security flaws CVE-2025-40552 (critical), CVE-2025-40554 (critical), CVE-2025-40536 (high), and CVE-2025-40537 (high).CVE-2025-40551 and CVE-2025-40553 make WHD susceptible to untrusted data deseralization that could allow attackers to run commands on the host machine. The flaw could be exploited without authentication.The other two critical…
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Radware Acquires Pynt to Add API Security Testing Tool
Radware this week revealed it has acquired Pynt, a provider of a set of tools for testing the security of application programming interfaces (APIs). Uri Dorot, a senior product marketing manager for Radware, said that capability will continue to be made available as a standalone tool in addition to being more tightly integrated into the..…
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APT Attacks Target Indian Government Using SHEETCREEP, FIREPOWER, and MAILCREEP – Part 2
Tags: access, ai, api, apt, attack, backdoor, backup, cloud, control, credentials, data, dns, email, exploit, github, google, government, group, india, infection, infrastructure, Internet, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, phishing, powershell, programming, service, tactics, threat, tool, update, windowsThis is Part 2 of our two-part technical analysis on the Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack campaigns. For details on the Gopher Strike campaign, go to Part 1.IntroductionIn September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz uncovered three additional backdoors, SHEETCREEP, FIREPOWER, and MAILCREEP, used to power the Sheet Attack campaign. In Part 2 of this series, ThreatLabz will…
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NDSS 2025 Attributing Open-Source Contributions Is Critical But Difficult
Tags: attack, awareness, conference, cryptography, email, github, Internet, malicious, network, open-source, programming, software, supply-chainSession 9D: Github + OSN Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Jan-Ulrich Holtgrave (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Kay Friedrich (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Fabian Fischer (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Nicolas Huaman (Leibniz University Hannover), Niklas Busch (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Jan H. Klemmer (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information…
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Zoom and GitLab Patch RCE, DoS, and 2FA Bypass Vulnerabilities
Tags: 2fa, business, dos, flaw, gitlab, infrastructure, programming, rce, remote-code-execution, software, update, vulnerabilityBoth platforms serve as backbone infrastructure for remote work and software development, making these flaws particularly dangerous for business continuity. The post Zoom and GitLab Patch RCE, DoS, and 2FA Bypass Vulnerabilities appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-zoom-gitlab-security-flaws-patched/
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North Korean PurpleBravo Campaign Targeted 3,136 IP Addresses via Fake Job Interviews
Tags: ai, crypto, finance, intelligence, jobs, middle-east, north-korea, programming, service, softwareAs many as 3,136 individual IP addresses linked to likely targets of the Contagious Interview activity have been identified, with the campaign claiming 20 potential victim organizations spanning artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency, financial services, IT services, marketing, and software development sectors in Europe, South Asia, the Middle East, and Central America.The new findings First seen…
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North Korean PurpleBravo Campaign Targeted 3,136 IP Addresses via Fake Job Interviews
Tags: ai, crypto, finance, intelligence, jobs, middle-east, north-korea, programming, service, softwareAs many as 3,136 individual IP addresses linked to likely targets of the Contagious Interview activity have been identified, with the campaign claiming 20 potential victim organizations spanning artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency, financial services, IT services, marketing, and software development sectors in Europe, South Asia, the Middle East, and Central America.The new findings First seen…
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North Korean PurpleBravo Campaign Targeted 3,136 IP Addresses via Fake Job Interviews
Tags: ai, crypto, finance, intelligence, jobs, middle-east, north-korea, programming, service, softwareAs many as 3,136 individual IP addresses linked to likely targets of the Contagious Interview activity have been identified, with the campaign claiming 20 potential victim organizations spanning artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency, financial services, IT services, marketing, and software development sectors in Europe, South Asia, the Middle East, and Central America.The new findings First seen…
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GitLab warns of high-severity 2FA bypass, denial-of-service flaws
GitLab has patched a high-severity two-factor authentication bypass impacting community and enterprise editions of its software development platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-warns-of-high-severity-2fa-bypass-denial-of-service-flaws/
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, framework, governance, infrastructure, LLM, mail, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Strengthening email security: Phishing continues to be a primary attack vector for stealing credentials and defrauding victims, says Mary Ann Blair, CISO at Carnegie Mellon University. She warns that threat actors are now generating increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, effectively evading mail providers’ detection capabilities. “Legacy multifactor authentication techniques are now regularly defeated, and threat…
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, framework, governance, infrastructure, LLM, mail, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Strengthening email security: Phishing continues to be a primary attack vector for stealing credentials and defrauding victims, says Mary Ann Blair, CISO at Carnegie Mellon University. She warns that threat actors are now generating increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, effectively evading mail providers’ detection capabilities. “Legacy multifactor authentication techniques are now regularly defeated, and threat…
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Output from vibe coding tools prone to critical security flaws, study finds
checking agents, which, of course, is where Tenzai, a small startup not long out of stealth mode, thinks it has found a gap in the market for its own technology. It said, “based on our testing and recent research, no comprehensive solution to this issue currently exists. This makes it critical for developers to understand…
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How AI Is Reshaping Software Development and How Tech Leaders Should Measure Its Impact
Artificial intelligence is now part of modern software development. The tools available to engineers today are enabling new levels of productivity, automation, and collaboration. Leaders…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/01/how-ai-is-reshaping-software-development-and-how-tech-leaders-should-measure-its-impact/