Tag: software
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Another AI-Assisted Software Scan Yields 9-Year-Old Linux Bug
The proof-of-concept exploit code runs only 10 lines long, but luckily, a patch is already available. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/ai-assisted-software-scan-linux-bug
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Socket Buys Secure Annex to Expand Supply-Chain Visibility
Combined Platform Spans Dependencies, Extensions, Developer Tools. Socket’s acquisition of Secure Annex extends software supply-chain security beyond open-source dependencies into browser and IDE extensions, addressing AI-driven development risks and fragmented visibility across modern developer workflows. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/socket-buys-secure-annex-to-expand-supply-chain-visibility-a-31562
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PyTorch Lightning and Intercom-client Hit in Supply Chain Attacks to Steal Credentials
In yet another software supply chain attack, threat actors have managed to compromise the popular Python package Lightning to push two malicious versions to conduct credential theft.According to Aikido Security, OX Security, Socket, and StepSecurity, the two malicious versions are versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3, both of which were published on April 30, 2026. The campaign…
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PyTorch Lightning Compromised in PyPI Supply Chain Attack to Steal Credentials
In yet another software supply chain attack, threat actors have managed to compromise the popular Python package Lightning to push two malicious versions to conduct credential theft.According to Aikido Security, Socket, and StepSecurity, the two malicious versions are versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3, both of which were published on April 30, 2026. The campaign is assessed…
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PyTorch Lightning Compromised in PyPI Supply Chain Attack to Steal Credentials
In yet another software supply chain attack, threat actors have managed to compromise the popular Python package Lightning to push two malicious versions to conduct credential theft.According to Aikido Security, Socket, and StepSecurity, the two malicious versions are versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3, both of which were published on April 30, 2026. The campaign is assessed…
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PyTorch Lightning Compromised in PyPI Supply Chain Attack to Steal Credentials
In yet another software supply chain attack, threat actors have managed to compromise the popular Python package Lightning to push two malicious versions to conduct credential theft.According to Aikido Security, Socket, and StepSecurity, the two malicious versions are versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3, both of which were published on April 30, 2026. The campaign is assessed…
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April KB5083769 Windows 11 update causes backup software failures
The April 2026 KB5083769 security update breaks third-party backup applications from multiple vendors on systems running Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/april-kb5083769-windows-11-update-causes-backup-software-failures/
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Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records
The security bug is now fixed, but the patient who found it said it was challenging to alert the software company about the issue. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/dental-practice-software-maker-fixes-bug-that-exposed-patients-medical-records/
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Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records
The security bug is now fixed, but the patient who found it said it was challenging to alert the software company about the issue. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/dental-practice-software-maker-fixes-bug-that-exposed-patients-medical-records/
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Veeam würdigt führende Partner in Deutschland
Veeam Software gab die Gewinner der <> für Deutschland bekannt. Die Auszeichnung würdigt Partner, die sich durch herausragende Leistung, Innovationskraft und Engagement auszeichnen und ihre Kunden dabei unterstützen, Daten zuverlässig zu schützen, zu verwalten und wiederherzustellen sowie KI-Initiativen sicher und in großem Maßstab voranzutreiben. Das Veeam-ProPartner-Awards-Dinner am 29. April 2026 bot den […] First seen…
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Met Police face criticism for using AI to spy on their own officers
London police officers have been warned by the Metropolitan Police Federation to watch their backs after the force deployed controversial AI software to investigate … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/30/metropolitan-police-ai-monitoring-officers-palantir/
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Everyone’s building AI agents. Almost nobody’s ready for what they do to identity.
Anthropic recently announced that it would not release Mythos, its most powerful AI model, to the public. The model discovered thousands of previously unknown software vulnerabilities, flaws that had sat undetected in major operating systems and web browsers for as long as nearly three decades. Anthropic said the model was too dangerous to deploy […]…
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Everyone’s building AI agents. Almost nobody’s ready for what they do to identity.
Anthropic recently announced that it would not release Mythos, its most powerful AI model, to the public. The model discovered thousands of previously unknown software vulnerabilities, flaws that had sat undetected in major operating systems and web browsers for as long as nearly three decades. Anthropic said the model was too dangerous to deploy […]…
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Everyone’s building AI agents. Almost nobody’s ready for what they do to identity.
Anthropic recently announced that it would not release Mythos, its most powerful AI model, to the public. The model discovered thousands of previously unknown software vulnerabilities, flaws that had sat undetected in major operating systems and web browsers for as long as nearly three decades. Anthropic said the model was too dangerous to deploy […]…
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Everyone’s building AI agents. Almost nobody’s ready for what they do to identity.
Anthropic recently announced that it would not release Mythos, its most powerful AI model, to the public. The model discovered thousands of previously unknown software vulnerabilities, flaws that had sat undetected in major operating systems and web browsers for as long as nearly three decades. Anthropic said the model was too dangerous to deploy […]…
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Dutch Health Tech Firm ChipSoft Confirms Destruction of Stolen Patient Data
The Cyber Express previously reported the ChipSoft cyberattack, in which ransomware actors stole patient data. Now, reports have surfaced from the Dutch medical software provider, noting that the compromised data has been destroyed, though key details about the incident remain undisclosed. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/chipsoft-cyberattack-stolen-data-destroyed/
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Zunehmende Bedrohung durch Infostealer auf macOS-Systemen
Von Account-Übernahmen bis hin zu Supply-Chain-Angriffen: Viele Nutzer installieren Software über das Terminal und umgehen damit bewusst Sicherheitsmechanismen von macOS. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/zunehmende-bedrohung-durch-infostealer-auf-macos-systemen/a44831/
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Researchers unearth industrial sabotage malware that predated Stuxnet by 5 years
fast16.sys, is briefly mentioned in the 2017 Shadow Brokers leak of documents covering exploits and tools used by US National Security Agency cyber teams.”This 2005 attack is a harbinger for sabotage operations targeting ultra expensive high-precision computing workloads of national importance like advanced physics, cryptographic, and nuclear research workloads,” the SentinelOne researchers said in their…
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New Wave of DPRK Attacks Uses AI-Inserted npm Malware, Fake Firms, and RATs
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malicious code in an npm package after a malicious package as a dependency to the project by Anthropic’s Claude Opus large language model (LLM).The package in question is “@validate-sdk/v2,” which is listed on npm as a utility software development kit (SDK) for hashing, validation, encoding/decoding, and secure random generation. However, its…
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New Wave of DPRK Attacks Uses AI-Inserted npm Malware, Fake Firms, and RATs
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malicious code in an npm package after a malicious package as a dependency to the project by Anthropic’s Claude Opus large language model (LLM).The package in question is “@validate-sdk/v2,” which is listed on npm as a utility software development kit (SDK) for hashing, validation, encoding/decoding, and secure random generation. However, its…
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Vimeo Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Access User Database
Tags: access, breach, cyber, data, data-breach, hacker, risk, security-incident, software, supply-chain, vulnerabilityVimeo has officially confirmed a data breach affecting its user database. The security incident did not originate with Vimeo, but rather with Anodot, a third-party analytics vendor used by the video hosting platform. This event highlights the ongoing risks associated with software supply chains, where a vulnerability in one vendor can compromise multiple downstream companies.…
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How a Long-Lived API Credential Let an AI Agent Delete Production Data
4 min readWhat began as a routine staging task for a SaaS startup ended in a disaster that would have been unthinkable just months ago: an AI agent operating as a super insider threat and triggering a worst-case production failure. In a detailed X post, Jer Crane, founder of PocketOS, a software platform for the…
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How a Long-Lived API Credential Let an AI Agent Delete Production Data
4 min readWhat began as a routine staging task for a SaaS startup ended in a disaster that would have been unthinkable just months ago: an AI agent operating as a super insider threat and triggering a worst-case production failure. In a detailed X post, Jer Crane, founder of PocketOS, a software platform for the…
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How a Long-Lived API Credential Let an AI Agent Delete Production Data
4 min readWhat began as a routine staging task for a SaaS startup ended in a disaster that would have been unthinkable just months ago: an AI agent operating as a super insider threat and triggering a worst-case production failure. In a detailed X post, Jer Crane, founder of PocketOS, a software platform for the…
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More fake extensions linked to GlassWorm found in Open VSX code marketplace
Tags: control, marketplace, monitoring, open-source, risk, software, supply-chain, tool, update, vulnerabilityAdvice for developers: Janca said developers who want to reduce their exposure to the GlassWorm campaign should start with the basics: install fewer extensions and treat each one as a dependency with real risk attached. Disable auto-update so you control when updates are applied, and carefully evaluate each one. Use a next-generation SCA tool that covers…
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Open is Not Costless: Reclaiming Sustainable Infrastructure
<div cla For years, the software industry treated public package registries like a law of nature. They were simply there. Immutable, invisible, and somehow outside the normal rules of cost, capacity, and responsibility. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/open-is-not-costless-reclaiming-sustainable-infrastructure/
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The Breach Did Not Knock on the Front Door
Attackers are getting in. Security teams have long accepted that premise. What is unsettling is where they are entering from. They are coming through software packages that development teams trust by default, hijacking single sign-on accounts that serve as master keys to dozens of business applications, and pulling firewall configuration files that reveal how a……
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From Shadow AI to Full Control: FireTail’s Q1 2026 Updates FireTail Blog
Apr 28, 2026 – Timo Rüppell – Most security teams have accepted a hard truth in recent months. AI has already arrived in your organization. It resides in your codebase, runs in your cloud infrastructure, and is likely open in a nearby browser tab right now.The question is no longer whether to let AI in.…
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Researchers Find 38 Flaws in OpenEMR. They’ve Been Fixed
AI Tool Used to Discover Bugs, Which Included 2 Maximum Severity Vulnerabilities. Researchers at security firm AISLE said they recently identified 38 vulnerabilities, including two maximum-severity zero-day flaws in OpenEMR, an open-source electronic medical record software platform used by about 100,000 healthcare providers globally. OpenEMR has patched the problems. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…