Tag: software
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FDA Takes Hands-Off Approach to AI Devices and Software
Agency: Guidance Favors Market Innovation Over Federal Scrutiny. New artificial intelligence-enabled health wearable devices and clinical decision support software will not face U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory scrutiny, providing the technology meets certain criteria, such as being low-risk, the agency said this week. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/fda-takes-hands-off-approach-to-ai-devices-software-a-30465
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Malicious NPM Packages Deliver NodeCordRAT
IntroductionZscaler ThreatLabz regularly monitors the npm database for suspicious packages. In November 2025, ThreatLabz identified three malicious packages: bitcoin-main-lib, bitcoin-lib-js, and bip40. The bitcoin-main-lib and bitcoin-lib-js packages execute a postinstall.cjs script during installation, which installs bip40, the package that contains the malicious payload. This final payload, named NodeCordRAT by ThreatLabz, is a remote access trojan (RAT) with data-stealing capabilities. It is also possible to download bip40…
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Malicious NPM Packages Deliver NodeCordRAT
IntroductionZscaler ThreatLabz regularly monitors the npm database for suspicious packages. In November 2025, ThreatLabz identified three malicious packages: bitcoin-main-lib, bitcoin-lib-js, and bip40. The bitcoin-main-lib and bitcoin-lib-js packages execute a postinstall.cjs script during installation, which installs bip40, the package that contains the malicious payload. This final payload, named NodeCordRAT by ThreatLabz, is a remote access trojan (RAT) with data-stealing capabilities. It is also possible to download bip40…
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Humanthe-Loop vs Autonomous Development for Enterprise Software
Enterprise software teams are standing at a crossroads. On one side is human-in-the-loop development, where AI accelerates delivery but humans stay firmly in control. On…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/01/human-in-the-loop-vs-autonomous-development-for-enterprise-software/
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Black Cat Behind SEO Poisoning Malware Campaign Targeting Popular Software Searches
A cybercrime gang known as Black Cat has been attributed to a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that employs fraudulent sites advertising popular software to trick users into downloading a backdoor capable of stealing sensitive data.According to a report published by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT/CC) and…
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Stalkerware slinger pleads guilty for selling snooper software to suspicious spouses
Tags: softwarepcTattletale boss Bryan Fleming faces up to 15 years in prison when sentenced later this year First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/stalkerware_slinger_pleads_guilty/
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Owner of Stalkerware Maker pcTattletale Pleads Guilty to Hacking
Bryan Fleming, who founded the stalkerware business pcTattletale, pleaded guilty in federal court to hacking and conspiracy charges. Investigators said he crossed the line when he started marketing the software to people who wanted to covertly plant it on the smartphones of unsuspecting victims to track their activities and movements. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump…
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New Veeam vulnerabilities expose backup servers to RCE attacks
Veeam released security updates to patch multiple security flaws in its Backup & Replication software, including a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-veeam-vulnerabilities-expose-backup-servers-to-rce-attacks/
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Veeam Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability with CVSS 9.0 in Backup & Replication
Veeam has released security updates to address multiple flaws in its Backup & Replication software, including a “critical” issue that could result in remote code execution (RCE).The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59470, carries a CVSS score of 9.0.”This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to perform remote code execution (RCE) as the postgres user by…
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8 things CISOs can’t afford to get wrong in 2026
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, automation, awareness, breach, business, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dora, encryption, finance, firmware, GDPR, healthcare, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, injection, insurance, intelligence, iot, jobs, law, malicious, monitoring, network, privacy, ransom, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, scam, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-trust“Identity and access controls for AI agents and AI platforms are one of the most important areas of concern for CISOs,” says Jason Stading, director at global technology research and advisory firm ISG. “Right now, permissions and access rights for AI are a black box in many areas. We will see a major push over…
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NSFOCUS SSCS Recognized by FrostSullivan in Insights for CISOs: Challenges and Opportunities in the Software Supply Chain Security Space
Recently, the world-renowned market research firm Frost & Sullivan officially released a strategic report: Insights for CISOs: Challenges and Opportunities in the Software Supply Chain Security Space. In this report tailored for the global CISO community, NSFOCUS was featured among vendors offering Software Supply Chain Security (SSCS). The report provided an overview of NSFOCUS’s specialized…The…
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Understanding Implicit Identity Authentication Methods
A deep dive into implicit identity authentication methods for software development, covering oauth 2.0 flows, security risks, and modern alternatives for single-page applications. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/understanding-implicit-identity-authentication-methods/
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Why Palo Alto Is Eyeing a $400M Buy of Endpoint Vendor Koi
Deal Represents Return to Tuck-In M&A for Palo After 3 Multi-Billion Dollar Deals Palo Alto Networks is in talks to buy Washington D.C-based endpoint security startup Koi for $400 million. Koi is focused on securing extensions, AI models, code packages and containers, and its differentiation lies in mapping, assessing risk and govern the software landscape…
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Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software
Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the running of his now-defunct Michigan-based spyware company. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/founder-of-spyware-maker-pctattletale-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-and-advertising-surveillance-software/
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How generative AI accelerates identity attacks against Active Directory
Generative AI is accelerating password attacks against Active Directory, making credential abuse faster and more effective. Specops Software explains how AI-driven cracking techniques exploit weak and predictable AD passwords. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-generative-ai-accelerates-identity-attacks-against-active-directory/
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Threat Actors Exploit Office Assistant to Deliver Malicious Mltab Browser Plugin
A sophisticated malware campaign has been discovered exploiting Office Assistant, a widely used AI-powered productivity software in China, to distribute a malicious browser plugin that hijacks user traffic and exfiltrates sensitive information. The RedDrip Team from QiAnXin Technology’s Threat Intelligence Center uncovered this operation, which has been active since at least May 2024 and has…
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AI, Quantum, and the New Threat Frontier: What Will Define Cybersecurity in 2026?
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, container, control, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, governance, government, healthcare, iam, identity, infrastructure, injection, LLM, malicious, metric, monitoring, network, nist, open-source, oracle, regulation, resilience, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, waf, zero-day, zero-trustAI, Quantum, and the New Threat Frontier: What Will Define Cybersecurity in 2026? madhav Tue, 01/06/2026 – 04:44 If we think 2025 has been fast-paced, it’s going to feel like a warm-up for the changes on the horizon in 2026. Every time this year, Thales experts become cybersecurity oracles and predict where the industry is…
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IT-Sicherheit: Gericht stärkt BSI bei Warnungen vor Software
Eine Softwarefirma scheitert mit einer Klage gegen das BSI. Das Gericht sieht in Sicherheitsbewertungen keine unzulässige Prangerwirkung. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/it-sicherheit-gericht-staerkt-bsi-bei-warnungen-vor-software-2601-203833.html
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Ten thousand firewalls are vulnerable to old vulnerability
This news brief originally appeared on ComputerSweden.More Fortinet security news:FortiGate firewall credentials being stolen after vulnerabilities discoveredFortinet criticized for ‘silent’ patching after disclosing second zero-day vulnerability in same equipmentFortinet admins urged to update software to close FortiCloud SSO holes First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/article/4112857/ten-thousand-firewalls-are-vulnerable-to-old-vulnerability.html
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PyArmor Obfuscation as a Method to Hinder Static and Signature-Based Analysis
Malware authors continue to adopt legitimate software protection tools to shield their malicious code from security researchers. A prime example is the >>VVS Stealer,
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Eaton Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code on Host Systems
Eaton has issued a critical security advisory warning users about multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in its UPS Companion software that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The power management company released patches addressing two significant security flaws that pose substantial risks to organizations using the software for uninterruptible power supply management.”‹ The…
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What is a Passkey for Account Login?
Learn what passkeys are, how they use public key cryptography for account login, and why they are replacing legacy passwords in software development and ciam. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/what-is-a-passkey-for-account-login/
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AI and the End of the Traditional Entry-Level Tech Job
Welcome to the first episode of the Shared Security Podcast in 2026! As AI becomes increasingly integrated into technical fields such as software development and cybersecurity, traditional entry-level roles are evolving or disappearing. This episode discusses the implications of AI on entry-level knowledge worker jobs, emphasizing the need for students, recent graduates, and those entering……
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From experiment to production, AI settles into embedded software development
AI-generated code is already running inside devices that control power grids, medical equipment, vehicles, and industrial plants. AI moves from experiment to production AI … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/02/ai-embedded-systems-development/
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Apache NuttX Flaw Allows Attackers to Crash Embedded Systems
The Apache Software Foundation has released a security advisory addressing a memory corruption vulnerability in the Apache NuttX Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). Tracked as CVE-2025-48769, this flaw affects widely used embedded systems and could allow attackers to destabilize devices or manipulate files. The vulnerability stems from a >>Use After Free