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GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX
The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, repositories, and extensions on GitHub, npm, and VSCode/OpenVSX extensions. Researchers at Aikido, Socket, Step Security, and the OpenSourceMalware community have collectively identified 433 compromised components this month in attacks attributed to GlassWorm. Evidence of a single threat actor running the GlassWorm campaigns across multiple open-source […]
Europe sanctions Chinese and Iranian firms for cyberattacks
The Council of the European Union has sanctioned three Chinese and Iranian companies and two individuals for cyberattacks targeting devices and critical infrastructure. One of the two sanctioned Chinese companies, identified as Integrity Technology Group, provided “technical and material support” between 2022 and 2023 that led to hacking more than 65,000 devices in six EU […]
New font-rendering trick hides malicious commands from AI tools
A new font-rendering attack causes AI assistants to miss malicious commands shown on webpages by hiding them in seemingly harmless HTML. The technique relies on social engineering to persuade users to run a malicious command displayed on a webpage, while keeping it encoded in the underlying HTML so AI assistants cannot analyze it. Researchers at […]
LeakNet ransomware uses ClickFix, Deno runtime in stealthy attacks
The LeakNet ransomware gang is now using the ClickFix technique for initial access into corporate environments and deploys a malware loader based on the open-source Deno runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript. The attacker is using the legitimate Deno to decode and execute a malicious payload directly into system memory, minimizing forensic evidence on the disk and […]
New Windows 11 hotpatch fixes Bluetooth device visibility issue
Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix a Bluetooth device visibility issue on hotpatch-enabled Windows 11 Enterprise devices. The Bluetooth devices will not appear in Windows Settings or Quick Settings, even though they’re functioning correctly and connected to affected systems. This bug could also prevent some users from adding new Bluetooth devices because available […]
Microsoft: Enabling Teams Meeting add-in breaks Outlook Classic
Microsoft is working to address a known issue that renders the classic Outlook email client unusable for users who have enabled the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in. “Some users may be unable to use Microsoft Outlook Classic while the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in is enabled,” Microsoft said in an admin center update under EX1254044. While it […]
Stryker attack wiped tens of thousands of devices, no malware needed
Last week’s cyberattack on medical technology giant Stryker was limited to its internal Microsoft environment and remotely wiped tens of thousands of employee devices. The organization says in an update on Sunday that all its medical devices are safe to use but electronic ordering systems remain offline, and customers must place orders manually through sales representatives. […]
CISA flags Wing FTP Server flaw as actively exploited in attacks
CISA warned U.S. government agencies to secure their Wing FTP Server instances against an actively exploited vulnerability that may be chained in remote code execution attacks. Wing FTP Server is a cross-platform FTP server software that also provides secure file transfer via its built-in SFTP and web servers. The developers claim that their file transfer […]
UK’s Companies House confirms security flaw exposed business data
Companies House, a British government agency that operates the registry for all U.K. companies, says its WebFiling service is back online after it was closed on Friday to fix a security flaw that exposed companies’ information since October 2025. Dan Neidle, founder of the non-profit Tax Policy Associates, reported the vulnerability to the U.K. corporate register on […]
Betterleaks, a new open-source secrets scanner to replace Gitleaks
A new open-source tool called Betterleaks can scan directories, files, and git repositories and identify valid secrets using default or customized rules. Secret scanners are specialized utilities that scour repositories for sensitive information, such as credentials, API keys, private keys, and tokens, that developers accidentally committed in source code. Since threat actors often scan configuration files in […]