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Fake VS Code alerts on GitHub spread malware to developers
A large-scale campaign is targeting developers on GitHub with fake Visual Studio Code (VS Code) security alerts posted in the Discussions section of various projects, to trick users into downloading malware. The spammy posts are crafted as vulnerability advisories and use realistic titles like “Severe Vulnerability – Immediate Update Required,” often including fake CVE IDs and […]
GitHub adds AI-powered bug detection to expand security coverage
GitHub is adopting AI-based scanning for its Code Security tool to expand vulnerability detections beyond the CodeQL static analysis and cover more languages and frameworks. The developer collaboration platform says that the move is meant to uncover security issues “in areas that are difficult to support with traditional static analysis alone.” CodeQL will continue to provide deep semantic analysis […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bing AI promoted fake OpenClaw GitHub repo pushing info-stealing malware
Fake OpenClaw installers hosted in GitHub repositories and promoted by Microsoft Bing’s AI-enhanced search feature instructed users to run commands that deployed information stealers and proxy malware. OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent that gained popularity as a personal assistant capable of executing tasks. It has access to local files and can integrate with email, […]
Hackers can bypass npm’s Shai-Hulud defenses via Git dependencies
The defense mechanisms that NPM introduced after the ‘Shai-Hulud’ supply-chain attacks have weaknesses that allow threat actors to bypass them via Git dependencies. Collectively called PackageGate, the vulnerabilities were discovered in multiple utilities in the JavaScript ecosystem that allow managing dependencies, like pnpm, vlt, Bun, and NPM. Researchers at endpoint and supply-chain security company Koi discovered the issues and reported […]
Microsoft PowerToys adds new CursorWrap mouse ‘teleport’ tool
Microsoft has released PowerToys 0.97, with a new mouse utility for multi-monitor setups and significant improvements to the Command Palette quick launcher. CursorWrap, the new mouse tool added with this release, will “teleport” the mouse pointer to the opposite edge of active monitors, ensuring it instantly appears on the other side when moved beyond the […]
Target’s dev server offline after hackers claim to steal source code
Hackers are claiming to be selling internal source code belonging to Target Corporation, after publishing what appears to be a sample of stolen code repositories on a public software development platform. Last week, an unknown threat actor created multiple repositories on Gitea that appeared to contain portions of Target’s internal code and developer documentation. The […]
WebRAT malware spread via fake vulnerability exploits on GitHub
The WebRAT malware is now being distributed through GitHub repositories that claim to host proof-of-concept exploits for recently disclosed vulnerabilities. Previously spread through pirated software and cheats for games like Roblox, Counter Strike, and Rust, WebRAT is a backdoor with info-stealing capabilities that emerged at the beginning of the year. According to a report from Solar 4RAYS in May, […]
Nissan says thousands of customers exposed in Red Hat breach
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Nissan) has confirmed that information of thousands of its customers has been compromised after the data breach at Red Hat in September. The Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, produces more than 3.2 million cars a year. The company employs 120,000 people and has a strong presence in Japan, North […]