An agentic coding tool tasked with running a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious payload that is ...

Linux kernel maintainers released a June 20 Linux 7.2 merge that removes the legacy C string-copy function strncpy from kernel code. Kernel-side is the key scope: strncpy remains part of user-space C ...

JFrog found malicious npm packages that deploy a Windows RAT to steal Chrome credentials, run commands, and transfer files.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a consumer alert in June 2026 warning that a new breed of fake CAPTCHA pop-ups is ...

At the start of this year, I wrote a blog on how 2025 was the ‘year of the infostealer’, and it doesn’t look like that is going to change anytime soon. We’re now into June and the ‘fix’ attacks have ...

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In recent years, ClickFix and fake CAPTCHA techniques have become a popular way for cybercriminals to distribute malware. Instead of exploiting a technical vulnerability, these attacks rely on ...

Unwitting victims are now being tricked into installing malware via Windows Terminal, but some experts say this is old news. Regardless, they agree that infosec leaders need to educate employees about ...

A suspected Iran-nexus threat actor has been attributed to a campaign targeting government officials in Iraq by impersonating the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver a set of never-before ...

If you are taking the first step in learning Bash scripting, then you have come to the right place. This introduction to Bash scripting guide is created with a bunch of different topics that will make ...

ClickFix attacks have evolved to meet the latest defense measures by using a new command to circumvent security and make people infect their own devices with malware — in this case, a remote access ...

Over 100,000 people just gave an AI assistant root access to their computers.[1] That assistant can now talk to other AI assistants on a social network humans cannot post to.[2] Security researchers ...