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  • The Register: More than a hundred backdoored malware repos traced to single GitHub user

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/05/backdoored_malware_repos/ Source: The Register Title: More than a hundred backdoored malware repos traced to single GitHub user Feedly Summary: Someone went to great lengths to prey on the next generation of cybercrooks Sophos thinks a single person or group called “ischhfd83" is behind more than a hundred backdoored malware variants targeting novice cybercriminals…

  • Wired: The Rise of ‘Vibe Hacking’ Is the Next AI Nightmare

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-ready-for-ai-hacker-agents/ Source: Wired Title: The Rise of ‘Vibe Hacking’ Is the Next AI Nightmare Feedly Summary: In the very near future, victory will belong to the savvy blackhat hacker who uses AI to generate code at scale. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a concerning trend in cybersecurity where blackhat…

  • Slashdot: Over 3,200 Cursor Users Infected by Malicious Credential-Stealing npm Packages

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/11/2222257/over-3200-cursor-users-infected-by-malicious-credential-stealing-npm-packages?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Over 3,200 Cursor Users Infected by Malicious Credential-Stealing npm Packages Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a recent cybersecurity threat involving malicious npm (Node Package Manager) packages that target the AI-powered code-editing tool Cursor on macOS. The packages are designed to steal user credentials…

  • Slashdot: Hundreds of E-Commerce Sites Hacked In Supply-Chain Attack

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/05/2034207/hundreds-of-e-commerce-sites-hacked-in-supply-chain-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hundreds of E-Commerce Sites Hacked In Supply-Chain Attack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant supply-chain attack affecting hundreds of e-commerce sites, including those of a large multinational company, that were compromised by malware capable of executing malicious code in browsers. This incident…

  • Wired: AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks

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    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/ai-generated-code-could-be-a-disaster-for-the-software-supply-chain-heres-why/ Source: Wired Title: AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks Feedly Summary: A new study found that code generated by AI is more likely to contain made-up information that can be used to trick software into interacting with malicious code. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports…