RemotePE is deployed through a multi-stage attack chain involving two loaders, DPAPILoader and RemotePELoader.
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Shai Hulud attack ships signed malicious TanStack, Mistral npm packages
A large-scale software supply-chain attack involving the “Shai-Hulud” malware has compromised hundreds of packages across open-source software ecosystems. […]
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Attackers compromised Daemon Tools software to deliver backdoors
Kaspersky researchers uncovered another supply chain compromise involving a popular Windows tool: Daemon Tools, an app for mounting disk image files as virtual drives that is widely used by gamers, developers, and IT professionals. Since April 8, 2026, the official Daemon Tools download site (at Deamon-tools[.]cc) was serving signed, trojanized Windows installers. Once installed, these…
Data Breaches, Global Security News
Trellix Reveals Unauthorized Access to Source Code
Security vendor Trellix has suffered a breach involving unauthorized access
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Global Crackdown Arrests 276, Shuts 9 Crypto Scam Centers, Seizes $701M
A coordinated international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities has arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine scam centers used for cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes targeting Americans, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. The crackdown was led by the Dubai Police, under the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Interior, in partnership…
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Police dismantles 9 crypto scam centers, arrests 276 suspects
A joint international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine cryptocurrency investment fraud centers. […]
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Vercel Confirms Security Incident as Threat Actor Claims Stolen Data for Sale
Cloud development platform Vercel has confirmed a security incident involving unauthorized access to internal systems, after a threat actor claimed to be selling stolen company data online. “We’ve identified a security incident that involved unauthorized access to certain internal Vercel systems,” said the company in its advisory. Threat Actor Claims Access to Vercel Systems Vercel…
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This Booking.com Breach Could Expose Your Travel Plans
Booking.com has disclosed a security incident involving unauthorized access to customer reservation data, prompting the company to reset reservation PINs tied to affected bookings. The activity, described as “suspicious access” to a subset of reservation records, did not expose payment card data but surfaced a category of information that, from an operational security standpoint, is…
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Missile Alert Phishing Exploits Iran-US-Israel Conflict for Microsoft Logins
New Phishing scam uses fake missile alerts and the ongoing conflict involving Iran to target users with QR codes and fake government emails to steal Microsoft passwords.
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Claude Code source leak exploited to spread malware
A source code leak involving Anthropic’s Claude Code tool quickly escalated into a cybersecurity threat, as attackers seized on the exposed files to lure developers into downloading malware disguised as “unlocked” versions of the software. Leaked Claude Code source code used as lure On March 31, 2026, Anthropic accidentally exposed online the source code of…
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Claude Code Leak Exposes AI Supply Chain Threats
A leak involving Anthropic’s Claude Code has drawn attention from the cybersecurity and developer communities, exposing internal components of the AI coding agent and introducing potential risks for organizations. “The significance of this leak is in what the code reveals about AI agent architecture. The leak exposed approximately 512,000 lines of TypeScript across roughly 1,900…
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Experts warn of a ‘loud and aggressive’ extortion wave following Trivy hack
SAN FRANCISCO — Mandiant is responding to a major, ongoing supply-chain attack involving the compromise of Trivy, a widely used open-source tool from Aqua Security that’s designed to find vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in code repositories. The fallout from the attack spree, which was first detected March 19, is extensive and poses substantial risk for follow-on…
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AI use is changing how much companies pay for cyber insurance
In July 2025, McDonald’s had an unexpected problem on the menu, one involving McHire, its AI-powered platform used to recruit and screen job applicants. The system, developed by Paradox.ai, featured a rookie-level security flaw: the backend for restaurant operators accepted “123456” as both username and password, and lacked multi-factor authentication. As a result, the personal…
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FBI Investigates Suspicious Activity in Surveillance Platform
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating suspicious cyber activity involving systems used to process surveillance and wiretap warrants, raising concerns about the security of highly sensitive law enforcement infrastructure. Although officials say the issue has been contained, the incident highlights the growing cyber risks facing government networks that store and manage critical investigative…
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Identity Cyber Scores: The New Metric Shaping Cyber Insurance in 2026
With one in three cyber-attacks now involving compromised employee accounts, insurers and regulators are placing far greater emphasis on identity posture when assessing cyber risk. For many organizations, however, these assessments remain largely opaque. Elements such as password hygiene, privileged access management, and the extent of multi-factor authentication (MFA) coverage are
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651 arrested, $4.3 million recovered in African cybercrime sweep
Operation Red Card 2.0, supported by INTERPOL and involving law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, led to 651 arrests and the recovery of more than $4.3 million from online scams. In Nigeria police took down a fraud ring that used phishing, identity theft and social engineering to scam victims (Source: Interpol) Running from 8…
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Adidas investigates alleged data breach affecting 815,000 records
Adidas confirmed it is investigating a possible data breach involving one of its third-party customer service providers. The company stated that there is no indication its IT infrastructure, e-commerce platforms, or consumer data were impacted by the incident. An individual claiming to belong to the Lapsus$ Group posted on BreachForums alleging they had compromised the…
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Google fears massive attempt to clone Gemini AI through model extraction
Google detected and blocked a campaign involving more than 100,000 prompts that it claimed were designed to copy the proprietary reasoning capabilities of its Gemini AI model, according to a quarterly threat report released by Google Threat Intelligence Group. The prompts looked like a coordinated attempt to perform model extraction or distillation, a machine-learning process…
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Google fears massive attempt to clone Gemini AI through model extraction
Google detected and blocked a campaign involving more than 100,000 prompts that it claimed were designed to copy the proprietary reasoning capabilities of its Gemini AI model, according to a quarterly threat report released by the company’s Threat Intelligence Group. The prompts looked like a coordinated attempt to perform model extraction or distillation, a machine-learning…
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Shai-hulud: The Hidden Cost of Supply Chain Attacks
Recent supply chain attacks involving self-propagating worms have spread far, but the damage and long-term impact is hard to quantify.
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A breach, a burnout, and a bit of Fleetwood Mac
A critical infrastructure hack hits the headlines – involving default passwords, boasts on Telegram, and a finale that will make a few cyber-crooks wish the ground would swallow them whole. Meanwhile we dig into the bit we don’t talk about enough: the human cost of defending companies from hackers – stress, burnout, and how better…