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Fake Moltbot AI Coding Assistant on VS Code Marketplace Drops Malware [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension for Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) on the official Extension Marketplace that claims to be a free artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant, but stealthily drops a malicious payload on compromised hosts. The extension, named “ClawdBot Agent – AI Coding Assistant” (“clawdbot.clawdbot-agent”)Read More
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Russian ELECTRUM Tied to December 2025 Cyber Attack on Polish Power Grid [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The “coordinated” cyber attack targeting multiple sites across the Polish power grid has been attributed with medium confidence to a Russian state-sponsored hacking crew known as ELECTRUM. Operational technology (OT) cybersecurity company Dragos, in a new intelligence brief published Tuesday, described the late December 2025 activity as the first major cyber attack targeting distributed energyRead…
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Critical vm2 Node.js Flaw Allows Sandbox Escape and Arbitrary Code Execution [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A critical sandbox escape vulnerability has been disclosed in the popular vm2 Node.js library that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to run arbitrary code on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-22709, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. “In vm2 for version 3.10.0, Promise.prototype.then…
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Two High-Severity n8n Flaws Allow Authenticated Remote Code Execution [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two new security flaws in the n8n workflow automation platform, including a crucial vulnerability that could result in remote code execution. The weaknesses, discovered by the JFrog Security Research team, are listed below – CVE-2026-1470 (CVSS score: 9.9) – An eval injection vulnerability that could allow an authenticated user to bypass…
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From Triage to Threat Hunts: How AI Accelerates SecOps [email protected] (The Hacker News)
If you work in security operations, the concept of the AI SOC agent is likely familiar. Early narratives promised total autonomy. Vendors seized on the idea of the “Autonomous SOC” and suggested a future where algorithms replaced analysts. That future has not arrived. We have not seen mass layoffs or empty security operations centers. We…
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Mustang Panda Deploys Updated COOLCLIENT Backdoor in Government Cyber Attacks [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Threat actors with ties to China have been observed using an updated version of a backdoor called COOLCLIENT in cyber espionage attacks in 2025 to facilitate comprehensive data theft from infected endpoints. The activity has been attributed to Mustang Panda (aka Earth Preta, Fireant, HoneyMyte, Polaris, and Twill Typhoon) with the intrusions primarily directed against…
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Password Reuse in Disguise: An Often-Missed Risky Workaround [email protected] (The Hacker News)
When security teams discuss credential-related risk, the focus typically falls on threats such as phishing, malware, or ransomware. These attack methods continue to evolve and rightly command attention. However, one of the most persistent and underestimated risks to organizational security remains far more ordinary. Near-identical password reuse continues to slip past security controls, oftenRead More
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Google Warns of Active Exploitation of WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Google on Tuesday revealed that multiple threat actors, including nation-state adversaries and financially motivated groups, are exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw in RARLAB WinRAR to establish initial access and deploy a diverse array of payloads. “Discovered and patched in July 2025, government-backed threat actors linked to Russia and China as well as financially motivatedRead…
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Fake Python Spellchecker Packages on PyPI Delivered Hidden Remote Access Trojan [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerade as spellcheckers but contain functionality to deliver a remote access trojan (RAT). The packages, named spellcheckerpy and spellcheckpy, are no longer available for download, but not before they were collectively downloaded a little over 1,000 times. “Hidden inside theRead…
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SmarterTools SmarterMail RCE
What is the Vulnerability? An actively targeted vulnerability has been identified in SmarterTools SmarterMail, tracked as CVE-2025-52691, with a CVSS score of 10.0 (Critical). The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files to any location on the mail server, potentially resulting in remote code execution (RCE). SmarterTools SmarterMail is an email and collaboration server…
