Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious ...
The Hacker News

WhatsApp VBScript Campaign Uses Fake Documents to Install ManageEngine RMM Tool

Kaspersky says attackers are using fake WhatsApp document attachments to run VBScript malware and install ManageEngine RMM ...
Ars Technica

Google publishes exploit code threatening millions of Chromium users

Google on Wednesday published exploit code for an unfixed vulnerability in its Chromium browser codebase that threatens millions of people using Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and virtually all other ...
ESPN

Knicks flip script, exploit James Harden to spark Game 1 rally

NEW YORK -- It wasn't quite a matter of pettiness, but the Knicks found their idea for an improbable comeback thanks to the Cavaliers trying to exploit Jalen Brunson on defense. Trailing by 22 points ...
CoinTelegraph

THORChain pauses trading after suspected $10M exploit

THORChain paused trading after ZachXBT flagged a suspected $10 million exploit spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain and Base. Decentralized liquidity protocol THORChain halted trading after ...
TechSpot

A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it

The Epitome of WTF: A researcher known as "Nightmare-Eclipse" recently released YellowKey, a security vulnerability that allegedly enables a full bypass of BitLocker's full-volume encryption. The ...
Ars Technica

Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker protections and gain complete access to an encrypted drive within seconds.
TechRepublic

Google Says Hackers Used AI to Build Zero-Day Exploit

Google says hackers used AI to help build a zero-day exploit targeting 2FA, raising concerns about AI-assisted hacking. Google says hackers used AI to help build a zero-day exploit, then stopped it ...
The New York Times

Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw

The company said that it had identified, for the first time, hackers using artificial intelligence to discover an unknown bug. The attempted attack represents “a taste of what’s to come,” one expert ...
Military.com

VA Expands Virtual Reality Therapy to Reach More Veterans

Chris Brickler explains in an interview how Mynd Immersive sees VR therapy’s potential to support veterans facing pain and mental health challenges. The Department of Veterans Affairs is significantly ...
New Scientist

A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began

Early writing is a tale of two scripts. Egyptian hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian cuneiform both emerged independently about 5300 years ago. The political powers of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia ...