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LiteLLM
LiteLLM hit by second supply chain attack this year, users urged to rotate credentials

A malicious release of LiteLLM pushed to PyPI and Docker registries on Wednesday carried malware built to harvest cloud logins, developer secrets and API keys for AI services …

OVHcloud
Info-stealing malware slipped into OVHcloud CLI releases on GitHub

OVHcloud, the French cloud computing and web hosting company, alerted customers that a hacker tampered with its open-source command-line interface (CLI) tool to spread …

threat
Attackers exploit Siemens Software Center flaw in active ClickFix malware campaign

Siemens has confirmed the active exploitation of CVE-2026-110936, a DLL side-loading vulnerability in Siemens Software Center, the company’s tool for downloading, installing …

malware
Fake Arch Linux AUR packages exploit typos to run malware with root privileges

Arch Linux users who mistyped yay or paru while installing the package helpers from the Arch User Repository (AUR) may have given a stranger root access to their machine. AUR …

malware
KGB RAT trojan packs webcam spying, password theft and a “fun” menu to terrorize victims

A Windows trojan advertised on hacking forums for as little as $150 a month promises buyers access to a victim’s webcam, microphone, keystrokes and saved passwords, and comes …

puzzle
Fake CAPTCHAs are tricking users into running malware on their own devices

Fake CAPTCHA checks are being used to do more than hide phishing pages. Attackers are turning the familiar “prove you’re human” step into a gateway for malware downloads, …

Android
Low-cost Android phones are arriving with malware that owners can’t uninstall

People who buy low-cost Android phones from online marketplaces may be carrying malware that was placed on the device before it reached them, Bitdefender has found. The …

Christiaan Beek
What the BPFDoor backdoor tells us about attacks on the network edge

A backdoor that makes no noise is hard to catch, and that’s the point of BPFDoor. The Linux malware waits for a special “magic packet” before it acts. In …

malware
Cryptomining botnet hides C2 addresses in GitHub poem, infects over 3,400 servers

Thousands of hijacked servers have been looking up their command and control (C2) server in a poem posted on GitHub, according to Black Lotus Labs. The malware reading it, …

MATCHBOIL
What is MATCHBOIL? The Russia-aligned malware that installs a spying backdoor

ESET researchers traced almost two years of changes to MATCHBOIL, a downloader that the Russia-aligned group UAC-0099 uses to plant a second program on Windows machines in …

ChatGPT
Malicious Custom GPT on chatgpt.com lures users into installing a RAT

Malware peddlers are using sponsored Google results to push a malicious ChatGPT Custom GPT named “Plus 5.6,” created to lead users to a fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA …

danger
MacSync info-stealing malware hides malicious commands in an iCloud calendar

A new MacSync variant targets Mac users with an infostealer and persistent backdoor designed to steal credentials, crypto wallet data, and files, according to Kaspersky. …

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