Top AI Agents Built to Catch Malicious Code Can Be Tricked Into Running It
Ask an AI coding agent to scan open-source code for security holes, and it might run the attacker's code on...
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GhostApproval Symlink Flaws Could Let Malicious Repos Run Code in AI Coding Agents
Researchers at Wiz found that a flaw in six popular AI coding assistants lets a booby-trapped code project quietly take control of...
Fake 7-Zip Installers Turn Devices Into Residential Proxy Nodes
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new threat actor dubbed Lurking Lizard that has been operating an end-to-end malicious...
AI Coding Agents Found Triggering Endpoint Security Rules Built to Catch Attackers
Sophos looked at a week of its own endpoint data and found that AI coding agents such as Claude Code,...
New HalluSquatting Attack Could Trick AI Coding Assistants Into Installing Botnet Malware
AI coding assistants have a habit of making things up. Ask one to fetch a popular tool, and it will...
Ubiquiti Patches Critical UniFi Flaws Across Connect, Talk, Access, Protect, and OS
Ravie LakshmananJul 08, 2026Vulnerability / Network Security Ubiquiti has shipped updates to address multiple critical security flaws impacting UniFi Connect,...
New Ghost Phishing Wave Is Breaking Traditional Email Security
A recent EvilTokens campaign targeting businesses across the US and Europe is exposing a new email security blind spot. This...
SCMBANKER Malware Uses ClickFix Lures to Target Mexican Banking Users
A new banking fraudulent operation is targeting customers of Mexican banks, fintech, payment processors, and cryptocurrency exchanges using ClickFix lures....
GitHub ‘Verified’ Commits Can Be Rewritten Into New Hashes Without Breaking Signatures
New research shows that a signed Git commit's hash is not the one-of-a-kind name that much of the software world...
The Verification Step Is the New ATO Battleground in 2026
For years, account takeover (ATO) followed a predictable script. Attackers bought stolen credentials in bulk, ran them through automated tools,...
GitHub Copilot Refuses Harmful Requests in Chat, Then Writes Them in Code
An AI coding assistant that refuses to answer a dangerous request in its chat box can answer it anyway if...
China-Linked UAT-7810 Expands ORB Network With New LONGLEASH Malware
Ravie LakshmananJul 08, 2026Malware / Network Security A Chinese threat actor tracked as UAT-7810 is actively refining its bespoke malware...
15-Year-Old GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros
Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any logged-in user take full root control of a...
RedWing MaaS Packages Android Bank Fraud as a Telegram Rental Service
Swati KhandelwalJul 07, 2026Malware / Mobile Security A new Android malware operation called RedWing is being rented out on Telegram...
Rogue Agent Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack Google Dialogflow CX Chatbots
A critical flaw in Google's Dialogflow CX could have let an attacker with edit rights on one Code Block-enabled agent...
