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Invisible malicious code attacks 151 GitHub repos and VS Code

The technique exploits Unicode Private Use Area characters, which render as zero-width whitespace in virtually every code ...
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Malicious Microsoft VS Code Extensions Used in Cryptojacking Campaign

An unknown threat actor is deploying a large-scale, sophisticated cryptojacking campaign through a series of malicious extensions in Visual Studio Code, Microsoft’s lightweight source-code editor, ...
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Threat actors are injecting malicious codes into legitimate crypto projects

Malicious actors are now injecting malicious codes into legitimate projects to steal digital assets from unsuspecting users. According to reports, cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a ...
CSOonline

Malicious npm packages found to create a backdoor in legitimate code

Researchers found malicious packages on the npm registry that, when installed, inject malicious code into legitimate npm packages already residing on developers’ machines. Attackers who target ...
CSOonline

Google researchers detect first operational use of LLMs in active malware campaigns

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group reports that new malware strains use LLMs mid-execution to generate, rewrite, and obfuscate malicious code in real time. Threat actors are now actively deploying ...