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Android

Hackers Turned Anthropic's Claude Code Leak into a Malware Lure

Hackers are exploiting a recent accidental source code leak from Anthropic to spread Vidar infostealer malware via fake GitHub repositories. These malicious sites have even managed to appear in top ...
PC Magazine

Hackers Are Using Claude Code Leak As Bait to Spread Malware

Hackers Are Using Claude Code Leak As Bait to Spread Malware With Anthropic rushing to wipe out the Claude Code leak, hackers are posting malware-laden files on GitHub that they claim are special, ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

DeepLoad Malware Combines ClickFix With AI-Generated Code to Avoid Detection

A newly uncovered malware campaign is combining ClickFix delivery with AI generated evasion techniques to steal enterprise user accounts and passwords. The attacks are designed to provide intruders ...
Windows Report

Hackers Spread Malware on GitHub Using Fake VS Code Alerts

A large-scale malware campaign is targeting developers on GitHub, using fake Visual Studio Code security alerts to trick users into downloading malicious payloads and exposing system data. According ...
InfoWorld

New ‘StoatWaffle’ malware auto‑executes attacks on developers

The newly observed malware abuses VS Code’s “runOn:folderOpen” feature to execute automatically from trusted projects, enabling near-frictionless compromise. A newly disclosed malware strain dubbed ...
Android

Fake Claude Code & OpenClaw AI Tools Delivering Data-Stealing Malware to Developers

Kaspersky has warned of a new malware campaign targeting developers through fake Claude Code and OpenClaw downloads. Using malicious search ads, hackers are infecting Windows and Mac users with ...
Bleeping Computer

GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX

The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, repositories, and extensions on GitHub, npm, and VSCode/OpenVSX extensions. Evidence ...
tech2geek

Glassworm: The Malware Hiding Code in Invisible Characters and Targeting Crypto Wallets

Glassworm uses a clever but dangerous technique. Attackers employ Unicode characters from the Private Use Area (PUA) that do not display on screen, yet contain actionable values. Protecting crypto ...
TechRepublic

Fake Claude Code Spreads Malware to Windows, macOS Users

Threat actors are exploiting a common developer habit — copying installation commands directly from websites — to distribute malware through fake software installation pages. Security researchers at ...
TechRepublic

Fake Claude Code Spreads Malware to Windows, macOS Users

Attackers are using fake Claude Code install pages and malicious search ads to spread infostealer malware targeting Windows and macOS systems. Image: Rawpixel/Envato Threat actors are exploiting a ...