Malicious Microsoft VSCode AI extensions might have hit over 1.5 million users

More than 1.5 million people may have had their sensitive data exfiltrated to Chinese hackers through two malicious extensions found on the VSCode Marketplace. Security researchers at Koi Security said they discovered two malicious browser extensions in Microsoft’s Visual Studio Read More …

From Extension to Infection: An In-Depth Analysis of the Evelyn Stealer Campaign Targeting Software Developers

On December 8, 2025, Koi.ai published their findings about a campaign specifically targeting software developers through weaponized Visual Studio Code extensions. Here, Trend Micro will provide a more in-depth analysis of the multistage delivery of the Evelyn information stealer. Evelyn Read More …

New macOS malware chain could cause a major security headache

North Korean state-sponsored threat actors are targeting macOS users with new malware, utilizing a strategy that combines two popular approaches – fake job ads, and ClickFix, experts have warned. Security researchers Jamf confirmed they have spotted attacks in the wild Read More …

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors

Israeli spyware maker NSO Group has confirmed to TechCrunch that a U.S. investment group has acquired the company. NSO spokesperson Oded Hershowitz told TechCrunch on Friday that “an American investment group has invested tens of millions of dollars in the Read More …

Another BRICKSTORM: Stealthy Backdoor Enabling Espionage into Tech and Legal Sectors

Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is tracking BRICKSTORM malware activity, which is being used to maintain persistent access to victim organizations in the United States. Since March 2025, Mandiant Consulting has responded to intrusions across a range of industry verticals, Read More …

Jaw-dropping security flaws found in open source code could allow hackers to spirit away entire projects

Experts have revealed several critical vulnerabilities in GitHub Actions workflows which could pose serious risks to some major open source projects. A recent investigation by Sysdig’s Threat Research Team (TRT) has exposed how misconfigurations, particularly involving the pull_request_target trigger, could Read More …

More than 3 million records, 12TB of data exposed in major app builder breach

Millions of records containing sensitive, personally identifiable information, were sitting online in yet another unencrypted, non-password-protected database, experts have warned. Found by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler, who discovered and reported his findings to vpnMentor, the database contained 3,637,107 records, and Read More …

Slow Pisces Targets Developers With Coding Challenges and Introduces New Customized Python Malware

Slow Pisces (aka Jade Sleet, TraderTraitor, PUKCHONG) is a North Korean state-sponsored threat group primarily focused on generating revenue for the DPRK regime, typically by targeting large organizations in the cryptocurrency sector. This article analyzes their campaign that we believe Read More …

OH-MY-DC: OIDC Misconfigurations in CI/CD

This paper accompanies the presentation “Oh-My-DC,” delivered at DEF CON 32 in August 2024. This article assumes a basic familiarity with OAuth and CI/CD pipelines, including concepts like authorization grants, access tokens and the different stages of a CI/CD workflow. Read More …