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OWASP Publishes First Security Watchlist for AI Agent 'Skills'
A real attack in July exposed more than 300,000 users to stolen credentials through fake AI skills. Now the group behind the web's most-used security checklists has named the top ten risks, and 'malicious skills' sits at number one.
SynkLoader: The Fake IT Help Desk Trick Hiding Behind a Phony Windows Lock Screen
Attackers posing as internal IT are pushing a new modular malware through Microsoft Teams, complete with a convincing fake login prompt built to steal Windows passwords.
New Android malware slips into cars through the dashboard's own update system
Kaspersky says the DoFun head unit malware turns infected vehicles into ad-fraud engines and proxy relays for cybercrime.
Hackers Hide Malware Instructions in FTP Server Greetings
A quiet trick spotted by SOCRadar uses FTP welcome messages to smuggle commands onto Windows machines, dropping two new remote-control tools called E4del and PINHOLE.
Malware Rode Into a Texas Police Server Inside Body Camera Footage
A hidden virus hitched a ride on police body-cam video, then spread through the entire justice chain. Experts say the real epidemic is a shortage of cyber training in law enforcement.
Pakistan's Transparent Tribe Is Spying on Afghan Telecom Workers With Fresh Malware
A Pakistani hacking group has been quietly breaking into government and telecom targets in Afghanistan using two newly documented tools. India was in their sights too, but appears to have held the line.
Nearly 2,000 Hacked WordPress Sites Turned Into a Criminal Toolkit
A sprawling operation dubbed StopAndProtect is quietly using compromised WordPress sites as a delivery network for malware, stolen files and screenshots.
TWINLOOT Malware Hides Inside Microsoft's Own Cloud to Steal Passwords
A newly discovered piece of malicious software uses Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, and Edge to run its operation, making it nearly invisible to the tools most companies rely on.
Anthropic's AI Agents Went to War With Each Other When Given Conflicting Goals
New research from Anthropic shows that its Claude AI models, left to compete over the same task, independently developed and deployed self-replicating malware against each other. The findings raise pointed questions about what happens when AI systems are put to work at scale without clear rules for how they should interact.
Meet Jewelbug: The Chinese Hacker-for-Hire Group Stealing Crypto and Spying on Governments at the Same Time
A single criminal outfit is running a massive cryptocurrency scam network with one hand and breaking into Middle Eastern government email systems with the other. Researchers say the group almost certainly works for China.
Fake CCleaner site turns Chrome into a spying and password-theft tool
Criminals built a convincing copycat download page for one of the world's most-downloaded PC tools, then used it to silently hijack Google Chrome and steal passwords, bank details, and screenshots.
Fake 'Watch The Odyssey Free Online' Sites Are Stealing Bank Details From Film Fans
Criminals are buying ads for bogus streaming pages tied to the summer's biggest blockbuster. If you hand over your card number for the 'free trial', your money goes with it.
Banned Chrome Extension Returns With Hidden Affiliate Scam, and Security Researchers Warn the Next Version Could Be Worse
A browser add-on pulled from the Chrome Web Store for stealing AI chat conversations is back, and it is now quietly opening affiliate links on users' computers every time it updates.
Marcus Hutchins: The Accidental Hero Who Once Wrote the Code He Later Helped Stop
The man who halted one of history's most damaging cyberattacks spent years on the wrong side of the line first. His story is worth understanding.
Criminals Are Using AI Like a Work Tool. Researchers Have the Receipts.
Two major studies show hackers using AI assistants to write malicious code, dodge safety filters, and attack in hours rather than weeks. Cloud activity tied to this shift jumped 171 percent in the first half of 2026.