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ChocoPoC: The Fake Exploit Repos Turning Bug Hunters Into Victims
A Python-based infostealer is hiding inside GitHub proof-of-concept code marketed to vulnerability researchers, siphoning credentials, cookies, and files before dropping a remote shell.
North Korean Malware Tells AI Analyzers to Look Away
A macOS sample attributed to Pyongyang-linked actors contains prompts designed to make LLM-assisted security tools abandon their analysis. Defenders are starting to notice the pattern.
AryStinger Quietly Conscripts 4,300 Old Routers Into a Recon Proxy Fabric
Researchers say the malware skips the usual DDoS playbook and instead builds infrastructure for pre-breach reconnaissance.
The Cybercrime Economy Is Looking a Lot Like SaaS
A leaked worm kit, a $5K/month browser-cloning RAT, and AI agents handing over real credentials: the criminal stack is industrialising.
AI Worm Exploits Networks Using Local Models
University of Toronto researchers built a self-replicating AI worm that runs entirely on a locally hosted open-weight model, no commercial AI service required.
AI Tools Surge in Ransomware Markets, Lowering Entry Barriers
Underground markets are booming with AI-driven tools that put ransomware within reach of almost anyone with a credit card.