Malicious VSCode extensions on Microsoft's registry drop infostealers

Two malicious extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace infect developers' machines with information-stealing ...

New Splunk Windows Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation Attacks

Splunk for Windows has a high-severity flaw that lets local users escalate privileges through misconfigured file permissions.
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Script to Nuke AI Features from Windows 11 Goes Viral Amid Privacy Backlash

A GitHub script that disables Copilot, Recall, and other AI components in Windows 11 is going viral, echoing ongoing concerns ...

Ransomware gangs turn to Shanya EXE packer to hide EDR killers

Several ransomware groups have been spotted using a packer-as-a-service (PaaS) platform named Shanya to assist in EDR ...

How to Spot a ‘Sleeper’ Browser Extension That’s Actually Malware

Malicious extensions occasionally find their way into the Chrome Web Store (and similar libraries in other browsers) by posing as legitimate add-ons. Some of them only morph into malware after gaining ...