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North Korean Cyber Espionage Campaign Exploits GitHub to Target South Korean Enterprises
Key Findings North Korean state-sponsored hackers are running a sophisticated spying campaign against South Korean companies dating back to 2024 Attackers use seemingly harmless LNK shortcut files that trigger hidden PowerShell scripts to steal system data from Windows machines GitHub repositories are being abused as command and control infrastructure to exfiltrate stolen information while bypassing corporate security systems The malware evades detection by checking for secur
Apr 43 min read
GlassWorm Attack Exploits Stolen GitHub Tokens to Infiltrate Python Repositories
Key Findings * GlassWorm malware campaign targeting Python repositories * Attackers use stolen GitHub tokens to force-push malicious code * Targets Python projects including Django apps, ML code, and PyPI packages * Earliest injections traced to March 8, 2026 * Uses a new offshoot called "ForceMemo" * Leverages malicious VS Code and Cursor extensions to steal credentials * Payload includes cryptocurrency theft and data exfiltration capabilities Background The GlassWorm attack
Mar 162 min read
AI Bot Hackerbot-Claw Hits GitHub Repos of Microsoft, DataDog, and CNCF
Key Points Hackerbot-Claw, a new AI-powered threat, executed a 37-hour campaign targeting major GitHub repositories, including those of Microsoft and DataDog. The attacks focused on exploiting CI/CD pipelines, allowing the AI agent to manipulate developer tools within minutes. The campaign resulted in the deletion of 97 software releases and 32,000 stars from Aqua Security's Trivy project. Hackerbot-Claw employed social engineering tactics to trick developer assistants like C
Mar 102 min read
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Updates for February 2026
Key Findings Microsoft released security updates to address 58 new vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, Edge, Exchange, Hyper-V, and other components. The update includes fixes for 6 zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited in the wild. 5 of the vulnerabilities were rated as "Critical" by Microsoft. Several vulnerabilities affect high-profile targets like GitHub Copilot, IDEs, and Azure cloud services. Background This month's Patch Tuesday from Mic
Feb 101 min read
North Korean Hackers Exploit Developers' Trust in Visual Studio Code
Key Findings North Korean threat actors associated with the "Contagious Interview" campaign have been observed using malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) projects as lures to deliver a backdoor on compromised endpoints. The attack involves instructing targets to clone a repository on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, and launch the project in VS Code as part of a supposed job assessment. The malicious VS Code task configuration files are used to execute payloads, incl
Jan 212 min read
PyStoreRAT Malware Spreading Across GitHub
Key Findings A new campaign is leveraging GitHub-hosted Python repositories to distribute a previously undocumented JavaScript-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) dubbed PyStoreRAT. The malicious repositories, often themed as development utilities or OSINT tools, contain code responsible for silently downloading and executing a remote HTA file. PyStoreRAT is a modular, multi-stage implant that can execute various payloads, including an information stealer known as Rhadamanthys.
Dec 12, 20252 min read
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