Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor.

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A developer’s routine cleanup task reportedly turned into a disaster after a small mistake in AI-generated code wiped an entire drive. The incident, first described in a Reddit post, involved code ...

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OAuth redirection is being repurposed as a phishing delivery path. Trusted authentication flows are weaponized to move users ...

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Claude joins the ranks of ChatGPT and Gemini, finally bringing a Memory feature to free users, complete with an import tool.

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