Most people know the story of Paul Bunyan. A giant lumberjack, a trusted axe, and a challenge from a machine that promised to outpace him. Paul doubled down on his old way of working, swung harder, and still lost by a quarter inch. His mistake was not losing the contest.Read More »Chopping AI Down to Size: Turning Disruptive Technology into a Strategic Advantage
Three critical security flaws have been disclosed in an open-source utility called Picklescan that could allow malicious actors to execute arbitrary code by loading untrusted PyTorch models, effectively bypassing the tool’s protections. Picklescan, developed and maintained by Matthieu Maitre (@mmaitre314), is a security scanner that’s designed to parse Python pickleRead More »Picklescan Bugs Allow Malicious PyTorch Models to Evade Scans and Execute Code
Chrome 143 stable was released with patches for 13 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine. The post Chrome 143 Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Rust package that’s capable of targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, and features malicious functionality to stealthily execute on developer machines by masquerading as an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) unit helper tool. The Rust crate, named “evm-units,” was uploaded to crates.io in mid-April 2025Read More »Malicious Rust Crate Delivers OS-Specific Malware to Web3 Developer Systems
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to ensure that the platforms cannot be used without an active SIM card linked to the user’s mobile number. To that end, messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat, Arattai, Sharechat, Josh, JioChat, and Signal that use anRead More »India Orders Messaging Apps to Work Only With Active SIM Cards to Prevent Fraud and Misuse
The cybersecurity startup will use the investment to accelerate product innovation and global expansion. The post Zafran Security Raises $60 Million in Series C Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A joint investigation led by Mauro Eldritch, founder of BCA LTD, conducted together with threat-intel initiative NorthScan and ANY.RUN, a solution for interactive malware analysis and threat intelligence, has uncovered one of North Korea’s most persistent infiltration schemes: a network of remote IT workers tied to Lazarus Group’s Famous ChollimaRead More »Researchers Capture Lazarus APT’s Remote-Worker Scheme Live on Camera
The supply chain campaign known as GlassWorm has once again reared its head, infiltrating both Microsoft Visual Studio Marketplace and Open VSX with 24 extensions impersonating popular developer tools and frameworks like Flutter, React, Tailwind, Vim, and Vue. GlassWorm was first documented in October 2025, detailing its use of theRead More »GlassWorm Returns with 24 Malicious Extensions Impersonating Popular Developer Tools
When familiar security concepts carry unfamiliar meanings for different audiences, teams talk past each other without even realizing it. This silent disconnect weakens communication, clarity, and outcomes. The post The Great Disconnect: Unmasking the ‘Two Separate Conversations’ in Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an npm package that attempts to influence artificial intelligence (AI)-driven security scanners. The package in question is eslint-plugin-unicorn-ts-2, which masquerades as a TypeScript extension of the popular ESLint plugin. It was uploaded to the registry by a user named “hamburgerisland” in February 2024. TheRead More »Malicious npm Package Uses Hidden Prompt and Script to Evade AI Security Tools
