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GlassWorm Malware Discovered in Three VS Code Extensions with Thousands of Installs

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new set of three extensions associated with the GlassWorm campaign, indicating continued attempts on part of threat actors to target the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) ecosystem. The extensions in question, which are still available for download, are listed below - ai-driven-dev.ai-driven-dev (3,402 downloads) adhamu.history-in-sublime-merge (4,057

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Microsoft Uncovers 'Whisper Leak' Attack That Identifies AI Chat Topics in Encrypted Traffic

Microsoft has disclosed details of a novel side-channel attack targeting remote language models that could enable a passive adversary with capabilities to observe network traffic to glean details about model conversation topics despite encryption protections under certain circumstances. This leakage of data exchanged between humans and streaming-mode language models could pose serious risks to

GHSA-vfpf-xmwh-8m65: ProsemirrorToHtml has a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through unescaped HTML attribute values

### Impact The prosemirror_to_html gem is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks through malicious HTML attribute values. While tag content is properly escaped, attribute values are not, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code. **Who is impacted:** - Any application using prosemirror_to_html to convert ProseMirror documents to HTML - Applications that process user-generated ProseMirror content are at highest risk - End users viewing the rendered HTML output could have malicious JavaScript executed in their browsers **Attack vectors include:** - `href` attributes with `javascript:` protocol: `<a href="javascript:alert(document.cookie)">` - Event handlers: `<div onclick="maliciousCode()">` - `onerror` attributes on images: `<img src=x onerror="alert('XSS')">` - Other HTML attributes that can execute JavaScript ### Patches A fix is currently in development. Users should upgrade to version **0.2.1** or later once released. The patch escapes all HTML ...

AI Security Agents Get Persona Makeovers

New synthetic security staffers promise to bring artificial intelligence comfortably into the security operations center, but they will require governance to protect security.

Fake 0-Day Exploit Emails Trick Crypto Users Into Running Malicious Code

Bolster AI reveals a new scam using a simple JS code via Emkei's Mailer to fake 37% profits and steal crypto. Act fast to secure your wallet.

Google Launches New Maps Feature to Help Businesses Report Review-Based Extortion Attempts

Google on Thursday said it's rolling out a dedicated form to allow businesses listed on Google Maps to report extortion attempts made by threat actors who post inauthentic bad reviews on the platform and demand ransoms to remove the negative comments. The approach is designed to tackle a common practice called review bombing, where online users intentionally post negative user reviews in an

Vibe-Coded Malicious VS Code Extension Found with Built-In Ransomware Capabilities

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension with basic ransomware capabilities that appears to be created with the help of artificial intelligence – in other words, vibe-coded. Secure Annex researcher John Tuckner, who flagged the extension "susvsex," said it does not attempt to hide its malicious functionality. The extension was uploaded on

GHSA-rwvc-j5jr-mgvh: Vercel’s AI SDK's filetype whitelists can be bypassed when uploading files

A vulnerability in Vercel’s AI SDK has been fixed in versions 5.0.52, 5.1.0-beta.9, and 6.0.0-beta. This issue may have allowed users to bypass filetype whitelists when uploading files. All users are encouraged to upgrade.

GHSA-xmq3-q5pm-rp26: Nuxt DevTools vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS)

A vulnerability in Nuxt DevTools has been fixed in version **2.6.4***. This issue may have allowed Nuxt auth token extraction via XSS under certain configurations. All users are encouraged to upgrade.

Account Takeover: What Is It and How to Fight It

Account takeover (ATO) attacks can devastate individuals and organisations, from personal profiles to enterprise systems. The financial impact…