Cybernews

Unprecedented GitHub hacking spree: “security research” AI bot compromises major repos from Microsoft, Datadog, and others

Five major GitHub repositories targeted by the autonomous AI bot “hackerbot-claw” were compromised through various injection ...
CSOonline

GitHub hit by a sophisticated malware campaign as ‘Banana Squad’ mimics popular repos

Attackers use typo-squatting, obfuscation, and fake accounts to slip Python-based malware into open-source projects, raising fresh alarms for OSS supply chain security. A threat group dubbed “Banana ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Banana Squad’s Stealthy GitHub Malware Campaign Targets Devs

A new campaign exploiting GitHub to distribute malicious Python code disguised as legitimate hacking tools has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. The operation, tied to the group known as ...
techtimes

WormGPT: ChatGPT-Like Hacking Tool Alarms Cybersecurity Experts, Here's Why

We often hear about the benefits of AI, from streamlining tasks to automating daily chores. However, a darker side has emerged with reports of hackers harnessing a similar tool called WormGPT. This AI ...
CSOonline

Hacking tools: A new version of BackTrack helps ethical hackers

Version 3.0 of BackTrack has been released. BackTrack is a Linux-based distribution dedicated to penetration testing or hacking (depending on how you look at it). It contains more than 300 of the ...