VS Code Marketplace Abused by Threat Actors to Deliver Malware via Trusted Extensions
29
Aug
2025

VS Code Marketplace Abused by Threat Actors to Deliver Malware via Trusted Extensions

A recently uncovered vulnerability in the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace has allowed malicious actors to hijack discontinued extension…

Abandoned Sogou Zhuyin Update Server Hijacked, Weaponized in Taiwan Espionage Campaign
29
Aug
2025

Abandoned Sogou Zhuyin Update Server Hijacked, Weaponized in Taiwan Espionage Campaign

An abandoned update server associated with input method editor (IME) software Sogou Zhuyin was leveraged by threat actors as part…

WhatsApp is refused right to intervene in Apple legal action on encryption ‘backdoors’
29
Aug
2025

Home Office ‘back door’ seeks world-wide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm

The Home Office sought access to data and messages stored by Apple users on its cloud storage in the UK…

My OpenAI Event Predictions (May 2024)
29
Aug
2025

My OpenAI Event Predictions (May 2024)

I don’t have any insider knowledge—unless you count the >Information > article > that just leaked about a possible Her-like…

Top FBI official says Chinese reliance on domestic firms for hacking is a weakness
29
Aug
2025

Top FBI official says Chinese reliance on domestic firms for hacking is a weakness

China’s reliance on domestic technology companies to carry out large-scale hacking operations—as highlighted by the U.S. government and its allies…

Microsoft
29
Aug
2025

Microsoft says recent Windows update didn’t kill your SSD

Microsoft has found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 security update and customer reports of failure and data corruption issues…

New TAOTH Campaign Exploits End-of-Support Software to Distribute Malware and Collect Sensitive Data
29
Aug
2025

New TAOTH Campaign Exploits End-of-Support Software to Distribute Malware and Collect Sensitive Data

In June 2025, a previously undocumented campaign leveraging end-of-support software began surfacing in telemetry data gathered across Eastern Asia. Dubbed…

Weaponized PDFs and LNK Files Used in Windows Attacks
29
Aug
2025

Weaponized PDFs and LNK Files Used in Windows Attacks

A clandestine campaign in which threat actors are weaponizing a legitimate-looking PDF document, titled “국가정보연구회 소식지 (52호)” (National Intelligence Research…

Amazon Disrupts APT29 Watering Hole Campaign Abusing Microsoft Device Code Authentication
29
Aug
2025

Amazon Disrupts APT29 Watering Hole Campaign Abusing Microsoft Device Code Authentication

Aug 29, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware Amazon on Friday said it flagged and disrupted what it described as an…

Smaller Dutch ISPs Targeted In Broader Salt Typhoon Campaign
29
Aug
2025

Smaller Dutch ISPs Targeted In Broader Salt Typhoon Campaign

China-linked espionage actor Salt Typhoon is again in news but this time not for targeting larger telecommunication giants, instead its…

Experts warn of actively exploited FreePBX zero-day
29
Aug
2025

Experts warn of actively exploited FreePBX zero-day

Experts warn of actively exploited FreePBX zero-day Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2025 Sangoma warns of an actively exploited FreePBX zero-day…

One Apple Fanboy's White-hot Anger at the iPad Commercial
29
Aug
2025

One Apple Fanboy’s White-hot Anger at the iPad Commercial

Before I go into this, I want to articulate exactly how much of an Apple fanboy I am. I camped…