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IncidentOn May 1, 2022, npm removed a malicious package called gxm-reference-web-auth-server from the public registry. This targeted attack used encryption and multi-stage obfuscation to hide data exfiltratio
IncidentSnyk discovered 12 malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) that stole Discord tokens, Roblox credentials, and payment card data. The attackers used Discord s content delivery network (CD
IncidentWhat Happened Snyk s security research team discovered over 200 malicious packages in the npm registry, exploiting dependency confusion attacks to deliver Cobalt Strike payloads. These packages used i
IncidentWhat Happened CVE-2022-33980 allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code through Apache Commons Configuration s string interpolation feature. The vulnerability affected versions 2.4 through 2.7 and st
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IncidentWhat Happened Between April 13 and April 15, attackers exploited CVE-2026-3300 , a critical vulnerability in the Everest Forms Pro WordPress plugin, to create rogue administrator accounts on vulnerabl
IncidentA developer on your team merges a routine dependency update. The diff shows a few version bumps in Gemfile.lock . Your CI passes. The code deploys. Three days later, your build server is mining crypto
IncidentWhat Happened In mid-2026, the Miasma worm—a variant of Mini Shai-Hulud—compromised 73 Microsoft GitHub repositories. This attack didn t exploit a traditional vulnerability but instead manipulated the
IncidentWhat Happened On September 29, 2022, Snyk disclosed CVE-2022-40764, a command injection vulnerability in their CLI tool that allowed arbitrary code execution. This flaw affected all versions before 1.
IncidentWhat Happened OpenAI didn t suffer a data breach. Instead, they acknowledged a fundamental architectural risk: ChatGPT s features create multiple pathways for prompt injection attacks to exfiltrate da
IncidentIMPORTANT NOTICE : This teardown analyzes a hypothetical scenario based on researcher predictions about AI worm capabilities. As of this writing, no documented enterprise breach by an autonomous AI wo
IncidentMicrosoft recently expanded its agentic AI security taxonomy with seven new failure modes. These patterns emerged from incidents involving deployed AI systems. If you re running AI agents in productio
IncidentWhat Happened Between March 18 and today, attackers launched over 29,300 attempts to exploit WordPress sites using Everest Forms Pro, a premium form builder plugin. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2
IncidentA remote code execution vulnerability in Apache Commons Text surfaced in October 2022, affecting versions 1.5.x through 1.9.x. While not as widespread as Log4Shell, CVE-2022-42889 highlights how trans
IncidentWhat Happened On October 25, 2022, the OpenSSL project announced a critical vulnerability in OpenSSL 3.0.x. The patch was released on November 1, 2022, providing organizations exactly seven days to pr
IncidentA malicious GitHub issue could hijack your entire repository. Security researcher RyotaK demonstrated this by finding a critical flaw in Anthropic s Claude Code GitHub Action, identifying around 50 wa
IncidentWhat Happened Between late 2024 and early 2025, attackers compromised 57 npm packages using a technique that bypasses common security controls. Instead of hiding code in lifecycle scripts like preinst
