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ValleyRAT Backdoor Hides in Signed Adware That Users Add to Antivirus Exclusions
The threat actor known as Silver Fox has been observed distributing the ValleyRAT backdoor disguised as a signed Chinese adware application, running t...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Aurora Ransomware Operators Use Cursor AI in Attacks Against 10 Targets
Threat actors associated with Aurora (aka Aur0ra) ransomware have been observed using SpaceX's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant C...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Securing Claude Code: The New Compliance API, Local Visibility, and Identity Governance
Claude Code reads files, runs shell commands, invokes MCP tools, and acts through the credentials available on a developer’s machine. Anthropic’s new ...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Hiding Prompt Injection in Legal Filing
Someone hid AI instructions into a legal filing. Alternate link.
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
ValleyRAT masquerading as adware
Threat actors are distributing the ValleyRAT backdoor disguised as adware. We analyze the infection chain, from the malicious installer to the final p...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
China-Linked Fire Ant Hijacks Cisco Routers to Steal Credentials and Blind Security Logs
A China-nexus cyber espionage actor tracked as Fire Ant has expanded a long-running campaign beyond VMware hypervisors to compromise Cisco IOS XR rout...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – August 2026 edition
Details about the Hugging Face hack, critical infrastructure under attack, a spoofed in-flight Wi-Fi network, and more of this month's cybersecurity n...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Quantum Stack and the Countdown to Q-Day
Quantum’s hype obscures a reality with real geopolitical stakes: the technology works and is advancing every day. Cameron Chehreh (IonQ), JD Dulny (Bo...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
DoJ Corrects China Hacking Claim, Says U.S. Agencies Were Targets, Not Victims
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday corrected a previously issued press statement that several of its agencies were victims of attacks carr...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
OpenAI hack shows emergent AI risks
Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts...
Aug 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Losing face? Licensing and governing AI content in China
A face licensed for one AI advert can be reused indefinitely, and local laws have not caught up with that.
Aug 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
TerminalFix Uses Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to Deploy Reverse-Tunnel Backdoor
Microsoft has disclosed details of a new ClickFix variant, dubbed TerminalFix, that aims to trick users into running a malicious command in Windows Te...
Aug 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail