Raising the bar: Quality, shared responsibility, and the future of GitHub’s bug bounty program

The security research community is one of GitHub's greatest assets. Every year, researchers from around the world help us find and fix vulnerabilities, making the platform safer for over 180 million developers. Our bug bounty program exists because we believe that collaboration with external...

AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions

One group of hackers used AI for everything from vibe coding their malware to creating fake company websites—and stole as much as $12 million in three months...

CVE-2026-34782 Zammad has improper access control in AI assistance controller for text tools

Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.0.1 and 6.5.4, the REST endpoint POST /api/v1/aiassistance/texttools/:id was not checking if a user is privileged to use the text tool, resulting in being able to use it in all situations. This vulnerability is fixed i...

Hackers Launch Over 91,000 Attacks on AI Systems Using Fake Ollama Servers

A new investigation by GreyNoise reveals a massive wave of over 90,000 attacks targeting AI tools like Ollama and OpenAI. Experts warn that hackers are conducting "reconnaissance" to map out vulnerabilities in enterprise AI systems...

Analysing Multidisciplinary Approaches to Fight Large-Scale Digital Influence Operations

Crime as a Service CaaS has evolved from isolated criminal incidents to a broad spectrum of illicit activities, including social media manipulation, foreign information manipulation and interference FIMI, and the sale of disinformation toolkits. This article analyses how threat actors exploit...

OpenAI Finds Growing Exploitation of AI Tools by Foreign Threat Groups

OpenAI's new report warns hackers are combining multiple AI tools for cyberattacks, scams, and influence ops linked to China, Russia, and North Korea...

EvilAI Malware Masquerades as AI Tools to Infiltrate Global Organizations

Threat actors have been observed using seemingly legitimate artificial intelligence AI tools and software to sneakily slip malware for future attacks on organizations worldwide. According to Trend Micro, the campaign is using productivity or AI-enhanced tools to deliver malware targeting various...

SEO Poisoning Campaign Targets 8,500+ SMB Users with Malware Disguised as AI Tools

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a malicious campaign that leverages search engine optimization SEO poisoning techniques to deliver a known malware loader called Oyster aka Broomstick or CleanUpLoader. The malvertising activity, per Arctic Wolf, promotes fake websites hosting trojanized...

Google Blocked 5.1B Harmful Ads and Suspended 39.2M Advertiser Accounts in 2024

Google on Wednesday revealed that it suspended over 39.2 million advertiser accounts in 2024, with a majority of them identified and blocked by its systems before it could serve harmful ads to users. In all, the tech giant said it stopped 5.1 billion bad ads, restricted 9.1 billion ads, and block...

Searching for AI Tools? Watch Out for Rogue Sites Distributing RedLine Malware

Malicious Google Search ads for generative AI services like OpenAI ChatGPT and Midjourney are being used to direct users to sketchy websites as part of a BATLOADER campaign designed to deliver RedLine Stealer malware. "Both AI services are extremely popular but lack first-party standalone apps...