Malicious KICS Docker Images and VS Code Extensions Hit Checkmarx Supply Chain

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of malicious images pushed to the official "checkmarx/kics" Docker Hub repository. In an alert published today, software supply chain security company Socket revealed that unknown threat actors managed to have overwritten existing tags, including v2.1.20 and...

Guidance for detecting, investigating, and defending against the Trivy supply chain compromise

In this article 1. Analyzing the Trivy supply chain compromise 2. Detection and investigation 3. Mitigation and protection guidance 4. Advanced hunting queries 5. References 6. Learn more On March 19, 2026, Trivy, Aqua Security’s widely used open-source vulnerability scanner, was reported to have...