Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Political candidates are purchasing more home alarms, bulletproof vests, and other protections amid rising fears of political violence...

The 5 Big ‘Known Unknowns’ of Donald Trump’s New War With Iran

The all-out air assault on the Islamic Republic might be the biggest gamble of the president’s career...

Hackers Use Signal QR Codes to Spy on Military and Political Leaders

Hackers are using Signal QR codes and fake support scams to spy on military and political leaders, German security agencies warn...

Predicting 2026

Welcome to this week's edition of the Threat Source newsletter. It's become traditional at this time of year to make predictions about cybersecurity for the coming year. Obviously, no one has a crystal ball to predict the future, and if they did, they would be quietly making a fortune rather than...

How Protesters Became Content for the Cops

The tactics behind protest policing are changing—from one of cooperation to intentional antagonism for political marketing purposes...

Operation ForumTroll continues: Russian political scientists targeted using plagiarism reports

Introduction In March 2025, we discovered Operation ForumTroll, a series of sophisticated cyberattacks exploiting the CVE-2025-2783 vulnerability in Google Chrome. We previously detailed the malicious implants used in the operation: the LeetAgent backdoor and the complex spyware Dante, developed ...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: 0-Days, LinkedIn Spies, Crypto Crimes, IoT Flaws and New Malware Waves

This week has been crazy in the world of hacking and online security. From Thailand to London to the US, we've seen arrests, spies at work, and big power moves online. Hackers are getting caught. Spies are getting better at their jobs. Even simple things like browser add-ons and smart home gadget...

EUVD-2025-103021

Malicious code in politicalchinchillaz3n npm...

MAL-2025-129383 Malicious code in political_buzzard_z3n (npm)

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EUVD-2025-89474

Malicious code in politicalcougarz3n npm...

EUVD-2025-89473

Malicious code in politicaltoucanz3n npm...

EUVD-2025-77547

Malicious code in politicalcatsharkblack-50 npm...

EUVD-2025-80924

Malicious code in politicalyak0xrequest npm...

EUVD-2025-80925

Malicious code in politicalmeadowlark0xrequest npm...

EUVD-2025-80926

Malicious code in politicalkingfisher0xrequest npm...

EUVD-2025-80923

Malicious code in politicalzebradumbs npm...

Malicious code in political_cat_z3n (npm)

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Malicious code in political-jade-rat (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector c81a481abc814fa3f74267dad6118b64bc439128a79d08ead322c9532a3ebc87 This package appears to be part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign that flooded npm. These packages typically contain autopublish scripts auto.js,...

EUVD-2025-62626

Malicious code in political-jade-rat npm...

EUVD-2025-67777

Malicious code in politicalpigz3n npm...