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MoltBot Skills exploited to distribute 400+ malware packages in days

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 21:29:22

Over 400 malicious OpenClaw packages were uploaded in days, using MoltBot skills to spread password-stealing malware. Researchers uncovered a large malware campaign abusing AI skills for Claude Code and Moltbot users. Between late January and early February 2…

MoltBot Skills exploited to distribute 400+ malware packages in days Researchers uncovered a large malware campaign abusing AI skills for Claude Code and Moltbot users. Between late January and earl… [+3548 chars]

AI Agent Examples Shaping The Business Landscape

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 20:38:57

Discover real examples of how businesses across industries are using AI agents and the tools organizations need to build their own production-ready agents.

If you've been paying attention to the developments of AI tools, you haven't been able to miss the words "AI agent" or "agentic AI." AI agents act like intelligent digital workers that, beyond follow… [+32889 chars]

"A one-man calamity, catastrophe. No trace of sanity, an empty shell": Queen's Roger Taylor releases surprise protest song Chumps and doesn't pull his punches

Chumps is the latest in a long line of politically-charged songs from the Queen drummer

Queen drummer Roger Taylor has quietly released a new single, Chumps, and it appears to be a barbed commentary aimed at the current resident of 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. The mournf… [+1449 chars]

NFC Roadmap Reveals Major iPhones Upgrades

  • Usman Qureshi
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 18:43:14

The NFC Forum’s new roadmap reveals 3W wireless charging, 4x longer range, and faster data for future devices. Here is what it means for your next iPhone. The post NFC Roadmap Reveals Major iPhones Upgrades first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

We use NFC constantly, whether its for Apple Pay, unlocking a hotel room, or quickly pairing a set of AirPods. The NFC Forum has just released its latest roadmap, which focuses on making our digital … [+1857 chars]

Everyday browser tools people are using to browse more safely

  • Madhurima Nag
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 17:00:00

The internet is a part of our daily lives now.  The web browser is something that we all use. We need to keep it safe. Cyber criminals give us cyber threats by trying to trick us with emails and track.. The post Everyday browser tools people are using to brow…

The internet is a part of our daily lives now.  The web browser is something that we all use. We need to keep it safe. Cyber criminals give us cyber threats by trying to trick us with emails and trac… [+8020 chars]

Chinese Hackers Hit Notepad++ to Serve Malicious Update

  • Michael Kan
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 16:56:46

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is likely to have involved a Chinese state-sponsored group. If you use Notepad++, it's time to update. Hackers compromised the free text and …

If you use Notepad++, it's time to update. Hackers compromised the free text and coding editor to distribute a malicious update via the auto-update function. Notepad++ developer Don Ho detected the … [+2468 chars]

Chinese Hackers Hit Notepad++ to Serve Malicious Update

  • Michael Kan
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 16:56:46

The program is a free text and code editor that's been downloaded millions of times. The compromise began in June and is likely to have involved a Chinese state-sponsored group. If you use Notepad++, it's time to update. Hackers compromised the free text and …

If you use Notepad++, it's time to update. Hackers compromised the free text and coding editor to distribute a malicious update via the auto-update function. Notepad++ developer Don Ho detected the … [+2468 chars]

Hacking Moltbook: The AI Social Network Any Human Can Control

  • Gal Nagli
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 16:08:36

1 exposed database. 35,000 emails. 1.5M API keys. And 17,000 humans behind the not-so-autonomous AI network.

What is Moltbook, and Why Did it Attract Our Attention? Moltbook, the weirdly futuristic social network, has quickly gone viral as a forum where AI agents post and chat. But what we discovered tells… [+14387 chars]

Crypto crime is getting violent: ‘wrench attacks’ jumped 75% in 2026

  • Francisco Rodrigues
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 14:33:41

Europe now accounts for over 40% of global incidents, with France leading at 19 reported attacks, involving home invasions, kidnappings, and targeted personal threats.

In 2025, crypto crime took a violent turn. Physical attacks aimed at stealing cryptocurrencies, known as wrench attacks, jumped 75% from the previous year, with 72 confirmed incidents worldwide, acc… [+1646 chars]

What’s New in Tenable Cloud Security: Multi-cloud Risk Analysis, Attack Surface Assessments, Improved IAM Security and More

  • Yoel Calderon
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 14:00:00

Tenable Cloud Security continues to expand the technical depth of our Tenable One exposure management platform. Our latest enhancements include unified multi-cloud exploration, high-fidelity network validation, and expanded entitlement visibility across infra…

Tenable Cloud Security continues to expand the technical depth of our Tenable One exposure management platform. Our latest enhancements include unified multi-cloud exploration, high-fidelity network … [+7483 chars]

AI Course In Delhi (2026) Advanced AI Digital Marketing Program

  • Karan Setia
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 13:09:27

Join DSIM’s AI Course in Delhi (2026) with Advanced AI Digital Marketing training, live projects, tools & placement support. Enroll today!

The world of digital marketing is changing faster than ever before. Artificial Intelligence is no longer just a buzzword—its reshaping how businesses connect with customers, optimize campaigns, and d… [+20486 chars]

Fancy Bear Exploits Microsoft Office Flaw in Ukraine, EU Cyber-Attacks

  • Kevin Poireault
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 12:45:00

Russia-linked hacking group Fancy Bear is exploiting a brand-new vulnerability in Microsoft Office, CERT-UA says

Russian-linked hacking group Fancy Bear (APT28) has reportedly exploited a recently disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Office to conduct cyber-attacks against Ukrainian and EU organizations. The w… [+3955 chars]

Police intercept evidence from Sky ECC cryptophone network ‘unreliable’, Antwerp court told

  • Bill Goodwin
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 12:14:00

Intercepted communications data used to prosecute drug crime gangs is unreliable and does not conform to international standards of evidence, according to an expert report presented to a court in Antwerp

A court in Belgium has refused to allow defence lawyers in a high-profile drugs case extra time after a forensic expert found that digital evidence obtained by police in a hacking operation against t… [+4706 chars]

Under Pressure: Exploring the effect of legal and criminal threats on security researchers and journalists

  • Dissent
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 12:01:28

“Dissent Doe,” DataBreaches.net [email protected] Zack Whittaker, this.weekinsecurity.com [email protected] February 2026. [Download .pdf version] Key takeaways Three-quarters of respondents in a pilot survey of journalists and security researchers…

“Dissent Doe,” DataBreaches.net [email protected] Zack Whittaker, this.weekinsecurity.com [email protected] February 2026. Key takeaways <ul><li>Three-quarters of respondents in a pilot survey … [+28092 chars]

Sluggish UK security growth offset elsewhere in Europe

  • Simon Quicke
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 12:00:00

The European market as a whole saw cypher security sales increase last year, even with a couple of the leading territories underperforming

The adage that the security market keeps on giving is based on solid evidence, with Context adding its analysis of last year to the mounting pile of proof. The market watchers, which get numbers dir… [+2940 chars]

YouTube satirist mocked Saudi Royals, London court ordered kingdom to pay him $4.1 million, find out what happened in between

  • Trends Desk
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 11:17:40

Ghanem al-Masarir, 45, shot to fame with his satirical videos mocking the Saudi royal family.

A Saudi-born comedian won a landmark legal case in the UK after a court ruled that Saudi Arabia was responsible for hacking his phone and conducting an assault on him in London. Ghanem al-Masarir, 4… [+2677 chars]

Nation-state hack exploited hosting infrastructure to hijack Notepad++ updates

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 10:55:15

Notepad++ maintainer says nation-state attackers hijacked the app’s update system by redirecting traffic at the hosting provider level. The Notepad++ maintainer revealed that nation-state hackers compromised the hosting provider’s infrastructure, redirecting …

Nation-state hack exploited hosting infrastructure to hijack Notepad++ updates The Notepad++ maintainer revealed that nation-state hackers compromised the hosting providers infrastructure, redirecti… [+2398 chars]

My (very) fast zero-allocation webserver using OxCaml

  • Anil Madhavapeddy
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 10:45:44

Building httpz, a high-performance HTTP/1.1 parser with zero heap allocation using OxCaml's unboxed types, local allocations, and mutable local variables.

Since helping with the OxCaml tutorial last year at ICFP, I've been chomping at the bit to use it for real in our research infrastructure for planetary computing to manage the petabytes of TESS… [+18468 chars]

gs2decompiler added to PyPI

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 10:39:26

GS2 Bytecode Decompiler - Decompiles Graal Script 2 bytecode to readable GS2 code

gbf_core is a Rust library designed to analyze, disassemble, process, and decompile Graal Script 2 (GS2) bytecode. It provides tools for GS2 bytecode analysis, control flow graph (CFG) generation, an… [+6499 chars]

Man hacks villager to death over affair with wife in Yobe

  • Punch Newspapers
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 08:20:06

A 50-year-old man in Yobe State has been arrested for allegedly hacking a fellow villager to death over suspicion of an affair with his wife in Bundila Vil Read More: https://punchng.com/man-hacks-villager-to-death-over-affair-with-wife-in-yobe/

The Yobe State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 50-year-old man, Alhaji Hassan Umaru, for allegedly hacking a fellow villager, Sukari Abdul, 45, to death over suspicion of an affair invol… [+1712 chars]

Seiko's new limited-edition open-heart watches launch with 4R38 caliber

  • Anubhav Sharma
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 06:40:00

Seiko Japan has announced a JDM pair of light blue dialled open heart models for Spring 2026. The SCVE065 and SSDE025 use the 4R38 calibre and are limited to 1,000 and 400 units. Both these references have stainless-steel cases.

As per @plus9time on Instagram, Seiko Japan has scheduled the release of two new limited edition mechanical watches for the domestic market to coincide with the Spring 2026 season. These models have … [+1321 chars]

Open-Source AI Models Vulnerable to Criminal Misuse, Researchers Warn

  • Admin
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 06:03:20

Hackers and other criminals can easily commandeer computers operating open-source large language models outside the guardrails and constraints of the major artificial-intelligence platforms, creating security risks and vulnerabilities, researchers said on Thu…

Hackers and other criminals can easily commandeer computers operating open-source large language models outside the guardrails and constraints of the major artificial-intelligence platforms, creating… [+3819 chars]

Chinese hackers weaponized Western spy laws against them in a massive telecom breach

  • Willow Tohi
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 06:00:00

Chinese state hackers, linked to the Salt Typhoon group, exploited Western-mandated telecom backdoors to spy on senior officials. The multi-year campaign compromised communications of aides to three UK Prime Ministers and targeted US political figures. The br…

<ul><li>Chinese state hackers, linked to the Salt Typhoon group, exploited Western-mandated telecom backdoors to spy on senior officials.</li><li>The multi-year campaign compromised communications of… [+5915 chars]

MongoDB Security Best Practices for Production Applications

Protect your MongoDB production applications! Learn essential security best practices: authentication, encryption, access control, and monitoring. Stay secure and compliant.

Introduction When an application moves from development to production, security becomes extremely important. Many real-world data leaks and breaches occur not because of sophisticated attacks, but b… [+4716 chars]

The art of the scam: Even smart Americans fall prey to fraud

  • Adam B. Coleman
  • Published date: 2026-02-02 01:36:23

With 23% of America’s 52 billion robocalls categorized as scams, I feel like I’m gambling every time I decide to answer a call from an unknown number. And if it’s not you being taken for a “sucker,” it’s our government institutions being gamed, with deceptive…

With 23% of Americas 52 billion robocalls categorized as scams, I feel like Im gambling every time I decide to answer a call from an unknown number. And if its not you being taken for a sucker, its … [+6244 chars]