Kurz: Mithilfe eines OpenSSF-Repositorys warnt GitHub seit Juli vor Malware in acht Paket-Ökosystemen. In einer Fallstudie zieht die OpenSSF jetzt Bilanz.
WordPress SEO plugin Rank Math compromised to backdoor websites (2026-10-19 21:24 UTC)
Kurz: Some downloads of the Rank Math PRO WordPress plugin from the vendor’s official website carried malware that planted hidden backdoors in a supply-chain attack last week. […]
Kurz: Hackers reportedly compromised AOMEI’s servers to distribute malware through a built-in promotional feature in its backup software, briefly tampering with configuration files before restoring them to their original state to hide the attacks…
ClickFix Attackers Exploit Siemens Software Center Flaw to Deploy Remote Access Trojan (2026-10-20 07:11 UTC)
Kurz: Siemens has addressed a DLL sideloading vulnerability impacting Siemens Software Center that it said has been exploited in ClickFix attacks. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-110936 (CVSS v4 score: 8.4), could allow an at…
Ex-OpenAI Engineer Detained in Spy Device Case as Saudi Royal Contacts Emerge (2026-10-20 05:53 UTC)
Kurz: A U.S. court on Monday granted the U.S. government’s request to detain a former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at the company’s San Francisco office to allegedly steal sensitive secret…
Hackers Use New ROMULUS ClickFix Platform to Deliver LegionLoader and Other Malware (2026-10-20 04:05 UTC)
Kurz: Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a ClickFix delivery platform called ROMULUS that’s being used to distribute malware such as Legion Loader. According to Forescout Research - Vedere Labs, ROMULUS is akin to a malware deliv…