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1mo ago · wiz

The article discusses the growing complexity of securing hybrid cloud environments within the U.S. public sector, where interconnected systems expand the attack surface. It highlights how traditional, siloed security tools fail to provide context-aware risk assessment, leading to inefficient remediation. Wiz Exposure Management (Wiz XM) is presented as a solution that unifies on-premises and cloud telemetry to prioritize real, exploitable risks by correlating vulnerabilities with network exposure and mission impact.

1mo ago · wiz

The article discusses Wiz's expansion of its security platform to support hybrid cloud environments, introducing the Sensor Workload Scanner (WLS) for on-premise infrastructure. It emphasizes unified risk visibility across cloud and on-premise systems, enabling security teams to detect attack paths such as exposed credentials and vulnerable workloads. The solution integrates runtime threat detection, attack surface management, and automated remediation to prioritize real, exploitable risks over isolated vulnerabilities.

1mo ago · wiz

The article discusses the growing threat of AI-driven exploitation, where frontier AI models can autonomously discover vulnerabilities and generate exploits, drastically reducing the window for response. It emphasizes the importance of minimizing attack surface and improving response times, particularly through the use of hardened container base images. WizOS is introduced as a solution to reduce CVE exposure, mitigate supply chain risks, and accelerate mean time to remediate (MTTR) through automation and integration with AI coding agents.

1mo ago · wiz

The White House has issued Executive Order 14409 and the OMB released memorandum M-26-15 to accelerate federal agency migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) due to emerging threats from quantum computing. The initiative mandates strict timelines for transitioning High Value Assets and High Impact Systems to NIST-approved PQC standards by 2030–2035, with a focus on risk-based prioritization, automation, and cryptographic inventory management. The effort extends to government contractors and critical infrastructure, requiring compliance with PQC standards and integration into cloud modernization efforts to mitigate 'Harvest Now, Decrypt Later' risks.

1mo ago · wiz

The article introduces Wiz MCP, a platform enabling AI-driven security workflows by connecting AI assistants and custom agents to the Wiz Security Graph. It allows security teams to automate tasks such as vulnerability triage, threat investigation, and compliance monitoring using trusted context and predefined security skills. The focus is on enhancing AI-powered security operations rather than reporting active cyber threats or adversary activity.

2mo ago · step-security

On June 17, 2026, a supply chain attack compromised the @mastra npm organization, resulting in 140+ packages being backdoored through the malicious dependency easy-day-js@1.11.22. This package, a typosquat of the legitimate 'dayjs' library, contained an obfuscated postinstall dropper that fetched and executed a second-stage payload from attacker-controlled infrastructure. The attack targeted high-value AI development environments, aiming to harvest sensitive credentials such as API keys and cloud tokens, with over 1.1 million weekly downloads exposed.

2mo ago · step-security

On June 24, 2026, the codfish/semantic-release-action GitHub Action was compromised via a force-push to a malicious commit, which redirected multiple version tags to execute attacker-controlled code. The malicious payload steals GitHub OIDC and Personal Access Tokens, uses GitHub API commit messages as a C2 channel, and propagates by poisoning AI coding assistant configurations and publishing malicious packages to npm, PyPI, and RubyGems. It also performs lateral movement via SSH and evades detection by using legitimate GitHub infrastructure for exfiltration.

2mo ago · step-security

On June 24, 2026, the simonecorsi/mawesome GitHub repository was compromised by an attacker who force-pushed malicious commits and repointed several version tags to execute attacker-controlled code within GitHub Actions runners. This allowed the attacker to potentially gain access to any workflow running against the affected tags. The attack resembles a prior compromise of the codfish/semantic-release-action repository.

2mo ago · step-security

The Java ecosystem is increasingly targeted by supply chain attacks, as demonstrated by the Shai-Hulud worm's second wave and a malicious lookalike of the Jackson JSON library published to Maven Central. These attacks leverage compromised or freshly published dependencies to deliver payloads such as Cobalt Strike, exploiting the window between publication and detection. Traditional vulnerability scanners are often too slow to respond, making real-time protection critical. StepSecurity now extends its Maven support to GitHub Checks and OSS Package Search to block compromised and newly published malicious Java dependencies during pull requests.

2mo ago · step-security

Multiple npm packages maintained by Immobiliare Labs were compromised on June 26, 2026, with malicious versions published across all major release lines simultaneously. The backdoored packages execute a credential-stealing payload during installation via a binding.gyp node-gyp hook, bypassing traditional postinstall detection. The payload harvests secrets from CI/CD environments, cloud providers, and package registries, and attempts persistence in AI coding assistant configurations. This activity is linked to the Miasma campaign, known for supply chain worm behavior and evasion techniques using the Bun runtime.

3mo ago · google-project-zero

Google Project Zero discovered a 0-click exploit chain targeting the Google Pixel 10, leveraging a modified version of a previously known Dolby vulnerability (CVE-2025-54957) and a new kernel vulnerability in the VPU driver. The VPU driver exposes MMIO register mappings without proper bounds checking, allowing arbitrary physical memory mapping and kernel memory modification from userspace. This enables trivial privilege escalation to kernel code execution. The vulnerability was reported in November 2025 and patched in the February 2026 Pixel security bulletin, marking improved triage response from Android.

2mo ago · hacker-news

North Korean threat actors have been linked to a software supply chain attack involving malicious npm packages that impersonate legitimate Rollup polyfill tools. The packages, such as 'rollup-packages-polyfill-core' and 'rollup-runtime-polyfill-core', install secondary-stage malicious dependencies to steal developer secrets and enable remote access. The malware evades analysis environments, exfiltrates credentials, and supports interactive command execution, targeting developer workstations and CI/CD systems. This activity mirrors previous Lazarus-linked campaigns exploiting npm for credential theft.

2mo ago · bleeping-computer

Flipper Devices has announced a shift in its firmware development strategy for the Flipper Zero, transitioning to a community-driven model with a reduced internal team. While official firmware maintenance will continue, full-time feature development has ended, and future updates will depend on community contributions reviewed by the core team. The company aims to focus on new hardware like the Flipper One and Busy Bar, while leveraging community input to sustain the Flipper Zero platform. This change follows user backlash over perceived abandonment of firmware development.

2mo ago · step-security

On June 17, 2026, an attacker compromised the @mastra npm organization and introduced a typosquatted package, easy-day-js, into over 140 packages in the Mastra AI framework ecosystem. The malicious package executed an obfuscated postinstall dropper that retrieved a second-stage payload from an attacker-controlled server before deleting itself. This supply chain attack exposed more than 1.1 million weekly downloads, highlighting the need for rapid incident response and source attribution to determine affected systems.

2mo ago · step-security

In March 2026, the threat actor TeamPCP compromised 76 version tags of the aquasecurity/trivy-action GitHub Action by injecting a credential stealer, exploiting elevated privileges to harvest secrets from memory and exfiltrate them to a malicious domain. The same actor targeted other platforms including PyPI packages litellm and telnyx, and previously compromised the Checkmarx KICS GitHub Action using similar tactics. These supply chain attacks highlight a broader trend of targeting CI/CD pipelines to steal credentials and cloud tokens. The attacks leveraged typosquatted domains and memory scraping techniques, underscoring the need for layered defenses in GitHub Actions environments.

2mo ago · step-security

In March 2025, the tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action, used by over 23,000 repositories, was compromised in a supply chain attack that exfiltrated CI/CD secrets via malicious code injected through tampered version tags. StepSecurity detected the incident using its Harden-Runner tool and provided a secure, drop-in replacement, step-security/changed-files, which has since been adopted by thousands of projects. This event highlighted the risks of relying on unmaintained third-party GitHub Actions and led StepSecurity to make its catalog of 500+ maintained, security-hardened actions freely available for public repositories to improve overall CI/CD security across the open-source ecosystem.

8mo ago · google-project-zero

This article introduces the new Project Zero blog and highlights previously unpublished research on exploitation techniques. It references historical work on Windows race conditions and sandbox escape methods. The post emphasizes the ongoing relevance of zero-day vulnerabilities and the need for continued defensive improvements. No active threat activity or specific attacks are described.

7mo ago · google-project-zero

A 0-click exploit chain targeting Google Pixel 9 devices was developed by Project Zero to demonstrate the exploitation of a critical vulnerability in the Dolby Unified Decoder (CVE-2025-54957). The vulnerability allows arbitrary code execution in the mediacodec context via malicious audio attachments in SMS/RCS messages, which are automatically decoded without user interaction. The exploit leverages a buffer overrun and memory leak in the EMDF parsing logic to achieve code execution, bypassing Android security features such as ASLR and SELinux. The vulnerabilities were patched as of January 5, 2026.

7mo ago · google-project-zero

A 0-click exploit chain targeting the Pixel 9 was demonstrated, leveraging a vulnerability in the BigWave kernel driver accessible from the mediacodec SELinux context. The exploit achieves kernel arbitrary read/write via a use-after-free (UAF) in the BIGO_IOCX_PROCESS ioctl handler, enabling sandbox escape and privilege escalation. The attacker can gain root privileges and disable SELinux, culminating in full device compromise. The exploit was integrated with a Dolby decoder vulnerability to form a complete attack chain.

7mo ago · google-project-zero

Google Project Zero uncovered a 0-click exploit chain targeting the Pixel 9, leveraging vulnerabilities in the Dolby UDC audio decoder and the BigWave kernel driver. The chain allowed remote code execution and privilege escalation with minimal bugs, highlighting weaknesses in Android's attack surface, driver security, and patching timelines. Despite responsible disclosure, patch deployment was delayed, leaving users exposed for months. The findings emphasize systemic issues in vulnerability prioritization, mitigation effectiveness, and vendor coordination across the Android ecosystem.

7mo ago · google-project-zero

A security researcher identified multiple vulnerabilities in Windows 11 25H2's new Administrator Protection feature, designed to replace User Account Control (UAC). One of nine discovered bypasses allowed silent escalation to full administrator privileges by exploiting lazy initialization of per-session DOS device directories, improper access checking during object creation, and token impersonation behaviors. The vulnerabilities were reported to Microsoft and addressed in updates, including optional update KB5067036, before the feature's official release. Administrator Protection was temporarily disabled in December 2025 due to application compatibility issues unrelated to the security flaws.

7mo ago · google-project-zero

A detailed technical analysis of exploiting CVE-2024-54529, a type confusion vulnerability in macOS's coreaudiod daemon, is presented. The exploit leverages uninitialized memory in the 'ngne' object and a heap manipulation technique using property lists to achieve arbitrary code execution. The attack involves crashing and restarting coreaudiod to reuse heap-sprayed data, ultimately enabling privilege escalation via a ROP chain.

6mo ago · google-project-zero

A researcher discovered multiple bypasses for Windows Administrator Protection by exploiting UI Access, a feature designed to allow accessibility tools to interact with higher integrity processes. The bypasses leverage flaws in secure directory checks, repurposing legitimate UI Access executables, shared user profiles, insecure RPC handling, and access token manipulation. These techniques allow a limited user to silently elevate privileges and compromise administrator-level processes without consent prompts, undermining the security boundary intended by Administrator Protection.

6mo ago · google-project-zero

The article analyzes the evolution of the GetProcessHandleFromHwnd API in Windows, revealing security flaws that allowed privilege escalation and access to protected processes. Early versions used user-mode hooks, but a shift to kernel-mode handling in Windows 10 introduced a vulnerability enabling unrestricted process handle access when UIPI checks were bypassed. This was exploited to compromise protected processes like WerFaultSecure.exe, leading to CVE-2023-41772. Recent Windows 11 updates have mitigated the issue by enforcing stricter access checks and feature flags.

6mo ago · google-project-zero

The article discusses the limitations of mutational grammar fuzzing, particularly in finding complex bugs that require specific function chaining, and highlights issues such as coverage not equating to bug discovery and lack of corpus diversity. The author demonstrates how these limitations affect fuzzing efficiency, especially in language-based targets like XSLT processors. A hybrid approach combining generative and mutational fuzzing with periodic worker restarts is proposed to improve bug discovery and sample diversity.

2mo ago · unit42

AI agents are increasingly extended with third-party skills from public registries, creating supply chain risks due to insufficient behavioral verification. A new audit method called Behavioral Integrity Verification (BIV) reveals that 80% of skills exhibit behavioral deviations from their declared capabilities, with 18.9% showing adversarial intent. These malicious skills often form multi-stage attack chains enabling credential exfiltration, remote code execution, or silent data theft, highlighting the need for pre-installation integrity checks in AI agent ecosystems.

2mo ago · unit42

A new forensic artifact, App.MenuItem, has been discovered in macOS Tahoe 26, which logs user menu interactions such as 'Compress' and 'Move to Trash' to provide insight into user intent. This artifact is stored in a SEGB-encapsulated protobuf format within the Apple Biome system and requires specialized tools like ccl-segb for parsing. The data enables investigators to reconstruct user workflows, such as data compression and deletion, enhancing visibility into potential data exfiltration or malicious activity.

2mo ago · unit42

The article highlights the increasing speed of cyberattacks, with adversaries achieving data exfiltration in as little as 72 minutes. Attackers leverage compromised credentials and identity-based techniques to rapidly escalate privileges and move laterally across environments. Modern SOCs struggle to keep pace due to manual processes and fragmented workflows. Threat actors like Muddled Libra and Spoiled Scorpius are exemplifying this trend by exploiting identity weaknesses to accelerate attack timelines.

2mo ago · unit42

A vulnerability in the Google Cloud Vertex AI Python SDK versions 1.139.0 and 1.140.0 allowed attackers to hijack model uploads via bucket squatting, leading to cross-tenant remote code execution (RCE). By predicting and preemptively creating a default staging bucket, an attacker could intercept and replace legitimate model artifacts with malicious payloads exploiting pickle deserialization. The victim's model deployment would then execute the attacker's code, enabling credential theft and lateral movement within Google Cloud environments.

2mo ago · unit42

A universal bucket hijacking technique has been identified that exploits the global uniqueness of cloud storage bucket names across major cloud providers including Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure. Attackers with permissions to delete a storage bucket can recreate it under their control, redirecting data streams such as logs, Pub/Sub messages, and storage transfers to their own environment, leading to silent data exfiltration. While no active exploitation has been observed, the architectural flaw enables long-term, undetectable compromise of sensitive data if proper IAM controls and monitoring are not in place.