March 2026

Fake Laravel Packages on Packagist Deploy RAT on Windows, macOS, and Linux 2026-03-04 at 16:08 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged malicious Packagist PHP packages masquerading as Laravel utilities that act as a conduit for a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT) that’s functional on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The names of the packages are listed […]

APT41-Linked Silver Dragon Targets Governments Using Cobalt Strike and Google Drive C2 2026-03-04 at 16:08 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed Silver Dragon that has been linked to cyber attacks targeting entities in Europe and Southeast Asia since at least mid-2024. “Silver Dragon gains its initial access

Google stuffs Gemini into Android Studio Panda 2 to build apps from prompts 2026-03-04 at 16:06 By Tim Anderson The card game bridge could be a bridge too far for Mountain View’s AI Google has released Android Studio Panda 2, a feature drop including an AI agent that can create apps from scratch and an

NIMBY pushback begins to bite US datacenter buildout 2026-03-04 at 16:00 By Dan Robinson New capacity under construction falls for first time since 2020 as permitting, zoning, and power hurdles mount New datacenter capacity under construction in primary US markets declined in the second half of 2025, as community opposition increasingly disrupted planning approvals –

Once upon a time, saving your bits meant punching holes in floppies 2026-03-04 at 15:40 By Richard Speed Microsoft vet revisits the gloriously manual era of write protection Microsoft’s Raymond Chen took a delightful trip down memory lane this week, tracing how write protection for removable media has changed over the decades.… This article is

Coruna iOS Exploit Kit Uses 23 Exploits Across Five Chains Targeting iOS 13–17.2.1 2026-03-04 at 15:28 By Google said it identified a “new and powerful” exploit kit dubbed Coruna (aka CryptoWaters) targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS versions between 13.0 and 17.2.1. The exploit kit featured five full iOS exploit chains and a total of

Gram: Zed, but with AI and chat features removed 2026-03-04 at 15:06 By Liam Proven Brand-new stripped-down fork of the Zed all-Rust code editor Gram is a new text editor written in Rust, created by removing almost all the fancy features from Zed… and it has already seemingly caused Zed Industries to change its terms

UK digital ID brief quietly moves to new minister after resignation 2026-03-04 at 14:28 By SA Mathieson James Frith takes reins from Josh Simons, who quit even though he was cleared over journalist vetting scandal Labour MP James Frith has taken over the ministerial roles held by Josh Simons after he resigned over his handling

New RFP Template for AI Usage Control and AI Governance  2026-03-04 at 13:30 By As AI becomes the central engine for enterprise productivity, security leaders are finally getting the green light — and the budget — to secure it. But there’s a quiet crisis unfolding in the boardroom: many organizations know they need “AI Governance,”