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GhostApproval Symlink Flaws Could Let Malicious Repos Run Code in AI Coding Agents 2026-07-09 at 07:27 By Researchers at Wiz found that a flaw in six popular AI coding assistants lets a booby-trapped code project quietly take control of a developer’s computer. The assistant asks permission to edit one harmless-looking file, but the write lands on a […]

Fake 7-Zip Installers Turn Devices Into Residential Proxy Nodes 2026-07-09 at 07:01 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new threat actor dubbed Lurking Lizard that has been operating an end-to-end malicious residential proxy business using an infrastructure comprising more than 230 lookalike domains. The activity dates back to at least August 2022, according […]

Biden-appointed judge reluctantly approves Elon Musk’s settlement with SEC over Twitter disclosures 2026-07-09 at 02:12 By Reuters US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan questioned whether the Trump administration let the world’s richest person off too easily. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Sun Valley’s ‘summer camp for billionaires’ is offering knitting classes this year — here’s why we shouldn’t be surprised 2026-07-09 at 00:28 By Charles Gasparino It was as if the bankers at Allen & Co. had set out to prove that big media as we know it is on its last legs. This article is […]

Fiat launching tiny European EV in the US with low price tag — but there’s a catch 2026-07-08 at 23:51 By Fox Business The EV is about 8 feet long, weighs 1,073 pounds and gets up to 46 miles of range from a 5.4-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News […]

AI Coding Agents Found Triggering Endpoint Security Rules Built to Catch Attackers 2026-07-08 at 20:02 By Sophos looked at a week of its own endpoint data and found that AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenAI Codex are setting off detection rules written to catch human intruders. The agents are not malicious. […]

Anthropic leases new NYC office building, set to double local workforce by end of year 2026-07-08 at 19:38 By Thomas Barrabi Anthropic will begin moving into the office later this summer and has space in the facility for about 1,700 desks, according to the company. New York already ranked as Anthropic’s second-largest office hub aside […]

6 Data Breaches to Know About (June 2026) 2026-07-08 at 19:18 By Security magazine dives into 6 data breach stories from the last month.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

New HalluSquatting Attack Could Trick AI Coding Assistants Into Installing Botnet Malware 2026-07-08 at 19:18 By AI coding assistants have a habit of making things up. Ask one to fetch a popular tool, and it will sometimes hand back a real-sounding name for a project that does not exist. New research, which its authors call HalluSquatting, […]

Accenture Confirms Breach After Hackers Claim Source Code Theft 2026-07-08 at 19:02 By IT services organization Accenture has confirmed it experienced a data breach.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source