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A fake Claude Code 2.1.313 on Cursor's extension marketplace added an attacker SSH key, persistence and a reverse tunnel on up to 5,000 developer machines on Oct. 29. Update to 2.1.314 and check for the 'svc-telemetry' key.
Imperva ran attacker code on an official Node.js 24.22.0 image by feeding it crafted Brotli data, through fetch() responses or Express 5 body parsers. Patch Node.js and rebuild images.
Unit 42 says the Qilin and INC ransomware groups are using CVE-2026-0257, a GlobalProtect authentication bypass patched in May, to open VPN sessions without MFA and then move on to vCenter, ESXi and Veeam.
Symantec says Russia's APT28 breached a naval shipbuilder, a law enforcement agency and an aircraft-engine maker in two NATO countries, using the HOOKEDGE backdoor and a previously unseen reflective loader.