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Fake Moltbot AI Coding Assistant on VS Code Marketplace Drops Malware

Fake Moltbot AI Coding Assistant on VS Code Marketplace Drops Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension for Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) on the official Extension Marketplace that claims to be a free artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant, but… 

Russian ELECTRUM Tied to December 2025 Cyber Attack on Polish Power Grid

Russian ELECTRUM Tied to December 2025 Cyber Attack on Polish Power Grid

Ravie LakshmananJan 28, 2026Critical Infrastructure / Threat Intelligence The “coordinated” cyber attack targeting multiple sites across the Polish power grid has been attributed with medium confidence to a Russian state-sponsored hacking crew known as ELECTRUM.… 

Critical vm2 Node.js Flaw Allows Sandbox Escape and Arbitrary Code Execution

Critical vm2 Node.js Flaw Allows Sandbox Escape and Arbitrary Code Execution

Ravie LakshmananJan 28, 2026Vulnerability / Open Source A critical sandbox escape vulnerability has been disclosed in the popular vm2 Node.js library that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to run arbitrary code on the underlying… 

Two High-Severity n8n Flaws Allow Authenticated Remote Code Execution

Two High-Severity n8n Flaws Allow Authenticated Remote Code Execution

Ravie LakshmananJan 28, 2026Vulnerability / Workflow Automation Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two new security flaws in the n8n workflow automation platform, including a crucial vulnerability that could result in remote code execution. The weaknesses, discovered… 

CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure Organizations to Take Action Against Insider Threats

CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure Organizations to Take Action Against Insider Threats

WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is calling on critical infrastructure organizations to take decisive action against insider threats. To support this effort, CISA has released today a powerful new resource—Assembling a… 

Google Warns of Active Exploitation of WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088

Google Warns of Active Exploitation of WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088

Ravie LakshmananJan 28, 2026Vulnerability / Threat Intelligence Google on Tuesday revealed that multiple threat actors, including nation-state adversaries and financially motivated groups, are exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw in RARLAB WinRAR to establish initial…