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Malicious VS Code AI Extensions with 1.5 Million Installs Steal Developer Source Code

Security researchers found two AI-branded VS Code extensions with 1.5M installs that covertly send source code and files to ...

Hackers can bypass npm’s Shai-Hulud defenses via Git dependencies

Koi security researchers found that when NPM installs a dependency from a Git repository, configuration files such as a ...

Konni hackers target blockchain engineers with AI-built malware

The North Korean hacker group Konni (Opal Sleet, TA406) is using AI-generated PowerShell malware to target developers and engineers in the blockchain sector.
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Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign Targets Russia with Amnesia RAT and Ransomware

A multi-stage phishing campaign targeting Russia abuses GitHub and Dropbox to disable Microsoft Defender and deploy Amnesia ...

This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It.

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own ...

I used one simple script to remove AI from popular browsers (including Chrome and Firefox)

Chrome, Edge, and Firefox are full of bloatware, with AI among the features most of us don't want. This free tool is your ticket back to the good old days.

Heroic former PC Gamer writer creates a script to banish all the AI features from Google Chrome

Wes has been covering games and hardware for more than 10 years, first at tech sites like The Wirecutter and Tested before joining the PC Gamer team in 2014. Wes plays a little bit of everything, but ...