CIO Dive

Even primitive AI-coded malware helps hackers move faster, thwart attribution

IBM researchers discovered an autonomously coded backdoor that they called unsophisticated but nonetheless ominous.
InfoWorld

Open VSX extensions hijacked: GlassWorm malware spreads via dependency abuse

Threat actors are publishing clean extensions that later update to depend on hidden payload packages, bypassing marketplace ...
The Hacker News

Hive0163 Uses AI-Assisted Slopoly Malware for Persistent Access in Ransomware Attacks

AI-generated Slopoly malware used by Hive0163 in 2026 attacks maintained access for over a week, highlighting how AI ...
Microsoft

Contagious Interview: Malware delivered through fake developer job interviews

The Contagious Interview campaign weaponizes job recruitment to target developers. Threat actors pose as recruiters from crypto and AI companies and deliver backdoors such as OtterCookie and ...