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PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux

ZiChatBot malware spread via 3 PyPI packages in July 2025 uses Zulip APIs as C2, enabling stealthy attacks across systems ...

One command turns any open-source repo into an AI agent backdoor. OpenClaw proved no supply-chain scanner has a detection category for it

CLI-Anything generates SKILL.md files that AI agents trust and execute. Snyk found 13.4% of agent skills contain critical ...
TechCrunch

X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam

Launched in 2021, when the company was still known as Twitter, Communities were meant to provide the social network’s users with a place to connect with each other around shared interests. Now, X is ...
Wired

The Pope’s Warnings About AI Were AI-Generated, a Detection Tool Claims

On Monday, a brand-new Reddit account popped up on the widely read forum r/AmItheAsshole, where users have their personal disputes arbitrated by strangers. This particular user asked if they had ...
Snopes.com

Was Trump blocked from using nuclear codes against Iran? Not so fast

In mid-April 2026, a rumor circulated online that Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prevented U.S. President Donald Trump from invoking the nuclear codes against Iran ...
9to5google

Google Search to classify ‘back button hijacking’ as spam

Websites that engage in “back button hijacking” might soon appear less prominently in Google Search results as part of a new spam policy. Back button hijacking occurs when a site prevents users from ...
InfoQ

Anthropic Accidentally Exposes Claude Code Source via npm Source Map File

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Dany Lepage discusses the architectural ...
Lynnwood Times

Anthropic leaks source code for its AI coding agent Claude

SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic accidentally exposed roughly 512,000 lines of proprietary TypeScript source code for its AI-powered coding agent Claude Code on March 31 ...
Bleeping Computer

Claude Code leak used to push infostealer malware on GitHub

Threat actors are exploiting the recent Claude Code source code leak by using fake GitHub repositories to deliver Vidar information-stealing malware. Claude Code is a terminal-based AI agent from ...
Wired

Anthropic Accidentally Leaks Claude’s Source Code

After a researcher flagged the issue on March 31, the code spread rapidly across public repositories, raising new questions about Anthropic’s release practices. The leak could give developers and ...
Business Insider

A 4 a.m. scramble turned Anthropic's leak into a 'workflow revelation'

Coders have had a field day weeding through the treasures in the Claude Code leak. "It has turned into a massive sharing party," said Sigrid Jin, who created the Python edition, Claw Code. Here's how ...
Business Insider

Claude Code leak puts Anthropic on the other side of the copyright battle

Anthropic accidentally leaked the source code for its Claude Code AI agent this week. The leaked source code went viral, garnering millions of views and GitHub adaptations. Anthropic sent a copyright ...