A lot of security problems still begin with someone doing a completely normal thing. Cloning a repo. Answering a call. Leaving a box exposed. Trusting the default.
That pretty much covers the mood this week. Old bugs are back, supply chains are getting stranger, and some exploit paths are so short you wonder what was supposed to stop them in the first place.
Thatβs only part of it. Hereβs
The threat actor known as Head Mare has been observed weaponizing security flaws in unpatched TrueConf servers once again in attacks targeting Russian companies spanning instrumentation, electronics, transport, energy, IT, and software development sectors.
Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky said it detected the attacks in July 2026.
The activity involves exploiting a vulnerability chain
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension named Solidity Pro ("solidity-pro") that has been observed delivering a browser wallet and credential stealer.
The names of the extensions are below -
helper-beeps.solidity-pro
web3devtoolsx.solidity-pro
Although neither of the extensions is now available on Open VSX, the GitHub repository
OpenAI has announced that it's pausing some "internal activities" involving its upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) model Astra after an internal evaluation found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity.
In response to the discovery, the AI upstart said it's implementing security controls for higher-capability models and associated activities, such as isolated