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Wild supply-chain hack hits popular open-source coding app tied to China

A quiet compromise of a popular open-source coding editor has turned into one of the most unsettling software supply-chain ...
Microsoft

New Clickfix variant ‘CrashFix’ deploying Python Remote Access Trojan

CrashFix crashes browsers to coerce users into executing commands that deploy a Python RAT, abusing finger.exe and portable Python to evade detection and persist on high‑value systems.

You Can 'Remap' Your PC's Copilot Key to Do Something Actually Useful

Alternatively, you can use the Custom option to launch any application on your computer instead of Copilot. This could be a ...
TweakTown

Notepad++ hack detailed - and what to do if you think you might be affected

State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year.

I used ChatGPT to build a Moltbot and get on Moltbook — here's exactly how I did it

I used ChatGPT to build a Moltbot and get accepted onto Moltbook. Here’s a step-by-step look at what I did, what went wrong, ...
American Hospital Association

Open-source text program Notepad++ impacted by critical vulnerability

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Feb. 2 published details on a critical vulnerability that impacted Notepad++, a free, open-source text and source code program widely used by several ...