VS Code: Python Environments Extension generally available

The new extension for Visual Studio Code aims to end the previous fragmentation and ensure a uniform workflow with Python environments.
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Wormable XMRig Campaign Uses BYOVD Exploit and Time-Based Logic Bomb

Researchers uncover wormable XMRig campaign using BYOVD exploit and LLM-built React2Shell attacks hitting 90+ hosts.

AI helps novice threat actor compromise FortiGate devices in dozens of countries

Generative AI tools analyzed target networks and wrote exploit code, enabling an opportunistic attacker to have an outsized ...
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7 Python mistakes that make your code slow (and the fixes that matter)

Python is a language that seems easy to do, especially for prototyping, but make sure not to make these common mistakes when ...

Fake ad blocker breaks PCs in new malware extension scam

Chrome and Edge users warned about NexShield browser extension scam that causes crashes and tricks users into installing ...

Russian hacker uses multiple AI tools to break hundreds of firewalls

A low-skilled threat actor was able to do a lot with the help of AI, Amazon researchers warn.
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AI Let ‘Unsophisticated’ Hacker Breach 600 Fortinet Firewalls, AWS Says, As AI Lowers ‘The Barrier’ For Threat Actors

Hackers use AI, GenAI and LLMs to breach Fortinet FortiGate firewalls as cybersecurity and threat actors leverage AI for ...
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The secret Python switch: How one flag makes your scripts run faster

Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.

Florida Officials Warn Residents About Dangerous Invasive Reptile in the State, and It's Not a Python or Iguana

Wildlife officials urge residents not to approach the lizard and to report sightings immediately ...

Astrix Security Releases OpenClaw Scanner Amid Growing Concerns Over Autonomous AI Agents

Astrix Security, the leader in AI agent security, today announced the general availability of OpenClaw Scanner, a complementary tool that detects deployments of the open-source AI assistant OpenClaw ...

How recruitment fraud turned cloud IAM into a $2 billion attack surface

Adversaries weaponized recruitment fraud to steal cloud credentials, pivot through IAM misconfigurations, and reach AI infrastructure in eight minutes.