Fake CAPTCHA Scam Tricks Windows Users Into Installing Malware

A fake CAPTCHA scam is tricking Windows users into running PowerShell commands that install StealC malware and steal passwords, crypto wallets, and more.
Infosecurity Magazine

OysterLoader Evolves With New C2 Infrastructure and Obfuscation

A multi-stage malware loader known as OysterLoader has continued to evolve into early 2026, refining its command-and-control (C2) infrastructure and obfuscation methods.

Infostealer malware found stealing OpenClaw secrets for first time

With the massive adoption of the OpenClaw agentic AI assistant, information-stealing malware has been spotted stealing files ...

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 ...
InfoWorld

Open source maintainers are being targeted by AI agent as part of ‘reputation farming’

“Once contribution and reputation building can be automated, the attack surface moves from the code to the governance process around it. Projects that rely on informal trust and maintainer intuition ...

North Korean job scammers target JavaScript and Python developers with fake interview tasks spreading malware

Operation Dream Job is evolving once again, and now comes through malicious dependencies on bare-bones projects.