Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-07-09 17:00 PDT
- OpenMandriva Linux says contributor tried to sabotage the project
BleepingComputer • 2026-07-09 15:14 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The OpenMandriva Linux project announced that it was the target of an attempted act of internal sabotage after a dispute among contributors. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openmandriva-linux-says-contributor-tried-to-sabotage-the-project/ - Injective SDK on npm infected with cryptocurrency wallet stealer
BleepingComputer • 2026-07-09 13:10 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Hackers compromised the Injective Labs SDK project’s GitHub repository and used it to publish a malicious package on the Node Package Manager (npm) that stole cryptocurrency wallet private keys and mnemonic seed phrases. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/injective-sdk-on-npm-infected-with-cryptocurrency-wallet-stealer/ - Dormant GitHub Accounts Help Attackers Blend In While Mapping Corporate Orgs
The Hacker News • 2026-07-09 11:38 • thehackernews.com
Datadog Security Labs is warning of “several overlapping campaigns” that are systematically enumerating corporate GitHub organizations, repositories, and user accounts through the GitHub API.“Operators rely on automated scraping tooling with custom or legitimate-sounding user agents, leveraging GitHub ‘ghost’ accounts that are often years old, or compromised OAuth tokens and personal
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/dormant-github-accounts-help-attackers.html - New GigaWiper Windows Backdoor Bundles Disk Wiping, Fake Ransomware, and Spyware
The Hacker News • 2026-07-09 11:08 • thehackernews.com
Microsoft has taken apart a destructive Windows backdoor it calls GigaWiper. What stands out is how it is built: not one tool but three older destructive programs bolted into one, offered as commands the operator can choose from.Each is a different way to break a machine: wipe the whole disk, overwrite the Windows drive, or run fake “ransomware” that scrambles files with a key it never saves
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-gigawiper-windows-backdoor-bundles.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
