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bleepingcomputer.com — The VSCode extension that robbed GitHub
May 22, 2026 1.1k 460

The VSCode extension that robbed GitHub

GitHub confirmed ~3,800 internal repos were stolen after one employee installed a trojanized Nx Console extension - and the attackers want $50K for the data.

security vscode github supply-chain developer-tools
bleepingcomputer.com
kabir.au — Open CTFs Are Now Pay-to-Win, and Frontier AI Did It
May 16, 2026 418 466

Open CTFs Are Now Pay-to-Win, and Frontier AI Did It

A top-10 CTF competitor argues that Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5.5 have automated enough of the scoreboard that open CTFs no longer measure human security skill.

ctf security ai competitive-hacking llm
kabir.au
blog.calif.io — Five Days vs. Five Years: Apple's New Kernel Defense, Cracked
May 16, 2026 464 130

Five Days vs. Five Years: Apple's New Kernel Defense, Cracked

Apple spent five years building MIE on M5 to stop kernel exploits. Calif cracked it in five days with AI, then drove to Apple Park to deliver the report.

security apple macos kernel exploit ai
blog.calif.io

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