AI Security26 August 2026
Unit 42's AI Malware Reality Check: 97% Never Left the Sandbox
Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 analysed 405 AI-touched malware samples and found almost all of them were proof-of-concept or researcher submissions — but the handful that reached real endpoints show where the trend is actually heading.
ai-securitymalwarethreat-intelligence
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Software Supply Chain22 August 2026
RedC2 4.0: Trojanized npm Packages Ship an AI-Steered Linux Backdoor
Fourteen npm packages posing as calendar and streak-tracking utilities were caught dropping RedC2 4.0, a commercial C2 framework whose new "Red Agent" layer lets operators issue plain-language commands instead of hand-crafting beacon syntax.
npmsoftware-supply-chainmalware
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Mobile App Security6 July 2026
Google's 2025 Play Store Numbers Show the Scale of the Mobile Threat Problem
Google's year-in-review disclosure — 1.75 million apps blocked pre-publication, 872,000 high-risk apps neutralized, and a new developer verification regime — is as much a map of attacker activity as it is a scorecard.
mobile-securityandroidgoogle-play
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