Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Supply-Chain Attack Uses Malicious GitHub Actions Workflow File to Steal SecretsMore than 5,000 GitHub repositories fell victim to an automated campaign, codenamed "Megalodon," in which an attacker injected malicious GitHub Actions that executed a script designed to steal development environment secrets, plus a variety of keys, tokens and other credentials, researchers said.

Cyber Extortion Campaign Automated Efforts to 'Unprecedented' Degree, Says AI GiantArtificial intelligence giant Anthropic said it's disrupted a cybercrime operation that tapped its large language models, including Claude Code, to an "unprecedented" extent to help automate a data theft and extortion campaign that targeted more than a dozen critical infrastructure organizations.

Developers' Credentials Stolen via Typosquatted ‘Fabric’ LibraryA malicious Python package that mimics a popular SSH automation library has been live on PyPi since 2021 and delivers payloads that steal credentials and create backdoors. The package steals AWS access and secret keys, sending them to a remote server operated through a VPN in Paris

Scammers Use Social Engineering and Phishing to Fool Workers and IT Help Desk StaffFederal authorities warn of social engineering and phishing scams - sometimes targeting IT help desk workers - that allow attackers to steal login credentials and access healthcare sector entities' IT systems so they can divert automated clearinghouse payments to bank accounts the attackers control.

Calls Grow to Block Browser-Based Password Storage as Malware Comes CallingSaving passwords in browser-based password managers or via "remember my details" website options might make for simple and fast log-ins for employees, but they also give attackers an easy way to lift legitimate credentials, oftentimes via highly automated, information-stealing malware, experts warn.

Study Looks at Impact of AI on Tasks Requiring Visual ProcessingArtificial intelligence may not steal our jobs just yet, but only because humans are currently cheaper to employ. Many of the human jobs that could be replaced with AI are not "economically beneficial" to automate - at least for now - say researchers at MIT.