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Network of 200 GitHub Repositories Used for Malware Infection

OODA OG Analyst — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:04:51 +0000

A threat actor has built a network of over 200 GitHub repositories that have been delivering Windows malware, supply chain protection provider Socket reports. Dubbed Operation Muck and Load, the campaign involves 222 lure repositories across 190 accounts that contain a Go module designed to trigger the infection chain. The module, Socket explains, loads PowerShell […]

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DeepSeek accidentally built a working ransomware strain, experts note, ‘What we are witnessing is a fundamental shift in how novel cyber attacks are born’

OODA OG Analyst — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:03:06 +0000

A Chinese AI model accidentally stumbled into a working ransomware technique while trying to satisfy an unrealistic, broad prompt. New findings from Check Point Research say the DeepSeek-generated sample connected a theoretical browser risk to a functioning attack method, requiring no exploit, no app installation, and no real technical skill from the attacker. It targets […]

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New hack exploits AI hallucinations to trick agents into running malicious code

OODA OG Analyst — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:58:37 +0000

Ever since the advent of agentic AI, security researchers have been yelling from the top of their lungs about how it’s a bad idea to grant user-level permissions to an LLM — for all purposes, a program with non-deterministic outputs and inconsistent handling of inputs. A research paper on HalluSquatting from researchers at Tel Aviv […]

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Missile test showcases sensitive Chinese submarine capabilities key to nuclear deterrent

OODA OG Analyst — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:56:53 +0000

China’s submarine-fired ballistic missile test into the southern Pacific on Monday gave its military leadership an opportunity to examine some of the most complex and sensitive operations of its evolving nuclear deterrent, analysts and diplomats say. Commanding, controlling and communicating with nuclear-armed submarines attempting to operate undetected pose immense challenges, they say – something felt […]

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Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwan’s capital shuts schools

OODA OG Analyst — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:55:05 +0000

A powerful typhoon was heading toward China’s east coast Friday, the latest in a series of deadly storms that have already claimed 50 lives this week in two other parts of the country. Typhoon Bavi, with maximum sustained winds of 155 kph (96 mph), was first expected to pass north of Taiwan, bringing heavy rains […]

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China reports reusable rocket breakthrough as it vies to catch up with the US

OODA OG Analyst — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:53:14 +0000

hina has successfully recovered the first stage of a carrier rocket during an orbital launch test, state media reported Friday – a breakthrough for the country as it vies to catch up with American rivals in reusable rocket technology. The Long March 10B rocket was launched from Hainan island in southern China on Friday. About […]

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Torrential rains bring devastating floods to a Chinese city – and a snake invasion

OODA OG Analyst — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:51:20 +0000

It sounds like the script of a low-budget horror movie – a community besieged by hundreds of snakes. But in Hengzhou, a southern Chinese city of some one million residents, floodwaters have brought that terrifying reality to their doorsteps. Around 900 snakes – many of them venomous – are on the loose after Typhoon Maysak […]

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US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers

OODA OG Analyst — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:48:36 +0000

The US military has lost dozens of Reaper drones collectively worth more than $1 billion while carrying out surveillance and attack missions over Iran. Now the Pentagon is seeking large numbers of cheaper drones that can perform such missions despite the expectation that many will be lost in combat. In a call for industry pitches, […]

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Meta AI image detector fails to identify some of its own cropped AI images, Reuters analysis finds

OODA OG Analyst — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:46:04 +0000

A new AI detection tool from Meta, which the tech company previewed this week alongside the launch of its image-generation model, Muse ‌Image, failed to identify some of its own AI-generated images once they were cropped, according to a Reuters analysis. The finding highlights the challenges of verifying AI-generated images after common alterations, a limitation […]

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Your next insider threat doesn’t have a badge. It has an API token

OODA OG Analyst — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:42:52 +0000

The threat that I now spend most of my time designing against doesn’t look like a breach at all. At least not at first. Imagine a team deploys an agent that does exactly what it’s permitted to do: it reads a customer record, summarizes it, then sends the summary to an outside address. Every step […]

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