Blackpoint uncovers ChainScript, a Node.js RAT that queries a Polygon smart contract to find and rotate its command server.

When running PowerShell from automation tools or agents, operations requiring administrator privileges will fail silently. Sometimes no error is produced. You might think it succeeded, but in reality, ...

ConclusionEven if the syntax is correct, it is safer not to execute PowerShell scripts created by AI directly on production ...

Starting last month, Microsoft began removing a tool called WMIC from Windows 11, and it seems to be the final blow. Short ...

A fake AI trading agent installs Needle Stealer, which swaps browser crypto wallets for fake copies that send wallet passwords to attackers.

Parameterized SQL queries can make PowerShell tools more secure and reliable while preserving smart quotes, emojis and other complex input.

Remember over a year ago when we reported on the ClickFix malware that uses fake CAPTCHA mechanisms to dupe unwitting victims ...

For many UK SMEs, the hardest part of defensive security is not collecting more tools. It is understanding whether the controls and detections already in place actually cover the behaviours an ...

Microsoft is urging IT admins to replace VBScript-based activation workflows with PowerShell before VBScript disappears from ...

IntroductionIn June 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified a new malware family, tracked as SloppyRAT, that is likely leveraged by a ransomware-related threat actor. ThreatLabz observed SloppyRAT being ...

Life's better off Windows—and Linux is ready to prove it.