AI malware threatens Windows 11 security. Traditional antivirus can’t keep up

AI-powered fileless malware is changing what it means to keep a Windows 11 PC secure. Here's what's happening and what to do.
The Hacker News

Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account

Axios 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 injected malicious plain-crypto-js@4.2.1 after npm compromise on March 31, 2026, deploying ...
Windows Report

Axios Hack Bypasses GitHub Protections and Installs Hidden Malware on Systems

The popular JavaScript HTTP client Axios has been compromised in a supply chain attack, exposing projects to malware through ...
Dark Reading

GenAI Writes Malicious Code to Spread AsyncRAT

Threat actors have used generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to write malicious code in the wild to spread an open source remote access Trojan (RAT). It's one of the first observed examples of ...

Windows is finally fixing a years-old security hole in April

In April 2026, Microsoft is blocking old kernel drivers in Windows, closing a vulnerability that's been exploited for years.

Hackers compromise Axios npm package to drop cross-platform malware

Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M+ weekly downloads, to deliver ...
Security Boulevard

Hacked sites deliver Vidar infostealer to Windows users

We found fake “verify you are human” pages on hacked WordPress sites that trick Windows users into installing the Vidar infostealer.
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Malicious Microsoft VS Code Extensions Used in Cryptojacking Campaign

An unknown threat actor is deploying a large-scale, sophisticated cryptojacking campaign through a series of malicious extensions in Visual Studio Code, Microsoft’s lightweight source-code editor, ...