Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours

2026-11-01T08:51:39Z•dd7be71cefeb33811e8a42ebc6a711d098c80f8a6dd7c1db41b80ebfd4e3bb66
AI-securityEDK2IoT-securityMCPNorth-KoreaPHPPlexSSH-interceptionTLS-certificatesTorUEFIactive-exploitationagentic-AIcertificate-authority-compromisecryptocurrency-theftcybersecuritydata-breachmercenary-spywarephishingprivacyremote-code-executionsoftware-backdoorsupply-chain-compromisevulnerabilitieszero-click-exploit

What happened

An Ars Technica security RSS collection covering major cybersecurity incidents and vulnerabilities, including a backdoored Anthropic Cursor extension, large-scale cryptocurrency theft, sensitive DHS data exposure, critical UEFI/EDK2 code execution, TLS certificate authority compromises, actively exploited Plex and PHP flaws, Tor exit-node hijacking, zero-click mercenary spyware delivery, and emerging risks involving AI agents and MCP. Several reports describe active exploitation or compromise with potentially broad systemic impact.

Why it matters

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2026-11-01T08:51:39Z
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