Week in review: Self-spreading npm malware hits developers, Cisco SD-WAN 0-day exploited since 2023

2026-03-04T21:09:24Zc5f238f9e91493d799c3af34783247d4a3426ecd2b0ab51db09135f2073e69fe
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What happened

Weekly security roundup: reports of self‑spreading npm malware targeting developers and an actively exploited Cisco SD‑WAN zero‑day (exploitation traced back to 2023) highlight ongoing supply‑chain and infrastructure risk. New open‑source project IronCurtain aims to constrain autonomous LLM agents and mitigate prompt‑injection/agent drift. Meta pursued legal and technical actions against scam advertisers. Europol’s Project Compass produced arrests and IDs tied to The Com ransomware/extortion network. Google’s Android 17 beta tightens privacy (Contacts Picker, EyeDropper, SMS/local network APIs

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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c5f238f9e91493d799c3af34783247d4a3426ecd2b0ab51db09135f2073e69fe
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2026-03-04T21:09:24Z
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