Popular open-source coding application targeted in Chinese-linked supply-chain attack

By AJ Vicens Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the ...

I tried a Claude Code rival that's local, open source, and completely free - how it went

I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how it worked.
The Hacker News

Claude Opus 4.6 Finds 500+ High-Severity Flaws Across Major Open-Source Libraries

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 identified 500+ unknown high-severity flaws in open-source projects, advancing AI-driven vulnerability detection.
Nature

Open-source AI tool beats giant LLMs in literature reviews — and gets citations right

Researchers have published the recipe for an artificial-intelligence model that reviews the scientific literature better than ...
CNX Software

TrustTunnel is an open-source, high-performance VPN protocol that’s harder to detect and block

Adguard VPN is a commercial VPN solution, but the company has decided to open-source the VPN protocol and named it TrustTunnel. It's described as a ...

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software ...
The Hacker News

OpenClaw Integrates VirusTotal Scanning to Detect Malicious ClawHub Skills

OpenClaw integrates VirusTotal Code Insight scanning for ClawHub skills following reports of malicious plugins, prompt injection & exposed instances.