A new TrickMo Android banking trojan variant uses TON blockchain infrastructure for stealthy command-and-control communications.
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TrickMo Android banker adopts TON blockchain for covert comms
A new variant of the TrickMo Android banking malware, delivered in campaigns targeting users across Europe, introduces new commands and uses The Open Network (TON) for stealthy command-and-control communications.
The TrickMo banker was first spotted in September 2019 and has remained in active development, constantly receiving updates since then.
In October 2024, Zimperium analyzed 40 variants of the malware delivered via 16 droppers, communicating with 22 distinct command-and-control (C2) infrastructures, and targeting sensitive data belonging to users worldwide.
GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX
The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, repositories, and extensions on GitHub, npm, and VSCode/OpenVSX extensions.
Researchers at Aikido, Socket, Step Security, and the OpenSourceMalware community have collectively identified 433 compromised components this month in attacks attributed to GlassWorm.
Evidence of a single threat actor running the GlassWorm campaigns across multiple open-source repositories is provided by the use of the same Solana blockchain address used for command-and-control (C2) activity, identical or functionally similar payloads, and shared infrastructure.
Joscha Bach delivers “The Machine Consciousness Hypothesis” at Future Day 2026
Can AI become conscious?
What is consciousness for? And is biological consciousness best understood as a self-organising algorithm that could, in principle, be recreated in machines?
In this talk, Joscha explores consciousness as perception of perception, coherence maintenance, modelling, resonance, self-organisation, and the possibility that machine consciousness may emerge through the right virtual architecture.
Essay: ‘The Machine Consciousness Hypothesis’ by Joscha Bach & Hikari Sorenson: https://cimc.ai/cimcHypothesis.pdf
CIMC: https://cimc.ai
Post: https://scifuture.org/joscha-bach-the… Intro
The Deflationary Singularity: Why Everything is Going to ZERO w/ Salim Ismail
The rapid advancement of technologies, particularly AI, is driving the world towards an economic singularity where the marginal cost of essentials approaches zero, leading to a deflationary future and a potential transformation of traditional systems and societies ##
## Questions to inspire discussion.
Education Transformation.
🎓 Q: How will AI reduce education time while improving effectiveness?
A: AI will customize education to each child’s learning style, reducing daily learning time to 1 hour per day while delivering 5 times more effective learning compared to traditional methods, with costs falling to zero within 3–5 years and breaking the university industry that currently creates massive student debt.
Healthcare Revolution.
Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh set of malicious packages across npm and the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository linked to a fake recruitment-themed campaign orchestrated by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group.
The coordinated campaign has been codenamed graphalgo in reference to the first package published in the npm registry. It’s assessed to be active since May 2025.
“Developers are approached via social platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook, or through job offerings on forums like Reddit,” ReversingLabs researcher Karlo Zanki said in a report. “The campaign includes a well-orchestrated story around a company involved in blockchain and cryptocurrency exchanges.”
The LLM Revolution Is Over. The Physical AI Revolution Is Coming Fast
On stage at Imagination In Action’s AI Summit in Davos with John Werner, founder and CEO of Imagination In Action, Yann LeCun discusses the inevitable shift from current large language models to a new paradigm of “physical AI” based on world models. LeCun opens up about the importance of maintaining open-source research to mitigate the geopolitical risks of concentrated AI power.
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A Breakthrough That Cuts Blockchain Delays Nearly in Half
The idea of a fully connected digital world is quickly becoming real through the Internet of Things (IoT). This expanding network includes physical devices such as small sensors, autonomous vehicles, and industrial machines that collect and exchange data online.
Protecting this data from tampering is essential, which has led engineers to explore blockchain as a security solution. Although blockchain is widely known for its role in cryptocurrencies, its core function is as a decentralized digital ledger. Instead of data being controlled by a single organization, information is shared and maintained across many computers.