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Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign

When reached for comment, Bitwarden confirmed the incident and said it stemmed from the compromise of its npm distribution mechanism following the Checkmarx supply chain attack, but emphasized that no end-user data was accessed as part of the attack. The entire statement shared with The Hacker News is reproduced verbatim below

The Bitwarden security team identified and contained a malicious package that was briefly distributed through the npm delivery path for @bitwarden/[email protected] between 5:57 PM and 7:30 PM (ET) on April 22, 2026, in connection with a broader Checkmarx supply chain incident.

The investigation found no evidence that end user vault data was accessed or at risk, or that production data or production systems were compromised. Once the issue was detected, compromised access was revoked, the malicious npm release was deprecated, and remediation steps were initiated immediately.

Microsoft releases emergency patches for critical ASP.NET flaw

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical ASP.NET Core privilege escalation vulnerability.

The security flaw (tracked as CVE-2026–40372) was found in the ASP.NET Core Data Protection cryptographic APIs, and it could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges on affected devices by forging authentication cookies.

Microsoft discovered the flaw following user reports that decryption was failing in their applications after installing the. NET 10.0.6 update release during this month’s Patch Tuesday.

Hackers exploit file upload bug in Breeze Cache WordPress plugin

Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Breeze Cache plugin for WordPress that allows uploading arbitrary files on the server without authentication.

The security issue is tracked as CVE-2026–3844 and has been leveraged in more than 170 exploitation attempts by the Wordfence security solution for the WordPress ecosystem.

The Breeze Cache WordPress caching plugin from Cloudways has more than 400,000 active installations and is designed to improve performance and loading speed by reducing page load frequency through caching, file optimization, and database cleanup.

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Parkinson disease pathogenic variants: cross-ancestry analysis and microarray data validation.

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Vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates cesarean-associated neurodevelopmental deficits in mice via N-bc2S1P synthesis on neonatal skin

“Vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates cesarean-associated neurodevelopmental deficits in mice via microbial N-bc2S1P synthesis on neonatal skin” http://spkl.io/6184A4yYI

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Big Data Approach to Assessment of an Aldosterone-Renin Ratio for Detection of Potential Surgical Cases of Primary Aldosteronism

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Tiny ‘light-concentrating’ particles boost terahertz technology, study shows

Scientists have found a way to boost terahertz technology using particles thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand. Research published in Scientific Reports by Loughborough University’s Emergent Photonics Research Center shows how a sparse layer of nanoparticles can make materials that produce terahertz radiation more efficient.

Terahertz radiation sits between microwaves and infrared on the electromagnetic spectrum and has a range of potential uses. It can “see” through materials like clothing or plastic and detect chemical fingerprints, with applications in security screening, medical imaging, materials testing, and wireless communications.

But existing devices are limited by how efficiently they can generate terahertz waves.

Spatiotemporal light pulses could secure optical communication by masking data

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed a new approach to secure optical communication that hides information in the physical structure of light, making it difficult for unauthorized parties to intercept or decode. The study addresses a growing challenge: advances in quantum computing are expected to weaken many of today’s encryption methods. While most security solutions rely on complex mathematical algorithms, this research adds protection earlier in the process—during the transmission of the signal itself.

The research was led by Dr. Judith Kupferman and Prof. Shlomi Arnon from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The findings were published in Optical and Quantum Electronics.

The researchers propose a communication method based on specially shaped light pulses, known as spatiotemporal optical vortices. These light beams are designed so that their key features are not visible in standard measurements.

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