Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious ...
CSO Online

Be on the lookout for Mistic, a new backdoor used by ransomware broker

The malware program has been deployed across multiple sectors since April, helping to provide initial access sold to ransomware gangs.
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Don't Miss EC&M's 2026 Code Change Conferences

Learn about the changes in this new Code cycle by attending one of EC&M‘s Code Change Conferences. In two informative and interest-filled days, you’ll learn about key NEC changes that will impact your ...
techtimes

MiniMax M3 Open-Weight Coding Model: Frontier Claims, Unverified Benchmarks

a mobile phone's screen showing the logo of Chinese AI MiniMax in Beijing on January 21, 2026. WANG Zhao/Getty Images Shanghai-based MiniMax launched its M3 foundation model on Monday, June 1, 2026, ...
IEEE

Block-Dependent Partition Decision for Fast Intra Coding of VVC

Abstract: Aiming at accelerating the intra coding process of versatile video coding (VVC), previous efforts are made to predict the quad-tree plus multi-type tree (QTMT) partition structure, in which ...