More fake extensions linked to GlassWorm found in Open VSX code marketplace

The threat actor seeding the Open VSX code marketplace with fraudulent extensions that download the GlassWorm malware has uploaded 73 more impersonated links, as its attempt to infect software supply chains continues. Philipp Burckhardt, head of threat intelligence at Socket, which revealed the latest activity, called it a “significant escalation” in the gang’s activity, after…

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The Model Is the Data—and That Changes Everything

For years, artificial intelligence has been sold as something close to magic. Feed it enough data, train a sufficiently complex model, and intelligence will emerge. Predictions improve. Decisions accelerate. The system “learns.” That story is convenient. It’s also increasingly misleading. The dominant architecture of AI today assumes a clean separation: data is raw material, models…

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