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The worst week in cybersecurity history... so far
The Brief
- A backdoor shipped in Cursor, the AI code editor.
- Polymarket was drained of funds.
- North Korea is described as having pulled off the largest theft in human history.
- Anthropic showed an unreleased Claude model can gain root on any unpatched Linux server.
Why watch · Several recent security incidents, including a supply-chain style backdoor and a large crypto theft, are summarized in one overview for developers tracking security news.
- Cursor
- Polymarket
- North Korea
- Anthropic Claude
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