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Ukraine's CERT found malware shipped as a Notepad++ plugin bundled with otherwise legitimate distributions. The vendor is right that plugin loading is normal functionality, which is exactly the problem: editor extensions are unreviewed code running with your full user privileges.
In July 2026 the US Treasury threatened sanctions over a claim that Moonshot distilled a competitor model. If you run open-weight models in production, accuracy is the least of your risks: the dependency itself can become legally unavailable overnight.
A July 2026 campaign recruited developers through Slack, then delivered four-stage malware inside a trojanised e-commerce repository presented as an interview exercise. The payload hid in an SVG and no antivirus flagged it. Running a stranger's repo is executing their code.
Learn how MCP can leak data or execute unwanted actions, see real-world examples (including CVEs), and apply practical defenses like container isolation, strict auth, tool allowlisting, and version pinning.