Day 312: Chains, Campaigns & Clickbait

Today’s batch highlights three supply‑chain shocks, one mass‑phish‑click operation, and how trust is being weaponized across dev tools, code extensions, and hotel stays.

🧩 1. OWASP Releases New Top 10 – Supply Chain Risks Prominent

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/owasp-highlights-supply-chain-risks-new-top-10

The updated OWASP Top 10 shifts focus heavily onto software supply‑chain failures and systemic faults, not just code bugs. 

Why it matters: If your DevSecOps stack isn’t built to examine what’s behind the code (dependencies, packages, CI/CD pipelines), you’re already late to the game.

Challenge: What’s one dependency or extension in your toolchain you’d audit this week just because of this?

🔄 2. GlassWorm — Return of the VS Code Extension Worm

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/glassworm-returns-vs-code-extensions
https://www.thehackernews.com/2025/11/glassworm-malware-discovered-in-three.html

GlassWorm continues to infect developer environments via malicious VS Code extensions — stealing credentials, spreading laterally, even using blockchain C2. 

Why it matters: Your “trusted” dev environment is now a target. The toolchain itself becomes the conduit.

Probe: If one of your devs installs an “innocent” extension, how quickly could that become your breach vector?

🎯 3. Large‑Scale ClickFix Campaign Hits Hospitality

https://www.thehackernews.com/2025/11/large-scale-clickfix-phishing-attacks.html

(Reported by DarkReading as well: ClickFix campaign targeting hotels and customers.) 

Why it matters: Attackers are leveraging compromised customer data from supply‑chain pockets to carry out credible phishing campaigns.

Strategic angle: For organizations handling partner data or customer records, this isn’t a “maybe” risk — it’s operational.

🧬 Summary

Theme: The attack surface isn’t just endpoints anymore — it’s your tools, your supply chain, your trust networks.

Takeaway: Shift from “Did we patch everything?” to “Did we trust the right things to begin with?”