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Developer Workstations Are the New Beachhead

Three independent threat campaigns in early 2026 (the North Korea-attributed Contagious Interview operation, the GlassWorm Zig-dropper IDE extension malware, and the TeamPCP cascading supply chain compromise) converged on the same conclusion: developer workstations are now the highest-value initial access target in enterprise environments. The convergence is a price signal, not a coincidence.