Category: Javascript
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Smashing Security podcast #458: How not to steal $46 million from the US government
Smashing Security podcast #458: How not to steal $46 million from the US government A Wikipedia security engineer accidentally wakes a dormant JavaScript worm that hadn’t stirred since 2024 – and within minutes, giant woodpecker images are plastered across the internet’s favourite encyclopaedia. Meanwhile, a crypto contractor hired to help the US Marshals manage seized…
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18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto
18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto At least 18 popular JavaScript code packages that are collectively downloaded more than two billion times each week were briefly compromised with malicious software today, after a developer involved in maintaining the projects was phished. The attack appears to have been quickly contained and was narrowly…
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Bengal cat lovers in Australia get psspsspss’d in Google-driven Gootloader campaign
Bengal cat lovers in Australia get psspsspss’d in Google-driven Gootloader campaign The Internet is full of cats—and in this case, malware-delivering fake cat websites used for very targeted search engine optimization. gallagherseanm Go to sophos