Category: Nicholas Weaver
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Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages
Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, experts warn. The malware, which briefly infected multiple code packages from the security vendor CrowdStrike, steals and publishes even more…
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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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Senator Chides FBI for Weak Advice on Mobile Security
Senator Chides FBI for Weak Advice on Mobile Security Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) briefed Capitol Hill staff recently on hardening the security of their mobile devices, after a contacts list stolen from the personal phone of the White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was reportedly used to fuel a series…