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How Intel is making open source accessible to all developers
2024-11-14 05:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Gupta, Vice President and General Manager for Open Ecosystem, Intel, discusses the company’s commitment to fostering an open ecosystem as a cornerstone of...

GoIssue phishing tool targets GitHub developer credentials
2024-11-13 13:36

Researchers discovered GoIssue, a new phishing tool targeting GitHub users, designed to extract email addresses from public profiles and launch mass email attacks. Marketed on a cybercrime forum,...

New Phishing Tool GoIssue Targets GitHub Developers in Bulk Email Campaigns
2024-11-12 14:00

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new sophisticated tool called GoIssue that can be used to send phishing messages at scale targeting GitHub users. The program, first marketed...

Malicious PyPI Package ‘Fabrice’ Found Stealing AWS Keys from Thousands of Developers
2024-11-07 09:07

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) that has racked up thousands of downloads for over three years while stealthily exfiltrating...

US charges suspected Redline infostealer developer, admin
2024-10-29 16:14

The identity of a suspected developer and administrator of the Redline malware-as-a-service operation has been revealed: Russian national Maxim Rudometov. Infrastructure takedown As promised on...

BeaverTail Malware Resurfaces in Malicious npm Packages Targeting Developers
2024-10-28 13:51

Three malicious packages published to the npm registry in September 2024 have been found to contain a known malware called BeaverTail, a JavaScript downloader and information stealer linked to an...

Malicious npm Packages Target Developers' Ethereum Wallets with SSH Backdoor
2024-10-22 09:33

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a number of suspicious packages published to the npm registry that are designed to harvest Ethereum private keys and gain remote access to the machine via...

N. Korean Hackers Use Fake Interviews to Infect Developers with Cross-Platform Malware
2024-10-09 13:33

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed targeting job seekers in the tech industry to deliver updated versions of known malware families tracked as BeaverTail and...

New PondRAT Malware Hidden in Python Packages Targets Software Developers
2024-09-23 06:39

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed using poisoned Python packages as a way to deliver a new malware called PondRAT as part of an ongoing campaign. PondRAT, according to new...

Differential privacy in AI: A solution creating more problems for developers?
2024-09-19 05:00

In the push for secure AI models, many organizations have turned to differential privacy. But is the very tool meant to protect user data holding back innovation? Developers face a tough choice:...