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AppSec Webinar: How to Turn Developers into Security Champions
2024-07-18 11:45

Let's face it: AppSec and developers often feel like they're on opposing teams. Ever wish they proactively cared about security? The answer lies in a proven, but often overlooked, strategy: Security Champion Programs - a way to turn developers from adversaries into security advocates?

Developer errors lead to long-term exposure of sensitive data in Git repos
2024-06-26 12:00

By scanning the most popular 100 organizations on GitHub, which collectively includes more than 50,000 publicly accessible repositories, researchers found active secrets from open source organizations and enterprises such as Cisco and Mozilla providing access to sensitive data and software. The exposed secrets could lead to significant financial losses, reputational damage, and legal consequences.

Hackers Target Python Developers with Fake "Crytic-Compilers" Package on PyPI
2024-06-06 05:49

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Python package uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that's designed to deliver an information stealer called Lumma (aka...

OpenSSF sings a Siren song to steer developers away from buggy FOSS
2024-05-20 23:06

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Bogus npm Packages Used to Trick Software Developers into Installing Malware
2024-04-27 05:12

An ongoing social engineering campaign is targeting software developers with bogus npm packages under the guise of a job interview to trick them into downloading a Python backdoor. Cybersecurity...

Fake job interviews target developers with new Python backdoor
2024-04-26 14:20

A new campaign tracked as "Dev Popper" is targeting software developers with fake job interviews in an attempt to trick them into installing a Python remote access trojan. The developers are asked to perform tasks supposedly related to the interview, like downloading and running code from GitHub, in an effort to make the entire process appear legitimate.

Beware: GitHub's Fake Popularity Scam Tricking Developers into Downloading Malware
2024-04-10 12:38

Threat actors are now taking advantage of GitHub's search functionality to trick unsuspecting users looking for popular repositories into downloading spurious counterparts that serve malware. The...

Google Sues App Developers Over Fake Crypto Investment App Scam
2024-04-08 05:25

Google has filed a lawsuit against two app developers for engaging in an "international online consumer investment fraud scheme" that tricked users into downloading bogus Android apps from the...

Rust developers at Google are twice as productive as C++ teams
2024-03-31 16:33

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PyPI Halts Sign-Ups Amid Surge of Malicious Package Uploads Targeting Developers
2024-03-29 05:37

The maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository briefly suspended new user sign-ups following an influx of malicious projects uploaded as part of a typosquatting campaign....