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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:...

Python Developers Targeted with Malware During Fake Job Interviews
2024-09-17 11:02

Interesting social engineering attack: luring potential job applicants with fake recruiting pitches, trying to convince them to download malware. From a news article These particular attacks from...

WordPress Mandates Two-Factor Authentication for Plugin and Theme Developers
2024-09-12 04:57

WordPress.org has announced a new account security measure that will require accounts with capabilities to update plugins and themes to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatorily. The...

Fake password manager coding test used to hack Python developers
2024-09-11 21:09

Members of the North Korean hacker group Lazarus posing as recruiters are baiting Python developers with coding test project for password management products that include malware. [...]

WordPress.org to require 2FA for plugin developers by October
2024-09-11 17:33

Starting October 1st, WordPress.org accounts that can push updates and changes to plugins and themes will be required to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts. [...]

Developers Beware: Lazarus Group Uses Fake Coding Tests to Spread Malware
2024-09-11 09:46

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new set of malicious Python packages that target software developers under the guise of coding assessments. "The new samples were tracked to GitHub...

GitHub Actions Vulnerable to Typosquatting, Exposing Developers to Hidden Malicious Code
2024-09-06 15:03

Threat actors have long leveraged typosquatting as a means to trick unsuspecting users into visiting malicious websites or downloading booby-trapped software and packages. These attacks typically...

Malicious npm Packages Mimicking 'noblox.js' Compromise Roblox Developers’ Systems
2024-09-02 03:36

Roblox developers are the target of a persistent campaign that seeks to compromise systems through bogus npm packages, once again underscoring how threat actors continue to exploit the trust in...

North Korean Hackers Target Developers with Malicious npm Packages
2024-08-30 06:25

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed publishing a set of malicious packages to the npm registry, indicating "coordinated and relentless" efforts to target developers with...