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48 Malicious npm Packages Found Deploying Reverse Shells on Developer Systems
2023-11-03 06:03

A new set of 48 malicious npm packages have been discovered in the npm repository with capabilities to deploy a reverse shell on compromised systems. "These packages, deceptively named to appear...

Europol Dismantles Ragnar Locker Ransomware Infrastructure, Nabs Key Developer
2023-10-21 13:10

Europol on Friday announced the takedown of the infrastructure associated with Ragnar Locker ransomware, alongside the arrest of a "key target" in France. "In an action carried out between 16 and...

Ragnar Locker ransomware developer arrested in France
2023-10-20 15:58

Law enforcement agencies arrested a malware developer linked with the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang and seized the group's dark web sites in a joint international operation. Authorities from France, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Canada, and the United States were part of this international operation targeting the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang.

Police arrests Ragnar Locker ransomware developer in France
2023-10-20 15:58

Law enforcement agencies arrested a malware developer linked with the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang and seized the group's dark web sites in a joint international operation. Authorities from France, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Canada, and the United States were part of this international operation targeting the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang.

North Korean hackers are targeting software developers and impersonating IT workers
2023-10-20 10:44

State-sponsored North Korean hackers have significantly intensified their focus on the IT sector in recent years, by infiltrating firms developing software and companies lookind for IT workers. "In past operations, Diamond Sleet and other North Korean threat actors have successfully carried out software supply chain attacks by infiltrating build environments," Microsoft noted.

Malicious NuGet Package Targeting .NET Developers with SeroXen RAT
2023-10-12 13:17

A malicious package hosted on the NuGet package manager for the .NET Framework has been found to deliver a remote access trojan called SeroXen RAT. The package, named...

Over 3 Dozen Data-Stealing Malicious npm Packages Found Targeting Developers
2023-10-03 14:59

Nearly three dozen counterfeit packages have been discovered in the npm package repository that are designed to exfiltrate sensitive data from developer systems, according to findings from...

Are developers giving enough thought to prompt injection threats when building code?
2023-09-26 05:30

This overlooked vulnerability is no trivial matter, and it raises the critical question: Are we doing enough to insulate our code and applications from the risks of prompt injection? Prompt injection is an insidious technique where attackers introduce malicious commands into the free text input that controls an LLM. By doing so, they can force the model into performing unintended and malicious actions.

What AppSec and developers working in cloud-native environments need to know
2023-09-20 05:00

Public cloud infrastructure brought forth another significant shift, redefining the boundaries between applications and infrastructure. The advent of public cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, has greatly influenced the design, deployment, and management of applications.

Malicious npm Packages Aim to Target Developers for Source Code Theft
2023-08-30 11:27

An unknown threat actor is leveraging malicious npm packages to target developers with an aim to steal source code and configuration files from victim machines, a sign of how threats lurk consistently in open-source repositories. They have continuously published malicious packages."