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Open source ‘Package Analysis’ tool finds malicious npm, PyPI packages

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a Linux Foundation-backed initiative has released its first prototype version of the ‘Package Analysis’ tool that aims to catch and counter malicious attacks on open source registries. the open source tool released on GitHub was able to identify over 200 malicious npm and PyPI packages. […]

01 May

Russian hackers compromise embassy emails to target governments

Security analysts have uncovered a recent phishing campaign from Russian hackers known as APT29 (Cozy Bear or Nobelium) targeting diplomats and government entities. […]

01 May

A YouTuber is promoting DDoS attacks on Russia — how legal is this?

A YouTube influencer with hundreds of thousands of subscribers is encouraging everyone to conduct cyber warfare against Russia. How risky is it and can you get in trouble? […]

01 May

Google fights doxxing with updated personal info removal policy

Google has expanded its policies to allow doxxing victims to remove more of their personally identifiable information (PII) from search engine results starting earlier this week. […]

30 Apr

Fake Windows 10 updates infect you with Magniber ransomware

Fake Windows 10 updates on crack sites are being used to distribute the Magniber ransomware in a massive campaign that started earlier this month. […]

30 Apr

Atlassian doubles the number of orgs affected by two week outage

Atlassian says that this month’s two-week-long cloud outage has impacted almost double the number of customers it initially estimated after learning of the incident. […]

29 Apr

The Week in Ransomware – April 29th 2022 – New operations emerge

This week we have discovered numerous new ransomware operations that have begun operating, with one appearing to be a rebrand of previous operations. […]

29 Apr

Windows 11 gets new group policies to tweak the Start Menu

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build to the Dev and Beta Channels that introduces multiple group policies that IT administrators can use to tweak the Start menu, the taskbar, and the system tray. […]

29 Apr

Online library app Onleihe faces issues after cyberattack on provider

Library lending app Onleihe announced problems lending several media formats offered on the platform, like audio, video, and e-book files, after a cyberattack targeted their vendor. […]

29 Apr

Google gives 50% bonus to Android 13 Beta bug bounty hunters

Google has announced that all security researchers who report Android 13 Beta vulnerabilities through its Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) will get a 50% bonus on top of the standard reward until May 26th, 2022. […]