Dev snared in crypto phishing net, 18 npm packages compromised
Dev snared in crypto phishing net, 18 npm packages compromised Summary Criminals added backdoors to at least 18 popular npm packages after a maintainer, Josh Junon (Qix-), was duped by…
Chinese Hackers Impersonated US Lawmaker in Email Espionage Campaign
Chinese Hackers Impersonated US Lawmaker in Email Espionage Campaign Summary As US-China trade talks were about to start in July, several US government agencies, law firms and trade groups received…
Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws
Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws Summary Former WhatsApp head of security Attaullah Baig has filed a lawsuit against Meta in the U.S. District Court for the…
Signal Rolls Out Encrypted Cloud Backups, Debuts First Subscription Plan at $1.99/Month
Signal Rolls Out Encrypted Cloud Backups, Debuts First Subscription Plan at $1.99/Month Summary Signal has begun rolling out end-to-end encrypted cloud backups in its Android beta. The opt-in feature allows…
Hackers Hijack npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads in Supply Chain Attack
Hackers Hijack npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads in Supply Chain Attack Summary Security researchers report what they’re calling the largest supply-chain attack in history: attackers phished and hijacked…
Chinese Hackers Impersonated US Lawmaker in Email Espionage Campaign
Chinese Hackers Impersonated US Lawmaker in Email Espionage Campaign Summary Security firm Mandiant analysed a phishing email that impersonated Representative John Moolenaar and was sent to multiple US government agencies,…
Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws
Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws Summary The former head of security for WhatsApp, Attaullah Baig, has filed a lawsuit against Meta alleging the company ignored major…
Signal Rolls Out Encrypted Cloud Backups, Debuts First Subscription Plan at $1.99/Month
Signal Rolls Out Encrypted Cloud Backups, Debuts First Subscription Plan at $1.99/Month Summary Signal has started rolling out end-to-end encrypted cloud backups in its latest Android beta. The opt-in feature…
Hackers Hijack npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads in Supply Chain Attack
Hackers Hijack npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads in Supply Chain Attack Summary Security researchers say attackers injected malicious code into npm packages that together see more than 2.6…
How Has IoT Security Changed Over the Past 5 Years?
How Has IoT Security Changed Over the Past 5 Years? Summary IoT adoption has expanded substantially across industries in the past five years, but security improvements have been incremental rather…