⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Flaws, Defender 0-Days, Router Botnets, and Supply Chain Chaos

Monday recap. Same mess, new week.

A sketchy dev tool got people pwned, old bugs came back from the dead, and security products somehow needed protecting from themselves. A bunch of companies spent the week checking old boxes and forgotten servers the… Continue reading ⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Flaws, Defender 0-Days, Router Botnets, and Supply Chain Chaos

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TrapDoor Supply Chain Attack Spreads Credential-Stealing Malware via npm, PyPI, and CratesIO

A new coordinated cross-ecosystem software supply chain attack campaign has targeted npm, PyPI, and Crates.io to distribute credential-stealing malware.

The campaign, codenamed TrapDoor, spans more than 34 malicious packages across over 384 versions. … Continue reading TrapDoor Supply Chain Attack Spreads Credential-Stealing Malware via npm, PyPI, and CratesIO

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npm Adds 2FA-Gated Publishing and Package Install Controls Against Supply Chain Attacks

GitHub has rolled out new controls for npm to improve the security of the software supply chain, giving maintainers the ability to explicitly approve a release prior to the packages becoming publicly available for installation.

Called staged publishin… Continue reading npm Adds 2FA-Gated Publishing and Package Install Controls Against Supply Chain Attacks

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Packagist Supply Chain Attack Infects 8 Packages Using GitHub-Hosted Linux Malware

A new “coordinated” supply chain attack campaign has impacted eight packages on Packagist including malicious code designed to run a Linux binary retrieved from a GitHub Releases URL.

“Although the affected packages were all Composer packages, the mal… Continue reading Packagist Supply Chain Attack Infects 8 Packages Using GitHub-Hosted Linux Malware

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Laravel-Lang PHP Packages Compromised to Deliver Cross-Platform Credential Stealer

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh software supply chain attack campaign that has targeted multiple PHP packages belonging to Laravel-Lang to deliver a comprehensive credential-stealing framework.

The affected packages include –

larav… Continue reading Laravel-Lang PHP Packages Compromised to Deliver Cross-Platform Credential Stealer

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