Image by Kaley Dykstra on Unsplash It’s been a rough week for open source software users—and an even tougher one for developers. Supply-chain attacks are making waves again, this time hitting trusted packages on npm and PyPI that thousands of people rely on. Here’s what went down, and why it should make anyone building with […]
Photo by Sergey Svechnikov on Unsplash When Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot, suddenly canceled flights and threw airports across the country into chaos on Monday, most people assumed it was another technical glitch. But according to two pro-Ukrainian hacker groups, this was no accident. What Actually Happened? Let’s start with the basics: Aeroflot canceled around 40
Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash A global task force took down the BlackSuit ransomware group. But just weeks later, a new threat called Chaos has already stepped in—and it’s looking a lot like déjà vu for cybersecurity experts. Here’s what’s happening. A Takedown, Then a Comeback Not long after Operation CheckMate—a joint international
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Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash It started as a flashy new AI tool meant to help developers write code from their terminal. But within two days of its launch, researchers uncovered a serious security flaw that could’ve given hackers full access to your machine — all with just a few cleverly planted sentences. Let’s
Photo by Nikolay Vorobyev on Unsplash When you’re inside a foreign embassy, you’d probably assume your internet connection is secure. But what if your local ISP is part of the threat? That’s exactly what Microsoft’s security team uncovered. Since last year, a state-backed Russian hacking group—known as Secret Blizzard—has been secretly targeting foreign embassies in
Image by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash In a breach that blends physical intrusion with cutting-edge malware, hackers planted a Raspberry Pi connected to a 4G modem inside the network of an unnamed bank—putting them one step away from compromising the bank’s ATM system. Cybersecurity firm Group-IB revealed the new tactic in a report released
