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  • Slashdot: Malicious PyPI Package Exploited Deezer’s API, Orchestrates a Distributed Piracy Operation

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/02/064255/malicious-pypi-package-exploited-deezers-api-orchestrates-a-distributed-piracy-operation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Malicious PyPI Package Exploited Deezer’s API, Orchestrates a Distributed Piracy Operation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A malicious PyPi package named “automslc” exploited systems for unauthorized music downloads from Deezer, bypassing access restrictions and violating API terms. Its removal from PyPI demonstrates the ongoing security challenges…

  • Slashdot: US Blocks Open Source ‘Help’ From These Countries

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/02/01/2356252/us-blocks-open-source-help-from-these-countries?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Blocks Open Source ‘Help’ From These Countries Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the regulatory compliance challenges and cybersecurity risks faced by open source communities, particularly in relation to U.S. sanctions enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). It highlights how…

  • Hacker News: Cloud Virtualization: Red Hat, AWS Firecracker, and Ubicloud Internals

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    Source URL: https://www.ubicloud.com/blog/cloud-virtualization-red-hat-aws-firecracker-and-ubicloud-internals Source: Hacker News Title: Cloud Virtualization: Red Hat, AWS Firecracker, and Ubicloud Internals Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses the complexities and advancements in cloud virtualization, focusing on various architectures such as Red Hat, AWS Firecracker, and Ubicloud. It highlights the evolution of virtualization technology and…

  • Google Online Security Blog: OSV-SCALIBR: A library for Software Composition Analysis

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    Source URL: https://security.googleblog.com/2025/01/osv-scalibr-library-for-software.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: OSV-SCALIBR: A library for Software Composition Analysis Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article discusses the launch of OSV-SCALIBR, an extensible library for software composition analysis (SCA) and file system scanning. It highlights its capabilities, including vulnerability scanning and Software Bill of Materials…

  • Hacker News: 4.5M Suspected Fake Stars in GitHub

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    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13459 Source: Hacker News Title: 4.5M Suspected Fake Stars in GitHub Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The paper discusses the prevalence of fake stars on GitHub and their implications for security within the open-source community. The rising trend poses a threat, not only degrading the credibility of the star…

  • Slashdot: GitHub Announces New Open Source Fund with Security Mentoring

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/24/0414244/github-announces-new-open-source-fund-with-security-mentoring?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: GitHub Announces New Open Source Fund with Security Mentoring Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The GitHub Secure Open Source Fund has been launched with a commitment of $1.25 million to support open-source projects. This initiative aims to provide funding and mentorship to maintainers of critical software,…

  • Hacker News: Red Hat to contribute container tech (Podman, bootc, ComposeFS…) to CNCF

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    Source URL: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-contribute-comprehensive-container-tools-collection-cloud-native-computing-foundation Source: Hacker News Title: Red Hat to contribute container tech (Podman, bootc, ComposeFS…) to CNCF Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the contribution of container tools by Red Hat to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) for enhancing cloud-native applications and facilitating development in a hybrid…