Tag: two-factor authentication
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The Register: GitHub moves to tighten npm security amid phishing, malware plague
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/23/github_npm_registry_security/ Source: The Register Title: GitHub moves to tighten npm security amid phishing, malware plague Feedly Summary: Hundreds of compromised packages pulled as registry shifts to 2FA and trusted publishing GitHub, which owns the npm registry for JavaScript packages, says it is tightening security in response to recent attacks.… AI Summary and Description:…
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Krebs on Security: Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/self-replicating-worm-hits-180-software-packages/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages Feedly Summary: At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, experts warn. The malware, which briefly infected multiple code packages…
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Slashdot: Plex Suffers Security Incident Exposing User Data and Urging Password Resets
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/08/229201/plex-suffers-security-incident-exposing-user-data-and-urging-password-resets?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Plex Suffers Security Incident Exposing User Data and Urging Password Resets Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report discusses a security incident involving Plex, a media server company, where unauthorized access to user accounts occurred. The incident exposes emails, usernames, and hashed passwords, prompting Plex to…
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Krebs on Security: 18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/18-popular-code-packages-hacked-rigged-to-steal-crypto/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: 18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto Feedly Summary: At least 18 popular JavaScript code packages that are collectively downloaded more than two billion times each week were briefly compromised with malicious software today, after a developer involved in maintaining the projects was phished. The…
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Slashdot: Hackers Hijack npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads in Supply Chain Attack
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/08/1843235/hackers-hijack-npm-packages-with-2-billion-weekly-downloads-in-supply-chain-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hackers Hijack npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads in Supply Chain Attack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on a significant supply chain attack that has compromised NPM packages, leading to malware injection into widely downloaded packages. This incident is notable for its…
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Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Going beyond 2FA to address fast-rising, emerging threats
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-adding-new-layered-protections-to-2fa/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Going beyond 2FA to address fast-rising, emerging threats Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for July 2025. Today, Andy Wen, director, product management, Workspace Security, discusses new efforts we’re making to defend against identity-based cyberattacks.As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents…
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Slashdot: AT&T Now Lets Customers Lock Down Account To Prevent SIM Swapping Attacks
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/01/181213/att-now-lets-customers-lock-down-account-to-prevent-sim-swapping-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AT&T Now Lets Customers Lock Down Account To Prevent SIM Swapping Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: AT&T has introduced an Account Lock feature aimed at enhancing security against SIM swapping attacks, a growing threat that exploits social engineering to circumvent two-factor authentication. This new tool…
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Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of June 23, 2025
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-181 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of June 23, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 70mai–M300 A vulnerability was found in 70mai M300 up to 20250611 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Telnet…
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Microsoft Security Blog: Lumma Stealer: Breaking down the delivery techniques and capabilities of a prolific infostealer
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/21/lumma-stealer-breaking-down-the-delivery-techniques-and-capabilities-of-a-prolific-infostealer/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Lumma Stealer: Breaking down the delivery techniques and capabilities of a prolific infostealer Feedly Summary: Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the persistent growth and operational sophistication of Lumma Stealer, an info-stealing malware used by multiple financially motivated threat actors to target various industries. Microsoft,…
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Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of April 21, 2025
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-118 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of April 21, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info AdeptLanguage–Adept Adept is a language for general purpose programming. Prior to commit a1a41b7, the remoteBuild.yml workflow file uses actions/upload-artifact@v4 to upload the mac-standalone artifact. This artifact is…