A spate of supply chain attacks forces GitHub’s npm to revoke ‘classic’ tokens. Despite this, larger worries about developer account security remain. GitHub has this week implemented the final part of ...
Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...
Cybersecurity researchers have identified several malicious packages across npm, Python, and Ruby ecosystems that leverage Discord as a command-and-control (C2) channel to transmit stolen data to ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A serious security breach has sent shockwaves through both everyday online services and the cryptocurrency world. At the center is ...
Ethereum smart contracts used to hide URL to secondary malware payloads in an attack chain triggered by a malicious GitHub repo. Attackers behind a recent supply chain attack that involved rogue ...
But re-installing all your favorite and necessary apps can be a right pain, and it even means opening Edge to download Chrome (shudder). Fortunately, there’s an app that simplifies all of that: Ninite ...
Two malicious npm packages have been found posing as legitimate utilities to silently install backdoors for complete production wipeout. According to Socket research, the packages “express-api-sync” ...
Tech expert ThioJoe explains when to choose an EXE or MSI file for installing software in Windows. Comey’s challenge of Lindsey Halligan is the latest bid to derail Trump’s top prosecutors Mom ...
Learn how to build a web scraper with NodeJS using two distinct strategies, including (1) a metatag link preview generator and (2) a fully-interactive bot for Instagram... Democrats Launch ...
In an ideal world, you'd lead a long and happy life only ever shutting down and restarting your PC via the Start menu. Click the power icon, choose your option, and you're done. However, life doesn't ...