Malicious packages in the NPM designed for highly-targeted attacks

Researchers discovered a new set of malicious packages on the npm package manager that can exfiltrate sensitive developer data. On July 31, 2023, Phylum researchers observed the publication of ten different “test” packages on the npm package manager that were developed to exfiltrate sensitive developer source code and other confidential information. All of these packages […]

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August 4, 2023
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Experts warn of OSS supply chain attacks against the banking sector

Checkmark researchers have uncovered the first known targeted OSS supply chain attacks against the banking sector. In the first half of 2023, Checkmarx researchers detected multiple open-source software supply chain attacks aimed at the banking sector. These attacks targeted specific components in web assets used by banks, according to the experts the attackers used advanced techniques. […]

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July 24, 2023
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PyTorch compromised to demonstrate dependency confusion attack on Python environments

Threat actors compromised the PyTorch Machine Learning Framework by adding a malicious dependency. The maintainers of the PyTorch package warn of a supply chain attack. Users who have installed PyTorch-nightly on Linux via pip between December 25, 2022 and December 30, 2022, to uninstall it and use the latest binaries. “If you installed PyTorch-nightly on […]

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January 2, 2023
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