Hacks of rspack, vant highlight the growing trend of cryptomining compromises spreading via top open-source packages.
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A compromised build environment led to a malicious deployment of a popular AI library that had the potential of delivering other malware.
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Two recent versions of the Solana web3.js open source library were infected with code to steal private keys, putting crypto platforms and wallets at risk.
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The incident demonstrates how machine learning-based threat hunting can help development teams spot threats other tools miss.
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Three versions of the popular package were infected and used to spread malicious code that was stealing crypto wallet assets.
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In a new ConversingLabs podcast, the independent security researcher talks about his early entry into the field — and his latest connected-car research.
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RL found the VMConnect campaign continuing with malicious actors posing as recruiters, using packages and the names of financial firms to lure developers.
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Malware authors upped their game, using homoglyphs to impersonate a protected NuGet prefix and IL weaving to inject malicious code, RL researchers found.
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The history of the package is a lesson in why tracking open source threats is such a challenge — and highlights the value of RL's new Spectra Assure Community.
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RL discovered what appeared to be a malicious downloader on PyPI. It turned out to be red teaming — but highlights a growing problem for threat detection.
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There is no foolproof method to identify phony developer accounts — but there are telltale signs. Threat researchers share three.
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Two newly discovered extensions on the VS Code Marketplace are designed to steal sensitive information, showing that open source attacks are expanding.
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Here's what the RL research team knows about the suspicious SqzrFramework480 campaign, which is still available on the NuGet repository.
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RL has discovered a campaign using PyPI packages posing as open-source libraries to steal BIP39 mnemonic phrases, which are used for wallet recovery.
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How to apply YARA rules for threat detection, searching, hunting and more.
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