Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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20 Popular npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

Multiple npm packages have been compromised as part of a software supply chain attack after a maintainer's account was compromised in a phishing attack. The attack targeted Josh Junon (aka Qix), who received an email message that mimicked npm ("support@npmjs[.]help"), urging them to update their update their two-factor authentication (2FA) credentials before September 10, 2025, by clicking on

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Generative AI Remains Growing Concern for Organizations

Generative AI creates increasingly complicated threats for organizations.

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Q1 2025 Saw a 171% Increase in Total Unique Malware Detections

Q1 2025 saw nearly a 200% increase in malware detections.

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45 Previously Unreported Domains Expose Longstanding Salt Typhoon Cyber Espionage

Threat hunters have discovered a set of previously unreported domains, some going back to May 2020, that are associated with China-linked threat actors Salt Typhoon and UNC4841. "The domains date back several years, with the oldest registration activity occurring in May 2020, further confirming that the 2024 Salt Typhoon attacks were not the first activity carried out by this group," Silent Push

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18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto

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 attack appears to have been quickly contained and was narrowly focused on stealing cryptocurrency. But experts warn that a similar attack with a slightly more nefarious payload could quickly lead to a disruptive malware outbreak that is far more difficult to detect and restrain.

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GitHub Account Compromise Led to Salesloft Drift Breach Affecting 22 Companies

Salesloft has revealed that the data breach linked to its Drift application started with the compromise of its GitHub account. Google-owned Mandiant, which began an investigation into the incident, said the threat actor, tracked as UNC6395, accessed the Salesloft GitHub account from March through June 2025. So far, 22 companies have confirmed they were impacted by a supply chain breach. "With

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Chinese Spies Impersonated US Lawmaker to Deliver Malware to Trade Groups: Report 

China’s APT41 sent out malicious emails on behalf of Rep. John Moolenaar to collect information ahead of US-China trade talks. The post Chinese Spies Impersonated US Lawmaker to Deliver Malware to Trade Groups: Report  appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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GPUGate Malware Uses Google Ads and Fake GitHub Commits to Target IT Firms

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new sophisticated malware campaign that leverages paid ads on search engines like Google to deliver malware to unsuspecting users looking for popular tools like GitHub Desktop. While malvertising campaigns have become commonplace in recent years, the latest activity gives it a little twist of its own: Embedding a GitHub commit into a page URL containing

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PromptLock Only PoC, but AI-Powered Ransomware Is Real

PromptLock is only a prototype of LLM-orchestrated ransomware, but hackers already use AI in file encryption and extortion attacks. The post PromptLock Only PoC, but AI-Powered Ransomware Is Real appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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GitHub Workflows Attack Affects Hundreds of Repos, Thousands of Secrets

A supply chain attack called GhostAction has enabled threat actors to steal secrets and exploit them. The post GitHub Workflows Attack Affects Hundreds of Repos, Thousands of Secrets appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Salesloft GitHub Account Compromised Months Before Salesforce Attack

The list of impacted cybersecurity firms has been expanded to include BeyondTrust, Bugcrowd, CyberArk, Cato Networks, JFrog, and Rubrik. The post Salesloft GitHub Account Compromised Months Before Salesforce Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Account Profile Scam Targets PayPal Users

Researchers have discovered a sophisticated, convincing phishing campaign targeting PayPal users. 

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Over 6,700 Private Repositories Made Public in Nx Supply Chain Attack

The private repositories of hundreds of organizations were published publicly in the second phase of the Nx supply chain attack. The post Over 6,700 Private Repositories Made Public in Nx Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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⚡ Weekly Recap: Drift Breach Chaos, Zero-Days Active, Patch Warnings, Smarter Threats & More

Cybersecurity never slows down. Every week brings new threats, new vulnerabilities, and new lessons for defenders. For security and IT teams, the challenge is not just keeping up with the news—it’s knowing which risks matter most right now. That’s what this digest is here for: a clear, simple briefing to help you focus where it counts. This week, one story stands out above the rest: the

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You Didn’t Get Phished — You Onboarded the Attacker

When Attackers Get Hired: Today’s New Identity Crisis What if the star engineer you just hired isn’t actually an employee, but an attacker in disguise? This isn’t phishing; it’s infiltration by onboarding. Meet “Jordan from Colorado,” who has a strong resume, convincing references, a clean background check, even a digital footprint that checks out. On day one, Jordan logs into email and attends

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Fintech Firm Wealthsimple Says Supply Chain Attack Resulted in Data Breach

Canadian firm Wealthsimple says a data breach impacts the information of some customers, but accounts and funds remain secure. The post Fintech Firm Wealthsimple Says Supply Chain Attack Resulted in Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 27 Deals Announced in August 2025

Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Accenture, CrowdStrike, F5, Okta, and SentinelOne. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 27 Deals Announced in August 2025 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Noisy Bear Targets Kazakhstan Energy Sector With BarrelFire Phishing Campaign

A threat actor possibly of Russian origin has been attributed to a new set of attacks targeting the energy sector in Kazakhstan. The activity, codenamed Operation BarrelFire, is tied to a new threat group tracked by Seqrite Labs as Noisy Bear. The threat actor has been active since at least April 2025. "The campaign is targeted towards employees of KazMunaiGas or KMG where the threat entity

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Malicious npm Packages Impersonate Flashbots, Steal Ethereum Wallet Keys

A new set of four malicious packages have been discovered in the npm package registry with capabilities to steal cryptocurrency wallet credentials from Ethereum developers. "The packages masquerade as legitimate cryptographic utilities and Flashbots MEV infrastructure while secretly exfiltrating private keys and mnemonic seeds to a Telegram bot controlled by the threat actor," Socket researcher

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GOP Cries Censorship Over Spam Filters That Work

The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week sent a letter to Google's CEO demanding to know why Gmail was blocking messages from Republican senders while allegedly failing to block similar missives supporting Democrats. The letter followed media reports accusing Gmail of disproportionately flagging messages from the GOP fundraising platform WinRed and sending them to the spam folder. But according to experts who track daily spam volumes worldwide, WinRed's messages are getting blocked more because its methods of blasting email are increasingly way more spammy than that of ActBlue, the fundraising platform for Democrats.