This week saw a lot of new cyber trouble. Hackers hit Fortinet and Chrome with new 0-day bugs. They also broke into supply chains and […]
Author: cyberbytes
Second Sha1-Hulud Wave Affects 25,000+ Repositories via npm Preinstall Credential Theft
Multiple security vendors are sounding the alarm about a second wave of attacks targeting the npm registry in a manner that’s reminiscent of the Shai-Hulud […]
Linux 6.18-rc7 Released With New Bug Fixes and Driver Updates
The Linux kernel development team has released version 6.18-rc7, marking another step toward the final 6.18 release expected next weekend. According to kernel maintainer Linus […]
Zapier’s NPM Account Hacked, Multiple Packages Infected with Malware
Zapier’s NPM account has been successfully compromised, leading to the injection of the Shai Hulud malware into 425 packages currently distributed across the npm ecosystem. […]
North Korean Scam Job Platform Targets U.S. AI Developers
A sophisticated new variant of the North Korean-linked Contagious Interview campaign has emerged, featuring an unprecedented level of polish and technical sophistication designed to compromise […]
New EtherHiding Technique Uses Web Attacks to Deploy Malware and Rotate Payloads
A new era of web-delivered malware has arrived with EtherHiding, a technique that fundamentally reshapes how attackers distribute and rotate malicious payloads. Unlike traditional threats […]
Malicious PyPI Package Used by Hackers to Steal Users’ Crypto Information
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated supply-chain attack targeting Python developers through a malicious package distributed via the Python Package Index (PyPI). The malicious package, […]
PoC Published for W3 Total Cache Flaw Exposing 1M+ Sites to RCE
Security researchers have published a proof-of-concept exploit for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in W3 Total Cache, one of WordPress’s most popular caching plugins […]
Iberia Airlines Hit by Data Breach Exposing Customer Personal Details
Iberia LÃneas Aéreas de España has disclosed a significant security incident involving unauthorized access to systems operated by an external service provider. The breach has […]
Chinese DeepSeek-R1 AI Generates Insecure Code When Prompts Mention Tibet or Uyghurs
New research from CrowdStrike has revealed that DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning model DeepSeek-R1 produces more security vulnerabilities in response to prompts that contain topics […]