The Shai-Hulud npm worm didn't fake its security check — it earned a legitimate one

A hijacked GitHub account let the Shai-Hulud worm pass npm's trust check, spreading through packages with 2 billion monthly ...
CSO Online

ChainDrop credential stealing worm infects over 400 npm packages

The Shai Hulud variant’s blast radius includes several highly popular packages thus far.. Security teams are urged to perform ...
The Hacker News

Keyv-Linked npm Worm Poisons Hundreds of Packages, Plants Claude Code and VS Code Hooks

A Keyv-linked npm worm poisoned 353 versions across 79 package names, stealing developer and CI credentials while repository ...
Infosecurity Magazine

HollowFrame Loader Uses Fake Python DLL to Evade Defender

According to new research from Blackpoint Cyber's Adversary Pursuit Group (APG), published on July 30, the intrusion hit two ...
The Baltimore Times Online

When Good Tools Go Bad: How Open-Source Software Can Become a Cyber Threat

Open-source software is everywhere. It helps power websites, mobile applications, business systems, security products and many of the digital services we use every day. It can encourage innovation, ...

NASA has grown plants in space for years: New research says the next step is growing medicines, starting with a tobacco and a virus

Astronauts heading to Mars will be gone for roughly 400 days, and everything they need has to travel with them or arrive ...
The New York Times

The Ebola Outbreak’s Central Mystery: Where Did This Virus Come From?

Scientists believe that the Bundibugyo virus persists in an animal species, occasionally spilling over into humans. But they have yet to identify the species. By Carl Zimmer See more of our coverage ...
NBC News

Vomiting virus is spreading across most of the U.S.

Flu season may be mostly behind us, but a nasty, highly contagious stomach bug is rising. In recent weeks, hikers in Southern California have been hit with norovirus, according to the Pacific Crest ...
Scientific American

The rare Ebola virus behind the current outbreak, explained

Global health officials are tracking an outbreak of Ebola caused by a rare species of orthoebolavirus called the Bundibugyo virus that has so far killed more than 130 people and infected more than 500 ...
The Conversation

Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the next pandemic

For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney in March 2020. Of the passengers and crew who ...
Time

The Hantavirus Outbreak Is Serious. But It's No COVID, Health Officials Say

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What is hantavirus? Here's everything you need to know about how it spreads

Audio Timeline Slider: Use the left or right arrow keys to decrease or increase the slider value. Either way, Andes’ spread is not particularly efficient, says Bradfute. Unlike measles and COVID, ...