JDownloader site hacked to replace installers with Python RAT malware

The website for the popular JDownloader download manager was compromised earlier this week to distribute malicious Windows ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Preview: Python in the Browser, Executed by WebAssembly

In the December update to Python in Visual Studio Code, developers can experiment with a new preview feature that lets them run and debug Python code in the browser. What's more, developers have to ...
The Hacker News

New Python Backdoor Uses Tunneling Service to Steal Browser and Cloud Credentials

DEEP#DOOR embeds a Python RAT in a dropper script, using bore[.]pub C2 to steal credentials and evade Windows defenses, ...
Indiatimes

Hack of the day: Use plus code as a precise digital address

Getting someone to the right spot isn’t always as simple as sharing a street address. In many cases, addresses are incomplete, point to the wrong entrance, or fail to capture the exact location you ...
TechCrunch

Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

Hackers have broken into at least one organization using Windows vulnerabilities published online by a disgruntled security researcher over the last two weeks, according to a cybersecurity firm. On ...
InfoWorld

The Python AI library hack that didn’t hack Python

There are some critical takeaways from the Ultralytics AI Python library hack, but they're not the ones you might expect. Also, 10 tips for making Python faster and a look at uv—the all-in-one Python ...
The Verge

Rockstar Games says hack will have ‘no impact’

Player data isn’t suspected to be compromised. Player data isn’t suspected to be compromised. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor ...
Bleeping Computer

WordPress plugin suite hacked to push malware to thousands of sites

More than 30 WordPress plugins in the EssentialPlugin package have been compromised with malicious code that allows unauthorized access to websites running them. A malicious actor planted the backdoor ...
The Guardian

Booking.com warns customers of hack that exposed their data

Undisclosed number of names and contact and reservation details accessed in latest cybercrime attempt The accommodation reservation website Booking.com has suffered a data breach with “unauthorised ...
Wired

The Dumbest Hack of the Year Exposed a Very Real Problem

In the wee hours of the night last April, someone stopped at roughly 20 street intersections across Silicon Valley and launched an unprecedented cyberattack that would eventually spread to multiple ...
ZDNet

'Like handing out the blueprint to a bank vault': Why AI led one company to abandon open source

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Fox Business

FBI offers urgent guidance on securing home routers after disrupting Russian intelligence hacking network

Foreign hackers are looking to exploit vulnerabilities in Americans' internet routers, and the FBI is offering tips for securing your home or office routers after it announced actions it took to crack ...