JFrog found malicious npm packages that deploy a Windows RAT to steal Chrome credentials, run commands, and transfer files.

The change, expected in July, will likely block one of the more common attack vectors; developers are wondering what took GitHub so long, and why other repositories acted so much sooner. The ability ...

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious ...

You can wrap an executable file around a PowerShell script (PS1) so that you can distribute the script as an .exe file rather than distributing a “raw” script file. This eliminates the need to explain ...

After years of trying to educate developers to use pull_request_target securely, the platform finally implements stronger ...

Attackers can inject indirect prompts in normal-looking repositories to trick Claude Code into spawning a reverse shell.

Every now and then, most especially, a system administrator will need to restart a server or system. Usually, you can Remote Shut down or Restart Windows through the graphical user interface – ...

A github.dev flaw could let attackers steal GitHub OAuth tokens through a one-click attack, exposing private repositories and codebases. A single click on the wrong repository could have put a ...

The Mortal Shell 2 open beta features nine achievements, which are exclusive to the playtest version of the game and won't carry over to its final release. In most scenarios, open beta or playtest ...

Multiple weaponized proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits on GitHub delivered a Python-based remote access trojan (RAT) called ChocoPoC that can execute commands and steal sensitive data. However, ChocoPoC ...

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