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npm libraries coa and rc. have been hijacked to deliver password-stealing malware

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Two popular npm libraries, coa and rc. have been hijacked, threat actors replaced them with versions laced with password-stealing malware. The security team of the npm JavaScript package warns that two popular npm libraries, coa and rc. The post npm libraries coa and rc. while compromised rc versions are 1.2.9,

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A backdoor mechanism found in tens of Ruby libraries

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Maintainers of the RubyGems package repository have removed 18 malicious versions of 11 Ruby libraries that contained a backdoor. Maintainers of the RubyGems package repository have discovered a backdoor mechanism in 18 malicious versions of 11 Ruby libraries. It overloaded the #authenticate method on the Identity class.

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Backdoor mechanism found in Ruby strong_password library

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The developer Tute Costa found a backdoor in the Ruby library during regular security audits before deploying his code in the production environment. The developer Tute Costa found a backdoor in the Ruby library during regular security audits. The attacker created a new version of the library (version 0.0.7

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Threat actors hacked the Dropbox Sign production environment

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Threat actors breached the Dropbox Sign production environment and accessed customer email addresses and hashed passwords Cloud storage provider DropBox revealed that threat actors have breached the production infrastructure of the DropBox Sign eSignature service and gained access to customer information and authentication data.

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Security Affairs most-read cyber stories of 2021

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The development team behind the Linux Mint distro has fixed a security flaw that could have allowed users to bypass the OS screensaver. email and password pairs leaked online. The Largest compilation of emails and passwords (COMB), more than 3.2 A zero-day exploit for Log4j Java library could have a tsunami impact on IT giants.

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Experts released PoC exploit for critical Progress Software OpenEdge bug

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ai have published technical details and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for the critical security flaw CVE-2024-1403 in Progress Software OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer. “The Progress OpenEdge team recently identified a security vulnerability in OpenEdge Release 11.7.18 Researchers from Horizon3.ai

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 418 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

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Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.