While the Windows maker did not attribute the activity to a specific threat actor, the use of VS Code tasks and Vercel ...

A new stealthy JavaScript loader named RATDispenser is being used to infect devices with a variety of remote access trojans (RATs) in phishing attacks. The novel loader was quick to establish ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The tool runs in the Chrome browser and is designed to detect malicious programs that are capable of evading existing malware detection ...

Security firm Trend Micro has discovered an attack on home routers that involves malicious JavaScript, a mobile website, and a mobile device such as a smartphone. This attack has been taking place ...

Security researchers discovered a new malicious tool they named PindOS that delivers the Bumblebee and IcedID malware typically associated with ransomware attacks. PindOS is a simple JavaScript ...

Software supply chain security provider Chainguard has unveiled Chainguard Libraries for JavaScript, described as a collection of trusted builds of thousands of common malware-resistant JavaScript ...

The popular npm package "is" was infected with cross-platform malware, around the same time that linting utility packages used with the prettier code formatter were infected with Windows-only malware.

Gootloader JavaScript malware, commonly used to deliver ransomware, is back in action after a period of reduced activity.… Since October 27, security shop Huntress says it has spotted three Gootloader ...

Researchers are warning of a new JavaScript loader being used to distribute eight Remote Access Trojans (RATs) in information-stealing campaigns. A team at HP Wolf named the tool “RATDispenser,” and ...

2:00 PM -- In the beginning, there was application security. All ports were open to the world and practically every application had holes in it. It was like the Wild West. Eventually application ...

Understanding how malware attacks work is vital to defend against them. To ease this process, threat analysts have developed models that map the stages of cybersecurity attacks, allowing defenders to ...

A newly discovered cross-site scripting attack uses a sly variant on an existing hack to deliver malware in a way that’s so heavily obfuscated, even experts didn’t notice it at first. Said experts ...