Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2023
Researchers discovered a new set of malicious packages on the npm package manager that can exfiltrate sensitive developer data. On July 31, 2023, Phylum researchers observed the publication of ten different “test” packages on the npm package manager that were developed to exfiltrate sensitive developer source code and other confidential information. All of these packages […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 24, 2023
Checkmark researchers have uncovered the first known targeted OSS supply chain attacks against the banking sector. In the first half of 2023, Checkmarx researchers detected multiple open-source software supply chain attacks aimed at the banking sector. These attacks targeted specific components in web assets used by banks, according to the experts the attackers used advanced techniques. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 02, 2023
Threat actors compromised the PyTorch Machine Learning Framework by adding a malicious dependency. The maintainers of the PyTorch package warn of a supply chain attack. Users who have installed PyTorch-nightly on Linux via pip between December 25, 2022 and December 30, 2022, to uninstall it and use the latest binaries. “If you installed PyTorch-nightly on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2022
Threat actors compromised a media company to deliver FakeUpdates malware through the websites of hundreds of newspapers in the US. Researchers at Proofpoint Threat Research observed threat actor TA569 intermittently injecting malicious code on a media company that serves many major news outlets. The media company serves The media company provides video content and advertising […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2022
Experts disclosed a flaw in the PHP software package repository Packagist that could have been exploited to carry out supply chain attacks. SonarSource Researchers disclosed details about a now-fixed vulnerability (CVE-2022-24828) in PHP software package repository Packagist,, that could have been exploited to carry out supply chain attacks. The issue was addressed within hours by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2022
A threat actor used a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike disclosed details of a supply chain attack that involved the use of a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Comm100 is a provider of customer service and communication products […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 15, 2022
China-linked threat actors Iron Tiger backdoored a version of the cross-platform messaging app MiMi to infect systems. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a new campaign conducted by a China-linked threat actor Iron Tiger that employed a backdoored version of the cross-platform messaging app MiMi Chat App to infect Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. The Iron Tiger APT (aka Panda Emissary, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 21, 2022
Threat actors targeted a large software development company in Ukraine using the GoMet backdoor. Researchers from Cisco Talos discovered an uncommon piece of malware that was employed in an attack against a large Ukrainian software development company. The software development company produces software that is used by various state organizations in Ukraine. Researchers believe that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2022
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released updated guidance for defending against supply-chain attacks. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released updated guidance for defending against supply chain attacks. NIST has published the “Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations” in response to the Executive Order […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 11, 2022
Dependency Review GitHub Action scans users’ pull requests for dependency changes and will raise an error if any new dependencies have existing flaws. GitHub announced Dependency Review GitHub Action which scans users’ pull requests for dependency changes and will raise an error if any new dependencies have existing flaws that can be exploited in supply […]
