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Notepad++ users take note: It’s time to check if you’re hacked

Skip to content Suspected China-state hackers used update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version. Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used […]

Supply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025

The past year has seen plenty of hacks and outages. Here are the ones topping the list. Credit: Aurich Lawson […]

Open source malware up 140 percent

The latest OS Malware Index from Sonatype shows a 140 percent surge in open source malware as attackers target data […]

Software packages with more than 2 billion weekly downloads hit in supply-chain attack

Hackers planted malicious code in open source software packages with more than 2 billion weekly updates in what is likely […]

AI-powered attacks, zero-days, and supply chain breaches — the top cyber threats of 2025

New analysis of recent high-profile breaches and global threat patterns, reveals a cybersecurity landscape dominated by AI-enhanced attacks, organized cybercrime, […]

Supply-chain attacks on open source software are getting out of hand

sudo rm -rf –no-preserve-root / The –no-preserve-root flag is specifically designed to override safety protections that would normally prevent deletion […]