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Compromised dYdX npm and PyPI Packages Deliver Wallet Stealers and RAT Malware

Compromised dYdX npm and PyPI packages delivered wallet-stealing malware and a RAT via poisoned updates in a software supply chain attack.
techtimes

Essential Computer Security Tips: How to Use Antivirus Protection to Prevent Hacking and Viruses

Protect your computer with effective antivirus protection and smart computer security strategies to prevent hacking, malware, and viruses for safer online experiences. Pixabay, TheDigitalArtist ...
The Daily Item

Former IT director accused of hacking boss's computer, deleting files

MIDDLEBURG — The former IT director of a now-defunct Selinsgrove modular home manufacturer is accused of hacking into his former boss’s computer and deleting all files. A Snyder County jury is hearing ...
JD Supra

Gates Down: Third Circuit Says Breaking Employer Computer Access Policies Is Not Hacking

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that violations of employers’ computer access policies do not constitute violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Phishing Campaign Evolves into PureRAT Deployment, Linked to Vietnamese Threat Actors

A recent investigation has revealed a phishing campaign that began with a simple Python-based infostealer but ultimately led to the deployment of PureRAT, a full-featured commodity remote access ...
JD Supra

Third Circuit: Absent Hacking, Violating Employer’s Computer-Use Policy Cannot Support a Claim Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

The Third Circuit’s decision means employers pursuing claims in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Virgin Islands cannot premise claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act solely on a ...
Scientific American

The New Frontier of AI Hacking—Could Online Images Hijack Your Computer?

A website announces, “Free celebrity wallpaper!” You browse the images. There’s Selena Gomez, Rihanna and Timothée Chalamet—but you settle on Taylor Swift. Her hair is doing that wind-machine thing ...
maketecheasier.com

How to Schedule a Python Script in Windows Task Scheduler

Instead of running Python scripts manually for routine tasks, why not automate them to run on their own, and at the time you want? Windows Task Scheduler lets you schedule tasks to run automatically ...
GitHub

This Python script, hacker.py, creates a simulated terminal environment that mimics various hacking-related commands and operations.

There was an error while loading. Please reload this page. This Python script, hacker.py, creates a simulated terminal environment that mimics various hacking-related ...
The New York Times

Ex-Employee Sentenced to 4 Years for Sabotaging Company’s Computer Network

The man, a former software developer for Eaton Corporation, wrote malicious code that crashed servers on the company’s network in 2019, prosecutors said. By Hannah Ziegler A former software developer ...
Computer Weekly

JetBrains details state of Python in 2025

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. JetBrains has detailed its eighth annual Python Developers Survey. This survey is conducted as a collaborative ...