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Freelance dev shop Toptal caught serving malware after GitHub account break-in
Malicious code lurking in over 5,000 downloads, says Socket researcher Developer freelancing platform Toptal has been ...
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Supply chain attack compromises npm packages to spread backdoor malware
In a newly discovered supply chain attack, attackers last week targeted a range of npm-hosted JavaScript type testing ...
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WhatsApp for Windows 11 is switching back to Chromium web wrapper from UWP/native
Meta has quietly announced that WhatsApp is ditching UWP (WinUI) for a Chromium-based container on Windows 11.
Google’s Chrome Emergency Patch Fixes a High-Severity Bug – Users Should Update Immediately
Google has patched Chrome zero-day CVE-2025-6558, which is being actively exploited in the wild. Users are urged to update now to avoid sandbox escape attacks.
Popular npm linter packages hijacked via phishing to drop malware
Popular JavaScript libraries eslint-config-prettier and eslint-plugin-prettier were hijacked this week and turned into ...
Windows 95’s look and feel are more impressive than ever
Microsoft designed a masterpiece right when the PC world needed it most. In the age of AI and dark patterns, it‘s grown only ...
How-To Geek on MSN19d
The First Thing I Set Up on a New Computer Is a Web Server, Here’s Why
With a local web server set up, you can view your own files in a web browser, usually by visiting http://localhost/. Typically, this will show a “welcome” page, although you may need to install and ...