software supply chain
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Researchers find 10 typosquatted npm packages delivering cross‑platform credential stealer
Researchers reported a set of 10 typosquatted npm packages, uploaded on July 4, 2025 and downloaded over 9,900 times, that deploy an obfuscated, multi-stage information stealer which harvests credentials from browsers and system keyrings on Windows, Linux and macOS.
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Researchers find self‑propagating ‘GlassWorm’ targeting VS Code extensions using Solana for command control
Researchers have found a self‑spreading worm called GlassWorm that infects VS Code extensions on Open VSX and the Microsoft Marketplace, uses the Solana blockchain and Google Calendar for command control, and steals developer credentials and cryptocurrency assets.
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High-severity parsing flaw in async-tar and forks could enable file overwrite and RCE
A boundary parsing flaw in async-tar and forks including tokio-tar, tracked as CVE-2025-62518 and dubbed TARmageddon, can allow nested TARs to be treated as outer entries and be used to overwrite files and enable remote code execution; users are advised to migrate to astral-tokio-tar v0.5.6.
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Muji halts online sales in Japan after ransomware attack on logistics partner Askul
Muji took its online store offline in Japan after a ransomware attack at logistics partner Askul disrupted orders and shipping; Askul said it suspended operations while investigating possible data leakage, and Muji is notifying affected customers.
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Microsoft revokes more than 200 certificates used in fake Teams ransomware campaign
Microsoft said it revoked over 200 code signing certificates used by a group tracked as Vanilla Tempest to sign fake Microsoft Teams installers that delivered the Oyster backdoor and Rhysida ransomware; the company said it detected the activity in late September 2025 and has updated protections to flag the malicious signatures.
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Netherlands places Nexperia under special administrative measures over governance concerns
The Netherlands has placed Chinese-owned Nexperia under special administrative measures under the Goods Availability Act, citing governance failures and risks to European chip capabilities; the company’s owner Wingtech has disputed the move and said it will effectively freeze operations.
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Researchers find 175 npm packages used to host phishing infrastructure in ‘Beamglea’ campaign
Researchers say 175 npm packages were used to host redirect scripts and HTML payloads for a credential-phishing campaign called Beamglea that has been downloaded about 26,000 times and targeted more than 135 companies worldwide.
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Renault and Dacia inform UK customers of data exposure after third‑party breach
Renault and Dacia told UK customers that personal data held by a third‑party provider was taken in a cyberattack, exposing names, contact details and vehicle identifiers; Renault said banking data was not exposed and declined to name the supplier or say how many customers were affected.
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Malicious PyPI package ‘soopsocks’ acted as SOCKS5 proxy and Windows backdoor, researchers say
Researchers say a PyPI package called soopsocks posed as a SOCKS5 proxy but included Windows backdoor capabilities, downloaded 2,653 times before removal; analysis attributes reconnaissance, privilege elevation, firewall changes and data exfiltration to a compiled executable and accompanying scripts.
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Asahi suspends Japan operations after cyberattack
Asahi Group Holdings said a cyberattack has forced a halt to ordering, shipping and customer service operations in Japan; the company is investigating and said there is no confirmed data leakage so far but gave no recovery timeline.
