Abstract: Detecting front-end JavaScript libraries in web applications is essential for website profiling, vulnerability detection, and dependency management. However, bundlers like Webpack transpile ...

Microsoft Defender Experts identified a coordinated developer-targeting campaign delivered through malicious repositories disguised as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessment materials.

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed JS#SMUGGLER that has been observed leveraging compromised websites as a distribution vector for a remote access trojan named ...

Why it matters: JavaScript was officially unveiled in 1995 and now powers the overwhelming majority of the modern web, as well as countless server and desktop projects. The language is one of the core ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that comes with stealthy features to inject malicious code into desktop apps for cryptocurrency wallets like Atomic and Exodus on ...

What is the expected behavior? The STARTTLS handshake should complete successfully, allowing the connection to be upgraded to TLS. The OpenSSL client should ...

More than 200,000 WordPress websites are using a vulnerable version of the Post SMTP plugin that allows hackers to take control of the administrator account. Post SMTP is a popular email delivery ...

Engineering Manager with over 13 years of experience transitioning from front-end development to a leadership role. Adept at driving business growth through innovative front-end solutions, full-stack ...

Node.js 24 has officially arrived, and it’s bringing a rather tasty selection of improvements to the table. If you’re a developer knee-deep in web apps or wrestling with asynchronous code, this ...

Since October 2024, Microsoft Defender Experts (DEX) has observed and helped multiple customers address campaigns leveraging Node.js to deliver malware and other payloads that ultimately lead to ...

Educators are increasingly using generative A.I. in their own work, even as they express profound hesitation about the ethics of student use. By Dana Goldstein As artificial intelligence makes its way ...