unix – PossibleThreat Articles

Malicious npm package taken down after Microsoft warning

January 15, 2020 0 Comments backdoor, malicious package, Microsoft, microsoft vulnerability research, node package manager, npm, security threats, unix, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:32:56 +0000

Criminals have been caught trying to sneak a malicious package on to the popular Node.js platform npm (Node Package Manager).<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/X4lFsmpAVr8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Computing enthusiast cracks ancient Unix code

October 14, 2019 0 Comments hashing, ken thompson, password hack, passwords, Privacy, unix

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:45:15 +0000

Old passwords never die… they just become easier to decode.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_6ksZGv5hWM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>