Fake 'interview' repos lure Next.js devs into running secret-stealing malware

Come for the coding test, stay for the C2 traffic Next.js developers are once again in the crosshairs as hackers seed ...

Fake Next.js job interview tests backdoor developer's devices

The Microsoft Defender team has discovered a coordinated campaign targeting software developers through malicious repositories posing as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessment materials, ...
Dark Reading

Malicious Next.js Repos Target Developers Via Fake Job Interviews

Linked to North Korean fake job-recruitment campaigns, the poisoned repositories are aimed at establishing persistent C2 ...

Someone built an x86 CPU emulator using pure CSS, for science

The recently unveiled x86CSS project aims to emulate an x86 processor within a web browser. Unlike many other web-based ...
Opinion

Opinion: As Californians struggle with energy bills, PUC should implement community solar program

As Californians struggle with high power bills, state Sen. Anna Caballero says the Public Utilities Commission should implement the state's community solar program.

Will software engineering profession die in the age of AI? IBM stock bleeds as Claude Code writes COBOL scripts. What it means for techies

AI agents like Claude Code are reshaping software development by automating legacy modernisation and routine coding. A recent ...

Anthropic acquires AI startup Vercept to enhance Claude’s computer use features

Vercept’s first investor was a Seattle-based startup incubator called AI2 Incubator. The organization started out as a unit ...
Cybernews

Malicious NPM package racks up 50,000 infections in days, developers fully compromised

A malicious NPM package, ambar-src, mimicking a popular JavaScript framework, was downloaded nearly 50,000 times in a few ...