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241 npm and PyPI packages caught dropping Linux cryptominers

More than 200 malicious packages were discovered infiltrating the PyPI and npm open source registries this week. These packages are largely typosquats of widely used libraries and each one of them downloads a Bash script on Linux systems that run cryptominers. [...]
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An encrypted ZIP file can have two correct passwords — here's why

Password-protected ZIP archives are common means of compressing and sharing sets of files—from sensitive documents to malware samples to even malware (phishing "invoices" in emails). But, did you know it is possible for an encrypted ZIP file to have two correct passwords, with both producing the same outcome on extraction? [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/an-encrypted-zip-file-can-have-two-correct-passwords-heres-why/
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Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
An encrypted ZIP file can have two correct passwords — here's why

Password-protected ZIP archives are common means of compressing and sharing sets of files—from sensitive documents to malware samples to even malware (phishing "invoices" in emails). But, did you know it is possible for an encrypted ZIP file to have two correct passwords, with both producing the same outcome on extraction? [...]
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SpaceX Starlink 'train' of satellites illuminates Northwest skies

Residents of Northwestern parts of the U.S. and Canada were baffled at seeing a bright trail of lights—almost like a train flying through the skies over the weekend. The mystery seems to have now been resolved. And, it's not the aliens. This moving cluster comprises SpaceX's 53 Starlink satellites launched from Florida this Friday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/spacex-starlink-train-of-satellites-illuminates-northwest-skies/
Misconfigured Meta Pixel exposed healthcare data of 1.3M patients

U.S. healthcare provider Novant Health has disclosed a data breach impacting 1,362,296 individuals who have had their sensitive information mistakenly collected by the Meta Pixel ad tracking script. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/misconfigured-meta-pixel-exposed-healthcare-data-of-13m-patients/
FBI warns of residential proxies used in credential stuffing attacks

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of a rising trend of cybercriminals using residential proxies to conduct large-scale credential stuffing attacks without being tracked, flagged, or blocked. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-residential-proxies-used-in-credential-stuffing-attacks/