Malicious hackers have been attacking the development environment of an open-source AI framework, twisting its functions into a global cryptojacking bot for profit, according to researchers at…

The model, currently in beta mode, is designed to automatically scan, analyze and patch vulnerabilities in private and open-source code bases. 

The high-severity defect affects a widely used — but largely hidden — archive tool that spans many forks.

The open-source software company said exposure is limited to consulting engagements, adding that it hasn’t found evidence of personal or sensitive data theft.

Disaster was averted after widely used open-source packages were compromised via social engineering.

Good, bad, puzzling — a March order and June order could have bigger ripples than realized when the president signed them.

ESET researchers observed tens of thousands of machines infected with AsyncRAT and its variants over the past year. The open-source malware is a popular tool among cybercriminals.

Congress and federal agencies can take some simple steps to better protect open-source software.

Researchers aren’t aware of active exploitation in the wild, but they warn the risk for publicly exposed and unpatched Ingress Nginx controllers is extremely high.

The software defect in the widely used open-source JavaScript framework allows attackers to bypass middleware-based authorization.