Tag: supply-chain
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Neue MCP Registry von JFrog stärkt Sicherheit in der KI-gestützten Software Supply Chain
Die MCP Registry ist ein Schritt in genau diese Richtung: weg von unkontrollierter Experimentierfreude, hin zu einer verantwortungsvollen, skalierbaren Nutzung von KI. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/neue-mcp-registry-von-jfrog-staerkt-sicherheit-in-der-ki-gestuetzten-software-supply-chain/a44196/
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The True Cost of Cyber Downtime: A UK Board-Level Briefing
Tags: attack, backup, business, cloud, communications, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, data, finance, GDPR, governance, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, monitoring, resilience, saas, service, supply-chain, technologyWritten by Sean Tilley, Senior Sales Director EMEA at 11:11 Systems Cyber downtime carries measurable financial consequences, and those consequences are becoming clearer with each major incident. Research from 11:11 Systems shows that 78% of European organisations report losses of up to $500,000 per hour following a cyber-related outage, while 6% face costs exceeding £1 million per…
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The Hidden Security Risks in Open-Source Dependencies Nobody Talks About
Open-source dependencies introduce hidden risks, from transitive vulnerabilities to supply chain attacks. Learn how to reduce exposure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/the-hidden-security-risks-in-open-source-dependencies-nobody-talks-about/
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The Hidden Security Risks in Open-Source Dependencies Nobody Talks About
Open-source dependencies introduce hidden risks, from transitive vulnerabilities to supply chain attacks. Learn how to reduce exposure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/the-hidden-security-risks-in-open-source-dependencies-nobody-talks-about/
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Anthropic ban heralds new era of supply chain risk, with no clear playbook
Tags: ai, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, compliance, control, data, defense, framework, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, law, monitoring, network, RedTeam, risk, risk-management, sbom, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, toolCompliance pressure before policy clarity: For organizations that do business with the federal government, the implications extend beyond technical challenges into legal and contractual risk. Alex Major, co-chair of government contracts and global trade practice at law firm McCarter and English, tells CSO that supply chain designations like the Anthropic ban tend to move quickly…
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Anthropic ban heralds new era of supply chain risk, with no clear playbook
Tags: ai, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, compliance, control, data, defense, framework, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, law, monitoring, network, RedTeam, risk, risk-management, sbom, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, toolCompliance pressure before policy clarity: For organizations that do business with the federal government, the implications extend beyond technical challenges into legal and contractual risk. Alex Major, co-chair of government contracts and global trade practice at law firm McCarter and English, tells CSO that supply chain designations like the Anthropic ban tend to move quickly…
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WaterPlum Unleashes “StoatWaffle” Malware in VSCode Supply Chain Attack
A North Korea-linked threat group known as WaterPlum has introduced a new malware strain called “StoatWaffle” as part of its ongoing Contagious Interview campaign. The activity has been attributed to Team 8, a subgroup within WaterPlum also tracked as the Moralis or Modilus cluster. This team was previously associated with the OtterCookie malware, but since…
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Cybersecurity and privacy priorities for 2026: The legal risk map
Tags: attack, authentication, awareness, best-practice, breach, communications, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, finance, fraud, governance, government, incident, incident response, infrastructure, law, mfa, monitoring, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, supply-chain, threat, usaContinued federal interest in cybersecurity and privacy, especially in connection with national security concerns: The evident connection between cybersecurity and privacy and national security have led to a number of federal initiatives in recent years. Most recently in March 2026, the White House announced the current administration’s Cyber Strategy for America, renewing a commitment to…
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GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX
The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, repositories, and extensions on GitHub, npm, and VSCode/OpenVSX extensions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/glassworm-malware-hits-400-plus-code-repos-on-github-npm-vscode-openvsx/
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Glassworm Malware Infects Popular React Native npm Packages
Tags: attack, country, credentials, cyber, international, malicious, malware, phone, supply-chain, windowsA new Glassworm-linked supply chain attack has briefly turned two popular React Native npm packages into delivery vehicles for Windows credential-stealing malware. On March 16, 2026, malicious versions of AstrOOnauta’s react-native-country-select@0.3.91 and react-native-international-phone-number@0.11.8 were published to npm, each embedding an identical staged loader that executes during a routine npm install. Together, these packages account for…
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Glassworm Malware Infects Popular React Native npm Packages
Tags: attack, country, credentials, cyber, international, malicious, malware, phone, supply-chain, windowsA new Glassworm-linked supply chain attack has briefly turned two popular React Native npm packages into delivery vehicles for Windows credential-stealing malware. On March 16, 2026, malicious versions of AstrOOnauta’s react-native-country-select@0.3.91 and react-native-international-phone-number@0.11.8 were published to npm, each embedding an identical staged loader that executes during a routine npm install. Together, these packages account for…
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Packagist Themes Deliver Trojanized jQuery in OphimCMS Supply Chain Attack
A new OphimCMS supply chain attack in which six Packagist themes ship trojanized jQuery and other JavaScript to compromise site visitors rather than servers.”‹ Researchers found six malicious Composer packages under the “ophimcms” namespace on Packagist that pretend to be legitimate themes for OphimCMS, a Vietnamese-language Laravel CMS used for movie streaming sites. These packages…
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RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox – Crash Override: From Passive Scanning to Active Traceability, Reshaping the Software Supply Chain Security Foundation
Industry Macro Background and the Software Supply Chain Crisis By 2026, the deepening of global digital transformation, coupled with the proliferation of Generative AI and large models, is reshaping software development. The industry is shifting from being “efficiency-driven” to “governance-driven.” The root cause lies in the loss of visibility and engineering control within the modern…The…
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Malicious NPM Packages Spread PylangGhost RAT in Supply Chain Attack
Malicious npm packages are delivering the North Koreanlinked PylangGhost remote access trojan (RAT) in a new software supply chain campaign that targets developers across Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. The first malicious versions appeared in late February 2026 (@jaime9008/math-service 1.0.11.0.2), followed by react-refresh-update 1.0.11.0.4 published on March 1, 2026. Earlier 1.0.0 versions in both families were benign, a…
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Health Sector Braces for Stryker Hack Supply Chain Shock
Medical Device Manufacturer Hack Was Likely Opportunistic. An Iranian cyberattack on medical device maker Stryker’s internal IT environment does not appear to affect connected products used by the company’s healthcare clients. But an outage of Stryker’s electronic ordering system could lead to supply chain issues for its customers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Open VSX extensions hijacked: GlassWorm malware spreads via dependency abuse
Tags: ai, blockchain, control, exploit, infrastructure, malicious, malware, software, supply-chain, tool, updateThe evolving GlassWorm: Earlier research into the GlassWorm operation has revealed techniques such as heavy code obfuscation, the use of Unicode characters to hide malicious logic, and infrastructure that retrieves command-and-control servers through blockchain transactions, making the campaign more resilient to takedowns.The latest wave also mimics widely used developer tools to maximise installation chances. “The…
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Open VSX extensions hijacked: GlassWorm malware spreads via dependency abuse
Tags: ai, blockchain, control, exploit, infrastructure, malicious, malware, software, supply-chain, tool, updateThe evolving GlassWorm: Earlier research into the GlassWorm operation has revealed techniques such as heavy code obfuscation, the use of Unicode characters to hide malicious logic, and infrastructure that retrieves command-and-control servers through blockchain transactions, making the campaign more resilient to takedowns.The latest wave also mimics widely used developer tools to maximise installation chances. “The…
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AppsFlyer Web SDK hijacked to spread crypto-stealing JavaScript code
The AppsFlyer Web SDK was temporarily hijacked this week with malicious code used to steal cryptocurrency in a supply-chain attack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/appsflyer-web-sdk-used-to-spread-crypto-stealer-javascript-code/
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AppsFlyer Web SDK used to spread crypto stealer JavaScript code
Malicious JavaScript code delivered by the AppsFlyer Web SDK hijacked cryptocurrency, potentially in a supply-chain attack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/appsflyer-web-sdk-used-to-spread-crypto-stealer-javascript-code/
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GlassWorm Supply-Chain Attack Abuses 72 Open VSX Extensions to Target Developers
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new iteration of the GlassWorm campaign that they say represents a “significant escalation” in how it propagates through the Open VSX registry.”Instead of requiring every malicious listing to embed the loader directly, the threat actor is now abusing extensionPack and extensionDependencies to turn initially standalone-looking extensions into transitive First seen…
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Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories
Unicode that’s invisible to the human eye was largely abandoned”, until attackers took notice. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/supply-chain-attack-using-invisible-code-hits-github-and-other-repositories/
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Anthropic Seeks Court Stay of Pentagon Risk Designation
Company Says Supply-Chain Risk Label Threatens Billions in Contracts. Anthropic filed an emergency motion asking a federal appeals court to block a Defense Department decision labeling the AI developer a national security supply-chain risk. The company says the move could cost billions and followed its refusal to weaken AI safety restrictions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Medical giant Stryker crippled after Iranian hackers remotely wipe computers
Tags: access, attack, authentication, best-practice, ceo, computer, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, data, flaw, group, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iran, jobs, mobile, phone, service, software, supply-chain, theft, threat, updateHandala claims credit: The Handala threat group quickly claimed responsibility for the attack. While the group’s involvement is just a claim for now, Stryker employees reportedly saw a version of the Handala logo a cartoon of a Palestinian boy with his back turned and hands crossed behind him on affected devices.Handala’s identity is hard to…
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‘Systemic Risk’ Stalks Healthcare Sector
For the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, the 2024 ransomware attack on Change Healthcare proved to be a supply-chain earthquake in showcasing critical third-party risk that entities now must carefully and urgently consider, said Erik Decker, CISO of Intermountain Health and a federal cyber adviser. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/systemic-risk-stalks-healthcare-sector-i-5535
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Destructive Activity Targeting Stryker Highlights Emerging Supply Chain Risks
On March 11th, medical technology company Stryker disclosed that a cyberattack had disrupted portions of its global network infrastructure, affecting Microsoft systems used across the organization. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/destructive-activity-targeting-stryker-highlights-emerging-supply-chain-risks/
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Nur wer seine Supply Chain kennt, kann sie auch schützen Flut täuscht über reale Gefahren in der Software-Lieferkette hinweg
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/software-supply-chain-software-lieferkette-lars-francke-a-dcb083a3a6f9e55c6823e937431d412b/