Hosting and Delivering Malware on GitHub Codespaces

Researchers from Trend Micro recently demonstrate how GitHub Codespaces can easily be configured to act as a web server for distributing malware. Launched in November 2022, GitHub Codespaces allows developers to deploy cloud-hosted platforms in virtualised containers...

Rise in Microsoft OneNote Attachments in Phishing Emails

There’s been a rise of attackers using Microsoft OneNote attachments to spread malware and infect victim’s computers. Previously attackers would use Microsoft word and excel attachments for distributing their malware. Those attachments would contain macros...

Critical Exploits Available for Popular WordPress Plugins

Proof of concept exploits for critical vulnerabilities in three popular wordpress plugins have been made publicly available. The plugins are “Paid Memberships Pro’, ‘Easy Digital Downloads’ and ‘Survey Marker’. These plugins are...

Malicious Python Lolipop packages in the Wild

Malicious python packages designed to steal information from developers’ systems have been recently discovered by Fortinet. The packages were uploaded to the Python Package Index between January 7 and 12 this year by an author named lolipop. The names of the...