Cybersecurity in 2024: Top Stories that Rocked the Digital World

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-biggest-cybersecurity-and-cyberattack-stories-of-2024 The year 2024 was marked by an unprecedented wave of cybersecurity incidents, from devastating data breaches to crippling ransomware attacks. As new threat actors...

Fake Stars Inflate Popularity of Malicious GitHub Repositories

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.13459 A new study reveals a significant problem with inauthentic “stars” being used to artificially inflate the popularity of scam and malware distribution repositories on GitHub. These fake stars mislead users into trusting...