SocketSecurity's profile picture. Socket is the #1 software supply chain security platform. Next-gen SCA + SBOM + 0-day prevention. LOVED BY DEVELOPERS. 👀 @npm_malware

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Socket is the #1 software supply chain security platform. Next-gen SCA + SBOM + 0-day prevention. LOVED BY DEVELOPERS. 👀 @npm_malware

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🚀 We’re thrilled to announce Socket’s $40M Series B led by @AbstractVC with participation from @eladgil and @a16z!

SocketSecurity's tweet image. 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce Socket’s $40M Series B led by @AbstractVC with participation from @eladgil and @a16z!

🚨 New from Socket Threat Research: 9 malicious #NuGet packages deliver time-delayed destructive payloads, designed to crash apps and sabotage industrial control systems. Read the full analysis → socket.dev/blog/9-malicio… #dotnet


Check out Socket CTO @AhmadNassri at @WorkOS' Enterprise Ready Conf: Ahmad joined a panel discussing how enterprise security is adapting, as AI speeds up both software development and attacks targeting developer machines. socket.dev/blog/how-enter…


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Still installing npm packages like it’s 2020? Not all npm installs are treats. 🎃 On the @changelog podcast, @feross shares practical steps every developer should take to reduce exposure to supply chain attacks on npm. → socket.dev/blog/the-chang… #NodeJS #JavaScript

SocketSecurity's tweet image. Still installing npm packages like it’s 2020? Not all npm installs are treats. 🎃

On the @changelog podcast, @feross shares practical steps every developer should take to reduce exposure to supply chain attacks on npm. →

socket.dev/blog/the-chang… #NodeJS #JavaScript


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Ten npm packages, using typosquatting to imitate popular legitimate packages, were found to spread credential-stealing malware hidden under four layers of obfuscation, @SocketSecurity reported. #cybersecurity #infosec #ITsecurity #CISO bit.ly/4qHmJSb


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Ten npm packages, using typosquatting to imitate popular legitimate packages, were found to spread credential-stealing malware hidden under four layers of obfuscation, @SocketSecurity reported. #cybersecurity #infosec #ITsecurity #CISO bit.ly/4qHmJSb


‼️Update: the MIT-linked “AI-powered ransomware” report appears to have been taken offline. We updated our post to include an Internet Archive link to the original paper.

SocketSecurity's tweet image. ‼️Update: the MIT-linked “AI-powered ransomware” report appears to have been taken offline. We updated our post to include an Internet Archive link to the original paper.

🧯The security community is pushing back against new claims that 80% of #ransomware attacks are AI-driven, a figure from a recent MIT-linked report now drawing widespread criticism. → socket.dev/blog/security-…



Still installing npm packages like it’s 2020? Not all npm installs are treats. 🎃 On the @changelog podcast, @feross shares practical steps every developer should take to reduce exposure to supply chain attacks on npm. → socket.dev/blog/the-chang… #NodeJS #JavaScript

SocketSecurity's tweet image. Still installing npm packages like it’s 2020? Not all npm installs are treats. 🎃

On the @changelog podcast, @feross shares practical steps every developer should take to reduce exposure to supply chain attacks on npm. →

socket.dev/blog/the-chang… #NodeJS #JavaScript

Socket reposted

Ten npm packages, using typosquatting to imitate popular legitimate packages, were found to spread credential-stealing malware hidden under four layers of obfuscation, @SocketSecurity reported. #cybersecurity #infosec #ITsecurity #CISO bit.ly/4qHmJSb


🧯The security community is pushing back against new claims that 80% of #ransomware attacks are AI-driven, a figure from a recent MIT-linked report now drawing widespread criticism. → socket.dev/blog/security-…


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Excellent work from the @SocketSecurity team!

Ten npm packages, using typosquatting to imitate popular legitimate packages, were found to spread credential-stealing malware hidden under four layers of obfuscation, @SocketSecurity reported. #cybersecurity #infosec #ITsecurity #CISO bit.ly/4qHmJSb



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🚨 10 fake npm packages (~9.9K installs) hid a cross-platform info stealer. It spawns a fake terminal, pulls a 24 MB payload from 195.133.79[.]43, and drains keyrings — not just browser creds. Instant access to email, cloud, VPNs, and prod DBs. Read details ↓…

TheHackersNews's tweet image. 🚨 10 fake npm packages (~9.9K installs) hid a cross-platform info stealer.

It spawns a fake terminal, pulls a 24 MB payload from 195.133.79[.]43, and drains keyrings — not just browser creds.

Instant access to email, cloud, VPNs, and prod DBs.

Read details ↓…

The #Ruby ecosystem is entering a new phase of governance for its core package tools. Ruby creator Matz assumes control of RubyGems and Bundler as former maintainers agree to transfer all rights to end the dispute. #rubyonrails socket.dev/blog/ruby-core…


Socket threat researchers found 10 typosquatted npm packages that auto-run via postinstall, display fake CAPTCHAs, fingerprint IPs, and install a cross-platform credential stealer. Together, they’ve been downloaded ~9,900 times. Read the report → socket.dev/blog/10-npm-ty…


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Today, we’re launching Socket Firewall Enterprise — built to stop malicious packages before they ever reach your apps or developer systems. A few years ago, high-profile package compromises were rare. But not anymore. In just the past few months, we’ve seen trusted open source…


📈 Who’s keeping up with CVE publishing and who’s gone quiet? CNAPulse is a new open source dashboard that brings publishing transparency to the #CVE ecosystem. It tracks CNA activity in real time, revealing which CNAs are active, declining, or inactive. socket.dev/blog/cna-pulse


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