Week 1 Cyber

May 26, 2025 7:32 PM

According to the Hacker News, one of the most concerning hackers I’ve read about in recent news was reported to have compromised over “70 million npm and Visual Studio Code (VS Code) packages”. These malicious packages were allegedly designed to steal sensitive user data and pose a massive security threat to developers and end users alike. This incident highlights the growing risks within the open-source ecosystem and the importance of vigilance when using third-party libraries and extensions.