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Hackers Poison Trusted Software Updates to Steal Developer and Cloud Credentials

Tushar Subhra Dutta
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Hackers Poison Trusted Software Updates to Steal Developer and Cloud Credentials

Hackers are turning trusted software updates into a route for stealing developer and cloud credentials. Recent supply chain incidents show how a single altered package, build action, or publishing token can place malware inside routine development workflows. The risk is not limited to one product or programming community. After obtaining a maintainer token or access to an automated release pipeline, attackers can deliver code through an update that users and security tools may already trust. ReversingLabs said in a report shared with Cyber Security News (CSN) that S1ngularity, Shai-Hulud, and TeamPCP show how quickly a compromise can spread from one supplier to many downstream organizations. The report describes a chain of stolen...

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