Morning Overview on MSN

The FBI says do not scan the QR code hidden inside a mystery package

The FBI issued Alert Number I-073125-PSA warning Americans not to scan QR codes found inside unsolicited packages arriving at ...
Morning Overview on MSN

The FBI says scammers are now mailing packages with QR codes that drain your accounts

Criminals are sending unsolicited packages to homes across the country, each containing a QR code designed to steal personal ...
Yahoo

Don’t scan QR codes on unexpected packages, BBB suggests

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WHNT) – News 19 sat down with Karen Reeves the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau, to find out about a new scam ...
Dark Reading

10 Malicious Code Packages Slither into PyPI Registry

Administrators of the Python Package Index (PyPI) have removed 10 malicious software code packages from the registry after a security vendor informed them about the issue. The incident is the latest ...
Bleeping Computer

NPM package caught using QR Code to fetch cookie-stealing malware

Newly discovered npm package 'fezbox' employs QR codes to retrieve cookie-stealing malware from the threat actor's server. The package, masquerading as a utility library, leverages this innovative ...
Dark Reading

Npm Package Hides Malware in Steganographic QR Codes

Attackers have poisoned a code package on the npm registry in a novel way, hiding credential-stealing malware in steganographic QR codes embedded in a package purporting to offer a JavaScript utility.
KSDK

Received a package you didn't order? It could be a scam, police warn

ST. LOUIS — Multiple St. Louis-area police departments are warning the public about a recent scam involving unexpected packages and a QR code that, when scanned, could give scammers access to your ...
Threat Post

Malicious npm Code Packages Built for Hijacking Discord Servers

The lurking code-bombs lift Discord tokens from users of any applications that pulled the packages into their code bases. A series of malicious packages in the Node.js package manager (npm) code ...
TechSpot

Mystery packages with QR codes spark new wave of scams

WTF?! A new twist on package-related scams is drawing concern from federal authorities, as the FBI warns Americans to be vigilant when receiving unexpected parcels containing QR codes. According to a ...
TechRepublic

Malware Injected Into Code Packages That Get 2 Billion+ Downloads Each Week

An attack targeting the Node.js ecosystem was just identified — but not before it compromised 18 npm packages that account for billions of weekly downloads. In a massive attack on the JavaScript ...
ZDNet

GitHub launches Package Registry to easily generate packages from your code

Code hosting website GitHub announced today a new service for its customers that will allow developers and organizations an easy way to generate "packages" from their code. Packages are ...