Someone built an x86 CPU emulator using pure CSS, for science

The recently unveiled x86CSS project aims to emulate an x86 processor within a web browser. Unlike many other web-based ...

Fake Next.js job interview tests backdoor developer's devices

The Microsoft Defender team has discovered a coordinated campaign targeting software developers through malicious repositories posing as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessment materials, ...

Infantino sure of 'spectacular' World Cup in Mexico despite violence

BBC Sport explores the unfolding security situation in Mexico, as Fifa says it is "closely monitoring" developments before this summer's World Cup.
Dark Reading

Malicious Next.js Repos Target Developers Via Fake Job Interviews

Linked to North Korean fake job-recruitment campaigns, the poisoned repositories are aimed at establishing persistent C2 ...

Fake 'interview' repos lure Next.js devs into running secret-stealing malware

All of the execution paths identified by its research team are designed to trigger during the Next.js devs' normal working ...
Cybernews

Malicious NPM package racks up 50,000 infections in days, developers fully compromised

A malicious NPM package, ambar-src, mimicking a popular JavaScript framework, was downloaded nearly 50,000 times in a few ...

Will software engineering profession die in the age of AI? IBM stock bleeds as Claude Code writes COBOL scripts. What it means for techies

AI agents like Claude Code are reshaping software development by automating legacy modernisation and routine coding. A recent ...