Open source malware surged 73% in 2025, with npm as a key target with rising risks in software supply chains and developer environments.

According to the firm’s latest supply chain security report, there was a 73% increase in detections of malicious open-source packages in 2025. The past year also saw a huge jump in the scope of ...

Online protection firm Proofpoint warns that new and sophisticated malware that impersonates Google Chrome and Microsoft has the potential to steal money from Windows device owners. Multiple groups of ...

A report from ReversingLabs reveals a massive 73% increase in malicious open-source packages in 2025, with over 10,000 ...

It’s no secret that the sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks have been growing steadily for the last few years, in part due to AI opening the doors to even low-skilled threat actors to launch ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. A hacker has managed to infect over a dozen widely used software packages with a crypto-looting malware after ...

For the first time security researchers have spotted a type of malicious software that overwrites update functions for other applications, which could pose additional long-term risks for users. The ...

Malware is bad software you don't want to encounter, as it can harm your Mac or cause data loss. Here's how to protect against it. With security being an ever-increasing concern in the connected age, ...

New WhatsApp Web attack spreads self-propagating ZIP files containing Astaroth banking malware through trusted conversations.

Recently, a Redditor posted a strange but funny incident surrounding malware being discovered using Malwarebytes software on a PC. Apparently, they connected a vibrator (yes, the pleasure toy) to ...

Antivirus software is like a safety belt — it’s protection that you rarely need, but skipping it can be disastrous. That’s why it can be tricky balancing the cost of more expensive plans with the ...