Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malicious packages on the npm registry that make use of smart contracts for the Ethereum blockchain to carry out malicious actions on compromised systems, signaling the trend of threat actors constantly on the lookout for new ways to distribute malware and fly under the radar.
“The two npm packages abused smart contracts to conceal malicious commands that installed downloader malware on compromised systems,” ReversingLabs researcher Lucija Valentić said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
Stanford Medicine scientists have developed a brain-computer interface that detects inner speech from speech-impaired patients, in a step toward restoring rapid communication.
A Harvard-affiliated study suggests that daily vitamin D supplementation may help slow biological aging by protecting DNA and preserving telomere length. The VITAL trial, which tracked over 1,000 adults for four years, found that participants taking 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily experienced less telomere shortening, effectively reducing biological aging by nearly three years.