Rise of Application Security – Application Security Weekly #00

Malware-laced GitHub repositories using popular names and topics are being advanced by threat actors through automated updates and fraudulent stars meant to manipulate the leading software developer platform's search rankings as part of a new open-source supply chain attack, The Hacker News reports.

By breaking Apple and Google’s app store dominance, the EU’s Digital Markets Act can potentially launch a revolution in mobile app development and security.

Twenty-one of S&P companies have been subjected to data breaches in 2023, indicating the firms' attractiveness as cyberattack targets due to the lucrative business they bring to threat actors, reports SiliconAngle.