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North Korea-Linked npm Packages Mimic Rollup Polyfills to Steal Developer Secrets

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July 3, 2026

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North Korea-Linked npm Packages Mimic Rollup Polyfills to Steal Developer Secrets

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been linked to a fresh set of malicious npm packages that masquerade as Rollup polyfill tooling to facilitate remote access and data theft. According to JFrog, the packages rollup-packages-polyfill-core and rollup-runtime-polyfill-core mimic the legitimate rollup-plugin-polyfill-node project, down to the description, repository metadata, and

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The Next Web

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· Jul 3, 2026

North Korea-linked npm packages impersonate Rollup polyfill tools to steal developer secrets

Security researchers at JFrog have identified a set of malicious npm packages linked to North Korean threat actors that impersonate legitimate Rollup polyfill tooling to steal developer credentials and enable remote access to compromised machines. The packages, named “rollup-packages-polyfill-core” and “rollup-runtime-polyfill-core,” mimic the legitimate “rollup-plugin-polyfill-node” project down to its description, repository metadata, and package structure. [] This story continues at The Next Web

The korea Herald News

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· Jul 5, 2026

N. Korean hackers use fake coding tools to steal company secrets: report

************* 이하로는 지면에서 끊어주셔도 됩니다. North Korea-linked hackers used fake coding tools to break into software developers’ computers, a tactic that could give them access not only to individual machines but also to the software projects and company systems those developers work on, a US software security firm said. JFrog Security Research, a Silicon Valley-based software security firm, said it discovered six malicious packages uploaded to npm, a widely used online code library where millions of Jav

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 26, 2026

Gambit Tech Solutions, SANDS Consulting bangun projek PFI RM250 juta

PETALING JAYA: Gambit Tech Solutions dan SANDS Consulting Sdn. Bhd. memeterai kerjasama strategik bagi meneroka, membangun serta membiayai projek Inisiatif Pembiayaan Swasta (PFI) dan transformasi digital bernilai sehingga RM250 juta bagi tempoh tiga tahun pasca pandemik. Melalui memorandum persefahaman (MoU) yang ditandatangani, kedua-dua syarikat menyasarkan peluang pasaran dalam sektor awam dan swasta yang merangkumi infrastruktur ... Read more The post Gambit Tech Solutions, SANDS Consulting bangun projek PFI RM250 juta appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

The Register

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· Jul 3, 2026

Databricks unifies OLTP and OLAP, depending on what counts as a copy

LTAP architecture does some clever engineering beneath a debatable marketing pitch

South China Morning Post

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· Jul 4, 2026

2 wet lab buildings at Hong Kong Hetao innovation hub fully leased in first phase

The first phase of Hong Kong’s Hetao innovation hub, a key cross-border initiative under the Northern Metropolis megaproject, has been well received, with two of its wet laboratory buildings fully leased, its chairman has revealed. Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin Choi Kit-ming, who also chairs the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Lok Ma Chau Loop, said on Saturday that more than half of the tenant companies were from mainland China. “As...

Haaretz

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· Jul 6, 2026

Israeli high-tech turnaround? Robots, sensors, chips and drones dominate early 2026's top exits

In the past, major Israeli high-tech exits came from software, cybersecurity and fintech companies, but in the first half of 2026 deep-tech companies making robots, sensors, chips and drones have led the way

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