Seriously? More of *this* Shit?

Right, so listen up, because I’m only saying this once. Apparently, some morons are still getting screwed over by supply chain attacks. This time it’s a trifecta of idiocy: GitHub Actions, Gravity Forms (WordPress plugin, naturally), and npm packages.

GitHub Actions? Yeah, someone managed to sneak malicious code into workflows – surprise, surprise. Gravity Forms? A compromised plugin update. And npm? You guessed it, more dodgy packages with backdoors. It’s like these people *want* to get hacked.

The article details how researchers found this crap, mostly through spotting weird network connections and suspicious code changes. They’re talking about info-stealing malware, potential for remote access… the usual garbage. They patched things (eventually), but honestly, it’s a constant whack-a-mole game because nobody bothers to secure their own damn dependencies.

The takeaway? Don’t trust *anything*. Verify everything. Use static analysis. And for the love of all that is holy, stop using plugins from random websites! Seriously, are you people deliberately trying to hand your data over on a silver platter?

Oh, and they mention some mitigation steps – dependency scanning, reviewing workflow code… basic security hygiene stuff that everyone should be doing *already*. But hey, why bother when you can just whine about getting hacked later?

Source: Dark Reading – Supply Chain Attacks Spotted in GitHub Actions, Gravity Forms, npm

Look, I once had to clean up a system where someone installed a “free” WordPress theme that was literally just a PHP shell. A *PHP shell*. They thought it looked pretty. Pretty enough to let anyone walk in and own the server. I swear, sometimes I think people actively try to find ways to get compromised. It’s infuriating.

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