JavaScript turns 30: From 10-day prototype to the backbone of the modern web

Thirty years ago, Netscape and Sun Microsystems introduced JavaScript as a new, cross-platform scripting language for ...

In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

“Bill Gates was bitching about us changing JS all the time,” Eich later recalled of the fall of 1996. Microsoft created its ...

Admins and defenders gird themselves against maximum-severity server vuln

According to Wiz and fellow security firm Aikido, the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-55182, resides in Flight, a protocol ...
The Hacker News

Experts Confirm JS#SMUGGLER Uses Compromised Sites to Deploy NetSupport RAT

Researchers detail JS#SMUGGLER, a multi-stage web attack using JavaScript, HTA, and PowerShell to deploy NetSupport RAT on ...
The Hacker News

Researchers Uncover 30+ Flaws in AI Coding Tools Enabling Data Theft and RCE Attacks

More than 30 security flaws in AI-powered IDEs allow data leaks and remote code execution, showing major risks in modern ...

Critical React, Next.js flaw lets hackers execute code on servers

A maximum severity vulnerability, dubbed 'React2Shell', in the React Server Components (RSC) 'Flight' protocol allows remote code execution without authentication in React and Next.js applications.
Hackaday

Lessons Learned After Trying MeshCore For Off-grid Text Messaging

Michael Lynch] recently decided to delve into the world of off-grid, decentralized communications with MeshCore, because ...
NPR

Code Switch

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore ...