CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks

Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to compromise open source software projects with malware, creating a supply-chain risk that can propagate to developers and companies using the affected code. The incident is a negative for software and enterprise security ecosystems, but the article does not indicate direct financial losses or a broader market-wide shock.

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Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to compromise open source software projects with malware, creating a supply-chain risk that can propagate to developers and companies using the affected code. The incident is a negative for software and enterprise security ecosystems, but the article does not indicate direct financial losses or a broader market-wide shock.