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MeowKitty Programming
MeowKitty Programming
Mar 14, 2026 · Information Security

55-Year-Old Engineer Sentenced to 10 Years for Revenge Code That Shut Down Company Systems

A senior programmer, disgruntled after a demotion, embedded malicious Java loops, a self‑destruct switch, and sabotage code that crippled his employer's systems on his termination day, leading to a multi‑million‑dollar loss and a ten‑year prison sentence under the CFAA, while the article also outlines lawful grievance steps and security safeguards.

CFAAInformation SecurityLabor Law
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55-Year-Old Engineer Sentenced to 10 Years for Revenge Code That Shut Down Company Systems
21CTO
21CTO
Jan 23, 2026 · Information Security

How Malicious tasks.json Can Auto‑Run Code in VS Code and How to Protect Yourself

Security researchers uncovered a vulnerability where malicious code hidden in a VS Code tasks.json file can execute automatically when a folder is opened, prompting a discussion of VS Code's safeguards, the attack's capabilities, and practical steps developers can take to mitigate the risk.

ContainerizationVS Codemalicious code
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How Malicious tasks.json Can Auto‑Run Code in VS Code and How to Protect Yourself
IT Services Circle
IT Services Circle
Mar 17, 2022 · Information Security

Malicious npm Packages: The “peacenotwar” Incident and Its Impact on the Frontend Ecosystem

The article exposes a malicious npm package called peacenotwar, injected by a politically motivated author into the node‑ipc dependency of vue‑cli, which creates a hostile file on users in Russia and Belarus, prompting npm to block the package and highlighting the fragility of the frontend supply chain.

Frontend EcosystemOpen Sourcemalicious code
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Malicious npm Packages: The “peacenotwar” Incident and Its Impact on the Frontend Ecosystem