‘Second chance’ bonds show promise. Few Wisconsin businesses use them The state offers free insurance to companies that hire people with criminal records as a protection against fraud or theft. Wisconsin Watch wanted to know: Why do so few businesses take the offer?
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· click + to trackGoogle Threat Intelligence reports a sophisticated supply chain attack on axios NPM package versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 (March 31, 2026), where attackers injected malicious 'plain-crypto-js' dependency to deploy WAVESHAPER.V2 backdoor across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. Attribution to UNC1069 based on malware signatures, infrastructure overlaps, and operational patterns. Remediation guidance includes version pinning, dependency auditing, CI/CD pipeline security, and credential rotation.
A critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-1731) has been identified in remote monitoring and management software that could be exploited to deploy ransomware and compromise supply chain integrity. The flaw enables attackers to execute arbitrary code, creating significant risk for downstream organizations and critical infrastructure.
Bitwarden CLI, the command-line interface for the password manager Bitwarden, has been compromised as part of a newly discovered Checkmarx supply chain campaign. The affected package version is @bitwarden/cli@2026.4.0, with malicious code published in 'bw1.js,' according to findings from JFrog and Socket.
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