Would the development of autonomous, powerful super-intelligent AIs (ASI) automatically lead to disaster for humans – or to unprecedented wisdom – or to something else? In an increasingly unpredictable world, what might help make life-serving outcomes from ASI more likely? | Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge
At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, experts warn. The malware, which briefly infected multiple code packages from the security vendor CrowdStrike, steals and publishes even more credentials every time an infected package is installed.| Krebs on Security
At least 18 popular JavaScript code packages that are collectively downloaded more than two billion times each week were briefly compromised with malicious software today, after a developer involved in maintaining the projects was phished. The attack appears to have been quickly contained and was narrowly focused on stealing cryptocurrency. But experts warn that a similar attack with a slightly more nefarious payload could quickly lead to a disruptive malware outbreak that is far more difficu...| Krebs on Security
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