Deno Headlines

Fresh 2.3 release delivered over 100 commits from 20 contributors, achieving true zero-JavaScript pages by default, introducing View Transitions API integration, and adding Temporal API support for islands architecture.

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David Bushell

David Bushell discusses Deno's recent decline, including layoffs and leadership issues, and questions the company's future direction.

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Disaster Recovery Journal

ThreatDown, a corporate unit of Malwarebytes, has published research detailing what is believed to be the first documented instance of attackers exploiting the Deno JavaScript runtime as a malware execution framework. The multi-stage attack, uncovered by ThreatDown's EDR team, ultimately installs the CastleRAT remote access Trojan. This campaign signifies an evolution in attacker tactics, leveraging Deno to execute obfuscated scripts and evade traditional file-based antivirus detection.

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Deno Blog

Deno announced the introduction of Deno Sandbox, providing lightweight Linux microVMs running in the Deno Deploy cloud. This feature allows users to run untrusted code with defense-in-depth security, offering isolation for various applications.

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Deno Blog

Deno announced the release of Deno 2, a significant update to their JavaScript runtime. This new version brings improvements in security, performance, and developer experience, aiming to provide a modern and productive programming system.

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