That's essential, because Lua includes both program and programming language in one tidy package -- meaning programs written in Lua will run reliably on machines as diverse as PCs and iPhones.

What makes this malware unique is that it leverages a just-in-time (JIT) compiler for the Lua programming language, dubbed LuaJIT.

Like LuaDream, the malware that Kaspersky discovered also was highly modular as used Lua in conjunction with the JIT compiler to execute code in a difficult-to-detect manner, Milenkoski said.

PyTorch gets its name from the Torch library, which is another open-source deep learning framework written in the Lua programming language. The name PyTorch emphasizes the library’s Python ...

The new report says Lua development practices, as well as adoption of the Keyplug backdoor, appear to have been shared with China-based threat actor STORM-08/Red Dev 40, similarly known for ...