Tag: attack
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Hackers Exploit Azure RBAC to Steal Key Vault Secrets
Hackers are increasingly exploiting cloud identity and access management systems, and a methodical, sophisticated, and multi-layered attack, where a threat actor we track as Storm-2949 launched a relentless campaign with a singular focus: to exfiltrate as much sensitive data from a target organization’s high-value assets as possible. The attack, attributed to a threat actor tracked…
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Hackers Hide Linux Malware in SSH-Like Package Filename
Hackers have been observed disguising a malicious Linux payload under an SSH-like filename during software installation, as part of a coordinated supply chain attack targeting developer ecosystems. The attack hinges on a hidden post-install script embedded inside package.json, rather than the expected composer.json used in PHP environments. This subtle placement allows the malicious code to evade detection during routine dependency…
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TrapDoor Supply Chain Attack Spreads Credential-Stealing Malware via npm, PyPI, and CratesIO
A new coordinated cross-ecosystem software supply chain attack campaign has targeted npm, PyPI, and Crates.io to distribute credential-stealing malware.The campaign, codenamed TrapDoor, spans more than 34 malicious packages across over 384 versions. The earliest activity was recorded on May 22, 2026, at 8:20 p.m. UTC, with new packages published to the ecosystems in waves from…
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FBI director Kash Patel’s brand website taken offline after malware reports
FBI director site went offline after a hack used a fake Cloudflare page to trick users into running a ClickFix attack that installed malware. The merchandise website of FBI director Kash Patel (basedapparel[.]com) was taken offline on Friday after reports that it had been compromised by hackers using it to spread malware. The malware was…
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Hackers Compromise 34 npm, PyPI, and Crates Packages in Major Supply Chain Attack
Hackers have launched a large-scale software supply chain attack targeting developers across npm, PyPI, and Crates.io, compromising at least 34 open-source packages and hundreds of associated versions. Security researchers at Socket are tracking the campaign as “TrapDoor,” a crypto-focused credential stealer designed to infiltrate developer environments and exfiltrate sensitive data. Cross-Ecosystem Supply Chain Attack The…
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Hackers Compromise 34 npm, PyPI, and Crates Packages in Major Supply Chain Attack
Hackers have launched a large-scale software supply chain attack targeting developers across npm, PyPI, and Crates.io, compromising at least 34 open-source packages and hundreds of associated versions. Security researchers at Socket are tracking the campaign as “TrapDoor,” a crypto-focused credential stealer designed to infiltrate developer environments and exfiltrate sensitive data. Cross-Ecosystem Supply Chain Attack The…
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Nginx-poolslip Flaw Exposes Servers to DoS and Code Execution Attacks
NGINX users are facing a critical security issue after F5 disclosed a new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-9256, affecting the widely used ngx_http_rewrite_module. The flaw, dubbed “Nginx-poolslip,” can allow attackers to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under certain conditions, achieve remote code execution. Nginx-poolslip Flaw The issue originates from improper handling of overlapping PCRE (Perl-Compatible Regular…
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Ghost CMS SQL injection flaw exploited in large-scale ClickFix campaign
A large-scale campaign is exploiting a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-26980) in Ghost CMS to inject malicious JavaScript code that triggers ClickFix attack flows. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghost-cms-sql-injection-flaw-exploited-in-large-scale-clickfix-campaign/
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 98
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Popular node-ipc npm Package Infected with Credential Stealer New Actors Deploy Shai-Hulud Clones: TeamPCP Copycats Are Here Active Supply Chain Attack Compromises @antv Packages on npm actions-cool/issues-helper GitHub Action Compromised: All Tags Point to…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 578 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CVE-2026-9082: Drupal’s Highly Critical SQL Injection Flaw Is Already Under Active Attack Why pure extortion is…
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Laravel Lang packages hijacked to deploy credential-stealing malware
A supply chain attack targeting the Laravel Lang localization packages has exposed developers to a sophisticated credential-stealing malware campaign after attackers abused GitHub version tags to distribute malicious code through Composer packages. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/laravel-lang-packages-hijacked-to-deploy-credential-stealing-malware/
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CVE-2026-9082: Drupal’s Highly Critical SQL Injection Flaw Is Already Under Active Attack
Attackers began exploiting Drupal SQL injection flaw CVE-2026-9082 within 48 hours of patch release. Drupal issued a highly critical security patch on May 20 for CVE-2026-9082, a SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to compromise sites running PostgreSQL databases. The project maintainers warned ahead of the release that exploits could surface within hours or…
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npm Adds 2FA-Gated Publishing and Package Install Controls Against Supply Chain Attacks
GitHub has rolled out new controls for npm to improve the security of the software supply chain, giving maintainers the ability to explicitly approve a release prior to the packages becoming publicly available for installation.Called staged publishing, the feature is now generally available on npm. It mandates that a human maintainer pass a two-factor authentication…
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Packagist Supply Chain Attack Infects 8 Packages Using GitHub-Hosted Linux Malware
A new “coordinated” supply chain attack campaign has impacted eight packages on Packagist including malicious code designed to run a Linux binary retrieved from a GitHub Releases URL.”Although the affected packages were all Composer packages, the malicious code was not added to composer.json,” Socket said. “Instead, it was inserted into package.json, targeting projects that ship…
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Laravel-Lang PHP Packages Compromised to Deliver Cross-Platform Credential Stealer
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh software supply chain attack campaign that has targeted multiple PHP packages belonging to Laravel-Lang to deliver a comprehensive credential-stealing framework.The affected packages include – laravel-lang/lang laravel-lang/http-statuses laravel-lang/attributes laravel-lang/actions”The timing and pattern of the newly published tags First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2026/05/laravel-lang-php-packages-compromised.html
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Laravel-Lang PHP Packages Compromised to Deliver Cross-Platform Credential Stealer
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh software supply chain attack campaign that has targeted multiple PHP packages belonging to Laravel-Lang to deliver a comprehensive credential-stealing framework.The affected packages include – laravel-lang/lang laravel-lang/http-statuses laravel-lang/attributes laravel-lang/actions”The timing and pattern of the newly published tags First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2026/05/laravel-lang-php-packages-compromised.html
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Hackers Compromise Laravel-Lang Packages via 700 GitHub Repos
A sophisticated and active supply chain attack has struck the Laravel-Lang open-source organization, compromising over 700 historical package versions across four widely used PHP localization repositories. The attack, detected on May 22, 2026, and reported by both Aikido Security and the Socket Research Team, introduces a fully functional remote code execution (RCE) backdoor that executes automatically via Composer’s…
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FBI warns of Kali365 phishing-as-a-service after April Microsoft 365 attacks
The law enforcement agency published an advisory on Thursday about Kali365, a Telegram-based service for cybercriminals that allows them to capture legitimate “OAuth” tokens enabling widespread access to Microsoft 365 environments. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fbi-warns-of-kali365-phishing-attacks
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New Mini Shai-Hulud attack targets npm ecosystem
Tags: attackFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/new-mini-shai-hulud-attack-targets-npm-ecosystem
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Ocean Targets AI Email Attacks
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ocean-targets-ai-email-attacks
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23-Year-Old Canadian Charged in KimWolf Botnet Operation
DOJ Says KimWolf Powered Massive DDoS-for-Hire Operations. U.S. prosecutors charged a Canadian man accused of operating the KimWolf botnet, alleging the DDoS-for-hire platform compromised nearly two million IoT devices and powered attacks that reached record traffic volumes worldwide. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/23-year-old-canadian-charged-in-kimwolf-botnet-operation-a-31757
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First VPN Dismantled in Global Takedown Over Use by 25 Ransomware Groups
Authorities in Europe and North America have announced the dismantling of a criminal virtual private network (VPN) service used by criminal actors to obscure the origins of ransomware attacks, data theft, scanning, and denial-of-service attacks.The disruption of First VPN Service was led by France and the Netherlands, with several other nations supporting the investigation since…
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5,561 GitHub Repositories Hit by Megalodon Supply Chain Attack in Six Hours
SafeDep uncovered the Megalodon attack targeting 5,561 GitHub repositories with malicious CI workflows and cloud credential theft. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/github-repositories-megalodon-supply-chain-attack/
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Trend Micro warns of Apex One zero-day exploited in the wild
Japanese cybersecurity software company Trend Micro has addressed an Apex One zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks targeting Windows systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trend-micro-warns-of-apex-one-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/
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Drupal: Critical SQL injection flaw now targeted in attacks
Drupal is warning that hackers are attempting to exploit a “highly critical” SQL injection vulnerability announced earlier this week. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drupal-critical-sql-injection-flaw-now-targeted-in-attacks/
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Megalodon GitHub Attack Targets 5,561 Repos with Malicious CI/CD Workflows
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new automated campaign called Megalodon that has pushed 5,718 malicious commits to 5,561 GitHub repositories within a six-hour window.”Using throwaway accounts and forged author identities (build-bot, auto-ci, ci-bot, pipeline-bot), the attacker injected GitHub Actions workflows containing base64-encoded bash payloads that exfiltrate CI First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Supply Chain Breaches, AI Content Enforcement, And Event Disruption Attacks
The global cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve rapidly as attackers expand their focus on developer ecosystems, public-facing institutions, and anonymization infrastructure. At the same time, regulators and law enforcement agencies are stepping up enforcement efforts around AI misuse and cybercrime-enabling services. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/tce-weekly-roundup-cybersecurity-supply-chain/