Tag: credentials
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Stolen Gemini API Keys Fuel Automated Telegram Influence Campaign
A long-running Telegram influence and fraud campaign where a solo threat actor leveraged stolen Google Gemini API keys and jailbroken AI to automate content generation, credential theft, and infrastructure operations at scale. Tracked as “bandcampro,” the Russian-speaking operator maintained a MAGA themed Telegram channel, @americanpatriotus, for nearly five years, amassing around 17,000 subscribers. The actor…
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Red Hat npm packages compromised in new Mini Shai-Hulud malware wave
Unknown attackers have compromised 30+ Red Hat Cloud Services npm packages with malware that goes after credentials stored in developers’ build environment. What the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/02/red-hat-npm-packages-compromised-mini-shai-hulud/
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34 Malicious Packages Steal Cloud Keys, Wallets, and SSH Credentials
Tags: ai, attack, cloud, credentials, crypto, cyber, data, hacker, malicious, open-source, pypi, supply-chainHackers are actively abusing open-source ecosystems to steal sensitive developer data through a large-scale supply chain attack dubbed “TrapDoor,”. The campaign spans npm, PyPI, and Crates.io, leveraging 34 malicious packages and 384 versions to target developers working in cryptocurrency, DeFi, AI, and cloud environments. The attackers weaponized legitimate package installation and build mechanisms to silently…
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SolyxImmortal Malware Steals Passwords, Cookies, Files, and Keystrokes
A newly analyzed Python-based information stealer named SolyxImmortal is actively targeting sensitive user data, including browser credentials, cookies, documents, screenshots, and keystrokes. The malware uses common Python libraries and multi-threading techniques to run multiple surveillance and data theft operations simultaneously, making it efficient and difficult to detect during execution. Security researchers, including Cyfirma, report that…
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Red Hat Cloud Services npm Packages Hijacked in Credential-Theft Malware Campaign
A large-scale software supply chain attack has compromised multiple official npm packages under the @redhat-cloud-services scope, exposing thousands of developers and CI/CD environments to credential theft. Security researchers at Aikido confirmed that 96 malicious versions across 32 packages were published on June 1, 2026, with combined weekly downloads exceeding 116,000. Red Hat Cloud Services npm…
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Red Hat Cloud Services npm Packages Hijacked in Credential-Theft Malware Campaign
A large-scale software supply chain attack has compromised multiple official npm packages under the @redhat-cloud-services scope, exposing thousands of developers and CI/CD environments to credential theft. Security researchers at Aikido confirmed that 96 malicious versions across 32 packages were published on June 1, 2026, with combined weekly downloads exceeding 116,000. Red Hat Cloud Services npm…
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Fake Claude Code Installers Deliver Credential-Stealing Malware
Fake Claude Code sites are using malicious install commands to steal AI credentials, API keys, and cryptocurrency. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/fake-claude-code-installers-deliver-credential-stealing-malware/
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Red Hat npm packages compromised to steal developer credentials
More than 30 npm packages under Red Hat’s ‘@redhat-cloud-services’ namespace were compromised in a supply-chain attack that distributed a new variant of the Shai-Hulud credential-stealing malware, dubbed “Miasma.” First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/red-hat-npm-packages-compromised-to-steal-developer-credentials/
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Miasma Supply Chain Attack Compromises Red Hat npm Packages with Credential-Stealing Worm
A new Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack campaign, codenamed Miasma, has compromised @redhat-cloud-services packages to steal credentials and secrets from developer machines and deliver a self-propagating worm.”This is effectively a Mini Shai-Hulud campaign: it uses the same core tactics of install-time execution, credential harvesting, CI/CD targeting, encrypted exfiltration, and potential First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Fake Anthropic Sites Deliver Fileless Infostealer to Claude Code Users
Tags: credentialsFake Anthropic websites are being used to target Claude Code users with a fileless infostealer campaign that steals browser credentials and evades detection. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-anthropic-sites-fileless-infostealer-claude-code-users/
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TeamPCP Compromised LiteLLM in AI Supply Chain Attack
TeamPCP used malicious LiteLLM packages to steal AI and cloud credentials in a software supply chain attack. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/teampcp-compromised-litellm-in-ai-supply-chain-attack/
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Feeding Frenzy: ‘Megalodon’ Malware Infects Thousands of GitHub Repos
In just six hours, the campaign quietly pushed thousands of malicious commits to more than 5,500 GitHub repositories, stealing credentials, developer secrets, and more. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/megalodon-malware-infects-thousands-github-repos
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Chinese Threat Actors Ditch Static Phishing Pages for Live Credential Interception
Almost all organizations impersonated by Chinese phishing platforms are non-Chinese entities, suggesting operators deliberately avoid domestic targets First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-phishing-live-credential/
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MFA Prompt Bombing: Why Your Second Factor Isn’t Saving You
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) was supposed to close a critical gap in identity security. It meant that, even if an attacker possessed the account credentials, they couldn’t log in without the second factor. While that logic was sound, attackers have now figured out that they don’t need to steal the second factor: they just need the…
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MFA Prompt Bombing: Why Your Second Factor Isn’t Saving You
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) was supposed to close a critical gap in identity security. It meant that, even if an attacker possessed the account credentials, they couldn’t log in without the second factor. While that logic was sound, attackers have now figured out that they don’t need to steal the second factor: they just need the…
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Phishing Campaigns Exploit RCS and iMessage to Evade SMS Security Filters
Phishing campaigns are entering a new phase as attackers abandon traditional SMS delivery and static credential theft in favor of encrypted messaging channels and real-time account takeover techniques. Unlike conventional SMS phishing, RCS and iMessage operate over data networks with end-to-end encryption, limiting carriers’ ability to inspect or block malicious content. Threat actors are exploiting…
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Megalodon Supply Chain Attack Hits 5,500+ GitHub Repositories in Six Hours
A large-scale software supply chain attack dubbed “Megalodon” has compromised more than 5,500 repositories on GitHub, raising fresh concerns about the growing abuse of automated development pipelines and GitHub Actions workflows. The incident, uncovered by SafeDep, involved thousands of malicious commits that injected credential-stealing payloads into repositories over a short period of time. First seen…
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Megalodon Supply Chain Attack Hits 5,500+ GitHub Repositories in Six Hours
A large-scale software supply chain attack dubbed “Megalodon” has compromised more than 5,500 repositories on GitHub, raising fresh concerns about the growing abuse of automated development pipelines and GitHub Actions workflows. The incident, uncovered by SafeDep, involved thousands of malicious commits that injected credential-stealing payloads into repositories over a short period of time. First seen…
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Jailbroken Gemini AI Abused in Credential Theft and Crypto Wallet Heist
Jailbroken Gemini AI has been weaponised in a long-running campaign that combined political influence, credential theft, and a cryptocurrency wallet heist, all operated by a single threat actor using a fake “patriot” persona. Trend Micro researchers recently documented how a solo Russian-speaking criminal, tracked as “bandcampro,” abused a compromised Gemini setup to automate content, hacking…
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Automated ‘Megalodon’ Campaign Spreads GitHub Repo Backdoors
Supply-Chain Attack Uses Malicious GitHub Actions Workflow File to Steal Secrets. More than 5,000 GitHub repositories fell victim to an automated campaign, codenamed Megalodon, in which an attacker injected malicious GitHub Actions that executed a script designed to steal development environment secrets, plus a variety of keys, tokens and other credentials, researchers said. First seen…
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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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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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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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Streaming-Dienste als Einfallstor: Cyberkrimineller Missbrauch privater Credentials für Credential-Stuffing-Angriffe auf Unternehmen
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/streaming-einfallstor-credential-stuffing-angriffe-unternehmen
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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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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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1Password and OpenAI collaborate on secure credential access for AI coding agents
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/1password-and-openai-collaborate-on-secure-credential-access-for-ai-coding-agents
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CISA contractor’s public GitHub repo exposed sensitive government credentials
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cisa-contractors-public-github-repo-exposed-sensitive-government-credentials