Tag: malicious
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Dutch Authorities Dismantle Botnet Linked to 17 Million Infected Devices
Dutch authorities have announced the takedown of a botnet that enslaved millions of infected devices, including computers, tablets, smartphones, and IoT devices, to carry out malicious attacks.The bot network, per the Dutch Politie and the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), consisted of at least 17 million infected devices. More than 200 servers located in the…
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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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Socket Raises $60M for Wider Software Supply-Chain Defense
Funding at $1B Valuation Will Expand Controls Across Developer and AI Ecosystems. Socket raised $60 million in a Thrive Capital-led Series C at a $1 billion valuation to expand its supply-chain security platform beyond package managers as AI coding tools increase enterprise exposure to malicious dependencies, browser extensions and developer tooling. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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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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Microsoft Code Editor Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack Developer PCs
Hidden Install Settings Let Malicious MCP Links Execute Code. Microsoft patched a high-severity flaw in Visual Studio Code after researchers found attackers could hide malicious settings inside MCP server install links, giving them persistent access to developer machines through what appeared to be routine artificial intelligence tool installations. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Angular Language Service Extension Flaws Allow Remote Code Execution
Tags: advisory, attack, cyber, flaw, github, malicious, remote-code-execution, risk, service, vulnerabilityMultiple high-severity vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Angular Language Service VS Code extension (Angular.ng-template), exposing developers to remote code execution (RCE) attacks through malicious project files and dependencies. The issues, tracked under GitHub advisory GHSA-ccq4-xmxr-8hcq, affect all versions before 21.2.4 and have been patched in the latest release. These flaws pose significant risks to…
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Critical Ghost CMS Vulnerability Exploited to Hack 700+ Websites
A critical Ghost CMS vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-26980 has been exploited in a widespread cyber campaign that compromised more than 700 websites, including platforms associated with major institutions such as Harvard University, University of Oxford, and DuckDuckGo. Security researchers say the attacks leveraged weaknesses in the Ghost content management system to inject malicious JavaScript code aimed at facilitating ClickFix malware attacks. First seen on thecyberexpress.com…
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Hackers Use SEO Poisoning to Fake Gemini CLI and Claude Code Installers
Hackers are increasingly abusing search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to distribute malware by impersonating popular AI developer tools, including Gemini CLI and Claude Code. The activity, first observed in early March 2026, shows attackers creating malicious domains that rank above legitimate sources in search engine results. Developers searching for official installation guides are redirected to…
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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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Malicious PDF LNK Files Deploy Cobalt Strike in Operation Dragon Whistle
A newly uncovered cyber campaign dubbed “Operation Dragon Whistle” is targeting China’s education sector with highly tailored spear-phishing attacks that deploy Cobalt Strike beacons via deceptive PDF/LNK files. The attackers crafted emails that impersonate official university communications, urging students and faculty to review an important testing notice. The message includes a ZIP attachment named in…
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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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Ghost CMS CVE-2026-26980 Exploited to Hijack 700+ Sites for ClickFix Attacks
Threat actors are exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Ghost CMS to inject malicious JavaScript code with an aim to fuel ClickFix attacks.According to QiAnXin XLab, the activity involves the exploitation of CVE-2026-26980 (CVSS score: 9.4), an SQL injection vulnerability in Ghost’s Content API that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary…
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Ghost CMS CVE-2026-26980 Exploited to Hijack 700+ Sites for ClickFix Attacks
Threat actors are exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Ghost CMS to inject malicious JavaScript code with an aim to fuel ClickFix attacks.According to QiAnXin XLab, the activity involves the exploitation of CVE-2026-26980 (CVSS score: 9.4), an SQL injection vulnerability in Ghost’s Content API that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary…
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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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GitHub Strengthens npm Security With Staged Publishing Protection
GitHub has introduced a major security enhancement to the npm ecosystem with the general availability of staged publishing and new install-time controls in npm CLI version 11.15.0. These updates are designed to reduce software supply chain risks, particularly those arising from compromised developer accounts, malicious package updates, and automated CI/CD workflows. GitHub Strengthens npm Security…
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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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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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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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Middle East malicious infrastructure report highlights concentration of C2 servers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/middle-east-malicious-infrastructure-report-highlights-concentration-of-c2-servers
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FBI Director’s Former Apparel Brand Hit by Malware
Malware Targeted macOS Users Visiting Patel Foundation Merchandise Page. Two months after Iran-linked hackers exfiltrated FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, the government official’s name is tangled up in another cyber incident, this time through a MAGA swag shop he co-founded. ClickFix malware on the site tried to trick shoppers into running a malicious command.…
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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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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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World Cup Phishing Surge: 203 Malicious IPs Detected
The scale of phishing activity targeting the 2026 FIFA World Cup has expanded dramatically, with new research revealing a far broader and more complex threat landscape than initially reported. What began as a cluster of 79 malicious domains has now evolved into a distributed phishing ecosystem spanning 222 domains mapped to 203 unique IP addresses…
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Popular npm Package “art-template” Backdoored in Watering-Hole Attack
Hackers compromised the popular art-template npm package to inject a stealthy backdoor that redirected users’ browsers to a malicious watering”‘hole site delivering a Coruna”‘class iOS exploit framework. The campaign turned a widely used JavaScript templating library into a delivery vehicle for advanced Safari exploits targeting iPhones running iOS 11 through 17.2. The art-template package is…
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Operation Dragon Whistle Targets Changzhou University with Malicious LNK Files
A recent phishing campaign dubbed “Operation Dragon Whistle” highlights an evolving trend in cyberattacks: threat actors abusing legitimate developer tools and cloud services to maintain stealth and persistence. Although initially linked to targeting academic environments such as Changzhou University, new analysis reveals overlapping tactics used in a broader campaign aimed at government-linked organizations, including Pakistan’s…
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Megalodon Malware Rapidly Infects Over 5,500 GitHub Repositories
A newly identified malware campaign dubbed “Megalodon” has compromised more than 5,500 GitHub repositories, raising serious concerns about the security of open-source ecosystems. Security researchers from SafeDep report that the malware spreads through malicious code injections hidden inside seemingly legitimate projects, targeting developers who unknowingly download and execute infected files. Megalodon Malware Infects Github Repo…
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Hackers Abuse Hugging Face to Deliver npm Malware
A newly uncovered supply chain attack targeting the npm ecosystem has been linked to North Korean (DPRK)-aligned threat actors. The campaign centers around a malicious npm package named terminal-logger-utils, which embeds a sophisticated multi-stage malware capable of keylogging, data exfiltration, and remote system control. The package was distributed through three dependent libraries pretty-logger-utils, ts-logger-pack, and pinno-loggers which automatically…