Tag: malicious
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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…
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GitHub Breach Traced to Malicious ‘Nx Console’ VS Code Extension
A threat actor compromised an Nx developer and posed as a legitimate maintainer to publish a malicious extension on Visual Studio Marketplace First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/github-breach-nx-console-vs-code/
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GitHub, Grafana Labs breaches traced back to TanStack supply chain compromise
GitHub CISO Alexis Wales has named the malicious VS Code extension behind the breach they suffered at the hands of the threat group TeamPCP: Nx Console, a popular developer … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/21/github-grafana-breach-root-cause-nx-console/
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Inside a Crypto Drainer: How to Spot it Before it Empties Your Wallet
Modern crypto drainers don’t hack wallets. They trick users into approving malicious transactions. Flare explores how the Lucifer DaaS platform scales wallet theft through phishing and automation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/inside-a-crypto-drainer-how-to-spot-it-before-it-empties-your-wallet/
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Content Delivery Exploit Opens Websites to Brand Hijacking
The Underminr domain-fronting attack allows threat actors to modify Web requests and leverage trusted websites to cloak malicious activity. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/content-delivery-exploit-websites-brand-hijacking
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Mini Shai-Hulud Hits @antv npm Packages, Targets CI/CD Secrets
An Active and sophisticated supply chain attack targeting the widely used @antv npm ecosystem, where a threat actor compromised a maintainer account and pushed malicious package updates designed to steal sensitive CI/CD credentials. The campaign, dubbed “Mini Shai-Hulud,” demonstrates how deeply embedded open-source libraries can be weaponized to infiltrate modern development pipelines at scale. The…
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GitHub links repo breach to TanStack npm supply-chain attack
GitHub says the hackers who breached 3,800 internal repositories gained access via a malicious version of the Nx Console VS Code extension, compromised in last week’s TanStack npm supply-chain attack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-links-repo-breach-to-tanstack-npm-supply-chain-attack/
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GitHub Internal Repositories Breached via Malicious Nx Console VS Code Extension
GitHub on Wednesday officially confirmed that the breach of its internal repositories was the result of a compromise of an employee device involving a poisoned version of the Nx Console Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension. The development comes as the Nx team revealed that the extension, nrwl.angular-console, was breached after one of its…
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Browser Threats Are Expanding the SMB Attack Surface
Palo Alto Networks warns that browser-based attacks, AI phishing, and malicious extensions are creating growing cybersecurity risks for SMBs. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/browser-threats-are-expanding-the-smb-attack-surface/
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Microsoft Takes Down Malware-Signing Service Behind Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft on Tuesday said it disrupted a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that weaponized the company’s Artifact Signing system to deliver malicious code and conduct ransomware and other attacks, compromising thousands of machines and networks across the world.The tech giant attributed the activity to a threat actor it calls Fox Tempest, which it said offered the MSaaS…
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GitHub Breach: TeamPCP Steals 3,800 Repositories via VS Code Extension
GitHub Breach: TeamPCP stole 3,800 internal repositories through a malicious VS Code extension and is now selling the data online for $95,000. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/github-breach-teampcp-repositories-vs-code-extension/
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Critical ExifTool Vulnerability Lets Hackers Compromise Macs via Malicious Images
A newly disclosed vulnerability in ExifTool, tracked as CVE-2026-3102, exposes macOS systems to command execution attacks through malicious image metadata, highlighting ongoing risks in widely used file processing tools. ExifTool is a popular utility used across media workflows to read and write metadata in images, PDFs, and multimedia files. Its flexibility and integration into automation…
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Microsoft DurableTask Python Client Targeted in TeamPCP Cyberattack
The ongoing TeamPCP software supply chain campaign has compromised the official Microsoft DurableTask Python client, a widely used package for orchestrating workflows in Python applications. Three versions of the durabletask package on PyPI, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, and 1.4.3, were identified as malicious and subsequently quarantined by PyPI after analysis by Wiz researchers. This incident highlights how attackers are…
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Fox Tempest Linked to Malware-Signing Service Abusing Microsoft Artifact Signing
Tags: cyber, cybercrime, group, intelligence, malicious, malware, microsoft, ransomware, service, software, threatFox Tempest, a financially motivated threat actor, has been linked to a large-scale malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that abused Microsoft’s Artefact Signing platform to enable cybercriminals to distribute malicious software that appeared to be trusted. According to Microsoft Threat Intelligence, the group enabled ransomware campaigns and malware distribution by generating fraudulent but valid code-signing certificates, allowing…
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GitHub Confirms Breach of Internal Repositories Via Malicious VS Code Extension
The prolific threat group TeamPCP has claimed a hack into GitHub’s internal repositories First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/github-confirms-breach-vs-code/
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A malicious VS code extension just breached GitHub ‘s internal repositories
One employee installed a trojanized VS Code extension. Result: ~3,800 GitHub internal repositories exfiltrated. TeamPCP claims credit, wants $50K. There is something almost ironic about GitHub, the platform that hosts the code for most of the world’s software, getting breached through a trojanized plugin for a code editor. But that is exactly what happened, and…