Tag: rat
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Attackers hijack Axios npm account to spread RAT malware
Threat actors hijacked the npm account of Axios to distribute RAT malware via malicious package updates. Threat actors compromised the npm account of Axios, a widely used library with over 100M weekly downloads, and published malicious versions to spread remote access trojans across Linux, Windows, and macOS. The supply chain attack was identified by multiple…
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Axios Hijacked: npm Account Takeover Deploys Cross-Platform RAT to Millions
Tags: rat<div cla Axios Hijacked: npm Account Takeover Deploys Cross-Platform RAT to Millions First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/axios-hijacked-npm-account-takeover-deploys-cross-platform-rat-to-millions/
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Silver Fox Expands Asia Cyber Campaign with AtlasCross RAT and Fake Domains
Chinese-speaking users are the target of an active campaign that uses typosquatted domains impersonating trusted software brands to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan named AtlasCross RAT.”The operation covers VPN clients, encrypted messengers, video conferencing tools, cryptocurrency trackers, and e-commerce applications, with eleven confirmed delivery domains impersonating First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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Supply chain blast: Top npm package backdoored to drop dirty RAT on dev machines
Hijacked maintainer account let attackers slip cross-platform trojan into 100M-downloads-a-week Axios First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/axios_npm_backdoor_rat/
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Poisoned Axios: npm Account Takeover, 50 Million Downloads, and a RAT That Vanishes After Install
See how the attack works, what to look for, and how to remediate. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/poisoned-axios-npm-account-takeover-50-million-downloads-and-a-rat-that-vanishes-after-install/
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Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account
The popular HTTP client known as Axios has suffered a supply chain attack after two newly published versions of the npm package introduced a malicious dependency.Versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 of Axios have been found to inject “plain-crypto-js” version 4.2.1 as a fake dependency.According to StepSecurity, the two versions were published using the compromised npm credentials…
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China-Linked groups target Southeast Asian government with advanced malware in 2025
China-linked groups hit a Southeast Asian government in 2025, deploying multiple malware families in a sophisticated cyber campaign. In 2025, three China-linked threat clusters targeted a Southeast Asian government in a complex, well-funded cyber operation. Threat actors deployed numerous malware types, including HIUPAN, PUBLOAD, EggStremeFuel/Loader, MASOL RAT, PoshRAT, TrackBak Stealer, Hypnosis Loader, and FluffyGh0st, showing…
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CrySome RAT: Stealthy .NET Malware Adds AV Killer, HVNC Features
CrySome RAT is a newly observed, advanced .NET remote access trojan that combines full”‘featured post”‘exploitation tooling with unusually hardened persistence, AV-killing, and anti”‘removal logic, making it a serious long”‘term threat to Windows environments. The client component (Crysome.Client.exe) communicates with a TCP”‘based C2 operated by CrySome.Server.exe, with debug logging falling back to a Crysome_debug.log path if…
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Hackers Deploy USB Malware, RATs, and Stealers in Southeast Asian Government Attacks
A multi-cluster cyberespionage operation in which attackers used USB-propagated malware, multiple RATs, loaders, and a custom stealer to target a Southeast Asian government organization between June and August 2025. Analysts initially observed USB-borne malware dubbed USBFect (also known as HIUPAN), which spreads through removable drives and deploys the PUBLOAD backdoor for lateral movement. Further telemetry revealed two…
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Silver Fox Tax Audit Phishing Campaign Shifts from RATs to Python Stealers
Tags: apt, backdoor, china, cyber, cybercrime, exploit, group, intelligence, monitoring, phishing, rat, threat, vulnerabilityThreat intelligence teams have tracked Silver Fox (also known as Void Arachne), a China-based intrusion set that sits at the intersection of financially motivated cybercrime and APT-style espionage. Originally associated with large-scale, profit-driven campaigns, the group has steadily adopted more advanced tradecraft, including modular backdoors, rootkits, and the exploitation of vulnerable drivers. TDR’s monitoring between…
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GlassWorm Malware Uses Solana Dead Drops to Deliver RAT and Steal Browser, Crypto Data
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new evolution of the GlassWorm campaign that delivers a multi-stage framework capable of comprehensive data theft and installing a remote access trojan (RAT), which deploys an information-stealing Google Chrome extension masquerading as an offline version of Google Docs.”It logs keystrokes, dumps cookies and session tokens, captures screenshots, and First seen…
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Obfuscated VBS and PNG Loaders Power New Open Directory Malware Campaign with RAT Payloads
A sophisticated, multi-stage delivery framework leveraging obfuscated Visual Basic Script (VBS) files, fileless PowerShell loaders, and payloads hidden within PNG images. The activity was initially detected by LevelBlue’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) SOC through a SentinelOne alert involving a suspicious VBS file. The file, identified as Name_File.vbs, was located in a public downloads directory…
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SmartApeSG ClickFix Campaign Spreads Remcos, NetSupport RAT, StealC, Sectop RAT
A recent SmartApeSG campaign observed on March 24, 2026, highlights the growing sophistication of ClickFix-based attack chains, which deliver multiple remote access trojans (RATs) and information stealers through a staged infection process. The infection begins with the ClickFix technique, where victims are redirected from a compromised legitimate website to a fake CAPTCHA page. This page…
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New Npm ‘Ghost Campaign’ Uses Fake Install Logs to Hide Malware
Ghost npm campaign fakes install logs to steal sudo passwords and drop RATs that loot crypto and data First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/npm-ghost-campaign-fake-install/
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Open VSX Extension Delivers RAT and Stealer via GitHub Downloader
An Open VSX extension used by thousands of developers has been caught silently pulling a full-featured remote access trojan and infostealer from GitHub. The KhangNghiem/fast-draft extension, listed on open-vsx.org and tracked at over 26,000 downloads as of March 17, 2026, contained multiple malicious releases that executed a GitHub-hosted downloader and fetched a second-stage payload from…
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Judicial Targets Hit by COVERT RAT via Court Docs and GitHub Payloads
Attackers are abusing fake court documents and GitHub”‘hosted payloads in a focused spear”‘phishing campaign that deploys a stealthy Rust”‘based COVERT RAT against Argentina’s judicial sector. This operation chains Windows LNK shortcuts, BAT loaders, and PowerShell to quietly fetch and execute a masqueraded payload, msedge_proxy.exe, from GitHub infrastructure. The operation, tracked as “Operation Covert Access,” uses…
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Malicious NPM Packages Spread PylangGhost RAT in Supply Chain Attack
Malicious npm packages are delivering the North Koreanlinked PylangGhost remote access trojan (RAT) in a new software supply chain campaign that targets developers across Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. The first malicious versions appeared in late February 2026 (@jaime9008/math-service 1.0.11.0.2), followed by react-refresh-update 1.0.11.0.4 published on March 1, 2026. Earlier 1.0.0 versions in both families were benign, a…
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New XWorm 7.1 and Remcos RAT Attacks Abuse Windows Tools to Evade Detection
New XWorm 7.1 and Remcos RAT campaigns abuse trusted Windows tools to evade detection. The attacks exploit a WinRAR flaw and use process hollowing to spy on victims. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/xworm-7-1-remcos-rat-windows-tools-evade-detection/
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Fake FileZilla Downloads Spread RAT via Stealthy Multi-Stage Loader
Fake FileZilla downloads are being used to deliver a stealthy Remote Access Trojan (RAT) through a multi”‘stage loader, putting careless downloaders at high risk of compromise.”‹ Attackers have set up a fake website that closely copies the look and layout of the legitimate FileZilla download page, including logos, buttons, and version information. Unsuspecting users who…
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Fileless Remcos RAT Attack Uses JavaScript and PowerShell to Slip Past Detection
A recent Remcos RAT campaign showcases how commodity malware has fully embraced fileless, multi”‘stage execution to bypass traditional defenses and remain stealthy on compromised Windows systems. Instead of dropping a static executable to disk, the operators rely on JavaScript, PowerShell, and a managed .NET injector to execute Remcos entirely in memory, dramatically reducing forensic artifacts…
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Sophisticated Surveillance RAT Marketed for Global Buyers
‘Cyber Android RAT’ Can Capture WhatsApp History, Crypto Seed Phrases. Cybercriminals are advertising on criminal hacking online boards an Android remote access Trojan that can steal victims’ WhatsApp conversation history, surveil them in real time and extract cryptocurrency seed phrases for the low price of about $500 a month. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Six Android Malware Families Target Pix Payments, Banking Apps, and Crypto Wallets
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered half-a-dozen new Android malware families that come with capabilities to steal data from compromised devices and conduct financial fraud.The Android malware range from traditional banking trojans like PixRevolution, TaxiSpy RAT, BeatBanker, Mirax, and Oblivion RAT to full-fledged remote administration tools such as SURXRAT.PixRevolution, according to First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Six Android Malware Families Target Pix Payments, Banking Apps, and Crypto Wallets
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered half-a-dozen new Android malware families that come with capabilities to steal data from compromised devices and conduct financial fraud.The Android malware range from traditional banking trojans like PixRevolution, TaxiSpy RAT, BeatBanker, Mirax, and Oblivion RAT to full-fledged remote administration tools such as SURXRAT.PixRevolution, according to First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…