Tag: worm
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From typos to takeovers: Inside the industrialization of npm supply chain attacks
Tags: access, application-security, attack, automation, backdoor, blockchain, breach, control, credentials, cybersecurity, github, gitlab, malicious, malware, phishing, radius, risk, supply-chain, threat, update, wormFrom typo traps to legitimate backdoors: For years, typosquatting defined the npm threat model. Attackers published packages with names just close enough to popular libraries, such as “lodsash,” “expres,” “reacts,” and waited for automation or human error to do the rest. The impact was usually limited, and remediation straightforward.That model began to break in 2025.Instead…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 79
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter VVS Discord Stealer Using Pyarmor for Obfuscation and Detection Evasion A Broken System Fueling Botnets Malicious NPM Packages Deliver NodeCordRAT Boto-Cor-de-Rosa campaign reveals Astaroth WhatsApp-based worm activity in Brazil CNCERT: Risk Warning Regarding…
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ZombieAgent ChatGPT attack shows persistent data leak risks of AI agents
Worm-like propagation: The email attack even has worming capabilities, as the malicious prompts could instruct ChatGPT to scan the inbox, extract addresses from other email messages, exfiltrate those addresses to the attackers using the URL trick, and send similar poisoned messages to those addresses as well.If the victim is the employee of an organization that…
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Astaroth Banking Trojan Targets Brazilians via WhatsApp Messages
Researchers at Acronis have discovered a new campaign called Boto Cor-de-Rosa, where the Astaroth banking malware spreads like a worm through WhatsApp Web to steal contact lists and banking credentials. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/astaroth-banking-trojan-brazil-whatsapp-messages/
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Astaroth banking Trojan spreads in Brazil via WhatsApp worm
A WhatsApp worm spread the Astaroth banking trojan across Brazil by automatically sending malicious messages to victims’ contacts. Astaroth, a long-running Brazilian banking malware, has evolved in a new campaign dubbed Boto Cor-de-Rosa by abusing WhatsApp Web for propagation. The malware harvests the victim’s WhatsApp contact list and automatically sends malicious messages to each contact,…
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WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messaging
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking trojan called Astaroth in attacks targeting Brazil.The campaign has been codenamed Boto Cor-de-Rosa by Acronis Threat Research Unit.”The malware retrieves the victim’s WhatsApp contact list and automatically sends malicious messages to each contact to further…
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Researchers Spot Modified Shai-Hulud Worm Testing Payload on npm Registry
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of what appears to be a new strain of Shai Hulud on the npm registry with slight modifications from the previous wave observed last month.The npm package that embeds the novel Shai Hulud strain is “@vietmoney/react-big-calendar,” which was uploaded to npm back in March 2021 by a user named “hoquocdat.”…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Wi-Fi Hack, npm Worm, DeFi Theft, Phishing Blasts”, and 15 More Stories
Think your Wi-Fi is safe? Your coding tools? Or even your favorite financial apps? This week proves again how hackers, companies, and governments are all locked in a nonstop race to outsmart each other.Here’s a quick rundown of the latest cyber stories that show how fast the game keeps changing. DeFi exploit drains funds Critical…
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Shai-hulud 2.0 Variant Threatens Cloud Ecosystem
The latest attack from the self-replicating, npm-package poisoning worm can also steal credentials and secrets from AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/shai-hulud-variant-cloud-ecosystem
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Hot CVEs, npm Worm Returns, Firefox RCE, M365 Email Raid & More
Hackers aren’t kicking down the door anymore. They just use the same tools we use every day, code packages, cloud accounts, email, chat, phones, and “trusted” partners, and turn them against us.One bad download can leak your keys. One weak vendor can expose many customers at once. One guest invite, one link on a phone,…
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PostHog admits Shai-Hulud 2.0 was its biggest ever security bungle
Automation flaw in CI/CD workflow let a bad pull request unleash worm into npm First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/posthog_shaihulud/
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Shai Hulud v2 Exploits GitHub Actions to Steal Secrets
A sophisticated supply chain attack has compromised hundreds of npm packages and exposed secrets from tens of thousands of GitHub repositories, with cybersecurity researchers now documenting how attackers weaponized GitHub Actions workflows to bootstrap one of the most aggressive worm campaigns in recent memory. On November 24, 2025, at 4:11 AM UTC, malicious versions of…
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Neue Variante des Shai-Hulud Worm – Supply-Chain-Angriff trifft über 1.000 npm-Pakete
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/npm-pakete-supply-chain-angriff-malware-infektion-a-7058d3a07ba5184bbd66002da6001877/
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Sha1-Hulud Attack Hits 800+ npm Packages and Thousands of GitHub Repos
Shai-Huluda, a self-replicating npm worm named after the sandworms in Dune, had struck again. This time, the attack was devastating in scale and sophistication, compromising over 800 npm packages with a combined 132 million monthly downloads across the ecosystem. The timing proved particularly strategic. The attack occurred just weeks before npm’s December 9 deadline to…
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Sha1-Hulud Attack Hits 800+ npm Packages and Thousands of GitHub Repos
Shai-Huluda, a self-replicating npm worm named after the sandworms in Dune, had struck again. This time, the attack was devastating in scale and sophistication, compromising over 800 npm packages with a combined 132 million monthly downloads across the ecosystem. The timing proved particularly strategic. The attack occurred just weeks before npm’s December 9 deadline to…
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Sha1-Hulud Attack Hits 800+ npm Packages and Thousands of GitHub Repos
Shai-Huluda, a self-replicating npm worm named after the sandworms in Dune, had struck again. This time, the attack was devastating in scale and sophistication, compromising over 800 npm packages with a combined 132 million monthly downloads across the ecosystem. The timing proved particularly strategic. The attack occurred just weeks before npm’s December 9 deadline to…
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New Shai-Hulud Worm Spells Trouble For npm Users
Tags: wormA new version of the Shai-Hulud worm has infected hundreds of npm packages and caused disruption to global CI/CD workflows First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/new-shaihulud-worm-trouble-npm/
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Shai-Hulud worm returns stronger and more automated than ever before
Self-replicating malware has infected almost 500 open-source packages, exposing more than 26,000 GitHub repositories in less than 24 hours. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/supply-chain-attack-shai-hulud-npm/
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Shai-Hulud worm returns stronger and more automated than ever before
Self-replicating malware has infected almost 500 open-source packages, exposing more than 26,000 GitHub repositories in less than 24 hours. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/supply-chain-attack-shai-hulud-npm/
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Infamous Shai-hulud Worm Resurfaces From the Depths
This campaign introduces a new variant that executes malicious code during preinstall, significantly increasing potential exposure in build and runtime environments, researchers said. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/infamous-shai-hulud-worm-resurfaces-from-depths
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Shai Hulud npm Worm Impacts 26,000+ Repos in Supply Chain Attack
The Shai Hulud worm’s “Second Coming” has compromised over 26,000 public repositories. We detail the attacker’s mistake, the target packages, and mandatory security tips. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/shai-hulud-npm-worm-supply-chain-attack/
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Shai Hulud npm Worm Infects 19,000 Packages in Major Supply Chain Attack
The Shai Hulud worm’s “Second Coming” has compromised over 19,000 public repositories. We detail the attacker’s mistake, the target packages, and mandatory security tips. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/shai-hulud-npm-worm-supply-chain-attack/
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Shai-Hulud worm returns, belches secrets to 25K GitHub repos
Trojanized npm packages spread new variant that executes in pre-install phase, hitting thousands within days First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/24/shai_hulud_npm_worm/
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WhatsApp ‘Eternidade’ Trojan Self-Propagates Through Brazil
The infostealer specifically targets Brazilian Portuguese speakers and combines malware designed to phish banking credentials and steal data, a worm, and some uniquely Brazilian quirks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/whatsapp-eternidade-trojan-self-propagates-brazil
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IndonesianFoods worm: a massive spam campaign in the npm ecosystem
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/indonesianfoods-worm-uncovering-a-massive-spam-campaign-in-the-npm-ecosystem
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Spam flooding npm registry with token stealers still isn’t under control
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, blockchain, breach, control, credentials, crypto, detection, edr, exploit, finance, firewall, governance, identity, login, malicious, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, open-source, pypi, risk, software, spam, supply-chain, threat, tool, wormCSO that number has now grown to 153,000.And while this payload merely steals tokens, other threat actors are paying attention, said Sonatype CTO Brian Fox.When Sonatype wrote about the campaign just over a year ago, it found a mere 15,000 packages that appeared to come from a single person.With the swollen numbers reported this week,…
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Worm flooding npm registry with token stealers still isn’t under control
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, blockchain, breach, control, credentials, crypto, detection, edr, exploit, finance, firewall, governance, identity, login, malicious, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, open-source, pypi, risk, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, wormCSO that number has now grown to 153,000.”It’s unfortunate that the worm isn’t under control yet,” said Sonatype CTO Brian Fox.And while this payload merely steals tokens, other threat actors are paying attention, he predicted.”I’m sure somebody out there in the world is looking at this massively replicating worm and wondering if they can ride…