Researchers Find a Way Malicious NPM Libraries Can Evade Vulnerability Detection

New findings from cybersecurity firm JFrog show that malware targeting the npm ecosystem can evade security checks by taking advantage of an "unexpected behavior" in the npm command line interface CLI tool. npm CLI's install and audit commands have built-in capabilities to check a package and all...

MAL-2022-3345 Malicious code in geocaching-express-account-middleware (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 9fd22154955291fe6ddada5958c76a297f2e37a290111d05c984707ff2b2be18 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

Threat Roundup for October 28 to November 4

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats weve observed between Oct. 28 and Nov. 4. As with previous roundups, this post isnt meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats weve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics,...

Why Is Snapshot Scanning Not Enough?

As new scanning technologies are released, their supposed superiority is touted over the others. The problem is, however, that there is no best scanning technology, all of them have strengths and limitations. If recent claims from several vendors are believed, a “best” scanning method called...

Facebook Detects 400 Android and iOS Apps Stealing Users Log-in Credentials

Meta Platforms on Friday disclosed that it had identified over 400 malicious apps on Android and iOS that it said targeted online users with the goal of stealing their Facebook login information. "These apps were listed on the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store and disguised as photo editors...

MAL-2022-5406 Malicious code in polkadot-staking-dashboard (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware c32ac6037f8efd8498b7430ec7d3450fcbb584dbf0f9e2761e9c12a0a0b8d255 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

MAL-2022-5226 Malicious code in pathyisabsolute (npm)

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MAL-2022-2451 Malicious code in dethodoverrd (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 53466930030f008531df8521f7e707d56f9ae0987d64a818ad72c6e1f5f1d4e5 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

Spyware Hunters Are Expanding Their Tool Set

This invasive malware isn’t just for phones—it can target your PC too. But a new batch of algorithms aims to weed out this threat...

Introducing Malwarebytes Cloud Storage Scanning: How to scan for malware in cloud file storage repositories

Were excited to announce Malwarebytes Cloud Storage Scanning, a new service that extends Nebula malware scanning options to include files stored on cloud storage repositories that are part of your organizations digital ecosystem. Today, the service supports scanning of files under 100Mb in size...

Wordfence Launches Wordfence Intelligence for Hosts and Network Defenders

This morning the Wordfence team is launching Wordfence Intelligence live at Black Hat 2022 in Las Vegas. Our entire team is here in Las Vegas, including our international team members. Id like to tell you more about what were launching and how Wordfence Intelligence will help us go even further t...

Ransomware protection with Malwarebytes EDR: Your FAQs, answered!

We get a few questions about ransomware protection and how our Endpoint Detection and Response software can protect you from ransomware. In this post, our security experts answer some of your most frequently asked questions about ransomware and how our EDR can help—let’s get started. Q: When...

Ransomware protection with Malwarebytes EDR: Your FAQs, answered!

We get a few questions about ransomware protection and how our Endpoint Detection and Response software can protect you from ransomware. In this post, our security experts answer some of your most frequently asked questions about ransomware and how our EDR can help--lets get started. Q: When...

Rapid7 at AWS re:Inforce: 2 Big Announcements

This year's AWS re:Inforce conference in Boston has been jam-packed with thrilling speakers, deep insights on all things cloud, and some much-needed in-person collaboration from all walks of the technology community. It also coincides with some exciting announcements from AWS — and we're honored ...

MAL-2022-3277 Malicious code in gather-electron-interop (npm)

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What is Steganography, and how can we Avoid it?

What is steganography? Steganography is, broadly, a type of covert communication involving the use of any medium to hide messages. Steganography is a relatively old technique of hiding ‘secret’ data in plain sight to avoid detection. Seeing a resurgence of late, bad actors are taking advantage of...

MAL-2022-3260 Malicious code in fzsknvyeqakgmuip (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware a03731ee46211f771ec6d0f0bd28ff0f685025cb4f661a544cd772d6516632ba Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

MAL-2022-6317 Malicious code in storagefileshare (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 2ba880ef78e28b679db29d5c97b2b5ce64ad028a61a1e16da13bc888f59cc43f Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

MAL-2022-6923 Malicious code in videoplayershakaperformancelogger (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware f8d2832b7b40b0f81bcf38feb52c26aec84528baf1093cc1850d4319af3cd6d9 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

MAL-2022-3865 Malicious code in intern_scocco_rce (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 965c25b46e74bee53f5e2b65ead806a47bc0e127fd1cf91f29ad31b2e460ecb7 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...