New Chaos Variant Targets Misconfigured Cloud Deployments, Adds SOCKS Proxy

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant ofmalware called Chaos that'scapable of hitting misconfigured cloud deployments, marking an expansion of the botnet's targeting infrastructure. "Chaos malware is increasingly targeting misconfigured cloud deployments, expanding beyond its...

MAL-2026-2516 Malicious code in sentinel-tool (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 5a2ff07802c4546c40d47d3780971506115297a1e8c177be36ad1e003dd62937 The package installs a remote executable that uses a hardcoded Telegram channel for monitoring the user's activity, including regularly taking screenshots, and...

APT28 Deploys PRISMEX Malware in Campaign Targeting Ukraine and NATO Allies

The Russian threat actor known as APT28 aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm has been linked to a fresh spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukraine and its allies to deploy a previously undocumented malware suite codenamed PRISMEX. "PRISMEX combines advanced steganography, component object model COM...

New Lua-based malware “LucidRook” observed in targeted attacks against Taiwanese organizations

Cisco Talos uncovered a cluster of activity we track as UAT-10362 conducting spear-phishing campaigns against Taiwanese non-governmental organizations NGOs and suspected universities to deliver a newly identified malware family, "LucidRook." LucidRook is a sophisticated stager that embeds a Lua...

New ClickFix Attack Uses Node.js Malware via Tor to Steal Crypto

Netskope Threat Labs report a new ClickFix attack using fake CAPTCHAs to deploy Tor-backed NodeJS malware and drain crypto wallets on Windows...

Financial cyberthreats in 2025 and the outlook for 2026

In 2025, the financial cyberthreat landscape continued to evolve. While traditional PC banking malware declined in relative prevalence, this shift was offset by the rapid growth of credential theft by infostealers. Attackers increasingly relied on aggregation and reuse of stolen data, rather than...

N. Korean Hackers Spread 1,700 Malicious Packages Across npm, PyPI, Go, Rust

The North Korea-linked persistent campaign known as Contagious Interview has spread its tentacles by publishing malicious packages targeting the Go, Rust, and PHP ecosystems. "The threat actor's packages were designed to impersonate legitimate developer tooling ..., while quietly functioning as...

Embedded Malicious Code

Overview @fairwords/loopback-connector-es is a Basic Elasticsearch datasource connector for Loopback. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Embedded Malicious Code that mirrors the TeamPCP LiteLLM technique. What the postinstall payload does: - Harvests environment variables matchin...

Hiding in the Tunnels: Unmasking the New Stealthy BPFDoor Variants

This is Rapid7's whitepaper discussing BPFDoor variants. Advanced persistent threats APTs are locked in a continuous arms race with network defenders. As static indicators of compromise IoCs for the notorious BPFDoor malware became widely deployed by security vendors, the threat actors went back ...

Hackers Pose as Non-Profit Developers to Deploy Monero Mining Malware

REF1695 hackers spread Monero mining malware via fake non-profit installers, using stealth tactics to evade detection and hijack systems for profit...

Malicious code in databasenaps (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 4e63193532e90f42a370f4171248ffa344728b4699ba6615fbf61c0e7c9e1366 During installation package downloads and runs a malicious executable. Likely continuation of 2026-03-rowrap. The campaign is built over a malicious Roblox API...

MAL-2026-2501 Malicious code in databaselooks (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 dd73d73ace43286d9d97ccebb1f758b52cfd114774b862c5b568a7d1151d0112 During installation package downloads and runs a malicious executable. Likely continuation of 2026-03-rowrap. The campaign is built over a malicious Roblox API...

LLM4CodeRE: Generative AI for Code Decompilation Analysis and Reverse Engineering

Code decompilation analysis is a fundamental yet challenging task in malware reverse engineering, particularly due to the pervasive use of sophisticated obfuscation techniques. Although recent large language models LLMs have shown promise in translating low-level representations into high-level...

Masjesu Rising: The Commercial IoT Botnet Built for Stealth, DDoS, and IoT Evasion

Masjesu Rising: The Commercial IoT Botnet Built for Stealth, DDoS, and IoT Evasion By Mohideen Abdul Khader F · April 7, 2026 Botnet overview The Masjesu botnet, a sophisticated, commercially-run Internet of Things IoT threat, has been operational and evolving since early 2023, continuing into...

MAL-2026-2529 Malicious code in use-form-builder-plugin (npm)

Package is malware. Collects system info, exfiltrates data via HTTP/DNS, executes commands, and uses preinstall script for auto-execution. --- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector bdced38cb2f5f34bb91f39b16697369424bf1cbde84ca18363e78454b31d6ddc The packag...

⚡ Weekly Recap: Axios Hack, Chrome 0-Day, Fortinet Exploits, Paragon Spyware and More

This week had real hits. The key software got tampered with. Active bugs showed up in the tools people use every day. Some attacks didn’t even need much effort because the path was already there. One weak spot now spreads wider than before. What starts small can reach a lot of systems fast. New...

How LiteLLM Turned Developer Machines Into Credential Vaults for Attackers

The most active piece of enterprise infrastructure in the company is the developer workstation. That laptop is where credentials are created, tested, cached, copied, and reused across services, bots, build tools, and now local AI agents. In March 2026, the TeamPCP threat actor proved just how...

PT-2026-30740

WeGIA is a Web manager for charitable institutions. Prior to 3.6.9, an Open Redirect vulnerability was identified in the /WeGIA/controle/control.php endpoint of the WeGIA application, specifically through the nextPage parameter when combined with metodo=listarId and nomeClasse=IentradaControle. T...

PT-2026-30737

WeGIA is a Web manager for charitable institutions. Prior to 3.6.9, an Open Redirect vulnerability was identified in the /WeGIA/controle/control.php endpoint of the WeGIA application, specifically through the nextPage parameter when combined with metodo=listarTodos and nomeClasse=EstoqueControle...

Malicious code in databasetapes (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 d859d21aa59dfad2efc5c2f98253cd1cc808621fb3b7525037c104324e27dfe8 During installation package downloads and runs a malicious executable. Likely continuation of 2026-03-rowrap. The campaign is built over a malicious Roblox API...