MAL-2026-17417 Malicious code in beautifytext (PyPI)

beautifytext 1.0.3 imports beautifyText/compat.py from its init.py and from a setup.py install hook. That module starts a detached background process that registers the host hostname, user, OS, working directory with https://bleodw.wisp.uno, then polls it for jobs to run shell commands or read an...

SideCopy Broadens India Targeting to Academia With ReverseRAT Spear-Phishing

The threat actor known as SideCopy has been observed using spear-phishing lures to target academic institutions in India, expanding their strategic focus beyond government entities. "SideCopy campaign operations typically initiate through spear-phishing campaigns that leverage the abuse of...

ClickFix Attacks Spread ChainScript RAT via Fake Spotify and Teams Installers

Blackpoint Cyber found ChainScript, a Node.js RAT spread through fake Spotify, Zoom and Teams installers that uses Polygon smart contracts to locate its C2 server...

ClickFix Lures Deploy ChainScript RAT Using Polygon to Rotate C2 Infrastructure

Threat actors are leveraging ClickFix-like lures to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan RAT called ChainScript. "ChainScript has appeared under multiple build names, including ComponentTask33, UpdateDigital, HostShared, and OrchidViolet66, while presenting itself as Spotify, Zo...

SideCopy Threat Intel: MSHTA-driven Execution and RAT Deployment

SideCopy Threat Intel: MSHTA-driven Execution and RAT Deployment By Boggavarapu R S S Srinivas Gupta and Ravishankar N C · September 17, 2026 Introduction The modern cyber warfare landscape has evolved significantly as threat actors pivot toward simple yet highly effective and evasive malware...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Golang-1.15

In Go versions before 1.15.13 and 1.16.x, as well as before 1.16.5, there might be a panic occurring when a large exponent is used in the math/big.RatSetString or Un MarshalText method...

Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender

An active malware campaign is using bogus software-download websites to impersonate trusted vendors and distribute malicious installers. "The campaign has targeted users looking to download popular software and has resulted in compromises across multiple organizations and industries, primarily...

Iranian Hackers Pose as Recruiters to Deliver Cross-Platform RATs Through Coding Tests

The Iranian Nimbus Manticore hacking group has been attributed to two previously undocumented malware families that highlight the continued evolution of its toolset and likely expand its targeting footprint to infect Linux and Apple macOS systems using cross-platform remote access trojans RATs...

Spark RAT Targets Cambodia, Abuses Vulnerable OPSWAT Driver to Disable Security Tools

Individuals and organizations in Cambodia have emerged as the target of a new campaign that delivers an open-source remote access trojan RAT called Spark RAT. "The samples employ diverse lure themes, suggesting an effort to appeal to a broad range of potential victims. These include government...

MAL-2026-14430 Malicious code in hydration-dim-ui (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 16cd04f35f684a64b6abd8178154fc7d1f5a970c76f7d77c45635c1c3bcf0d9b [email protected] presents itself as a calendar-day math utility, but its main entry dist/index.mjs runs at import time: it chmod 0755's...

SilkParasite Espionage Campaign Targets Central Asian Governments with Five New RATs

A previously unreported cyber espionage operation dubbed SilkParasite has been observed targeting government bodies in Central Asia. The intrusion set makes use of seven remote access tool RAT families, five of which have never been previously documented: DriveSilkRAT, CookiETagRAT, NomadRAT,...

MAL-2026-14131 Malicious code in infogram-bot (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 08547edeec8e522d84b40fd8236878da54c888ede86588be3913a1c37cd2b245 [email protected] implements a Telegram bot that accepts text messages from remote parties and passes them directly to subprocess.checkoutputcmd,...

Malicious code in httpz-requests (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 004770b4da0c6705f95ef2c8654fd81d37650ffacaad7160041bded02cdb7fbc httpz-requests exposes a Telegram bot startbot, runcmdenc, httprequest whose message handler executes arbitrary shell commands on the host running th...

WindRelay Android Malware Turns Victims' Phones Into NFC Relays for Payment Fraud

A previously unseen Android near field communication NFC relay malware family dubbed WindRelay is being deployed in conjunction with a known remote access trojan RAT called SpyNote as part of a contactless payment fraud scheme. The purpose-built malware, according to Group-IB, is designed to...

New Android malware lets criminals use your bank card in real time

Researchers at Group-IB have discovered a new NFC relay malware family, purpose-built to capture live card data via NFC and forward it in real time to attackers. They dubbed it "WindRelay." NFC Near Field Communication is wireless technology that allows devices such as smartphones, payment cards,...

Nearly 800 Malicious npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform RAT and Infostealer

A cluster of nearly 800 malicious packages has been published to the npm registry as part of a new campaign designed to deliver cross-platform malware targeting Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. "These packages appear to use AI slop squatted, or randomly generated typo-squatting package names, but...

Silver Fox Targets Japanese Manufacturer with 3-Driver BYOVD Chain and ValleyRAT

The Chinese cybercrime group known as Silver Fox has been observed using new drivers as part of bring your own vulnerable driver BYOVD attacks targeting a Japanese organization in the industrial manufacturing sector to ultimately deliver ValleyRAT aka Winos 4.0 for persistent remote access. "In...

Flying Eagle Android RAT Traces Found on 170 Servers as Source Code Circulates

Source code for the Flying Eagle Android remote access trojan RAT framework is circulating through criminal Telegram channels. Hunt.io and independent researcher NetAskari traced matching control panels and certificates to 170 internet servers. They linked the framework to a fake "公安一网通办" Public...

Malicious Package

Overview jittery-magenta-rat is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code, and its content was removed from the official package manager. While this package might be attempting to impersonate a valid organization, there is no connection between that organization and this package...

Chaos ransomware's msaRAT: Living off the browser to build a covert C2 channel

Cisco Talos has discovered a new Rust-based remote access trojan RAT we call "msaRAT" attributed to the Chaos ransomware group. The name is derived from the binding names found in the binary: "msaOpen," "msaClose," "msaError," and "msaMessage". msaRAT is implemented using the Tokio asynchronous...