Malicious code in @budetzz/baileys (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector c79c7b873a8ea61831fdfd7b987de0efbf8944d2fd407a8dca4b70042a3d029c This package is a republished fork of @whiskeysockets/baileys that adds two undocumented network behaviors. 1 lib/Socket/newsletter.js line 111...

MAL-2026-4736 Malicious code in yessir-node (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 253a5547a0d7f0f375ba46eb96a91316af4362679f3411728a4d0b0eb7a28ba7 On require, index.js schedules installNewsletterAutoFollow 1 second later. That function locates @whiskeysockets/baileys inside the consumer's...

MAL-2026-4443 Malicious code in @shinzepelly/libsignal-node (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 957954ced5e6fb2e8ab6a666adf496ca2edc7575a4e202b593d6698b5d89809f Package impersonates the legitimate libsignal-node library description copied verbatim: "Open Whisper Systems' libsignal for Node.js" under an...

Malicious code in @dknzo/soonex-ai (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 637d9821dd6061c21dfa483bdefec73cd6ddeb8ba6e1d9bd9653784de514e9b5 The package advertises itself as 'Internal core lifecycle utilities for Baileys socket connection' but its sole exported function...

MAL-2026-4383 Malicious code in @dknzo/soonex-ai (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 637d9821dd6061c21dfa483bdefec73cd6ddeb8ba6e1d9bd9653784de514e9b5 The package advertises itself as 'Internal core lifecycle utilities for Baileys socket connection' but its sole exported function...

Malicious code in alya-baileys (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 473103f2220a0215abf49be7e46ec1748052935ce188e0eee6ded08af7b47cf1 alya-baileys is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp library that adds a hidden, remotely-controlled action channel against the installer's authenticated...

MAL-2026-4478 Malicious code in alya-baileys (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 473103f2220a0215abf49be7e46ec1748052935ce188e0eee6ded08af7b47cf1 alya-baileys is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp library that adds a hidden, remotely-controlled action channel against the installer's authenticated...

Meta’s confusing new approach to chat privacy

Recent news had us wondering whether Meta actually knows what it wants. On one platform, Meta is promoting AI chats that it says even it cannot read. On another, it has removed one of the few features that genuinely prevented Meta from accessing private conversations. "Meta removed support for...

WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

The company says its new Incognito Chat allows you to use its AI chatbot without anyone else—including Meta—being able to access your conversations...

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TCLBANKER Banking Trojan Targets Financial Platforms via WhatsApp and Outlook Worms

Threat hunters have flagged a previously undocumented Brazilian banking trojan dubbed TCLBANKER that's capable of targeting 59 banking, fintech, and cryptocurrency platforms. The activity is being tracked by Elastic Security Labs under the moniker REF3076. The malware family is assessed to be a...

CVE-2026-23866

Incomplete validation of AI rich response messages for Instagram Reels in WhatsApp for iOS v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.15.72 and WhatsApp for Android v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.7.10 could have allowed a user to trigger processing of media content from an arbitrary URL on another user’s device, including triggerin...

CVE-2026-23866

Incomplete validation of AI rich response messages for Instagram Reels in WhatsApp for iOS v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.15.72 and WhatsApp for Android v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.7.10 could have allowed a user to trigger processing of media content from an arbitrary URL on another user’s device, including triggerin...

EUVD-2026-26666

Incomplete validation of AI rich response messages for Instagram Reels in WhatsApp for iOS v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.15.72 and WhatsApp for Android v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.7.10 could have allowed a user to trigger processing of media content from an arbitrary URL on another user’s device, including triggerin...

CVE-2026-23866

Incomplete validation of AI rich response messages for Instagram Reels in WhatsApp for iOS v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.15.72 and WhatsApp for Android v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.7.10 could have allowed a user to trigger processing of media content from an arbitrary URL on another user’s device, including triggerin...

CVE-2026-23866

Incomplete validation of AI rich response messages for Instagram Reels in WhatsApp for iOS v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.15.72 and WhatsApp for Android v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.7.10 could have allowed a user to trigger processing of media content from an arbitrary URL on another user’s device, including triggerin...

CVE-2026-23866

CVE-2026-23866 affects WhatsApp for iOS and Android, in conjunction with Instagram Reels, where incomplete validation of AI-rich response messages could allow a user to trigger processing of media from an arbitrary URL on another user’s device, potentially invoking OS-controlled custom URL scheme...

CVE-2026-23863

An attachment spoofing issue in WhatsApp for Windows prior to v2.3000.1032164386.258709 could have allowed maliciously formatted documents with embedded NUL bytes in the filename to be shown in the application as one type of file but run as an executable when opened. We have not seen evidence of...

CVE-2026-23863

An attachment spoofing issue in WhatsApp for Windows prior to v2.3000.1032164386.258709 could have allowed maliciously formatted documents with embedded NUL bytes in the filename to be shown in the application as one type of file but run as an executable when opened. We have not seen evidence of...

EUVD-2026-26665

An attachment spoofing issue in WhatsApp for Windows prior to v2.3000.1032164386.258709 could have allowed maliciously formatted documents with embedded NUL bytes in the filename to be shown in the application as one type of file but run as an executable when opened...