Malicious Package

Overview @car-loans/safe-storage-module 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 thi...

Malicious code in @cloudplatform-single-spa/cp-api-gw (npm)

Part of a dependency confusion attack campaign targeting the @cloudplatform-single-spa and @mlspace npm scopes. The attacker npm user mr.4nd3r50n published 139 scoped packages at the inflated version 99.99.99, which resolves ahead of any private registry version via npm's default version...

Malicious code in @cloudplatform-single-spa/dataplatform-bi (npm)

Part of a dependency confusion attack campaign targeting the @cloudplatform-single-spa and @mlspace npm scopes. The attacker npm user mr.4nd3r50n published 139 scoped packages at the inflated version 99.99.99, which resolves ahead of any private registry version via npm's default version...

MAL-2026-5021 Malicious code in @mlspace/inference-build (npm)

Part of a dependency confusion attack campaign targeting the @cloudplatform-single-spa and @mlspace npm scopes. The attacker npm user mr.4nd3r50n published 139 scoped packages at the inflated version 99.99.99, which resolves ahead of any private registry version via npm's default version...

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Scammers mass-mailing the Efimer Trojan to steal crypto

Introduction In June, we encountered a mass mailing campaign impersonating lawyers from a major company. These emails falsely claimed the recipient's domain name infringed on the sender's rights. The messages contained the Efimer malicious script, designed to steal cryptocurrency. This script als...

AI-Generated Malicious npm Package Drains Solana Funds from 1,500+ Before Takedown

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious npm package that was generated using artificial intelligence AI and concealed a cryptocurrency wallet drainer. The package, @kodane/patch-manager, claims to offer "advanced license validation and registry optimization utilities for high-performan...

Hackers Exploit SAP Vulnerability to Breach Linux Systems and Deploy Auto-Color Malware

Threat actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched critical SAP NetWeaver flaw to deliver the Auto-Color backdoor in an attack targeting a U.S.-based chemicals company in April 2025. "Over the course of three days, a threat actor gained access to the customer's network, attempted to downlo...

CastleLoader Malware Infects 469 Devices Using Fake GitHub Repos and ClickFix Phishing

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new versatile malware loader called CastleLoader that has been put to use in campaigns distributing various information stealers and remote access trojans RATs. The activity employs Cloudflare-themed ClickFix phishing attacks and fake GitHub...

New PumaBot Botnet Targets Linux IoT Devices to Steal SSH Credentials and Mine Crypto

Embedded Linux-based Internet of Things IoT devices have become the target of a new botnet dubbed PumaBot. Written in Go, the botnet is designed to conduct brute-force attacks against SSH instances to expand in size and scale and deliver additional malware to the infected hosts. "Rather than...

Fake Kling AI Facebook Ads Deliver RAT Malware to Over 22 Million Potential Victims

Counterfeit Facebook pages and sponsored ads on the social media platform are being employed to direct users to fake websites masquerading as Kling AI with the goal of tricking victims into downloading malware. Kling AI is an artificial intelligence AI-powered platform to synthesize images and...

Linux io_uring PoC Rootkit Bypasses System Call-Based Threat Detection Tools

Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept PoC rootkit dubbed Curing that leverages a Linux asynchronous I/O mechanism called iouring to bypass traditional system call monitoring. This causes a "major blind spot in Linux runtime security tools," ARMO said. "This mechanism allo...

Gamaredon Uses Infected Removable Drives to Breach Western Military Mission in Ukraine

The Russia-linked threat actor known as Gamaredon aka Shuckworm has been attributed to a cyber attack targeting a foreign military mission based in Ukraine with an aim to deliver an updated version of a known malware called GammaSteel. The group targeted the military mission of a Western country,...

Malicious PyPI Package "automslc" Enables 104K+ Unauthorized Deezer Music Downloads

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Python library on the Python Package Index PyPI repository that facilitates unauthorized music downloads from music streaming service Deezer. The package in question is automslc, which has been downloaded over 104,000 times to date. First publish...

SparkCat Malware Uses OCR to Extract Crypto Wallet Recovery Phrases from Images

A new malware campaign dubbed SparkCat has leveraged a suit of bogus apps on both Apple's and Google's respective app stores to steal victims' mnemonic phrases associated with cryptocurrency wallets. The attacks leverage an optical character recognition OCR model to exfiltrate select images...

13,000 MikroTik Routers Hijacked by Botnet for Malspam and Cyberattacks

A global network of about 13,000 hijacked Mikrotik routers has been employed as a botnet to propagate malware via spam campaigns, the latest addition to a list of botnets powered by MikroTik devices. The activity "takes advantage of misconfigured DNS records to pass email protection techniques,"...

FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from Thousands of Computers

According to a DOJ press release, the FBI was able to delete the Chinese-used PlugX malware from "approximately 4,258 U.S.-based computers and networks." Details: To retrieve information from and send commands to the hacked machines, the malware connects to a command-and-control server that is...

PlugX malware deleted from thousands of systems by FBI

The FBI says it has removed PlugX malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. The move came after suspicion that cybercriminals groups under control of the People’s Republic of China PRC used a version of PlugX malware to control, and steal information from victims' computers. PlugX h...

Dozens of Chrome Extensions Hacked, Exposing Millions of Users to Data Theft

A new attack campaign has targeted known Chrome browser extensions, leading to at least 35 extensions being compromised and exposing over 2.6 million users to data exposure and credential theft. The attack targeted publishers of browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store via a phishing campaign a...

Modular Java Backdoor Dropped in Cleo Exploitation Campaign

Many thanks to Rapid7 MDR and incident response teams for their contributions to this analysis. While investigating incidents related to Cleo software exploitation, Rapid7 Labs and MDR observed a novel, multi-stage attack that deploys an encoded Java Archive JAR payload. Our investigation reveale...