Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q2 2025

Vulnerability registrations in Q2 2025 proved to be quite dynamic. Vulnerabilities that were published impact the security of nearly every computer subsystem: UEFI, drivers, operating systems, browsers, as well as user and web applications. Based on our analysis, threat actors continue to leverag...

HOOK Android Trojan Adds Ransomware Overlays, Expands to 107 Remote Commands

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of an Android banking trojan called HOOK that features ransomware-style overlay screens to display extortion messages. "A prominent characteristic of the latest variant is its capacity to deploy a full-screen ransomware overlay, which aims t...

Malicious Package

Overview termncolor is a malicious package. This package is part of a multi-stage attack and its content was removed from the official package manager. The attack utilizes a seemingly harmless package to introduce a malicious dependency. The goal of this attack is to gain remote code execution on...

Malicious Package

Overview colorinal is a malicious package. This package is part of a multi-stage attack and its content was removed from the official package manager. The attack utilizes a seemingly harmless package to introduce a malicious dependency. The goal of this attack is to gain remote code execution on...

GodRAT – New RAT targeting financial institutions

Summary In September 2024, we detected malicious activity targeting financial trading and brokerage firms through the distribution of malicious .scr screen saver files disguised as financial documents via Skype messenger. The threat actor deployed a newly identified Remote Access Trojan RAT named...

Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework

Among the plethora of advanced attacker tools that exemplify how threat actors continuously evolve their tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs to evade detection and maximize impact, PipeMagic, a highly modular backdoor used by Storm-2460 masquerading as a legitimate open-source ChatGPT Deskto...

Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework

Among the plethora of advanced attacker tools that exemplify how threat actors continuously evolve their tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs to evade detection and maximize impact, PipeMagic, a highly modular backdoor used by Storm-2460 masquerading as a legitimate open-source ChatGPT Deskto...

Malicious PyPI and npm Packages Discovered Exploiting Dependencies in Supply Chain Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package in the Python Package Index PyPI repository that introduces malicious behavior through a dependency that allows it to establish persistence and achieve code execution. The package, named termncolor , realizes its nefarious functionalit...

Malicious Package

Overview github.com/weightycine/replika is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code designed to provide attackers with on-demand remote access to a developer's system or CI/CD environment. The package and some other variants use typosquatting to imitate legitimate packages. Upon...

Malicious Package

Overview github.com/lastnymph/gouid is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code designed to provide attackers with on-demand remote access to a developer's system or CI/CD environment. The package and some other variants use typosquatting to imitate legitimate packages. Upon...

Malicious Package

Overview github.com/wetteepee/hcloud-ip-floater is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code designed to provide attackers with on-demand remote access to a developer's system or CI/CD environment. The package and some other variants use typosquatting to imitate legitimate package...

Malicious Package

Overview github.com/ordinarymea/tnsrids is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code designed to provide attackers with on-demand remote access to a developer's system or CI/CD environment. The package and some other variants use typosquatting to imitate legitimate packages. Upon...

Malicious Package

Overview github.com/expertsandba/opt is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code designed to provide attackers with on-demand remote access to a developer's system or CI/CD environment. The package and some other variants use typosquatting to imitate legitimate packages. Upon...

Malicious Package

Overview github.com/ordinarymea/TNSRIDS is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code designed to provide attackers with on-demand remote access to a developer's system or CI/CD environment. The package and some other variants use typosquatting to imitate legitimate packages. Upon...

Malicious Package

Overview github.com/stripedconsu/linker is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code designed to provide attackers with on-demand remote access to a developer's system or CI/CD environment. The package and some other variants use typosquatting to imitate legitimate packages. Upon...

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...

Malicious Go, npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform Malware, Trigger Remote Data Wipes

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 11 malicious Go packages that are designed to download additional payloads from remote servers and execute them on both Windows and Linux systems. "At runtime the code silently spawns a shell, pulls a second-stage payload from an interchangeable...

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...

UNC2891 Breaches ATM Network via 4G Raspberry Pi, Tries CAKETAP Rootkit for Fraud

The financially motivated threat actor known as UNC2891 has been observed targeting Automatic Teller Machine ATM infrastructure using a 4G-equipped Raspberry Pi as part of a covert attack. The cyber-physical attack involved the adversary leveraging their physical access to install the Raspberry P...

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...