DragonForce Hackers Abuse Microsoft Teams Relays to Hide Backdoor.Turn C2 Traffic

Threat actors associated with the DragonForce ransomware have been observed using a custom Go-based remote access trojan RAT called Backdoor.Turn to conceal command-and-control C2 traffic inside Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure. According to findings from Broadcom-owned Symantec and Carbon...

Crypto Clipper uses Tor and worm-like propagation for persistence and control

In this article 1. Attack chain overview 2. Mitigation and protection guidance 3. References 4. Learn more Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender Experts identified a Windows-based cryptocurrency clipper that has affected users since February of 2026. Clipper malware relies on...

Malicious code in personal-custom-button (npm)

The npm package personal-custom-button published by npm user sproger, [email protected] is a deceptive React Native component and part of a coordinated 37-package campaign across two attacker-controlled domains surrprisingcoompanny.lol and barbellmate.xyz. On component mount it registers...

Malicious code in macos-contentprovider-optimizingassets (npm)

The npm package macos-contentprovider-optimizingassets published by npm user sproger, [email protected] is a deceptive React Native component and part of a coordinated 37-package campaign across two attacker-controlled domains surrprisingcoompanny.lol and barbellmate.xyz. On component mount...

Malicious code in font-picker-responsive (npm)

The npm package font-picker-responsive published by npm user sproger, [email protected] is a deceptive React Native component and part of a coordinated 37-package campaign across two attacker-controlled domains surrprisingcoompanny.lol and barbellmate.xyz. On component mount it registers...

MAL-2026-6176 Malicious code in request-tracking-sqlite (npm)

The npm package request-tracking-sqlite published by npm user sproger, [email protected] is a deceptive React Native component and part of a coordinated 37-package campaign across two attacker-controlled domains surrprisingcoompanny.lol and barbellmate.xyz. On component mount it registers...

Malicious code in lazyloading-haptics (npm)

The npm package lazyloading-haptics published by npm user sproger, [email protected] is a deceptive React Native component and part of a coordinated 37-package campaign across two attacker-controlled domains surrprisingcoompanny.lol and barbellmate.xyz. On component mount it registers...

Malicious code in enzyme-optimization-bluetooth (npm)

The npm package enzyme-optimization-bluetooth published by npm user sproger, [email protected] is a deceptive React Native component and part of a coordinated 37-package campaign across two attacker-controlled domains surrprisingcoompanny.lol and barbellmate.xyz. On component mount it...

MAL-2026-11205 Malicious code in redis-type-xyz (npm)

The redis-type-xyz package is an empty impersonation of Redis OM. It copies the redis-om-node repository, homepage, author, documentation, and declared dist/index.js entry point, but the published archive does not contain the declared dist directory or any usable implementation. Its dependency li...

Malicious code in redis-type-xyz (npm)

The redis-type-xyz package is an empty impersonation of Redis OM. It copies the redis-om-node repository, homepage, author, documentation, and declared dist/index.js entry point, but the published archive does not contain the declared dist directory or any usable implementation. Its dependency li...

MAL-2026-5892 Malicious code in caspian-day-js (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 895fe8e087ec7af36d61e8a6972f484e70bc1b828374ae83cef9ff4a927f7b55 caspian-day-js impersonates the popular dayjs package: package.json copies author iamkun, homepage day.js.org, and repo github.com/iamkun/dayjs.git,...

China-Linked SprySOCKS Backdoor Expands to Windows with Driver-Based Stealth

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two previously undocumented Windows variants of what was believed to be a Linux-only backdoor called SprySOCKS. "The Windows variants discovered are internally marked as WINDRV and WINPLUS," ESET said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "Both come with ...

Malicious code in lab-helper (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 9bbde4e4075983db0c5aba255bc29f84fb2536681b13e8289412cce5c3ee7a2e On npm install, the package's postinstall hook runs seccheck.js, which enumerates the host's network interfaces and proceeds only if an IPv4 address...

Malicious Package

Overview bootstrap-utils is a malicious package. that installs "socket io" as a remote access trojan RAT, then fetch a second-stage payload 0001.dat from the same command-and-control C2 server and execute it. The C2 is linked to FAMOUS CHOLLIMA, a North Korean DPRK group behind the "Contagious...

Malicious Package

Overview bubblesearch is a malicious package. that installs "socket io" as a remote access trojan RAT, then fetch a second-stage payload 0001.dat from the same command-and-control C2 server and execute it. The C2 is linked to FAMOUS CHOLLIMA, a North Korean DPRK group behind the "Contagious...

Malicious Package

Overview @array-util/subsearch is a malicious package. that installs "socket io" as a remote access trojan RAT, then fetch a second-stage payload 0001.dat from the same command-and-control C2 server and execute it. The C2 is linked to FAMOUS CHOLLIMA, a North Korean DPRK group behind the...

Malicious Package

Overview xnder-sdk-js is a malicious package. that installs "socket io" as a remote access trojan RAT, then fetch a second-stage payload 0001.dat from the same command-and-control C2 server and execute it. The C2 is linked to FAMOUS CHOLLIMA, a North Korean DPRK group behind the "Contagious...

Malicious Package

Overview express-initial is a malicious package. that installs "socket io" as a remote access trojan RAT, then fetch a second-stage payload 0001.dat from the same command-and-control C2 server and execute it. The C2 is linked to FAMOUS CHOLLIMA, a North Korean DPRK group behind the "Contagious...

Malicious Package

Overview @antoncarlos1/nodelamp is a malicious package. that installs "socket io" as a remote access trojan RAT, then fetch a second-stage payload 0001.dat from the same command-and-control C2 server and execute it. The C2 is linked to FAMOUS CHOLLIMA, a North Korean DPRK group behind the...

Malicious Package

Overview @sqlite-node/createsql is a malicious package. that installs "socket io" as a remote access trojan RAT, then fetch a second-stage payload 0001.dat from the same command-and-control C2 server and execute it. The C2 is linked to FAMOUS CHOLLIMA, a North Korean DPRK group behind the...