Malicious Package

Overview chai-await-utils is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code associated with a social engineering campaign called "Contagious Interview." The attackers target developers through fake job interviews or coding test assignments that require the installation of this package...

Malicious Package

Overview react-svg-fill is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code associated with a social engineering campaign called "Contagious Interview." The attackers target developers through fake job interviews or coding test assignments that require the installation of this package...

Malicious Package

Overview react-stateflow is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code associated with a social engineering campaign called "Contagious Interview." The attackers target developers through fake job interviews or coding test assignments that require the installation of this package...

Malicious Package

Overview vite-dynamic-chunks is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code associated with a social engineering campaign called "Contagious Interview." The attackers target developers through fake job interviews or coding test assignments that require the installation of this...

Malicious Package

Overview tailwindcss-fontawesome is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code associated with a social engineering campaign called "Contagious Interview." The attackers target developers through fake job interviews or coding test assignments that require the installation of this...

Malicious Package

Overview tailwindcss-setmotion is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code associated with a social engineering campaign called "Contagious Interview." The attackers target developers through fake job interviews or coding test assignments that require the installation of this...

Malicious Package

Overview bcryptjs-nodejs is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code associated with a social engineering campaign called "Contagious Interview." The attackers target developers through fake job interviews or coding test assignments that require the installation of this package...

CVE-2025-53897

Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, this vulnerability could allow an external attacker to gain access to log information from the system by tricking an administrator into browsing a specifically crafted fake page of Kiteworks MFT. This issue has...

EUVD-2025-199897

Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, this vulnerability could allow an external attacker to gain access to log information from the system by tricking an administrator into browsing a specifically crafted fake page of Kiteworks MFT. This issue has...

CVE-2025-53897

CVE-2025-53897 affects Kiteworks MFT prior to 9.1.0. A crafted fake page could trick an administrator into visiting it, allowing an external attacker to access log information from the system. The issue is resolved in version 9.1.0. Affected product/version details and remediation are supported b...

Holiday shoppers targeted as Amazon and FBI warn of surge in account takeover attacks

The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning about a surge in account takeover ATO fraud, and the timing lines up with a major alert Amazon has just sent to its 300 million customers about brand impersonation scams. How ATO fraud works Account takeover fraud is just what it says:...

Fake LinkedIn jobs trick Mac users into downloading Flexible Ferret malware

Researchers have discovered a new attack targeting Mac users. It lures them to a fake job website, then tricks them into downloading malware via a bogus software update. The attackers pose as recruiters and contact people via LinkedIn, encouraging them to apply for a role. As part of the...

Fake Battlefield 6 Downloads Are Spreading Malware, Stealing Player Data

Bitdefender Labs found fake Battlefield 6 pirated copies and trainers spreading aggressive malware, C2 agents, and infostealers, designed to steal player data and crypto-wallets...

RomCom Uses SocGholish Fake Update Attacks to Deliver Mythic Agent Malware

The threat actors behind a malware family known as RomCom targeted a U.S.-based civil engineering company via a JavaScript loader dubbed SocGholish to deliver the Mythic Agent. "This is the first time that a RomCom payload has been observed being distributed by SocGholish," Arctic Wolf Labs...

New ClickFix wave infects users with hidden malware in images and fake Windows updates

Several researchers have flagged a new development in the ongoing ClickFix campaign: Attackers are now mimicking a Windows update screen to trick people into running malware. ClickFix campaigns use convincing lures, historically “Human Verification” screens, and now a fake “Windows Update” splash...

CVE-2025-13132

A flaw was found in dia. This vulnerability allows users to be misled about the current site via a malicious site rendering a fake user interface UI without a full-screen notification...

JackFix Uses Fake Windows Update Pop-Ups on Adult Sites to Deliver Multiple Stealers

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that's leveraging a combination of ClickFix lures and fake adult websites to deceive users into running malicious commands under the guise of a "critical" Windows security update. "Campaign leverages fake adult websites xHamster,...

Black Friday scammers offer fake gifts from big-name brands to empty bank accounts

Black Friday is supposed to be chaotic, sure, but not this chaotic. While monitoring malvertising patterns ahead of the holiday rush, I uncovered one of the most widespread and polished Black Friday scam campaigns circulating online right now. It’s not a niche problem. Our own research shows that...

A week in security (November 17 – November 23)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: AI teddy bear for kids responds with sexual content and advice about weapons Fake calendar invites are spreading. Here’s how to remove them and prevent more Budget Samsung phones shipped with unremovable spyware, say researchers What the Flock is happening with...

CVE-2025-12752

The Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to fake payment creation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying the authenticity of an IPN request. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create...