Photo ZIP campaign targeting hospitality industry delivers Node.js implant for persistent access

In this article 1. Attack chain overview 2. Mitigation and protection guidance 3. References 4. Learn more Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified an active multi-stage intrusion campaign targeting organizations in the hospitality and hotel industry since April 2026. We’ve observed this...

DoJ Seizes Huione Cloud Account Tied to Cyber Scam Money Laundering

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Tuesday announced the seizure of a cloud computing account put to use by subsidiaries of Cambodia-based corporate conglomerate HuiOne Group, as the Treasury unveiled fresh sanctions against nine individuals and 26 entities linked to Prince Group. "These...

MAL-2026-6179 Malicious code in touchid-images (npm)

The npm package touchid-images 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-2026-6145 Malicious code in accordion-animationtiming-authorization (npm)

The npm package accordion-animationtiming-authorization 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 moun...

MAL-2026-6149 Malicious code in backgroundprocessing-contextmenus (npm)

The npm package backgroundprocessing-contextmenus 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-2026-6173 Malicious code in profiling-keychain (npm)

The npm package profiling-keychain 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-2026-6152 Malicious code in custom-save-area-block (npm)

The npm package custom-save-area-block 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-2026-6180 Malicious code in userinterface-machinelearning (npm)

The npm package userinterface-machinelearning 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-2026-6156 Malicious code in documents-widgets (npm)

The npm package documents-widgets 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...

Feds Seize AudiA6 and Dark2Web in $389M Crypto Laundering Case

Feds seized AudiA6 and Dark2Web in a major crypto laundering case, arresting two suspects linked to over $389M in alleged illicit transactions...

Europol Disrupts AudiA6 Crypto Laundering Service Used by Ransomware Gangs

Authorities in Europe have disrupted AudiA6 , a cryptocurrency laundering service used by ransomware gangs and cybercriminal networks. Europol, in a statement issued Thursday, said the dismantling of AudiA6 cut off a "key financial pipeline used to wash hundreds of millions in illicit profits." T...

DoJ Disrupts Southeast Asia Crypto Fraud Networks, Freezes $3.8 Million in Assets

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Wednesday announced the results of a sweeping action undertaken by government authorities and private sector companies to combat cyber-enabled and cryptocurrency fraud targeting Americans. The "Disruption Week" operation began May 18, 2026, leading to the...

Global Crackdown Arrests 276, Shuts 9 Crypto Scam Centers, Seizes $701M

A coordinated international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities has arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine scam centers used for cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes targeting Americans, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. The crackdown was led by the Dubai...

Two Cybersecurity Professionals Get 4-Year Sentences in BlackCat Ransomware Attacks

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Thursday announced the sentencing of two cybersecurity professionals to four years each in prison for their role in facilitating BlackCat ransomware attacks in 2023. Ryan Goldberg , 40, of Georgia, and Kevin Martin , 36, of Texas, were accused of deploying th...

$13.74M Hack Shuts Down Sanctioned Grinex Exchange After Intelligence Claims

Grinex, a Kyrgyzstan-incorporated cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.K. and the U.S. last year, said it's suspending operations after it blamed Western intelligence agencies for a $13.74 million hack. The exchange said it fell victim to what it described as a large-scale cyber attack tha...

Credit Resources Vault: Why this credit email set off our scam alarms

If there is anything that annoys me more than a scammer, it's companies that behave like one, while staying just on the right side of the law. They manage to linger and disappoint customers for years. It's also why sometimes people think that Malwarebytes Scam Guard can be overly cautious when...

Combating Data Laundering in LLM Training

Data rights owners can detect unauthorized data use in large language model LLM training by querying with proprietary samples. Often, superior performance e.g., higher confidence or lower loss on a sample relative to the untrained data implies it was part of the training corpus, as LLMs tend to...

DoJ Seizes $61 Million in Tether Linked to Pig Butchering Crypto Scams

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ this week announced the seizure of $61 million worth of Tether that were allegedly associated with bogus cryptocurrency schemes known as pig butchering. The confiscated funds were traced to cryptocurrency addresses used for the laundering of criminally derived...

Dark Web Roast - January 2026 Edition

Dark Web Roast - January 2026 Edition By Trellix Advanced Research Center · February 11, 2026 Executive Summary Welcome to January 2026's underground intelligence roundup, where criminal masterminds continue to demonstrate that the phrase "honour among thieves" remains the greatest oxymoron in...

DPRK Operatives Impersonate Professionals on LinkedIn to Infiltrate Companies

The information technology IT workers associated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK are now applying to remote positions using real LinkedIn accounts of individuals they're impersonating, marking a new escalation of the fraudulent scheme. "These profiles often have verified...