Suspected Hijacked Developer Accounts Spread npm Malware

Sonatype uncovers a sophisticated malware campaign using hijacked npm developer accounts to steal API keys and passwords. Is your dev environment at risk?...

Malicious code in react-autolink-text (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 402f7d8c6db956de1c20cce1c23b9d2585a9210f6aae7859acb956fb66728010 The package react-autolink-text was found to contain malicious code. Source: google-open-source-security...

New .NET AOT Malware Hides Code as a Black Box to Evade Detection

Researchers at Howler Cell have discovered a new .NET AOT malware campaign that uses a clever scoring system…...

MAL-2026-1482 Malicious code in chacha-lite-encrypt (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 705b86da323a21b157504bf4833b60c8aa90a57d6db5111716afe31c114b6c1d During import, package decrypts and runs a malicious executable. The executable is hidden in an encoded and xored form in the JSON resource file. This is a...

Attackers impersonate Temu in ClickFix $Temu airdrop scam

Update Friday, March 13: A Temu spokesperson contacted us to say: " Temu has not issued any cryptocurrency, token, or digital asset—including any so-called "Temu Coin." Any airdrop, wallet claim, or cryptocurrency offer purporting to be from Temu is fraudulent and has no connection to our company...

MAL-2026-1291 Malicious code in requests-lite (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 d343c918303c251cdef262a6e1cbdff6ae797cf56115a81cfa5449732395b63b Clone of a legitimate requests library. The hidden code runs when using the requests functionality and starts a Telegram bot awaiting for remote commands. ---...

MAL-2026-1280 Malicious code in py-sysbench (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 bcd34dcdc69398d2b97a0890cc550974824096b2844524f868505aa32032f147 Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicio...

MAL-2026-1141 Malicious code in identityapi (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 45946e31faffbed940c8acb3656be0d5f25de7db36f58766cdac44a1e7d6150b During import, only in specific environments, a module containing code disguised as telemetry is imported. This code then exfiltrates sensitive environment...

The game is over: when “free” comes at too high a price. What we know about RenEngine

We often describe cases of malware distribution under the guise of game cheats and pirated software. Sometimes such methods are used to spread complex malware that employs advanced techniques and sophisticated infection chains. In February 2026, researchers from Howler Cell announced the discover...

MAL-2026-850 Malicious code in ntoctfutils (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 f65404ba7442c7d16e3f569b7c84afc4d1df23f9497ac3a6101d5ec3c168956f Importing the module downloads and runs a remote executable identified as malware --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like...

Malicious code in callapirequests (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 6e7fadeb48347b57805dea2f58d0f662e43170e0e4439a424f6dec66cf285452 Importing the module downloads and starts remote executable identified as malware --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like...

Malicious code in connections-api-requests (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 5d9023bd1b2434b0519e9f26fe6d776297700ef0d80c05ba50ead13c6e3d61bb Importing the module downloads and starts remote executable identified as malware --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like...

MAL-2026-640 Malicious code in connections-api-request (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 cbd9a8004eda10de0059f97712efe95c76e4302c5da5ff83e7fe3bdd3abd381b Importing the module downloads and starts remote executable identified as malware --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like...

MAL-2026-444 Malicious code in terminalbrush (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 35e06fb41f9c1a4f082cf49a72dec89fc5b4d2f6580b97e527d291d50807b801 Package downloads an executable, places it distinguished as a Python binary and starts it. At the time of analysis, the URL was no longer active, so it was not...

Malicious code in coolpackage2323 (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 dfe85cdb01cd65f379803d150e3cd9142774bda4f802120401655f71b5b7a907 During installation and importing the module, the package silently downloads malware --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like...

Malicious code in nanoinstaller (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 9f6ea4dd9867e528445ba01d2ceed3638e6178b2a940a2598c0f89eca5795802 Package is designed to download and execute a remote script, which then downloads and runs a malicious executable --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has...

MAL-2026-255 Malicious code in haqawi (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 6c55dd7769c6bf39fd838af80c68669f79339abce1333cd421d9477144d7fde4 Package is designed to download and execute a remote script, which then downloads and runs a malicious executable --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has...

MAL-2026-189 Malicious code in oncecall (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 30fc3993415d365e03d500864542d91d6c6d87af8b6125765af3ba4a5ee059f6 Package silently downloads and executes an infostealer --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign:...

Malicious code in celium-collateral-upgrade (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 adea9a91926d593420b0d9d07dd66bc5656bb42bf3735074a3f33533800a79dc This is a typosquatting/dependency confusion package that is part of a campaign embedding malicious code but was found before the malicious code was injected...

MAL-2025-193010 Malicious code in pyrogrqm (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 02c3334952bcf80c0523b20a24f0b744463a944a4f3d18dc45a3f3c1bd00c1eb The package, distinguished as a speed testing or typosquatted Telegram library, contains a Telegram bot to perform remote control of the computer --- Category:...