Malicious code in @dexwilt/node-fetch (npm)

The @dexwilt/node-fetch package impersonates the legitimate node-fetch project: its package metadata copies the upstream repository, author, and homepage while publishing under an unrelated scope. Its CommonJS entry point lib/index.js contains the expected node-fetch implementation followed by...

A week in security (June 15 – June 21)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Nearly 15,000 infected websites cleaned in SocGholish crackdown Apple patches Beats Studio Buds flaw that could turn earbuds into a wiretap Microsoft working on a fix for RoguePlanet, a flaw that grants full PC control Retro gaming fans are the new target for fake...

Malicious code in jsonschema-viewer (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 3692022b4caf5ac51d868aaae58e793520ac3bd36703841eb615942baf85bb87 The package's only function — main in src/jsonschemaviewer/main.py, registered as the jsonschema-viewer console script — invokes os.system to fetch a...

MAL-2026-6248 Malicious code in jsonschema-viewer (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 3692022b4caf5ac51d868aaae58e793520ac3bd36703841eb615942baf85bb87 The package's only function — main in src/jsonschemaviewer/main.py, registered as the jsonschema-viewer console script — invokes os.system to fetch a...

Malicious code in d0rk3r (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 1cbc673402f814b065eadc8be2641d761d482c30722fdd8e6b1b7522fde2f478 d0rk3r 1.0.5 is advertised as a Shodan IP scraper with proxy rotation, but the sdist ships no Python source — only LICENSE, README, pyproject.toml,...

Malicious code in d0rk3r-telemetry (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector da4542d225ef144ecc5df2f578104ffc12659196c57b2214ecb54f60620601c6 On import d0rk3rtelemetry, the package spawns a background thread that reads installer-owned secrets and POSTs them to an attacker-controlled endpoin...

MAL-2026-6244 Malicious code in d0rk3r-telemetry (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector da4542d225ef144ecc5df2f578104ffc12659196c57b2214ecb54f60620601c6 On import d0rk3rtelemetry, the package spawns a background thread that reads installer-owned secrets and POSTs them to an attacker-controlled endpoin...

MAL-2026-6235 Malicious code in yianzzkf6687 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector a59a0aee58573b3030b9d541980fa9d7df8ea55d4e6cc5b3bb349452b908d0e9 On npm install, the postinstall hook scripts/postinstall.js detach-spawns scripts/shell.js with detached: true, stdio: 'ignore', windowsHide: true an...

Nearly 15,000 infected websites cleaned in SocGholish crackdown

We’re always happy to end the week with some positive news. A law enforcement action called Operation Endgame just delivered a major win against the long‑running SocGholish aka FakeUpdates operation. SocGholish is a malware framework that has been active since at least 2017 and is best known for...

Malicious code in ts-ecro-helper (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 86149b041033a917b3b743b9381a14368e79015385b27b89429cf7f6a35d0d30 No suspicious behaviors were identified in this package version. There are no lifecycle hook hazards, no outbound network calls to attacker-controlle...

Malicious code in ethereum-gas-reporter (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 7303c828115a527d477ea14684b3015e43fdcd36a7fa94041c16ccb3c2fbcfcc index.js line 144 contains require'chai-assert-kit' appended after the module's normal exports, with no other reference to chai-assert-kit anywhere i...

MAL-2026-6202 Malicious code in ethereum-gas-reporter (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 7303c828115a527d477ea14684b3015e43fdcd36a7fa94041c16ccb3c2fbcfcc index.js line 144 contains require'chai-assert-kit' appended after the module's normal exports, with no other reference to chai-assert-kit anywhere i...

MAL-2026-6189 Malicious code in eyee (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 743696e9409c97e89816b050f0346b86446464fdbaeead6ae49ddabf50a082ba On require/run, eyee auto-executes main package.json sets main=cdpinject.js and the bottom of the file invokes main unless --stop/--detach is passed...

MAL-2026-6194 Malicious code in portloop (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector e745a79c5fb952105d93cc5d5f37bc77af9cc08d9a021f09a12d26416a29de3c On default invocation e.g., npx portloop with no flags, the CLI runs in daemon+quiet+respawn mode and POSTs id, hostname, host, url, port, user to a...

MAL-2026-6142 Malicious code in db-connector-log (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector f0b028ed25796b267dc7df004e294b917a05c2e5fdd76e2540530b8c179843c6 [email protected] impersonates the legitimate dx-db-connector package divbloxjs; package.json's repository/homepage point at the divbloxjs proje...

Security Bulletin: XcodeGhost iOS malware

Question Security Bulletin: XcodeGhost iOS malware "Business Unit":"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w/o TPS","Product":"code":"SS8NDZ","label":"IBM Aspera","Component":"","Platform":"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent","Version":"All Versions","Edition":"","Line of...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Claude Chat Abuse, NastyC2 npm Packages, Device-Code Phishing + 25 More Stories

The internet did not break this week. It got used exactly as designed, which is worse. Searches were siphoned through shady browser add-ons. AI chat links turned into malware delivery paths. macOS attacks ran in memory and left almost nothing behind. Cloud agents looked like helpers until attacke...

Microsoft Details Windows Clipper Malware Campaign Using USB LNK Worm and Tor-Based C2

Microsoft has disclosed details of a Windows-based cryptocurrency clipper campaign codenamed CryptoBandits that has targeted users since February 2026 with clipboard-intercepting malware with self-spreading capabilities and using the Tor anonymity network to hide communication. "The clipper in th...

Retro gaming fans are the new target for fake GitHub malware

Retro gaming fans should be careful with GitHub projects that claim to be tools or plugins for their consoles. Attackers can disguise ordinary computer malware as homebrew software, and the technique works against any retro platform with an active modding scene, not just one console. We recently...

Malicious code in @ncurran/dc-selftest-33afb7 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 66b28ace8d8604fc6ab7a05cf54cdae28480557c898231a79d71cab88eff7c3b Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...