Malicious code in api-feature (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 c86a3079da8157aef32d5d4c4f2420239981a142fc1150eb0ac2e695be2779e9 During installation package downloads and runs a malicious executable. Likely continuation of 2026-03-rowrap. The campaign is built over a malicious Roblox API...

MAL-2026-2541 Malicious code in gd-auth-sso (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 8f23b8545f85df66640646272b028ab4db1032fcb4fd5bbd745971b3438cc4f1 Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose. --- Category: PROBABLYPENTES...

GraphAlgo Scam: Lazarus Hackers Register Real US LLCs to Spread Malware

ReversingLabs has discovered a fresh wave of the graphalgo campaign in which North Korean Lazarus hackers are using fake Florida LLCs, mimicking SWFT Blockchain, and using GitHub typo-squatting to target developers with malware...

Fake Claude site installs malware that gives attackers access to your computer

Claude’s rapid growth—nearly 290 million web visits per month—has made it an attractive target for attackers, and this campaign shows how easy it is to fall for a fake site. We discovered a fake website impersonating Anthropic’s Claude to serve a trojanized installer. The domain mimics Claude's...

ClickFix finds a new way to infect Macs

ClickFix campaigns are looking for alternatives now that many Mac users have been made aware of the dangers of pasting certain commands into Terminal. Researchers found that ClickFix has kept the same social engineering playbook but completely sidestepped Terminal by using the applescript:// URL...

EmoCheck 代码问题漏洞

EmoCheck is an open-source detection tool for Emotet malware developed by the JPCERT Coordination Center. EmoCheck has a code vulnerability that stems from insecure loading of dynamic link libraries, which may allow arbitrary code to be executed...

UAT-10362 Targets Taiwanese NGOs with LucidRook Malware in Spear-Phishing Campaigns

A previously undocumented threat cluster dubbed UAT-10362 has been attributed to spear-phishing campaigns targeting Taiwanese non-governmental organizations NGOs and suspected universities to deploy a new Lua-based malware called LucidRook. "LucidRook is a sophisticated stager that embeds a Lua...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Hybrid P2P Botnet, 13-Year-Old Apache RCE and 18 More Stories

Thursday. Another week, another batch of things that probably should've been caught sooner but weren't. This one's got some range — old vulnerabilities getting new life, a few "why was that even possible" moments, attackers leaning on platforms and tools you'd normally trust without thinking twic...

📄 Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Type Confusion

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine type confusion vulnerability proof of concept exploit for an older vulnerability from 2017. ================================================================================================================================== | Title : Microsoft Malware Protection...

Malicious code in kraken-trader (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 4bf5ec6e8a6020de1e122cf07f2dde0f02fa1a484ff984586db379729da75523 The package is a loader of malicious code disguised as remote "credits" code. The remote location, built from the parts in the code, delivers highly obfuscated...

Malicious code in black-moon-js (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 7c672e4ab8770773551a9ff9b6b95a5740894bd1c689154056f69e5da4fdb879 The package black-moon-js was found to contain malicious code. Source: ossf-package-analysis...

New Chaos Variant Targets Misconfigured Cloud Deployments, Adds SOCKS Proxy

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant of malware called Chaos that's capable of hitting misconfigured cloud deployments, marking an expansion of the botnet's targeting infrastructure. "Chaos malware is increasingly targeting misconfigured cloud deployments, expanding beyond its...

MAL-2026-2516 Malicious code in sentinel-tool (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 5a2ff07802c4546c40d47d3780971506115297a1e8c177be36ad1e003dd62937 The package installs a remote executable that uses a hardcoded Telegram channel for monitoring the user's activity, including regularly taking screenshots, and...

APT28 Deploys PRISMEX Malware in Campaign Targeting Ukraine and NATO Allies

The Russian threat actor known as APT28 aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm has been linked to a fresh spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukraine and its allies to deploy a previously undocumented malware suite codenamed PRISMEX. "PRISMEX combines advanced steganography, component object model COM...

New Lua-based malware “LucidRook” observed in targeted attacks against Taiwanese organizations

Cisco Talos uncovered a cluster of activity we track as UAT-10362 conducting spear-phishing campaigns against Taiwanese non-governmental organizations NGOs and suspected universities to deliver a newly identified malware family, "LucidRook." LucidRook is a sophisticated stager that embeds a Lua...

New ClickFix Attack Uses Node.js Malware via Tor to Steal Crypto

Netskope Threat Labs report a new ClickFix attack using fake CAPTCHAs to deploy Tor-backed NodeJS malware and drain crypto wallets on Windows...

Financial cyberthreats in 2025 and the outlook for 2026

In 2025, the financial cyberthreat landscape continued to evolve. While traditional PC banking malware declined in relative prevalence, this shift was offset by the rapid growth of credential theft by infostealers. Attackers increasingly relied on aggregation and reuse of stolen data, rather than...

N. Korean Hackers Spread 1,700 Malicious Packages Across npm, PyPI, Go, Rust

The North Korea-linked persistent campaign known as Contagious Interview has spread its tentacles by publishing malicious packages targeting the Go, Rust, and PHP ecosystems. "The threat actor's packages were designed to impersonate legitimate developer tooling ..., while quietly functioning as...

Embedded Malicious Code

Overview @fairwords/loopback-connector-es is a Basic Elasticsearch datasource connector for Loopback. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Embedded Malicious Code that mirrors the TeamPCP LiteLLM technique. What the postinstall payload does: - Harvests environment variables matchin...

Hiding in the Tunnels: Unmasking the New Stealthy BPFDoor Variants

This is Rapid7's whitepaper discussing BPFDoor variants. Advanced persistent threats APTs are locked in a continuous arms race with network defenders. As static indicators of compromise IoCs for the notorious BPFDoor malware became widely deployed by security vendors, the threat actors went back ...