Windows Registry Persistence Via Userinit

This Metasploit module will install a payload that is executed during user logon. It writes a payload executable to disk and modifies the Userinit registry value in "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" to append the payload path, causing it to execute when any user logs in...

Researchers Show Copilot and Grok Can Be Abused as Malware C2 Proxies

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that artificial intelligence AI assistants that support web browsing or URL fetching capabilities can be turned into stealthy command-and-control C2 relays, a technique that could allow attackers to blend into legitimate enterprise communications and evade...

A Unified Evaluation of Learning-Based Similarity Techniques for Malware Detection

Cryptographic digests e.g., MD5, SHA-256 are designed to provide exact identity. Any single-bit change in the input produces a completely different hash, which is ideal for integrity verification but limits their usefulness in many real-world tasks like threat hunting, malware analysis and digita...

Malicious code in ambar-src (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector de85b3ce658bcfa8f19ed5eeddcdf918f1c269d4fb09eb35804eca9a1ef98a68 The package ambar-src was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware 1b3e3fc21cb40fafadf65d25ca331573096b3c7e36c681f4ec213b40931296f8 Any...

Google Ads and Claude AI Abused to Spread MacSync Malware via ClickFix

Cybersecurity experts at Moonlock Lab have discovered a new ClickFix attack. Hackers are using hijacked Google Ads and fake Claude AI guides to trick Mac users into installing the data-stealing MacSync malware...

MAL-2026-912 Malicious code in http-request-toolkit (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 13b29a753802db633ab987963543535999a246049761d4d29699b66edf207f13 During import, package masquerade and starts an embedded executable. The executable has signs of infostealer activity --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign ha...

Malicious code in http-request-toolkit (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 13b29a753802db633ab987963543535999a246049761d4d29699b66edf207f13 During import, package masquerade and starts an embedded executable. The executable has signs of infostealer activity --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign ha...

Microsoft Discloses DNS-Based ClickFix Attack Using Nslookup for Malware Staging

Microsoft has disclosed details of a new version of the ClickFix social engineering tactic in which the attackers trick unsuspecting users into running commands that carry out a Domain Name System DNS lookup to retrieve the next-stage payload. Specifically, the attack relies on using the "nslooku...

MAL-2026-903 Malicious code in requests-toolkit (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 ccf88804317b4caf9661eb94c320a521f7689c5cf26a8754ec219d268fc9c873 During import, package masquerade and starts an embedded executable. The executable has signs of infostealer activity --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign ha...

Malicious code in clawdest (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 cf31ecc1ce2cf9d018d5ea73c9ee8467f85efd2fda44d75dfd10797cb35778a2 The package is prepared to download a hardcoded executable and save it in %LOCALAPPDATA% under a very generic name, clearly aiming to hide its existence. Code ...

Google Ties Suspected Russian Actor to CANFAIL Malware Attacks on Ukrainian Orgs

A previously undocumented threat actor has been attributed to attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations with malware known as CANFAIL. Google Threat Intelligence Group GTIG described the hacking group as possibly affiliated with Russian intelligence services. The threat actor is assessed to have...

MAL-2026-886 Malicious code in open-answer-engine-frontend (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector c367c12ff794a5b5d5562c0a1a8ab6225007fc76fc23310d8ddc33dda56b8112 The package open-answer-engine-frontend was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware...

Malicious code in hxz-protection (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 13dc9932ef1f00aa6dc52dbc5bbb2a7b4096ff94d4dc575903837159d377ba18 The package hxz-protection was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware bbf0a8985b32c32401ddf04b75ef930250aab926a54a6ae5dfce381386eb0876...

Malicious code in wropz-6module (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector b88cb695572ff176899ffcf9aed27987ea204493850e0bf4b17537d50b93dd59 The package wropz-6module was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware 38cd1d5c8154310330369a075368b8556bcffed70470476c894f5d4feb1a2bae...

MAL-2026-892 Malicious code in wropz-module (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 48a8b0a5b3f12323a6bbc3014fa023b370236b8874253a47ed61930d4bbcee4d The package wropz-module was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware fbe5a4f55692f6a9db6c052776dc2fcfd3825f7da077f3e45b67466cd4059bd0 A...

MAL-2026-880 Malicious code in console-style-pro0o0o0o (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 0fe7407a5523ef7efe6bec615d9601fe978b9e5de59d19d7e8e2ff054c5e09e9 The package console-style-pro0o0o0o was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware...

CVE-2025-15575

The firmware update functionality does not verify the authenticity of the supplied firmware update files. This allows attackers to flash malicious firmware update files on the device. Initial analysis of the firmware update functionality does not show any cryptographic checks e.g. digital signatu...

Malicious code in stylelint-recommended (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector d3f0d274dda57eb9c09967bc0bfad1709fd8ddcbf3ec4c0e7e9828826e6d0d9a The package stylelint-recommended was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware...

Criminals are using AI website builders to clone major brands

AI tool Vercel was abused by cybercriminals to create a Malwarebytes lookalike website. Cybercriminals no longer need design or coding skills to create a convincing fake brand site. All they need is a domain name and an AI website builder. In minutes, they can clone a site's look and feel, plug i...

LoRA-Based Parameter-Efficient LLMs for Continuous Learning in Edge-Based Malware Detection

The proliferation of edge devices has created an urgent need for security solutions capable of detecting malware in real time while operating under strict computational and memory constraints. Recently, Large Language Models LLMs have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in recognizing complex...