Claude Code Packaging Error Remains a Lure in an Active Campaign: What Defenders Should Do

Threat actors leveraged Anthropic’s Claude Code npm release packaging error to distribute Vidar, GhostSocks, and PureLog Stealer. This blog details immediate steps organizations can take and best practices to prevent further risk...

GHSA-FVX6-PJ3R-5Q4Q OpenClaw's complex interpreter pipelines could skip exec script preflight validation

Summary Before OpenClaw 2026.4.2, exec script preflight validation could fail open on complex interpreter invocations such as pipes or other non-simple command forms. In those cases, script-content validation could be skipped entirely. Impact An attacker-controlled command shape could bypass the...

CVE-2026-34841

Bruno is an open source IDE for exploring and testing APIs. Prior to 3.2.1, Bruno was affected by a supply chain attack involving compromised versions of the axios npm package, which introduced a hidden dependency deploying a cross-platform Remote Access Trojan RAT. Users of @usebruno/cli who ran...

Malicious code in use-form-builder-plugin (npm)

Package is malware. Collects system info, exfiltrates data via HTTP/DNS, executes commands, and uses preinstall script for auto-execution. --- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector bdced38cb2f5f34bb91f39b16697369424bf1cbde84ca18363e78454b31d6ddc The packag...

Malicious code in commerce-utils (npm)

Malicious package due to data exfiltration to a suspicious host, combined with arbitrary code execution during preinstall. --- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 3bb3d6d3a8a8898abe7e371e54753d5902a5062151888ccff6c656f5edac6ba6 The package commerce-utils...

A week in security (March 30 – April 5)

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Malicious code in chess-sec-ssrf1 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 25205345915fdf089bcbd90b35f9e852c02281bd7452805479d18c610063ac52 The package chess-sec-ssrf1 was found to contain malicious code. Source: ossf-package-analysis...

MAL-2026-2496 Malicious code in chess-sec-ssrf1 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 25205345915fdf089bcbd90b35f9e852c02281bd7452805479d18c610063ac52 The package chess-sec-ssrf1 was found to contain malicious code. Source: ossf-package-analysis...

MAL-2026-2495 Malicious code in cloudera (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 11ddf3c5a1eb28ca1531748670bd932bda38d78b04ae81c983361465a2076f57 The package cloudera was found to contain malicious code. Source: ossf-package-analysis...

Malicious code in @needl-ai/common (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector e1b98ae2755d0fd7d61bc3dfd378dc1bad2eadf7ef0033ba66bbf1383a711e5c The package @needl-ai/common was found to contain malicious code. Source: ossf-package-analysis...

36 Malicious npm Packages Exploited Redis, PostgreSQL to Deploy Persistent Implants

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 36 malicious packages in the npm registry that are disguised as Strapi CMS plugins but come with different payloads to facilitate Redis and PostgreSQL exploitation, deploy reverse shells, harvest credentials, and drop a persistent implant. "Every package...

Malicious code in strapi-plugin-health-check (npm)

strapi-plugin-health-check is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network...

MAL-2026-2474 Malicious code in strapi-plugin-nordica-deep (npm)

strapi-plugin-nordica-deep is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network...

MAL-2026-2477 Malicious code in strapi-plugin-nordica-stage (npm)

strapi-plugin-nordica-stage is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network...

MAL-2026-2476 Malicious code in strapi-plugin-nordica-recon (npm)

strapi-plugin-nordica-recon is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network...

Malicious code in strapi-plugin-nordica-cms (npm)

strapi-plugin-nordica-cms is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network...

MAL-2026-2473 Malicious code in strapi-plugin-nordica-cms (npm)

strapi-plugin-nordica-cms is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network...

Malicious code in strapi-plugin-nordica-lite (npm)

strapi-plugin-nordica-lite is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network...

MAL-2026-2479 Malicious code in strapi-plugin-nordica-tools (npm)

strapi-plugin-nordica-tools is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network...

MAL-2026-2468 Malicious code in strapi-plugin-locale (npm)

strapi-plugin-locale is a malicious npm package disguised as a Strapi CMS plugin. On install, it runs a postinstall script that executes an 11-phase attack: stealing .env files, environment variables, Strapi configuration, private keys, Redis data, Docker/Kubernetes secrets, and network topology...