Google DoubleClick Abused in New Malspam Campaign to Deliver DesckVB RAT

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malspam campaign that makes use of Google's DoubleClick domain as a way to evade detection and ultimately deliver a remote access trojan RAT named DesckVB RAT. "Before the victim ever reaches attacker-controlled infrastructure, the lure routes through...

Malicious code in parsimonius (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 a5ab85a46a37da928774b1885049b71d40d675c54683b13711f4e371d932394a Clone of a legitimate package with an added RAT running through a Telegram bot. It can e.g. exfiltrate env variables and execute remote commands. The malicious...

MAL-2026-4859 Malicious code in telethon-pro-safe (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 8bc2e515c2eb7bf73ea5d532cfb6701dcaf3dd95e9d8248ee3d426b1d0c1ed8c During installation, package executes obfuscated code that starts a RAT-like software allowing remote control and exfiltrating sensitive data. --- Category:...

JINX-0164 Targets Cryptocurrency Firms with Fake Recruiter Lures and macOS Malware

A new campaign orchestrated by a previously undocumented threat actor has targeted cryptocurrency organizations with an aim to facilitate digital asset theft using recruitment-themed social engineering and bespoke macOS malware. "These campaigns leveraged sophisticated social engineering...

Fake software on GitHub and SourceForge distribute Deno RAT

During our threat hunting activities, we found fake installers and plugins impersonating popular software including ChatGPT, Claude, AutoTune, and Kontakt on GitHub and SourceForge distributing a Deno backdoor known as DinDoor. Attackers are using compromised YouTube channels to distribute links ...

MAL-2026-4823 Malicious code in msc-terminal (npm)

Part of a multi-package malicious campaign, msc-terminal npm author nhpkevte1576 carries the same payload as eo-terminal and logger-draft — a fully-featured infostealer and remote access trojan RAT deployed via a postinstall hook. All three packages share the same C2 infrastructure and attack...

MAL-2026-4345 Malicious code in eo-terminal (npm)

Part of a multi-package malicious campaign by npm author toskypi, eo-terminal is a fully-featured infostealer and remote access trojan RAT disguised as "terminal changelog logger utilities." The package README describes a completely different package terminal-logger-utils, indicating a...

MAL-2026-4198 Malicious code in terminal-logger-utils (npm)

terminal-logger-utils is a malicious npm package that when installed executes a postinstall hook that opens utils.cjs, an obfuscated malware dropper. The dropper checks the current system, downloads a platform-specific second-stage binary from Hugging Face, and executes it. The second-stage paylo...

Malicious code in pyexecutorsme (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 326ad16be9056f6cbd75fa4f9a47dec8c3613b56aa53d3e5d439efeef7c6fcad Package attempts to download and execute a script acting as remote access trojan. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like...

MAL-2026-3741 Malicious code in pyexecutorsme (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 326ad16be9056f6cbd75fa4f9a47dec8c3613b56aa53d3e5d439efeef7c6fcad Package attempts to download and execute a script acting as remote access trojan. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like...

Malicious code in numpy-lib (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 a1e0009e8bfad1a403632094f43e661b328b40a6f518db00b890712789e39734 Package installs persistent malware acting as Rat, with the focus of stealing data and modifying copied cryptowallet addresses. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The...

Malicious code in py-requests (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 2bd2bd26870d2cf5df73c69bca7ed9088604eccf44727e4c59f0301cc8ccd35a Package installs persistent malware acting as Rat, with the focus of stealing data and modifying copied cryptowallet addresses. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The...

MAL-2026-3659 Malicious code in rich-util (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 cc191d72f2f92d966897d0f635b53afecd9a62e8b63de13fff125a00377fcb63 Package installs persistent malware acting as Rat, with the focus of stealing data and modifying copied cryptowallet addresses. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The...

Azerbaijani Energy Firm Hit by Repeated Microsoft Exchange Exploitation

A threat actor with affiliations to China has been linked to a "multi-wave intrusion" targeting an unnamed Azerbaijani oil and gas company between late December 2025 and late February 2026, marking an expansion of its targeting. The activity has been attributed by Bitdefender with moderate-to-hig...

Malicious code in forge-jsxy (npm)

forge-jsxy is a malicious npm package part of the same campaign as forge-jsx. It typosquats the name by appending a 'y' and carries an identical fake description 'Node.js integration layer for Autodesk Forge' to impersonate a legitimate Autodesk Forge SDK. The package is a fully-formed RAT deploy...

Malicious code in gemini-analyzer (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 1c8996b17229185440fe7523f20f72ea848f3a001baa8946ca80fa6b5d3221ad The package is a RAT performing full exfiltration and executing remote commands through a custom RPC protocol over WebSockets, and eventually establishing a...

MAL-2026-3251 Malicious code in puan31 (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 27d04731b8fc3968b624ec2435d48b09d1afffb46fefb44745c2c8ff31bf4855 During import, package automatically starts a connection to a C2 server, exfiltrates information about the host and data like the browser's history and sensiti...

Malicious code in system-update-tool (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 4902f753d49279adae969f368b995d1ec8990f506dfb70d9c8891098f657ae9b If run as a module, the code runs code to silently control the device via Telegram bot execute commands, exfiltrate files. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campai...

Malicious code in timesmcplib (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 da06df6b9831a400bbf6f90e6ae20c8633f5ca98f71ca4927cbc0647ec6ccb17 During import, the package automatically downloads and executes code that first acts as an infostealer and then starts code acting as a RAT. It connects with a...

MAL-2026-3240 Malicious code in timesmcplib (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 da06df6b9831a400bbf6f90e6ae20c8633f5ca98f71ca4927cbc0647ec6ccb17 During import, the package automatically downloads and executes code that first acts as an infostealer and then starts code acting as a RAT. It connects with a...