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Embedded Malicious Code
Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Embedded Malicious Code that conceals a cross-platform remote access trojan by injecting a hidden dependency named plain-crypto-js. RAT Behavior The injected plain-crypto-js dependency automatically executes an obfuscated postinstall...
Embedded Malicious Code
Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Embedded Malicious Code that conceals a cross-platform remote access trojan by injecting a hidden dependency named plain-crypto-js. RAT Behavior The injected plain-crypto-js dependency automatically executes an obfuscated postinstall...
Embedded Malicious Code
Overview axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Embedded Malicious Code that conceals a cross-platform remote access trojan RAT and whose content was removed from the official package manager. A malicious actor...
MAL-2026-2307 Malicious code in axios (npm)
--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 503284900929e333b801f9f47419a2b4c21e4022d13a03fc14e4b5390767a51d The package axios was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware bcd851213ecf0f8dc58fe88d79b3d19a59388272b2426097de7edc4c53df5d9e Any...
MAL-2026-2306 Malicious code in plain-crypto-js (npm)
--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector f18d90df82216aedaaeca02607816457cfe0df4bc89bf292a4d7f3549e912d8c The package plain-crypto-js was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware 4dfdc3dd18fb6fe824f34c663d26a2f7225e65a4b858a6f3ed6620a7a725c86...
Node.js Module axios 0.30.4 / 1.14.1 Supply Chain Vulnerability
The version of the axios Node.js module installed on the remote host is 0.30.4 or 1.14.1. It is, therefore, affected by a supply chain vulnerability where a supply chain attack targeting the widely used HTTP client Axios has introduced a malicious dependency into specific npm releases, including...
Node.js Module plain-crypto-js 4.2.1 installed
The package was confirmed by Socket as malicious and should be removed from the system. The malicious package deploys a multi-stage payload, including a remote access trojan RAT capable of executing arbitrary commands, exfiltrating system data, and persisting on infected machines. Note that Nessu...
Axios NPM Package Compromised: Supply Chain Attack Hits JavaScript HTTP Client with 100M+ Weekly Downloads
A supply chain attack hit Axios when attackers used stolen npm credentials to publish malicious versions containing a phantom dependency. This triggered a cross-platform RAT during installation and replaced its files with clean decoys, making detection challenging...
MAL-2026-2271 Malicious code in metamask-api (PyPI)
--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 d741c998a924aa720c19f13cbb622ebb5862abde8765dac7f8bb2cf1b219c3dc Clones of legitimate libraries with malicious modifications intended to download malicious remote code. The remote script allows executing arbitrary files...
MAL-2026-2268 Malicious code in gemini-ai-api (PyPI)
--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 db2be37ea455b54b825242a3f66310fdf3f70e50b1dc1a234fa3ebb534afa857 Clones of legitimate libraries with malicious modifications intended to download malicious remote code. The remote script allows executing arbitrary files...
GlassWorm Malware Uses Solana Dead Drops to Deliver RAT and Steal Browser, Crypto Data
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new evolution of the GlassWorm campaign that delivers a multi-stage framework capable of comprehensive data theft and installing a remote access trojan RAT, which deploys an information-stealing Google Chrome extension masquerading as an offline version of...
That “job brief” on Google Forms could infect your device
We've identified a campaign using business-related lures, such as job interviews, project briefs, and financial document, to distribute malware, including the PureHVNC Remote Access Trojan RAT. It's not the malware that's new, but how the attack starts. Instead of the usual phishing email or fake...
Malware-As-A-Service Redefined: Why XWorm is outpacing every other RAT in the underground malware market
Malware-As-A-Service Redefined: Why XWorm is outpacing every other RAT in the underground malware market By Boggavarapu R S S Srinivas Gupta and Ravishankar N C · March 12, 2026 Introduction In the evolving landscape of cybercrime, threat actors are constantly pursuing the "perfect" weapon: malwa...
Malicious Package
Overview tailwind-mainanimation is a malicious package. Upon installation, it silently injects obfuscated JavaScript into the end of legitimate project configuration files like tailwind.config.js. To evade detection, the malware rewrites git history, forging timestamps so the malicious commit...
Malicious npm Package Posing as OpenClaw Installer Deploys RAT, Steals macOS Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that masquerades as an OpenClaw installer to deploy a remote access trojan RAT and steal sensitive data from compromised hosts. The package, named "@openclaw-ai/openclawai," was uploaded to the registry by a user named "openclaw-ai...
Multi-Stage VOID#GEIST Malware Delivering XWorm, AsyncRAT, and Xeno RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a multi-stage malware campaign that uses batch scripts as a pathway to deliver various encrypted remote access trojan RATs payloads that correspond to XWorm, AsyncRAT, and Xeno RAT. The stealthy attack chain has been codenamed VOIDGEIST by...
Fake Laravel Packages on Packagist Deploy RAT on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged malicious Packagist PHP packages masquerading as Laravel utilities that act as a conduit for a cross-platform remote access trojan RAT that's functional on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The names of the packages are listed below - nhattuanbl/lara-helper...
North Korean Hackers Publish 26 npm Packages Hiding Pastebin C2 for Cross-Platform RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new iteration of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign, where the North Korean threat actors have published a set of 26 malicious packages to the npm registry. The packages masquerade as developer tools, but contain functionality to extract the actua...
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