CRESCENTHARVEST Campaign Targets Iran Protest Supporters With RAT Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed CRESCENTHARVEST , likely targeting supporters of Iran's ongoing protests to conduct information theft and long-term espionage. The Acronis Threat Research Unit TRU said it observed the activity after January 9, with the...

MAL-2026-934 Malicious code in telebot-infoe (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 4dadd8bb17144a1726c97ec0472de592532f72b8c57fdd87ce1364e43241832d The package, distinguished as a speed testing or typosquatted Telegram library, contains a Telegram bot to perform remote control of the computer --- Category:...

Malicious code in telebot-infe (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 590d96b39de125e4d96c7b88fdc57ef5257eddbf8277011e51c84e1500302aaf The package, distinguished as a speed testing or typosquatted Telegram library, contains a Telegram bot to perform remote control of the computer --- Category:...

APT36 and SideCopy Launch Cross-Platform RAT Campaigns Against Indian Entities

Indian defense sector and government-aligned organizations have been targeted by multiple campaigns that are designed to compromise Windows and Linux environments with remote access trojans capable of stealing sensitive data and ensuring continued access to infected machines. The campaigns are...

Bloody Wolf Targets Uzbekistan, Russia Using NetSupport RAT in Spear-Phishing Campaign

The threat actor known as Bloody Wolf has been linked to a campaign targeting Uzbekistan and Russia to infect systems with a remote access trojan known as NetSupport RAT. Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky is tracking the activity under the moniker Stan Ghouls. The threat actor is known to be active...

Compromised dYdX npm and PyPI Packages Deliver Wallet Stealers and RAT Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new supply chain attack in which legitimate packages on npm and the Python Package Index PyPI repository have been compromised to push malicious versions to facilitate wallet credential theft and remote code execution. The compromised versions of the tw...

Fake Python Spellchecker Packages on PyPI Delivered Hidden Remote Access Trojan

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages in the Python Package Index PyPI repository that masquerade as spellcheckers but contain functionality to deliver a remote access trojan RAT. The packages, named spellcheckerpy and spellcheckpy , are no longer available on PyPI, but...

Konni Hackers Deploy AI-Generated PowerShell Backdoor Against Blockchain Developers

The North Korean threat actor known as Konni has been observed using PowerShell malware generated using artificial intelligence AI tools to target developers and engineering teams in the blockchain sector. The phishing campaign has targeted Japan, Australia, and India, highlighting the adversary'...

MAL-2026-468 Malicious code in urlsser (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 c4f6d5a2656d3741fd7a1a4c50a9d3332a09874ef7c46713d0ad5e36478a063e This package does not directly contain malicious code, but was uploaded as part of the malicious campaign and is used as a helper in further infection stages...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Pixel Zero-Click, Redis RCE, China C2s, RAT Ads, Crypto Scams & 15+ Stories

Most of this week's threats didn't rely on new tricks. They relied on familiar systems behaving exactly as designed, just in the wrong hands. Ordinary files, routine services, and trusted workflows were enough to open doors without forcing them. What stands out is how little friction attackers no...

Can you use too many LOLBins to drop some RATs?

Recently, our team came across an infection attempt that stood out—not for its sophistication, but for how determined the attacker was to take a “living off the land” approach to the extreme. The end goal was to deploy Remcos , a Remote Access Trojan RAT, and NetSupport Manager , a legitimate...

Hackers Use LinkedIn Messages to Spread RAT Malware Through DLL Sideloading

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign that exploits social media private messages to propagate malicious payloads, likely with the intent to deploy a remote access trojan RAT. The activity delivers "weaponized files via Dynamic Link Library DLL sideloading, combined wit...

MAL-2026-326 Malicious code in urlssser (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 4a59189804dc7b527969a4ed7e4d95fac2b98812c309142270b27cdca47729be This package does not directly contain malicious code, but was uploaded as part of the malicious campaign and is used as a helper in further infection stages...

Malicious code in marshel (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 d1b25f97e5a657b33bb26f2ccdfbdb55e459274a4cb3e19e38d3f04ba6ea3583 The package, distinguished as a speed testing or typosquatted Telegram library, contains a Telegram bot to perform remote control of the computer --- Category:...

MAL-2026-236 Malicious code in graponater (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 9bbd986bf5883f6b5b40a7061c514b13f71a27c021471595671d060b260affc3 The package, distinguished as a speed testing or typosquatted Telegram library, contains a Telegram bot to perform remote control of the computer --- Category:...

Analyzing a Multi-Stage AsyncRAT Campaign via Managed Detection and Response

Threat actors exploited Cloudflare's free-tier infrastructure and legitimate Python environments to deploy the AsyncRAT remote access trojan, demonstrating advanced evasion techniques that abuse trusted cloud services for malicious operations...

Researchers Uncover NodeCordRAT Hidden in npm Bitcoin-Themed Packages

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three malicious npm packages that are designed to deliver a previously undocumented malware called NodeCordRAT. The names of the packages, all of which were taken down as of November 2025, are listed below. They were uploaded by a user named "wenmoonx."...

Malicious code in pycolorom (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 6babcee81c12759b66be4c0a8ba33c3f0272b052a47fda31227f4a6087ba8e5b The package, distinguished as a speed testing or typosquatted Telegram library, contains a Telegram bot to perform remote control of the computer --- Category:...

Fake Booking Emails Redirect Hotel Staff to Fake BSoD Pages Delivering DCRat

--- Source: Securonix Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed PHALTBLYX that has leveraged ClickFix-style lures to display fixes for fake blue screen of death BSoD errors in attacks targeting the European hospitality sector. The end goal of the multi-stage campai...

MAL-2026-42 Malicious code in pyrogrom (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 ef643052c84683fba662eaded2786ba6fa993e69224608070ad949d4f3d0c3e4 The package, distinguished as a speed testing or typosquatted Telegram library, contains a Telegram bot to perform remote control of the computer --- Category:...