Shai-Hulud npm Worm

Shai-Hulud is a self-replicating worm targeting the npm ecosystem. Once it compromises a developer machine or CI/CD runner, it harvests secrets and uses them to republish itself across multiple npm packages within hours. This advisory holds IoCs and further information...

P2PInfect: Self-Replicating Worm Hits Redis Instances

By Waqas Known as 'P2PInfect,' the worm exploits a critical vulnerability to infiltrate Redis instances and assimilates them into a larger P2P network, enabling it to spread rapidly. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: P2PInfect: Self-Replicating Worm Hits Redis Instances...

Malicious Package

Overview All versions of sdfjghlkfjdshlkjdhsfg contain malicious code. The package is essentially a worm that fetches all packages owned by the user, adds a script to self-replicate as a preinstall script and publishes a new version. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment and...

npm fails to restrict the actions of malicious npm packages

Overview npm allows packages to take actions that could result in a malicious npm package author to create a worm that spreads across the majority of the npm ecosystem. Description npm is the default package manager for Node.js, which is a runtime environment for developing server-side web...

Agent.btz Malware May Have Served as Starting Point for Red October, Turla

Researchers looking into the recently uncovered Turla, or Snake, cyber espionage campaign have discovered some similarities connecting it to older pieces of malware such as Agent.btz, the worm that several years ago infected U.S. military networks and eventually caused the Department of Defense t...

Moon Worm Spreading on Linksys Home and SMB Routers

A self-replicating worm is spreading among a number of different Linksys home and small business routers. Researchers at the SANS Institute reported the outbreak yesterday and have not been able to determine whether there is a malicious payload or if the worm connects to a command and control...