Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks

A Chinese national accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Italy. Xu Zewei, 34, was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities for his alleged links to the Chinese state-sponsored threat group and for orchestrating cyber attacks against...

CVE-2020-24074

The decode program in silk-v3-decoder Version:20160922 Build By kn007 does not strictly check data, resulting in a buffer overflow...

EUVD-2014-1256

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2020-16810

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2018-11892

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2023-56115

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

Malicious code in zenith-5ssvf-slvwp-silk-project (npm)

The package zenith-5ssvf-slvwp-silk-project was found to contain malicious code...

Malicious code in silk-wadic-70udd-amber-project (npm)

The package silk-wadic-70udd-amber-project was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-33252 Malicious code in silk-gzcn7-rkz5v-dune-project (npm)

The package silk-gzcn7-rkz5v-dune-project was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-14428 Malicious code in amber-4k3vc-ldzlm-silk-project (npm)

The package amber-4k3vc-ldzlm-silk-project was found to contain malicious code...

Malicious code in silk-gzcn7-rkz5v-dune-project (npm)

The package silk-gzcn7-rkz5v-dune-project was found to contain malicious code...

Malicious code in silk-r3uxk-e3mgb-harp-project (npm)

The package silk-r3uxk-e3mgb-harp-project was found to contain malicious code...

Malicious code in silk-sdgpe-aed8o-throne-project (npm)

The package silk-sdgpe-aed8o-throne-project was found to contain malicious code...

Malicious code in silk-21cwn-ep923-tranquil-project (npm)

The package silk-21cwn-ep923-tranquil-project was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-33255 Malicious code in silk-wadic-70udd-amber-project (npm)

The package silk-wadic-70udd-amber-project was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-33250 Malicious code in silk-99qyb-eei8t-neptune-project (npm)

The package silk-99qyb-eei8t-neptune-project was found to contain malicious code...

Malicious code in silk-0xjlc-av1f1-meadow-project (npm)

The package silk-0xjlc-av1f1-meadow-project was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-14914 Malicious code in aspen-8w0r9-pjzoz-silk-project (npm)

The package aspen-8w0r9-pjzoz-silk-project was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-33251 Malicious code in silk-aeao9-dbq0a-jade-project (npm)

The package silk-aeao9-dbq0a-jade-project was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-24388 Malicious code in kelp-hxsmg-z9po5-silk-project (npm)

The package kelp-hxsmg-z9po5-silk-project was found to contain malicious code...