Malicious npm Package Modifies Local 'ethers' Library to Launch Reverse Shell Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages on the npm registry that are designed to infect another locally installed package, underscoring the continued evolution of software supply chain attacks targeting the open-source ecosystem. The packages in question are...

Malicious PyPI Packages Stole Cloud Tokens—Over 14,100 Downloads Before Removal

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a malicious campaign targeting users of the Python Package Index PyPI repository with bogus libraries masquerading as "time" related utilities, but harboring hidden functionality to steal sensitive data such as cloud access tokens. Software supply chain...

CVE-2025-27137

Dependency-Track is a component analysis platform that allows organizations to identify and reduce risk in the software supply chain. Dependency-Track allows users with the SYSTEMCONFIGURATION permission to customize notification templates. Templates are evaluated using the Pebble template engine...

CVE-2025-27137

Dependency-Track is a component analysis platform that allows organizations to identify and reduce risk in the software supply chain. Dependency-Track allows users with the SYSTEMCONFIGURATION permission to customize notification templates. Templates are evaluated using the Pebble template engine...

CVE-2025-27137

Summary: CVE-2025-27137 affects Dependency-Track where templates are evaluated with Pebble and can be manipulated via the include tag. Prior to version 4.12.6, users with the SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission could exploit include to read arbitrary local files (e.g., /etc/passwd, /proc/1/environ) b...

Delivering Malware Through Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets

Here's a supply-chain attack just waiting to happen. A group of researchers searched for, and then registered, abandoned Amazon S3 buckets for about $400. These buckets contained software libraries that are still used. Presumably the projects don't realize that they have been abandoned, and still...

Protecting Your Software Supply Chain: Assessing the Risks Before Deployment

Imagine you're considering a new car for your family. Before making a purchase, you evaluate its safety ratings, fuel efficiency, and reliability. You might even take it for a test drive to ensure it meets your needs. The same approach should be applied to software and hardware products before...

CVE-2024-27916

Minder is a software supply chain security platform. Prior to version 0.0.33, a Minder user can use the endpoints GetRepositoryByName, DeleteRepositoryByName, and GetArtifactByName to access any repository in the database, irrespective of who owns the repo and any permissions present. The databas...

Malicious Go Package Exploits Module Mirror Caching for Persistent Remote Access

Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a software supply chain attack targeting the Go ecosystem that involves a malicious package capable of granting the adversary remote access to infected systems. The package, named github.com/boltdb-go/bolt, is a typosquat of the legitimate BoltDB...

Malicious Kong Ingress Controller Image Found on DockerHub

A critical security breach in the software supply chain has been detected. An attacker accessed Kong's DockerHub account…...

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [6 Jan]

Every tap, click, and swipe we make online shapes our digital lives, but it also opens doors—some we never meant to unlock. Extensions we trust, assistants we rely on, and even the codes we scan are turning into tools for attackers. The line between convenience and vulnerability has never been...

Rspack npm Packages Compromised with Crypto Mining Malware in Supply Chain Attack

The developers of Rspack have revealed that two of their npm packages, @rspack/core and @rspack/cli, were compromised in a software supply chain attack that allowed a malicious actor to publish malicious versions to the official package registry with cryptocurrency mining malware. Following the...

Malicious code in python-bitget-request (PyPI)

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CVE-2024-54002

Dependency-Track is a Component Analysis platform that allows organizations to identify and reduce risk in the software supply chain. Performing a login request against the /api/v1/user/login endpoint with a username that exist in the system takes significantly longer than performing the same...

CVE-2024-54002 Dependency-Track allows enumeration of managed users via /api/v1/user/login endpoint

Dependency-Track is a Component Analysis platform that allows organizations to identify and reduce risk in the software supply chain. Performing a login request against the /api/v1/user/login endpoint with a username that exist in the system takes significantly longer than performing the same...

Researchers Uncover Backdoor in Solana's Popular Web3.js npm Library

Cybersecurity researchers are alerting to a software supply chain attack targeting the popular @solana/web3.js npm library that involved pushing two malicious versions capable of harvesting users' private keys with an aim to drain their cryptocurrency wallets. The attack has been detected in...

XML-RPC npm Library Turns Malicious, Steals Data, Deploys Crypto Miner

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a software supply chain attack that has remained active for over a year on the npm package registry by starting off as an innocuous library and later adding malicious code to steal sensitive data and mine cryptocurrency on infected systems. The package,...

Malicious code in python-consul2-hh (PyPI)

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Malicious code in auto-instrumentations-node (npm)

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Supply Chain Attacks Can Exploit Entry Points in Python, npm, and Open-Source Ecosystems

Cybersecurity researchers have found that entry points could be abused across multiple programming ecosystems like PyPI, npm, Ruby Gems, NuGet, Dart Pub, and Rust Crates to stage software supply chain attacks. "Attackers can leverage these entry points to execute malicious code when specific...