Malicious code in @sudobility/shaperouter_client (npm)

Source: amazon-inspector bebe636755cc09ce542fb69853676ec9b9cc46752d88265037cc4d4a1487e503 The package declares a postinstall hook sh scripts/miner.sh that fetches a gzipped payload from amplify-gursha-dev-121835-deployment.s3.amazonaws.com using a presigned URL embedded AWS access key id ,...

Malicious code in @sudobility/wildduck_client (npm)

Source: amazon-inspector a4524dc6ef26909f4ddfaf83eae1ec13495a5b2aef57375c0a8d8ad4c0609637 The package declares a postinstall hook that executes scripts/miner.sh on npm install. The script fetches a gzipped payload from a presigned AWS S3 URL amplify-gursha-dev-121835-deployment.s3.amazonaws.com...

Malicious code in @sudobility/indexer_client (npm)

Source: amazon-inspector b374713629b9be645f22b21fab5376e57a55d3001c72a1e55e1e8dfb6e40a27b The package's postinstall hook executes scripts/miner.sh, which uses curl to download a gzipped payload from https://amplify-gursha-dev-121835-deployment.s3.amazonaws.com/ a presigned S3 URL embedding...

Exploit for Server-Side Request Forgery in Plex Media_Server

plex2shell-check Read-only compromise check for Plex2Shell...

BengalSEO Poisons Bing Search Results to Deliver MayaBot and Tech Support Scams

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a sprawling search engine optimization SEO poisoning campaign that paves the way for malware deployment and tech support scams. The campaign, discovered by the DFIR Report in March 2026, has been codenamed BengalSEO. It has operated out of the...

MAL-2026-15901 Malicious code in net-util-y8 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector d1e81ce327647324756e0ea15d1016d45cd5bb092dd0099418ba2db59eca98a7 The package has no real functionality: index.js contains only an empty comment and package.json declares no exports or lifecycle scripts. The...

Malicious code in net-util-y8 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector d1e81ce327647324756e0ea15d1016d45cd5bb092dd0099418ba2db59eca98a7 The package has no real functionality: index.js contains only an empty comment and package.json declares no exports or lifecycle scripts. The...

MAL-2026-15878 Malicious code in cbc97b7a (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 7d772b04ff3be605aae9022f0462b9834f488dbb6c1397b7cc1075bb68db63c0 The tarball ships only package.json with no code, scripts, main, or bin. The description field contains a 41KB base64-encoded POSIX shell script that...

Malicious code in cbc97b7a (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 7d772b04ff3be605aae9022f0462b9834f488dbb6c1397b7cc1075bb68db63c0 The tarball ships only package.json with no code, scripts, main, or bin. The description field contains a 41KB base64-encoded POSIX shell script that...

MAL-2026-1282 Malicious code in xmrig-miner (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 c3d760afc863697f46cbb6716644c1e7b7e937044ee10ce72b3bce7b549cdcc8 Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicio...

Malicious code in xmrig-miner (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 c3d760afc863697f46cbb6716644c1e7b7e937044ee10ce72b3bce7b549cdcc8 Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicio...

Malicious PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy, Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts

A new malicious package discovered in the Python Package Index PyPI has been found to impersonate a popular library for symbolic mathematics to deploy malicious payloads, including a cryptocurrency miner, on Linux hosts. The package, named sympy-dev , mimics SymPy, replicating the latter's projec...

Rare Werewolf APT Uses Legitimate Software in Attacks on Hundreds of Russian Enterprises

The threat actor known as Rare Werewolf formerly Rare Wolf has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States CIS countries. "A distinctive feature of this threat is that the attackers favor using legitimate third-party software over developin...

Rare Werewolf APT Uses Legitimate Software in Attacks on Hundreds of Russian Enterprises

The threat actor known as Rare Werewolf formerly Rare Wolf has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States CIS countries. "A distinctive feature of this threat is that the attackers favor using legitimate third-party software over developin...

Go-Based Malware Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts via Redis Configuration Abuse

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new Linux cryptojacking campaign that's targeting publicly accessible Redis servers. The malicious activity has been codenamed RedisRaider by Datadog Security Labs. "RedisRaider aggressively scans randomized portions of the IPv4 space and uses...

Hackers Exploit Severe PHP Flaw to Deploy Quasar RAT and XMRig Miners

Threat actors are exploiting a severe security flaw in PHP to deliver cryptocurrency miners and remote access trojans RATs like Quasar RAT. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-4577, refers to an argument injection vulnerability in PHP affecting Windows-based systems running in...

StaryDobry ruins New Year’s Eve, delivering miner instead of presents

Introduction On December 31, cybercriminals launched a mass infection campaign, aiming to exploit reduced vigilance and increased torrent traffic during the holiday season. Our telemetry detected the attack, which lasted for a month and affected individuals and businesses by distributing the XMRi...

Exposed Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking

Internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances are being targeted by bad actors for illicit cryptocurrency mining and proxyjacking campaigns. "Selenium Grid is a server that facilitates running test cases in parallel across different browsers and versions," Cado Security researchers Tara Gould and Nate...

Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability Exploited in Crypto Mining Campaigns

Threat actors are actively exploiting a now-patched, critical security flaw impacting the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server to conduct illicit cryptocurrency mining on susceptible instances. "The attacks involve threat actors that employ methods such as the deployment of shel...

Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining

Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign that's leveraging internet-exposed Selenium Grid services for illicit cryptocurrency mining. Cloud security firm Wiz is tracking the activity under the name SeleniumGreed. The campaign, which is targeting older versions of...