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USB worm spreads crypto-stealing malware via Windows shortcut files
Threat actors targeting cryptocurrency wallets have been distributing clipboard-stealing malware with self-spreading capabilities and using the Tor network to conceal communication. The campaign has been active since at least February and relies on LNK (shortcut) files on USB drives to push clipper malware that monitors clipboard contents and replaces cryptocurrency wallet addresses with ones controlled by […]
The ‘Miasma’ worm source code briefly leaked on GitHub
The Miasma credential-stealing attack framework, which has recently targeted open-source ecosystems through supply-chain attacks, was briefly open-sourced on GitHub. Miasma appears to be an evolution of the earlier Shai-Hulud worm, which was previously leaked on GitHub and shares much of the same features, techniques, and even code. The malware infects a developer machine, steals the […]
New IronWorm malware hits 36 packages in npm supply-chain attack
A new supply-chain attack has infected 36 packages on the Node Package Manager (npm) index with infostealer malware called IronWorm. The malware targets 86 environment variables (key-value pairs) and 20 credential files that may contain OpenAI, AWS, Anthropic, and npm credentials, vault configuration files, SSH keys, and Exodus cryptocurrency wallet files. According to researchers at […]
New TCLBanker malware self-spreads over WhatsApp and Outlook
A new trojan named TCLBanker, which targets 59 banking, fintech, and cryptocurrency platforms, uses a trojanized MSI installer for Logitech AI Prompt Builder to infect systems. Additionally, the malware includes self-spreading worm modules for WhatsApp and Outlook that automatically infect new victims. The new banking trojan was discovered by Elastic Security Labs, whose researchers believe it’s […]
New PCPJack worm steals credentials, cleans TeamPCP infections
A new malware framework called PCPJack is stealing credentials from exposed cloud infrastructure while actively removing TeamPCP’s access to the systems. Among the targeted services are Docker, Kubernetes, Redis, MongoDB, RayML, and vulnerable web applications. In many cases, the threat actor moves laterally on the network. SentinelLabs researchers say that PCPJack appears designed for large-scale […]
New npm supply-chain attack self-spreads to steal auth tokens
A new supply chain attack targeting the Node Package Manager (npm) ecosystem is stealing developer credentials and attempting to spread through packages published from compromised accounts. The threat was spotted by researchers at application security companies Socket and StepSecurity in multiple packages from Namastex Labs, a company that provides AI-based agentic solutions designed to improve […]
Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages
The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began modifying user scripts and vandalizing Meta-Wiki pages. Editors first reported the incident on Wikipedia’s Village Pump (technical), where users noticed a large number of automated edits adding hidden scripts and vandalism to random pages. Wikimedia engineers temporarily restricted editing across projects while […]
Shai-Hulud malware infects 500 npm packages, leaks secrets on GitHub
Hundreds of trojanized versions of well-known packages such as Zapier, ENS Domains, PostHog, and Postman have been planted in the npm registry in a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain campaign. The malicious packages have been added to NPM (Node Package Manager) over the weekend to steal developer and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) secrets. The data is […]
New ‘IndonesianFoods’ spammer floods npm with 150,000 packages
An auto-spamming payload published on npm spams the registry by spawning new packages every seven seconds, creating large volumes of junk. The replicating payload, dubbed ‘IndonesianFoods,’ due to its distinctive package naming scheme that picks random Indonesian names and food terms, has published over 100,000 packages according to Sonatype, and the number is growing exponentially. […]
FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,000 US computers
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the FBI has deleted Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,200 computers in networks across the United States. The malware, controlled by the Chinese cyber espionage group Mustang Panda (also tracked as Twill Typhoon), infected thousands of systems using a PlugX variant with a wormable component that allowed it to […]