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North Korean Hackers Moonstone Sleet Push Malicious JS Packages to npm Registry
2024-08-06 11:17

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Moonstone Sleet has continued to push malicious npm packages to the JavaScript package registry with the aim of infecting Windows systems, underscoring the persistent nature of their campaigns. The security arm of the cloud monitoring firm is tracking the threat actor under the name Stressed Pungsan, which exhibits overlaps with a newly discovered North Korean malicious activity cluster dubbed Moonstone Sleet.

Malicious npm Packages Found Using Image Files to Hide Backdoor Code
2024-07-16 10:09

Cybersecurity researchers have identified two malicious packages on the npm package registry that concealed backdoor code to execute malicious commands sent from a remote server. The packages in question - img-aws-s3-object-multipart-copy and legacyaws-s3-object-multipart-copy - have been downloaded 190 and 48 times each.

Trojanized jQuery Packages Found on npm, GitHub, and jsDelivr Code Repositories
2024-07-09 04:48

Unknown threat actors have been found propagating trojanized versions of jQuery on npm, GitHub, and jsDelivr in what appears to be an instance of a "Complex and persistent" supply chain attack. As many as 68 packages have been linked to the campaign.

Researchers Uncover RAT-Dropping npm Package Targeting Gulp Users
2024-06-03 14:00

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new suspicious package uploaded to the npm package registry that's designed to drop a remote access trojan (RAT) on compromised systems. The package in...

Bogus npm Packages Used to Trick Software Developers into Installing Malware
2024-04-27 05:12

An ongoing social engineering campaign is targeting software developers with bogus npm packages under the guise of a job interview to trick them into downloading a Python backdoor. Cybersecurity...

Over 800 npm Packages Found with Discrepancies, 18 Exploit 'Manifest Confusion'
2024-03-21 14:26

New research has discovered over 800 packages in the npm registry which have discrepancies from their registry entries, out of which 18 have been found to exploit a technique called manifest...

North Korean Hackers Targeting Developers with Malicious npm Packages
2024-02-26 12:27

A set of fake npm packages discovered on the Node.js repository has been found to share ties with North Korean state-sponsored actors, new findings from Phylum show. The packages are named...

Malicious NPM Packages Exfiltrate Hundreds of Developer SSH Keys via GitHub
2024-01-23 14:19

Two malicious packages discovered on the npm package registry have been found to leverage GitHub to store Base64-encrypted SSH keys stolen from developer systems on which they were installed. The...

Npm Trojan Bypasses UAC, Installs AnyDesk with "Oscompatible" Package
2024-01-19 07:42

A malicious package uploaded to the npm registry has been found deploying a sophisticated remote access trojan on compromised Windows machines. The package, named "oscompatible," was published on...

'everything' blocks devs from removing their own npm packages
2024-01-04 09:55

Since these 3,000+ packages manage to include every single npm package on the npmjs.com registry as their dependency, npm package authors who have ever published to the npm registry would now be unable to remove their packages at will, because of npm's policy. Everything prevents you from unpublishing your packages.