ChainDrop Worm Spreads Through 400+ npm Packages, Raiding Developer and Cloud Credentials
A self-propagating worm dubbed ChainDrop has infected more than 400 npm packages by hijacking trusted publishing accounts, quietly harvesting npm, GitHub, cloud, and SSH credentials from developer machines...
New Vanta Stealer Malware Raids Browsers, Crypto Wallets and Gaming Accounts in a Single Sweep
A newly documented information stealer called Vanta Stealer goes well beyond saved browser passwords, harvesting cookies, payment data, Discord tokens, gaming accounts and cryptocurrency wallet files in one...
SilverFox Malware Deploys New Kernel Drivers to Blind Antivirus Before Installing ValleyRAT
Researchers at CATO Networks have caught the SilverFox threat group hiding behind trusted PDF software while quietly loading vulnerable, signed kernel drivers to knock out endpoint protection. The...
Fake VS Code Extensions Quietly Siphoned Git and CI Secrets From Developers
Seventy-seven counterfeit Open VSX extensions impersonated legitimate developer tools and quietly phoned home to a single attacker-controlled domain. Nineteen of them went further, harvesting Git repository details and...
How One Poisoned Tracking Script Turned a Major Ad Platform Into a Crypto-Theft Pipeline
Researchers say attackers hijacked a widely deployed JavaScript file from ad-tech company Adform, turning routine website analytics into a silent clipboard hijacker that swaps copied crypto wallet addresses...
North Korean Hackers Hide Malware Instructions Inside Ethereum Smart Contracts to Drain Crypto Wallets
A North Korean-linked campaign is using fake macOS update screens to trick victims into pasting a malicious command into Terminal, kicking off an infection chain that hunts for...
New ‘Pass-ta-key’ Attacks Show How Malware Can Silently Hijack Google’s Synced Passkeys
Unit 42 researchers have detailed three escalating attack techniques that let malware already on a Windows PC take over Google-synced passkeys without ever triggering a password, PIN, or...
BlackTech’s Linux Backdoor Blends In by Routing Through Your Own Proxy Server
China-linked espionage group BlackTech has been spotted deploying a stealthy Linux variant of the BlueShell backdoor against Japanese organizations, tunneling command-and-control traffic through the victim's own proxy infrastructure....