Tag: malicious npm packages
‘Flooding Dropper’ Is Hitting npm With a Tidal Wave of Malicious Packages
Jeff Burt | | Flooding Dropper, linux, macOS, malicious npm packages, Microsoft Windows, naming conventions, open source threats, OpenSourceMalware, sonatypeThreat researchers at Sonatype are warning developers of an expanding campaign that is generating a wide range of npm accounts and dropping small numbers of malicious packages from each one, essentially flooding ...
N. Korea Group Behind Multiple Open Source Supply-Chain Attacks: Amazon
Jeff Burt | | Amazon, Axios, chalk package, Contagious Interview, generative AI, google, malicious npm packages, microsoft, North Korea, open source libraries, software supply chain attacks, typo-crypto, WizAmazon’s recent report attributing a series of compromises of open source software libraries to a North Korea-backed threat group encapsulates many of the expanding cyber risks increasingly facing developers, from the growing ...
North Korea Expands the Reach of PolinRider Supply Chain Attack Campaign
Jeff Burt | | AI supply chain attacks, APT37, Chrome Store, Contagious Interview, devops, devsecops, Famous Chollima, Go modules, Lazarus Group, malicious npm packages, North Korea, package registry malware, Packagist, PolinRider, Rescana, Socket, supply chainThe North Korean-sponsored threat groups behind the long-running fake interview scams targeting developers are expanding the PolinRider supply chain campaign that has escalated over the past several months. Reports from cybersecurity vendors ...
Two Malicious npm Packages Aim to Steal Credentials and Other Secrets
Jeff Burt | | API Keys, CI/CD pipelines, credential theft, Data Exfiltration, exposed secrets, GitHub repositories, maintainer account, malicious npm packages, sonatypeBad actors took over a npm maintainer account and have published two malicious packages designed to steal credentials, API keys, and other secrets from the computers of victims who download them from ...
N. Korean Famous Chollima Hackers Use Malicious npm Packages to Steal Data
Jeff Burt | | Contagious Interview, Famous Chollima, infostealer, linux, macOS, malicious npm packages, Microsoft Windows, Pastebin, remote access trojan (RAT), Socket, software developers, typosquattingA group of more than two dozen malicious npm packages used to steal secrets and credentials from software developers has all the hallmarks – from infrastructure to operations – of Famous Chollima, ...
