#packages


Fake Arch Linux packages push malware with root privileges

Oct 15, 2026 // 20:17

A threat actor uploaded malicious packages to the Arch User Repository (AUR) that impersonated two popular helper tools, yay and paru. AUR is a community-maintained, […]

Eight Malicious npm Packages Downloaded 40,767 Times Deliver Overlord RAT and Stealer

Oct 7, 2026 // 20:44

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a long-running npm supply chain malware campaign that pushes information stealers and remote access trojans (RAT) to compromised hosts. […]

101 Malicious npm Packages Add Developers’ WhatsApp Accounts to Groups Without Consent

Sep 29, 2026 // 16:50

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a cluster of 101 npm packages that are used to trap developers into a WhatsApp group subscriber campaign dubbed PhantomSub. “The […]

Compromised MemTensor Packages Deliver sckit Credential Stealer via npm and PyPI

Sep 23, 2026 // 16:57

Unknown threat actors have managed to compromise two legitimate MemTensor packages across the npm and Python Package Index (PyPI) repositories to push a platform-specific Go-based […]

Malicious npm packages evade install-script defenses at runtime

Sep 20, 2026 // 17:17

An ongoing npm malware campaign involving the ‘indexed-btree’ package shows how threat actors bypass supply chain defenses by hiding malicious code in a package’s normal […]

WeaselBiscuit Stealer Spreads via 13 npm Packages to Harvest Chrome Extension Storage

Sep 18, 2026 // 23:48

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 13 npm packages that have been found to deliver a previously undocumented JavaScript stealer codenamed WeaselBiscuit. The new […]

13 Malicious Packagist Packages Target Unpatched iPhones to Steal Crypto Wallet Seeds

Sep 1, 2026 // 19:02

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a set of 13 malicious Composer theme packages on Packagist that are designed to inject JavaScript into Vietnamese movie and comic […]

24 npm Packages Abuse unpkg Mirrors to Host Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA Pages

Aug 25, 2026 // 14:59

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses a cluster of 24 npm packages as free phishing infrastructure for redirecting to ClickFix-style […]

14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor With AI-Assisted C2

Aug 21, 2026 // 23:47

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that masquerade as working calendar and streak utilities but are engineered to stealthily deliver an […]

16 Typosquatted RubyGems Packages Steal Browser Credentials and Crypto Wallets

Aug 18, 2026 // 14:52

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new typosquatting campaign targeting RubyGems users with a Windows-based information stealer. OpenSourceMalware, which discovered the activity on August 15, 2026, […]

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