Mar 21, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Open Source 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 confusion. The findings come from cybersecurity firm JFrog, which said the issue could be exploited by threat actors to trick … [Read more...] about Over 800 npm Packages Found with Discrepancies, 18 Exploitable to ‘Manifest Confusion’
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These PyPI Python Packages Can Drain Your Crypto Wallets
Mar 12, 2024The Hacker NewsCryptocurrency / Cybercrime Threat hunters have discovered a set of seven packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to steal BIP39 mnemonic phrases used for recovering private keys of a cryptocurrency wallet. The software supply chain attack campaign has been codenamed BIPClip by ReversingLabs. The packages were … [Read more...] about These PyPI Python Packages Can Drain Your Crypto Wallets
BlazeStealer Malware Discovered in Python Packages on PyPI
Nov 08, 2023NewsroomSupply Chain / Software Security A new set of malicious Python packages has slithered their way to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository with the ultimate aim of stealing sensitive information from compromised developer systems. The packages masquerade as seemingly innocuous obfuscation tools, but harbor a piece of malware called BlazeStealer, … [Read more...] about BlazeStealer Malware Discovered in Python Packages on PyPI
Malicious NuGet Packages Caught Distributing SeroXen RAT Malware
Oct 31, 2023NewsroomSoftware Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new set of malicious packages published to the NuGet package manager using a lesser-known method for malware deployment. Software supply chain security firm ReversingLabs described the campaign as coordinated and ongoing since August 1, 2023, while linking it to a host of rogue NuGet … [Read more...] about Malicious NuGet Packages Caught Distributing SeroXen RAT Malware
Customize your data ingestion with Elastic input packages
Say hello to Julia, who works as an engineer at Ascio Innovation firm. She is currently working with Oracle Weblogic server and wants to get a set of metrics for monitoring it. She goes ahead and installs Elastic Oracle Weblogic Integration, which uses Jolokia in the backend to fetch the metrics. Now, her team wants to advance in the monitoring and has the following … [Read more...] about Customize your data ingestion with Elastic input packages
Over a Dozen PHP Packages with 500 Million Compromised
May 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananProgramming / Software Security PHP software package repository Packagist revealed that an "attacker" gained access to four inactive accounts on the platform to hijack over a dozen packages with over 500 million installs to date. "The attacker forked each of the packages and replaced the package description in composer.json with their own message … [Read more...] about Over a Dozen PHP Packages with 500 Million Compromised
Cryptocurrency Stealer Malware Distributed via 13 NuGet Packages
Apr 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of the cryptocurrency stealer malware that was distributed via 13 malicious NuGet packages as part of a supply chain attack targeting .NET developers. The sophisticated typosquatting campaign, which was detailed by JFrog late last month, impersonated … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrency Stealer Malware Distributed via 13 NuGet Packages
Rogue NuGet Packages Infect .NET Developers with Crypto-Stealing Malware
Mar 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananDevOpsSec / Malware The NuGet repository is the target of a new "sophisticated and highly-malicious attack" aiming to infect .NET developer systems with cryptocurrency stealer malware. The 13 rogue packages, which were downloaded more than 160,000 times over the past month, have since been taken down. "The packages contained a PowerShell script … [Read more...] about Rogue NuGet Packages Infect .NET Developers with Crypto-Stealing Malware
Python Developers Warned of Trojanized PyPI Packages Mimicking Popular Libraries
Feb 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Supply Chain Attack Cybersecurity researchers are warning of "imposter packages" mimicking popular libraries available on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository. The 41 malicious PyPI packages have been found to pose as typosquatted variants of legitimate modules such as HTTP, AIOHTTP, requests, urllib, and urllib3. The … [Read more...] about Python Developers Warned of Trojanized PyPI Packages Mimicking Popular Libraries
Researchers Uncover 3 PyPI Packages Spreading Malware to Developer Systems
Jan 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Supply Chain A threat actor by the name Lolip0p has uploaded three rogue packages to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to drop malware on compromised developer systems. The packages – named colorslib (versions 4.6.11 and 4.6.12), httpslib (versions 4.6.9 and 4.6.11), and libhttps (version 4.6.12) – by … [Read more...] about Researchers Uncover 3 PyPI Packages Spreading Malware to Developer Systems