A new playground: Malicious campaigns proliferate from VSCode to npm
To avoid compromised packages being introduced as a dependency in a larger project, security teams need to keep an eye peeled for such malicious code.
Python Crypto Library Updated to Steal Private Keys
Yesterday, Phylum's automated risk detection platform discovered that the PyPI package aiocpa was updated to include malicious code that steals private keys by exfiltrating them through Telegram when users initialize the crypto library. While the attacker published this malicious update to PyPI, they deliberately kept the package's GitHub repository clean
The evolutionary tale of a persistent Python threat
Since early April 2023, an attacker has been relentlessly deploying hundreds of malicious packages through various usernames, accumulating nearly 75,000 downloads. Our team at Checkmarx’s Supply Chain Security has been on this malicious actor’s trail since early April, documenting each step of its evolution. We have been actively observing an attacker who seems to be evermore refining their craft.
Operation Brainleeches: Malicious npm packages fuel supply chain and phishing attacks
“Write once, infect everywhere” might be the new cybercrime motto, with newly discovered campaigns showing malicious npm packages powering phishing kits and supply chain attacks.