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20 Popular npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

20 Popular npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

Sep 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Software Security Multiple npm packages have been compromised as part of a software supply chain attack after a maintainer’s account was compromised in a phishing attack. The attack targeted Josh… 

45 Previously Unreported Domains Expose Longstanding Salt Typhoon Cyber Espionage

45 Previously Unreported Domains Expose Longstanding Salt Typhoon Cyber Espionage

Sep 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Telecom Security Threat hunters have discovered a set of previously unreported domains, some going back to May 2020, that are associated with China-linked threat actors Salt Typhoon and UNC4841.… 

GitHub Account Compromise Led to Salesloft Drift Breach Affecting 22 Companies

GitHub Account Compromise Led to Salesloft Drift Breach Affecting 22 Companies

Sep 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain Attack / API Security Salesloft has revealed that the data breach linked to its Drift application started with the compromise of its GitHub account. Google-owned Mandiant, which began an investigation… 

GPUGate Malware Uses Google Ads and Fake GitHub Commits to Target IT Firms

GPUGate Malware Uses Google Ads and Fake GitHub Commits to Target IT Firms

Sep 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Encryption Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new sophisticated malware campaign that leverages paid ads on search engines like Google to deliver malware to unsuspecting users looking for popular tools like… 

Drift Breach Chaos, Zero-Days Active, Patch Warnings, Smarter Threats & More

Drift Breach Chaos, Zero-Days Active, Patch Warnings, Smarter Threats & More

Cybersecurity never slows down. Every week brings new threats, new vulnerabilities, and new lessons for defenders. For security and IT teams, the challenge is not just keeping up with the news—it’s knowing which risks matter… 

Malicious npm Packages Impersonate Flashbots, Steal Ethereum Wallet Keys

Malicious npm Packages Impersonate Flashbots, Steal Ethereum Wallet Keys

Sep 06, 2025Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Cryptocurrency A new set of four malicious packages have been discovered in the npm package registry with capabilities to steal cryptocurrency wallet credentials from Ethereum developers. “The packages masquerade… 

CISA Orders Immediate Patch of Critical Sitecore Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

CISA Orders Immediate Patch of Critical Sitecore Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies are being advised to update their Sitecore instances by September 25, 2025, following the discovery of a security flaw that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The… 

TAG-150 Develops CastleRAT in Python and C, Expanding CastleLoader Malware Operations

TAG-150 Develops CastleRAT in Python and C, Expanding CastleLoader Malware Operations

The threat actor behind the malware-as-a-service (MaaS) framework and loader called CastleLoader has also developed a remote access trojan known as CastleRAT. “Available in both Python and C variants, CastleRAT’s core functionality consists of collecting…