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Key Findings Mirax, a new Android RAT, infected over 220,000 users primarily in Spanish-speaking regions through Meta platform advertisements The malware grants attackers full remote control of devices and converts them into SOCKS5 residential proxies for routing malicious traffic Distribution uses a multi-stage attack combining phishing sites, fake streaming apps, and GitHub-hosted droppers with strong obfuscation Mirax operates as an exclusive malware-as-a-service limited t

Key Findings Attackers compromised the npm account of Axios maintainer Jason Saayman and published malicious versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 containing a hidden RAT malware dependency The malicious versions injected "plain-crypto-js@4.2.1" as a fake dependency that deploys cross-platform remote access trojans targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux Both poisoned versions were published within 39 minutes on March 31, 2026, bypassing GitHub Actions CI/CD verification through compromised

Key Findings Three China-linked threat clusters targeted a Southeast Asian government organization throughout 2025 in a sophisticated, well-resourced cyber campaign Mustang Panda (Stately Taurus) deployed PUBLOAD malware via USB-infected drives between June and August 2025 CL-STA-1048 cluster operated from March to September 2025, using multiple espionage tools including EggStremeFuel, MASOL RAT, and TrackBak Stealer CL-STA-1049 cluster active in April and August 2025 used th

Key Findings North Korean threat actors tracked as WaterPlum are distributing StoatWaffle malware through malicious VS Code projects using the "tasks.json" auto-run feature The malware automatically executes when any file in a project folder is opened, with downloads occurring regardless of operating system StoatWaffle includes a credential stealer targeting browsers and a remote access trojan for command execution Attackers are targeting senior engineers, CTOs, and founders

Key Findings Multi-stage malware campaign codenamed VOID#GEIST delivers various remote access trojan (RAT) payloads, including XWorm, AsyncRAT, and Xeno RAT Malware utilizes obfuscated batch scripts as a pathway to deploy and execute encrypted shellcode payloads Leverages legitimate embedded Python runtime for portability, reliability, and stealth Employs fileless execution mechanisms and memory injection techniques to evade detection Background Cybersecurity researchers have

Background The cybersecurity researchers at Veracode have discovered a new type of supply chain attack targeting the NPM ecosystem. The attack involves hiding a dangerous Pulsar Remote Access Trojan (RAT) inside seemingly innocuous PNG image files. Key Findings Hackers used a typosquatting technique to create a malicious NPM package named "buildrunner-dev" that closely resembles a legitimate tool called "buildrunner". Once installed, the package downloads a heavily obfuscated

Key Findings Researchers from Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered three malicious npm packages that deliver a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) called NodeCordRAT. The packages - bitcoin-main-lib, bitcoin-lib-js, and bip40 - were designed to mimic legitimate tools from the bitcoinjs project, tricking developers into installing them. NodeCordRAT uses Discord as a command-and-control (C2) channel, blending its malicious traffic with legitimate user activity to evade detection. The malwa

Key Findings A new campaign is leveraging GitHub-hosted Python repositories to distribute a previously undocumented JavaScript-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) dubbed PyStoreRAT. The malicious repositories, often themed as development utilities or OSINT tools, contain code responsible for silently downloading and executing a remote HTA file. PyStoreRAT is a modular, multi-stage implant that can execute various payloads, including an information stealer known as Rhadamanthys.

Key Findings CISA has issued an alert warning of threat actors actively using commercial spyware and remote access trojans (RATs) to target users of mobile messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp. The attackers employ sophisticated social engineering and targeting techniques to deliver spyware and gain unauthorized access to victims' messaging apps, enabling further device compromise. The targeting appears opportunistic but often focuses on high-value individuals such as gove