Tagged: supply chain attack

Convertr supply chain attack diagram illustrating Plausible analytics script compromise and digital credit card skimmer injection 0

Convertr Supply Chain Attack Breaches Brazilian Stores

A solitary compromised file allowed cybercriminals to harvest credit card data across dozens of prominent Brazilian retailers. Specifically, the malicious actors embedded an invisible digital skimmer inside a routine analytics script. The infected script...

LiteLLM supply chain attack diagram showing malicious pth file execution and credential exfiltration 0

LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack Compromises PyPI and Docker

Merely launching Python after installing LiteLLM triggered immediate credential theft. On October 21, threat actors injected a malicious data stealer into version 1.107.0. The compromise affected all seven PyPI wheel releases and official Docker...

Fake Arch Linux packages posing as yay and paru in the AUR, running a root shell script in a yay paru malware campaign 0

Fake yay and paru Packages Hit Arch Linux AUR

Counterfeit AUR Helpers Run Code as Root Researchers found fake Arch Linux packages that pose as the popular tools yay and paru. During installation, they run malicious code with root privileges. The attackers kept...

GhostAction attack compromised developer accounts GitHub supply chain 0

GhostAction Hack Compromises GitHub Developer Accounts

Malicious actors operating the GhostAction campaign successfully compromised two GitHub developer accounts. Within mere hours, they stealthily injected malicious scripts into a staggering minimum of 345 repositories. These insidious scripts systematically pilfered tokens and...

Cross-platform sckit worm infection vector bridging npm and PyPI ecosystems via MemTensor packages 0

The ‘sckit’ Worm Bridges the npm and PyPI Divide

An identical, highly sophisticated malicious program has successfully breached both sides of a major programming language divide simultaneously. On September 23, deeply infected releases of the MemTensor packages inexplicably materialized within both the npm...

Terraform Registry architecture diagram illustrating supply chain compromise 0

Infrastructure as Code Weaponized Against Developers

Infrastructure code has horrifyingly metamorphosed into a convenient snare for developer workstations. Cybersecurity firm Aikido recently unearthed malicious code deeply embedded within dual Terraform providers and twin Go modules. The company classifies this terrifying...

Shai-Hulud npm worm architecture and JavaScript supply chain attack payload 0

Shai-Hulud npm Worm Compromises Supply Chain

The Initial JavaScript Breach A single installation of a routine JavaScript library could expose a company’s cloud infrastructure, repositories, and internal services to attackers. The Shai-Hulud npm worm infiltrated highly popular packages. Users download...