Bundled high-entropy binary payload
Fallout in javascript, Sep 21 – Sep 27
What we caught this week while monitoring over 181,645,109 artifacts across 51 ecosystems. Campaigns that impact multiple packages are collapsed into a single entry with their siblings.
YESTERDAY
Sun Sep 27 · 39 catches · 1 wave · 3 singlesHidden PowerShell, VBS, and registry persistence
Installs MITM root CA, intercepts traffic
SATURDAY
Sat Sep 26 · 43 catches · 0 waves · 3 singlesTyposquatting, high release velocity, binary payload
Trojanized dependency rewrites host code
Dependency classified hostile, credential access
High-entropy binary, rapid release churn
FRIDAY
Fri Sep 25 · 35 catches · 0 waves · 3 singlesHigh-entropy binary, rapid releases, typosquatting
Credential harvesting and persistence
Typosquatting, evasion, preinstall hook
THURSDAY
Thu Sep 24 · 58 catches · 0 waves · 3 singlesHigh-entropy binary, rapid release churn
Embedded credential theft rules
AgentTesla infostealer payload detected
Windows persistence and credential targeting
WEDNESDAY
Wed Sep 23 · 42 catches · 2 waves · 3 singlesTyposquatting, high release rate, binary payload
High-entropy binary, rapid release churn
Steals AI credentials, executes remote code
TUESDAY
Tue Sep 22 · 37 catches · 1 wave · 3 singlesRemote-controlled newsletter auto-follow, obfuscated strings, install hook
High-entropy binary, rapid release churn
Hostile dependency included
Credential theft and obfuscation
MONDAY
Mon Sep 21 · 25 catches · 2 waves · 3 singlesBundled high-entropy binary payload
Process injection and code patching
High-entropy binary, rapid release churn
Embedded malicious payload strings
preinstall reverse shell C2