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A previously undocumented macOS infostealer has surfaced during our routine threat hunting. Malwarebytes Labs researchers initially tracked it as NukeChain, but shortly before publication, the malware’s operator panel became publicly visible, revealing its real name: Infiniti Stealer. This malware is Read More …
In October 2025, Kaspersky researchers discovered a series of forum posts advertising a previously unknown stealer, dubbed “Arkanix Stealer” by its authors. It operated under a MaaS (malware-as-a-service) model, providing users not only with the implant but also with access Read More …
As part of their research and monitoring efforts, the Supply Chain Security team of the Threat Intelligence department of the Positive Technologies Expert Security Center (PT ESC) detected and prevented a malicious campaign in the Python Package Index (PyPI) package Read More …
Fortinet’s AI-driven OSS malware detection system recently identified two malicious packages: Zebo-0.1.0 on November 16, 2024, and Cometlogger-0.1 on November 24, 2024. Malicious software often masquerades as legitimate code, hiding its harmful features behind complex logic and obfuscation. In this Read More …
Unit 42 researchers have been tracking the activity of an ongoing poisoned Python packages campaign delivering Linux and macOS backdoors via infected Python software packages. Unit 42 researchers named these infected software packages PondRAT. They’ve also found Linux variants of Read More …
The FortiGuard Labs team has identified a malicious PyPI package affecting all platforms where PyPI packages can be installed. This discovery poses a significant risk to individuals and institutions that have installed these packages, potentially leading to the leakage of Read More …
capa is the FLARE team’s open source tool that detects capabilities in executable files. Ghidra is an open source software reverse engineering framework created and maintained by the National Security Agency Research Directorate. With the release of capa v7, Mandian Read More …
On December 5th, 2023, FortiGuard’s AI-driven OSS malware detection system identified three intriguing PyPI (Python Package Index) packages. These packages, upon initial use, deploy a CoinMiner executable on Linux devices. Leveraging our historical malware database, Fortinet researchers noted that the Read More …
Malware dubbed WASP is using steganography and polymorphism to evade detection, with its malicious Python packages designed to steal credentials, personal information, and cryptocurrency. Researchers from Phylum and Check Point earlier this month reported seeing new malicious packages on PyPI, Read More …
At least 350,000 open source projects are believed to be potentially vulnerable to exploitation via a Python module flaw that has remained unfixed for 15 years. On Tuesday, security firm Trellix said its threat researchers had encountered a vulnerability in Read More …
