The latest GlassWorm wave bundles Zig-compiled native binaries in an Open VSX extension and silently installs a second-stage payload across VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium, and Positron.
36 malicious npm packages disguised as Strapi CMS plugins were published by 4 sock-puppet accounts. 8 payload variants deployed Redis crontab injection, PostgreSQL direct access, reverse shells, and persistent implants. The target appears to be crypto exchange Guardarian.
The axios postmortem from maintainer Jason Saayman lays out the full social-engineering chain: a fake company Slack workspace, a fake Teams meeting, and a RAT that took over the machine. 2FA and OIDC were both bypassed.
A fake dependency plain-crypto-js was injected into axios 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 to install a RAT dropper via a postinstall hook. Complete attack chain from maintainer account compromise to C2 communication and self-deletion.
On March 27, 2026, telnyx Python SDK v4.87.1/4.87.2 was contaminated with PyPI. TeamPCP collects authentication information for OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, and GCP by hiding payloads in WAV files. 742K downloads per month.
LiteLLM 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 were poisoned on PyPI for about 46 minutes. TeamPCP stole a PyPI token through Trivy's CI/CD and injected malware that collects more than 50 credential types, including SSH keys, AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker secrets.
GlassWorm has expanded to 72 Open VSX extensions, 151 GitHub repositories, and 88 npm packages, while a new supply-chain technique now abuses extensionDependencies as a delivery channel.
North Korean Famous Chollima has released 26 npm packages as an extension of the Contagious Interview campaign. Hiding C2 with zero-width Unicode characters in a Pastebin essay and deploying a 9-module RAT via 31 Vercel deployments.
Trend Micro analyzed a new AMOS distribution method that targets AI agent workflows. A malicious SKILL.md on OpenClaw plants fake CLI install instructions and uses AI as the intermediary to manipulate people.
Socket reports an active campaign using 19 malicious npm packages. It targets AI development environments such as Claude, Cursor, and VS Code, stealing SSH keys, npm tokens, and API keys, and then propagates via a worm.
