Infostealer
Jscrambler npm Package Compromised: Rust Infostealer Shipped via Preinstall Hook
The official jscrambler npm package was compromised to publish version 8.14.0 with a preinstall hook that drops a cross-platform Rust infostealer targeting cloud credentials, crypto wallets, and password managers.
Mastra npm Scope Hijacked: 144 AI-Framework Packages Backdoored with the easy-day-js Stealer
An attacker hijacked a former contributor's npm account to republish ~144 @mastra packages — including @mastra/core (918K weekly downloads) — each pulling in easy-day-js, a dayjs typosquat that drops a cross-platform crypto/infostealer at install time.
400+ AUR Packages Compromised: atomic-lockfile npm Payload Drops Credential Stealer With eBPF Rootkit
Over 400 Arch User Repository packages were modified to pull a malicious npm package that deploys a developer-focused credential stealer with optional root-only eBPF rootkit capabilities.
JINX-0164: Fake Recruiters, a macOS RAT, and a Pivot Into Code Distribution Pipelines
Wiz details JINX-0164, a financially motivated actor that uses LinkedIn recruiter lures to drop the AUDIOFIX macOS RAT, then moves from developer laptops into code distribution and CI/CD infrastructure.