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QR Codes Used to Hide JavaScript Backdoor in npm Package

🔒 A malicious npm package called fezbox was discovered using layered obfuscation and QR-code steganography to conceal credential-stealing logic. Disguised as a benign JavaScript/TypeScript utility, importing the library triggered retrieval and execution of code hidden inside a remote QR image; the payload reads document.cookie and attempts to extract username and password pairs for exfiltration. Socket researchers highlighted a development-environment guard and a 120-second delay as anti-analysis measures; the package has been removed from GitHub and marked malicious.

Microsoft accelerates migration and modernization with AI

🔧 Microsoft outlined a set of agentic AI tools to speed migration and modernization across applications and data. GitHub Copilot now automates Java and .NET upgrades and end-to-end app modernization flows, while Azure Migrate adds AI-driven guidance, connected Copilot workflows, and broader application-awareness. The Azure Accelerate program pairs expert deployment support and funding to reduce friction and help teams move projects faster.

GitHub Tightens npm Security: Mandatory 2FA, Token Limits

🔒 GitHub is implementing stronger defenses for the npm ecosystem after recent supply-chain attacks that compromised repositories and spread to package registries. The platform will require 2FA for local publishing, shorten token lifetimes to seven days, deprecate classic tokens and TOTP in favor of FIDO/WebAuth, and promote trusted publishing. Changes will roll out gradually with documentation and migration guides to reduce disruption.

npm Supply-Chain Worm 'Shai-Hulud' Compromises Packages

🛡️ CISA released an alert about a widespread software supply chain compromise affecting the npm registry: a self-replicating worm called 'Shai-Hulud' has compromised over 500 packages. The actor harvested GitHub Personal Access Tokens and cloud API keys for AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, exfiltrating them to a public repository and using them to publish malicious package updates. CISA recommends immediate dependency reviews, credential rotation, enforcing phishing-resistant MFA, pinning package versions to releases before Sept. 16, 2025, hardening GitHub settings, and monitoring for anomalous outbound connections.

GitHub mandates 2FA, short-lived tokens for npm publishing

🔐 GitHub said it will change npm authentication and publishing practices in the near future to address recent supply-chain attacks, including the Shai-Hulud incident. The company will require 2FA for local publishes, deprecate legacy tokens and TOTP in favor of FIDO, introduce seven-day granular publishing tokens, and enable OIDC-based trusted publishing. The npm CLI will also auto-generate provenance attestations to prove source and build environment.

Amazon Nova Act IDE Extension for Agent Development and Testing

🤖 Amazon Web Services announced the Nova Act extension, embedding the agent development workflow directly into popular IDEs such as Visual Studio Code, Kiro, and Cursor. The extension unifies natural-language script creation, fine-grained scripting controls, and integrated browser testing into a single interface, reducing context switching across tools. Built on the Nova Act SDK (research preview since March 2025), the extension is available today from IDE extension marketplaces and the project’s GitHub repository includes documentation and examples to get started.

Fake macOS apps on GitHub spread Atomic (AMOS) malware

⚠️ LastPass warns of a macOS campaign that uses fraudulent GitHub repositories to impersonate popular apps and trick users into running Terminal commands. The fake installers deliver the Atomic (AMOS) info‑stealer via a ClickFix workflow: a curl command decodes a base64 URL and downloads an install.sh payload to /tmp. Attackers rely on SEO and many disposable accounts to evade takedowns and boost search rankings. Users should only install macOS software from official vendor sites and avoid pasting unknown commands into Terminal.

DPRK Hackers Use ClickFix to Deliver BeaverTail Malware

🛡️ GitLab Threat Intelligence observed DPRK-linked operators using ClickFix-style hiring lures to deliver the JavaScript stealer BeaverTail and its Python backdoor InvisibleFerret. The late-May 2025 wave targeted marketing and cryptocurrency trader roles via a fake Vercel-hosted hiring site that tricks victims into running OS-specific commands. Attackers deployed compiled BeaverTail binaries (pkg/PyInstaller) and used a password-protected archive to stage Python dependencies, suggesting tactical refinement and expanded targeting.

LastPass Alerts: Fake GitHub Repos Deliver macOS Infostealer

🛡️ LastPass warns of a widespread campaign leveraging fake GitHub repositories and SEO-poisoned search results to distribute an Atomic-infostealer targeting macOS users. The malicious pages impersonate popular tools such as LastPass, 1Password, and Dropbox, and redirect victims to pages that instruct them to run Terminal commands. Those commands fetch and execute a multi-stage dropper that deploys the Atomic Stealer. Users should verify official vendor pages and avoid running untrusted commands in Terminal.

Gemini CLI Deep Dive: Origins, Design, and Roadmap

🚀 The Gemini CLI is an open-source, agentic command-line assistant built to reason, select tools, and execute multi-step developer workflows while keeping users informed. In a recent Agent Factory episode, creator Taylor Mullen discussed the project's origin, design philosophy, and roadmap. Demonstrations showed onboarding to codebases, converting research papers into interactive explainers, and creating reusable slash commands. The team emphasizes extensibility, transparency, and community-driven contributions.

PyPI Invalidates Tokens Stolen in GhostAction Attack

🔐 The Python Software Foundation has invalidated PyPI publishing tokens that were exfiltrated during the early-September GhostAction supply chain attack. GitGuardian first reported malicious GitHub Actions workflows attempting to steal secrets, and PyPI found no evidence that the stolen tokens were used to publish malware. Affected maintainers were contacted and advised to rotate credentials and adopt short-lived Trusted Publishers tokens for GitHub Actions. PyPI also recommended reviewing account security history for suspicious activity.

Wormable npm campaign infects hundreds, steals secrets

🪱 Researchers have identified a self-propagating npm worm dubbed Shai-Hulud that injects a 3MB+ JavaScript bundle into packages published from compromised developer accounts. A postinstall action executes the bundle to harvest npm, GitHub, AWS and GCP tokens and to run TruffleHog for broader secret discovery. The worm creates public GitHub repositories to dump secrets, pushes malicious Actions to exfiltrate tokens, and has exposed at least 700 repositories; vendors urge rotation of affected tokens.

Identifying Companies Affected by Shai-Hulud NPM Attack

🛡️ This report analyzes the Sept 14–16 campaign that compromised over 180 NPM packages and propagated the self‑replicating Shai‑Hulud worm, which pushed malicious changes and exfiltrated secrets by publishing data.json files to public GitHub repositories. By parsing the GitHub events archive, researchers identified 207 affected repositories tied to 37 users and attributed those users to 17 employers. Several infected users were NPM maintainers who acted as “super spreaders.” Although exposed files were removed, archived events enable retrospective reconstruction and demand urgent auditing and remediation.

Hackers Insert Credential-Stealing Malware into npm Packages

🛡️ Researchers disclosed a campaign that trojanized more than 40 npm packages, including the popular tinycolor, embedding self-replicating credential-stealing code. The malware harvested AWS, GCP and Azure credentials, used TruffleHog for secrets discovery, and established persistence via GitHub Actions backdoors. Affected packages were removed, but developers are urged to remove compromised versions, rebuild from clean caches, and rotate any exposed credentials.

Shai-Hulud npm Worm Infects Popular tinycolor Package

🦠 On the evening of September 15 a worm-like supply-chain attack began targeting popular npm components, compromising nearly 150 packages including @ctrl/tinycolor. Malicious code was added as a cross-platform postinstall script (bundle.js) that harvests credentials using a bundled TruffleHog, validates tokens via npm and GitHub APIs, and — where possible — publishes trojanized package updates. Harvested secrets are exfiltrated by creating public GitHub repositories and by deploying GitHub Actions that forward data to an attacker-controlled webhook.

Self-Replicating Worm Infects Over 180 NPM Packages

🐛 A self-replicating worm dubbed Shai-Hulud has infected at least 187 NPM packages, stealing developer credentials and publishing them to public GitHub repositories that include the string 'Shai-Hulud'. The malware searches for NPM tokens, uses them to inject itself into the top 20 packages accessible to the token and auto-publishes new versions, and leverages tools such as TruffleHog to locate secrets. The campaign briefly affected multiple packages linked to CrowdStrike and was first observed being modified on Sept. 14.

Supply-Chain Attack Trojanizes Over 40 npm Packages

🚨 Security researchers say a new software supply chain campaign has compromised more than 40 npm packages by injecting a malicious bundle.js into republished releases. The trojan installs a downloader that executes TruffleHog to scan hosts for secrets and cloud credentials, targeting both Windows and Linux developer environments. Vendors warn maintainers to audit environments, rotate tokens, and remove affected versions to prevent ongoing exfiltration.

HiddenGh0st, Winos and kkRAT Abuse SEO and GitHub Pages

🚨 Fortinet and Zscaler researchers describe an SEO poisoning campaign that targets Chinese-speaking users by surfacing spoofed download pages and GitHub Pages that host trojanized installers. Attackers manipulated search rankings and registered lookalike domains to trick victims into downloading installers bundling legitimate applications with hidden malware such as HiddenGh0st and Winos. Delivery chains use scripts (for example, nice.js), multi-stage JSON redirects, malicious DLLs and DLL sideloading to evade detection and establish persistence.

FBI Alerts on UNC6040 and UNC6395 Targeting Salesforce

⚠️ The FBI released IoCs linking two threat clusters, UNC6040 and UNC6395, to a series of data theft and extortion attacks that targeted organizations' Salesforce environments. UNC6395 exploited compromised OAuth tokens tied to the Salesloft Drift app after a March–June 2025 GitHub breach, prompting Salesloft to isolate Drift and take its AI chatbot offline. UNC6040, active since October 2024, used vishing, a modified Data Loader and custom Python scripts to hijack instances and exfiltrate bulk data, while extortion activity has been associated with actors using the ShinyHunters brand.

Wesco Reimagines Risk Management with Data Consolidation

🔍 Wesco consolidated thousands of security alerts into a unified risk framework to separate urgent threats from noise. By integrating more than a dozen platforms — including GitHub, Azure DevOps, Veracode, JFrog, Kubernetes, Microsoft Defender, and CrowdStrike — the company applied ASPM, threat modeling, a security champions program, and AI-driven automation to prioritize remediation. The initiative reduced duplication, saved developer time, and improved risk visibility across the organization.