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GlassWorm Malware Abuses npm, PyPI, GitHub, and OpenVSX to Target Developers

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GlassWorm Is Expanding Into One of the Most Dangerous Developer Supply Chain Campaigns Yet As an independent cybersecurity blogger and part time penetration tester, software developers are rapidly becoming one of the most aggressively targeted groups in cybersecurity. Attackers increasingly understand a critical reality: Compromise one developer Poison one repository Infect thousands of downstream systems. Researchers are now warning about a rapidly expanding malware campaign known as: GlassWorm which is actively abusing: npm PyPI GitHub OpenVSX VS Code tooling ecosystems to compromise developer environments and scale supply chain attacks globally. Security analysts describe GlassWorm as: Self-propagating Multi-platform Highly evasive Supply-chain focused. The campaign demonstrates how modern cybercriminal operations are evolving beyond isolated malware delivery into: Entire ecosystem compromise strategies. What Happened: GlassWorm Expa...
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Cybercriminals Are Using Telegram Channels to Scale Malware and Credential Theft Operations

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Telegram Has Become One of the Fastest Growing Cybercrime Platforms As an independent cybersecurity blogger and part time penetration tester, Telegram has evolved far beyond a normal messaging application. Researchers increasingly describe the platform as: A cybercrime marketplace A malware distribution hub A credential trading ecosystem A command-and-control platform A ransomware coordination channel Security analysts warn threat actors are aggressively abusing: Telegram channels Telegram bots Private groups Automated APIs to scale malicious operations globally. What makes Telegram especially attractive to attackers is the combination of: Large-scale automation Relative anonymity Fast deployment Cloud accessibility Encrypted communication workflows Researchers say these capabilities now enable cybercriminals to coordinate attacks with unprecedented speed. What Happened: Cybercriminal Activity on Telegram Is Rapidly Expanding Recent threat in...
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PyrsistenceSniper Detects 117 Persistence Malware Techniques Across Windows, Linux,

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A New Open-Source Tool Is Helping Defenders Hunt Hidden Malware Persistence Offline As an independent cybersecurity blogger and part time penetration tester, persistence remains one of the most dangerous aspects of modern malware operations. Attackers increasingly rely on stealth persistence techniques to: Survive reboots Evade EDR detection Reinfect systems silently Maintain long-term access Bypass incident response containment efforts Researchers have now released PyrsistenceSniper , an advanced offline persistence detection tool capable of identifying: 117 separate persistence mechanisms Across Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. The tool is designed specifically for: DFIR investigations Threat hunting Offline forensic analysis Malware persistence discovery Mounted disk investigations. Unlike many traditional persistence scanners, PyrsistenceSniper reportedly works without: Live system access Administrator privileges PowerShell dependencie...
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Megalodon Malware Compromises Thousands of GitHub Repositories Through CI/CD Backdoors

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One of the Largest GitHub Supply Chain Attacks Ever Recorded Is Underway As an independent cybersecurity blogger and part time penetration tester, software supply chain attacks are rapidly evolving beyond poisoned packages into direct attacks against the CI/CD infrastructure powering modern development itself. Researchers are now tracking a massive automated campaign dubbed Megalodon , which compromised: More than 5,500 GitHub repositories Thousands of GitHub Actions workflows CI/CD runners Cloud deployment environments Developer ecosystems. According to SafeDep researchers, the attackers pushed: 5,718 malicious commits Across 5,561 repositories Within approximately six hours. The campaign injected malicious GitHub Actions workflows designed to: Steal cloud credentials Exfiltrate GitHub tokens Harvest SSH keys Extract CI/CD secrets Abuse OIDC authentication workflows. Researchers warn this campaign represents a major escalation in software suppl...
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