Friday, November 6, 2026

Malware

Nippon Columbia Malware Infection Puts 8.72 Million Daiichikosho Customer Records at Risk

Japanese karaoke operator Daiichi Kosho has issued a warning about a malware infection at its outsourcing partner, Nippon Columbia Group (NCG), that may have...

WhatsApp-Delivered Malware Injects Into Windows Task Scheduler to Run as SYSTEM

A WhatsApp-delivered financial-document lure is being used to deploy a sophisticated Windows malware chain that injects code into the Task Scheduler service and executes...

Android Firmware Malware Uses Ad Fraud and Proxy Botnets to Generate Revenue

Midnight Mimosa, an Android malware campaign embedded in firmware that monetizes compromised smartphones through advertising fraud and residential proxy services. Disclosed on October 8,...

CastleStealer Malware Bypasses Chromium ABE and Adds Remote Command Execution Capabilities

CastleStealer, a C# information stealer first publicly identified in April 2026, has expanded its capabilities beyond credential theft. New samples analyzed by Flashpoint bypass...

Suspected TraderTraitor Hackers Trojanize Terraform Provider to Deploy Cross-Platform Malware

A campaign in July 2026 using a trojanized Terraform provider to deploy cross-platform malware against developer environments. The operation delivers FLATROOF for credential theft...

Warden Stealer Malware Targets Claude, Codex, Grok and Cursor to Steal AI Agent Data

Warden Stealer as a rapidly growing malware-as-a-service operation targeting data stored by AI assistants and coding agents, including Claude, Codex, Grok, and Cursor. The...

MATCHBOIL Malware Adds Sandbox Checks, .NET Reactor Obfuscation and Persistent C2

MATCHBOIL’s evolution from a basic C# downloader into a more evasive implant supporting recurring command-and-control communication. Operated by UAC-0099, the malware now incorporates sandbox...

Hackers Hijack Tensorlake Package to Spread Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Malware

A threat actor published a malicious version of the tensorlake npm package on October 8, 2026, embedding a new variant of the self-replicating Shai-Hulud...