Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

AsyncAPI npm packages with 2M weekly downloads were compromised, spreading malware with info-stealing, crypto-theft and RAT capabilities. OX Security researchers disclosed on July 14 that the AsyncAPI npm organization was compromised, with malicious code injected into four packages that together account for over 2 million weekly downloads. The affected versions are @asyncapi/generator 3.3.1, @asyncapi/generator-components 0.7.1, […]

Unknown threat actors compromised the Injective Labs SDK project's GitHub repository and leveraged it to publish a malicious package on the npm registry to steal cryptocurrency wallet private keys and mnemonic seed phrases

Trust Wallet believes the compromise of its web browser to steal roughly $8.5 million from over 2,500 crypto wallets is likely related to an "industry-wide" Sha1-Hulud attack in November. [...]

Attacker Socially Engineered Developer With Phishing EmailA hacker laced 18 popular npm packages with cryptocurrency stealing malware after socially engineering the developer into giving up his credentials to the JavaScript runtime environment. Aikido Security said the 18 software packages collectively have downloads of more than two billion each week.

A mystery thief and a critical CVE involved in crypto cash grab Many versions of the Ripple ledger (XRPL) official NPM package are compromised with malware injected to steal cryptocurrency.…

The Ripple cryptocurrency npm JavaScript library named xrpl.js has been compromised by unknown threat actors as part of a software supply chain attack designed to harvest and exfiltrate users' private keys

The recommended Ripple cryptocurrency NPM JavaScript library named "xrpl.js" was compromised to steal XRP wallet seeds and private keys and transfer them to an attacker-controlled server, allowing threat actors to steal all the funds stored in the wallets. [...]

Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger published a new version of its "@ledgerhq/connect-kit" npm module after unidentified threat actors pushed malicious code that led to the theft of more than $600,000 in virtual assets