Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Latest Mini Shai-Hulud Worm Steals Credentials, Includes Wiper, Now Open SourceA new Shai-Hulud variant has infected multiple npm repositories and jumped to other widely used JavaScript and Python packages. Designed to rapidly propagate, the worm steals over 100 different types of credentials and can wipe systems, including if developers try to delete it.

At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, experts warn. The malware, which briefly infected multiple code packages from the security vendor CrowdStrike, steals and publishes even more credentials every time an infected package is installed.

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a software supply chain attack that has remained active for over a year on the npm package registry by starting off as an innocuous library and later adding malicious code to steal sensitive data and mine cryptocurrency on infected systems